The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-06
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they could only be struggled to him through
the custom house.
After some weeks Of planning Simmonds
decided to pack the bank notes in sardine
boxes and to ship those, tightly sealed, to
Mrs. Boutin's grocery store. She could pay
duty on bank note sardines at the regular
rate called for by real sardines and reap a
handsome prodt In the bargain. Boutin
and Simmonds were 20 divide the profits
equally after all expenses had been paid.
The combination worked like q charm,
aud Rustln passed of the bogus bank notes
through his bank and purchased real estate
and coffee With the reckless extravaganza
VI real millionaire. The sardine boxes
came regularly once a month, and The clerk
in the grocery store had orders never to
open any of these cases without Or
ders from his mistress She usually un-
packed the bank note sardines and put them
in the safe, and allowed the clerk to unpack
the real sardines and range them on
shelf in the store.
One day, however, Nine. Boutin was out
when box Of bank note sardines arrived
from the wharf The clerk was chatting
with his sweetheart in the store. and she
asked him what was in The case.
"Sardtnes," answered the negro.
81 like sardines," said the negress.
"Wsll, don't you tell any one. and I'll
give you fresh box just imported from
Nantes and the clerk opened the case and
gave her box OF bank notes.
A few hours later the negroes returned to
the grocery store with all the money she
could borrow OF her friends.
Mme. Boutin was behind the counter.
The negress asked for dozen boxes OF sar-
dimes. The shopkesper was staggered at the
request, because no native was ever known
to have money enough to buy more than
one sma1 box Of these imported delicacies.
But Nine. Boutin went TO the shelf and
took down what was asked for.
"But don't want that kind, said the
negroes, ~ want dozen boxes OF those
which came on the ship this morning"
Then Mme. Boutin sudsecly dropped 20
the fact that something was wrong. She
opened the case and found that tho clerk
had disobeyed his orders and that as a result
both her husband and herself would prob
ably lose their heads as soon as the govern
ment was informed of their importation of
bank note sardines. She went to her hus-
band and told him what mad happened. ID.
Boutin turned very pale. but soon decided
on the only course open for him. He put
on his best clothes and went to the palace OF
the president. AS French consul he was i'm
mediately accorded an audience by Salo-
mon, and he remained cIoseted with the
dark executive for two loug hours.
That night The president aud all his suite.
in full uniform, diped at the home of NJ.
and Nine. Boutin. and spent the evening in
drinking and smoking with the French
consul. The news Of the bank note sardines
had spread, but the people understood all
when they saw the honors 30 officiously paid
to Boutin by Solomon.
On the following day large case was
sent from the grocery store to the palace.
and the National Bank Of Port au Prince
entered on its books, at the states account,
a figure exceeding by $l,700,000 the actual
issue Of national bank notes.