The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-10-23


fur the sum | owe, principle and in.
ierest. Now, these notes are never
to I've patle, in this world"
"Wai good will they do us, then ~
The infants in fiuance demandid.
wat good? 1t will be your fault
II you don't make en- jiSt 81 good ez
anybody's money. Eff you will agree
among yourselves to recognize EN-
z cash, to take EN- in exchange for
he produx NV the earth, jist the
-ane 81 you do any other poper
money, they will anscr the same pur-
pose ez amy other money. All you
neV to do, to make a perfect curren-
"y NV EN-, IL to cOntinyOo to take EN-.
The greenbaX and nashnel bank cur.
renry is based upon the public debt
-tl'is currency will be based upon
ny debts. Nay. more. In order that
he Corners. wich | love, shell hey an
abundant currency. am willin to go
deeper into debt. Eff any one Nv you
htV meWl, or Il Wagin, or gun, or
watch, or any other property, will
my 1t and pay fur it in my notes. NV
iennmina-hens NV 81, 50 and So, for
conveyance, and you use these notes
J'st the same ez money. So long ez
you take em. they go ez money and
are money. Passin frum hand to
hand, industriously, they Will ez a
matter NV course. wear out. and then
1t will he my pleasin duty To make
out new ones. witch | will 90 cheer
fully. Wv course 1 can't pay interest
on this paper, fur IF l shud, any one
NV you wlch liz able-hodied aud tenn
pert. 50 "a to live long IN the land,
wud, eventually, own the airth. But
sou shud not ask fur interest, for
don't you see you git your principle -?
ana any man wat gifts hiz principle
NV me IL dom mighty hefly stroke
NV biznis."
The skeem struck EN- favorably.
and they made up a purse to buy
nook NV blank notes, aud / filled EN-
nut and settled with all but one, witch
fingered after the rest he'll departed
satisfied. He wuz a very large and
ugly customer fruIn over on Seceshen
Crick. witch he'd killed several men
with whom he he'd differed on triffiIn
matters. He waited ill the rest he'd
departed. when he remarkt II me:
"ParsoD, 0nct wen wuz very drunk
~ years ago. lent you $40. wuz
jest drunk enough to lend you it,"
"Why, o why" nIoaned, "wuz.
ent sou drunk enuff To furgit it, q
well 2"
II wuzn't. l hev supported you
iur awl sorts Nv places that | mite git
back that $40. | want it Eow, and /
may ez well say TO you that eff
lon't git ii within minutes, you
aud | will differ in opinion ez To
Wether your jaw should he broke or
not"
His keen, gIitterin eye wuz onto
me, AMI wat was | to do? Jist AT
that minute heard IA letter drop in
To the box frum the outside.
Saved Saved!
1t wuz addrest to the Loozeaner
Lottery Co.. New Orleans.
Wuz L agoin to permit any Nv my
constituents to send money to that
concern? Not any. With nervous
fingers | tore it open. Hallelougy
1t contained jist $40. Hastily putin
h" letter in ms pocket, | handed
tIIkins the SO note. II alluz inten-
dId t" pay y"u, Fnkin-,' remarked
Ntrri'>Sly. "and am glad you re-
minded me NV the little obligaslen.
LET'S 90 aud take sunlliIin. | think
now l hey credit at Ba-com's."
This wuz my first Otii,hel act ez
Postmaster under the civil Serv:s
Rule Nv His Eggslency, President
Cleveland.
don't know wat will he the up.
shot NV the Zpel NV the populis i'm
pitchin Lubbock out so sunimariIy.
'ut | don't think that the Admins
'ratI"n will object To any little thing
ike that. Anyhow / shell 20 on and
'lD the duoti"S NV the offs.
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY,
Now Rely Postmasler.l
The Best Chill Medicine.