Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-19

want 70 insult you BY seeming 70 question
me letter, but IN a transaction 81 this
kind We must be careful VIII you
enty'
Yes, the man would wait n 4 dlnt
take too long, aud while the MESSAGE
Vas % transmission he told the presi-
geht the history Of the bonds. lie said
Nlat Wien he was a Young man, the
railroad company went through bis faith
ga farm, and TO pay him for the land
teAen, they gave his father some 81
she bonds. His uncle was paid Ia n SINH.
ihr MANNER, and afterwards when the
nonds went very low another relative
eought OF rather traded some property
LOT another block Of them. la that
wy ms father became possessed ~ the
whole block. The company defaulted
upon the interest for a iine. aud lls
IAther put the bonds away in n tin box
Where they were forgotten His father
uleo suddenly, leaving no viii, and lie.
as the only heir inherited. A fcw
months before he built new honse.
shd m removing the things from the old
nouse thls box was discovered and rs
contents lie had said nothing 20 any.
eouy ABOUT Il until after ne had finished
MS house. and then be went no n hnnker
IN q neighboring city who advised him
70 take THE bonds TO New York and dis
pose Of them.
This IS a most extraordinary story ("
solu the banker when he heard n. Where
mas been for years the greatest mystery
hoou' lhis block of bonds, aud they have
Deeh gwen up as destroyed, though why
known his loss has never heon under-
STOOD The railroad company which
ohW owns the company which issued
thcse ponds viii be very glad 10 get nos.
session OF them and to cancel them."
Two hours later telegrains were ~
celved which proved the truth Of the
slIahgefs story completely, and Ia a few
minutes the transfer was made The
rustic however. objected 10 taking the
hrm s check, saying that he wanted
money Tor H. SO Il was necessary 20 send
/ an empioye with him 10 the bnnk.
men he handed IN his check 20 the
! teller be did 80 with great hesitation.
/ seeming 20 fear that N he parted With
| me check he would neither yet il nor
ms money. The amount was 80 large
,ua. the cashier suggested 10 him that
/ ~ 'hhe the cashiers check with HIM 10
his home as matter Of snfety. nnd h
was explained TO him that he could de
! post that check In home bank where
/ II would bc na good as money: hut NOT
ne. lie made quite a scene, demanding
nus money upon the spot aud III II WINS
/ nv given 10 MN nc would 20 back 10
the broker and make fuss. As he
was obstinate. they determined 10 teach
hln lesson, SO they took him 90 the M.
rector's room and told him that II would
take a little while 10 count the money.
but they would bring Il In there and Ia
could see Il counted. Ii took three hours
before they had finished the count and
II would have taken all night N the bnnk
officers had not relcnted q little and gin.
en- him some bills Of large denomnn.
ton. lie put the money Ia n curpet bnp
. and started for his home There he hnt
u exchanged FOR gold, took the Rold
away from the bank and probably ha.
day.
This story was told TO illustrate IN,
boarding tendency. aud some of ia,
bankers seemed TO think that the great
est danger In this gold excitement is thai
umid persons throughout the countr,
viii be disposed 10 turn their paper int,
gold and tnke IL out of circulation. But
the opinion wus then expressed ard hn,
since been affirmed by both Spcrrtar,
Foster an1 his successor. Mr. Carlisle
that the government cannot long be EN-
burrassed. as Il has absolute power
which II can exercise 10 many directions
20 bring al the gold that Il needs 10 ia,
ucasurey department
Il. JAY EDWARDS.