The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-19
Beat the Bank.

DaUk GOWN In the Country. ne lHIIO-
duced new feature of commercial
transaction, for he not only took
money, but insisted that his brethren
might deposit mules or other valuable
animals upon which they desired to
draw interest. Parson Gamlin, a
minister of intensified color and undis.
puted ignorance, having finished his
gospel work for the season, was ap.
preached by the banker, who exhibited
great concern in church affairs.
"Bruder Gamlin, yer amt got no
'mesiate use fur dat mule now dat de
circuit work am dun ober, so why
doan yer put him in de bank so be
ken be DRAWN intrust stead O eatin'
of his head in de stable?'
''Put er mule in er bank ?" exclaim-
ed the minister. Ivy Bruder An
derson, ! neber heard o sich er
thing"
"In cose not, chile o de trumpet
and de light whut's ter come. Chillun
O de gospel amt APP ter know much
erbout 'mercial life an dat's de reason
da neber has no money. 1t STAINS yer
in han ter vide fur Yer family, case
a mans flock is sometimes mighty
slow in recognizin' his merricks an
fine pints. Now, if yer wuster drap
of, who's gwine ter tcat de 'sponsibili-
ties O yer househoP? Better put dat
mule in de bank an let him be draw
in yer some intrust. Wy sab, dem
preachers up ter town puts dare
horses an carriages in de bank when
da amt usin' EN-. an dat's de reason
dem men is allus got plenty money"
Il doan' know but it would he er
good idee, replied the preacher,
after a few moments deliberatiOn.
at takes er heap o stuff ter feed er
mule, an roug hIess is 'spensive lem
me tell yer. As yer say, | dean
know notbin' bout 'mercial life. but
| reckin yer ken larn me >
ooh. vas, l ken larn yer. Would
take pleasure, sab, in 'slructin' yer
in de books an calculations o dis biz
ness. Worldly minded men come to
me cherry day an wants 'struction, but
Use sabin my lnhermatiOns fur pussons
like yerself. Fetch yer mule down
an I'll make yer out a ticket O post.
The old preacher went away and
soon returned with his mule. The an
imal was quartered in the stable.
Several weeks afterwards, the preach
er met the banker and asked:
Flows dat NIUE eitlin' erlong"
"Fust rate, tust ,ate. He ain,
drawed no Unjust yit. FUR de hot
weather hab been ergin US. OATS er
fine animal an he'll draw NIGHTLY
arter erwhile. a"
"All right. / amt anxious. jest
wanted ter know. DOan' understan'
desc things yer know and haster ask
yer 'casionally."
The banker knew how things were
getting along. He had sold the mule.
The Oh preacher did not seem unusu-
ai.v anxious, but the next time he
Saw Tie capitalist, he asked
Mule drawed any intrust yet :"
The banker sighed and wiped his
perspiring brow.
81 say, has de animal drawed any
intrust yit?"
"Bruder," said the banker, in a
voice of deep melancholy, "hab yer
heard O. my great misfortune"
"Not a BRET"
fWall, de bank is busted. 1t COM
menced in de norf, an de 'nancial in
situations KEEP er poppin tell de storm
o 'struction got down ter dis neighbor-
hood. Use mighty po' man now,
case eberything hab ben swep away"
wall, den, L recken l better take
my mule out?"
"Lawd Tub yer soul, honey, wush
yer couP-dat L do; wush yer coul'."
why KANT ?"
"Lawd lub yer soul, honey; Lawd
lub yer soul, yer doan unerstan' dis
bankin' business. De mule wuZ swep'
erway wild 'bilities i'll oppersition ter
de assets"
WI hat yer mean
''Lawd lub Yer soul. honey; Lawd
Tub yer soul, de mules dun gone.
Wush yer understood dis bankin' bu-
siness, den der wouldn't blame dis po'
ole man whut hab already got er
broke heart"
KANT [ fine out who's got de ami
NAL an git him?''
dat wouP be. unpossihle-ob, de
innercence dat dar is in dis worl'-dat
wouf be unpossiblel Say dat yer fur
givs me-say dat yer will pray fur dis
heah sorrow struck 'vidual?"
''Pll furgive yer" said the preacher.
''Oh. bless dis inherent man, bless
him in de mawring' and bless him in
de night. He's ignunt o de bankin'
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