The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-31


H at regarding him through
II vresths that drifted up
"A our after-dinner cigars. 1t
Derely his having refused me
m I desired of him that ac-
lar my resentment, but the
Ia Of his excuse that l took
&ously to heart. Had he con-
*|nself with pleading tempor-
Hal destitution, it had been
nOicient aud entirely above
But when my companion
appended his declara-
knkruptcy with the statement
Had that same evening util-
sst 50 in the payment of his
contribution to q foreign
" fund it was too much.
straight tip, Joe. Fact is,
doing that sort of thing for
steady now."
that 1 looked incredulous,
"My interest in foreign
Is a simple obligation, quite
sal to my own mental equau-
10 the spiritual welfare of the
4 Besides, my donations are
4 to a single country"
suite in tho humor to hear
thornton 5 stories. Whero-
E bhted another of my friends
Bis, settled myself comfort
De big stuffed chair / had
ed and graciously observed
Ia, old chap; I'm listening. "
opened somewhere about six
began Thornton. IT was
(ne employed as coin teller
ited States sub-treasury in a
tern. city. The duties of
Jon brought me in contact
Ple Of every nationality.
popular Of all our cosmopol-
lage was the Chinese con
Hardly a week passed with =
more of those Uelestials
an appearance before my
Though intensely ignorant
Finess methods, they were
d as time went by their ir-
pigeon English, coupled with
erate tendency toward de-
), aroused in myself and as
cordial dislike for the race.
business was invariably the
nS OF specie for gold certifi- =
lch they were accustomed
Pend away to China or take
upon leaving tho States for
I've rea'ia. In negotiating
Rnge for these certificates
it a rule to turn over their
paper rolls of miscellaneous
'nd denominations.
b provoking part OF it was
qua every one of the rogues
'k fictitious values upon
pus packages, with the result
foqnting the money the ag-
puld invariably fall short OF
their figures represented.
hons on my part were per-
ignored, and the deception
Pled with exasperating regu-
iaally, having endured the
lOr over n year, I deter
l'e heroic measures in order
eit.
sa'd | in sheer desperation
81 assistant, one day, this
mess has continued quite
and has got to stop. The
Bollan that tries to work
meat will hear things from
make his queue curl at the
long TO wait. The very
las IN walked a dapper lit
an carrying a sack of coin.
my window, the celestial
l's ilnds on the counter.
eo cIltilicOte, he said in his
+ dialect.
want a certifcate?' / re-
IA preliminary survey of
'' now much you got,
hHn'ed fly dollah,
elaraed the celestial.
u'' John, l look see, / re-
a. i little skeptically, as /
r;u ;ae sack to the computing
lug emptied the contents
'ossSd the canvas recep.
once chair, which stood
,t " hand, and proceeded
l'a'a'lons. As usual, the
70 correspond with the
'aN,tement. The amount
Sto short. Hurriedly
certificate in accordance
%s'' turned to the wait
aS' you yellow scoundrell'
NIX sSiy' what for you tell INC
NJ when you got only
,r 'alnk 'Merican man fool
j,SO cheat him that way?'
',us u,s Febuke / thrust the
usr r' the window guards
oslestlal, but to my sur
''ed it back, protesting
y, Vstchee thlae hun'ed d
oh'haman no Sheatee
@o,, ~ 9onntoe light-c,,tches 90
your Your lifer I rejoined
sN svery ceat you're entitled
wed only to augment III.
20 so'sostlon, and wild ges
N, II vehement was his in.
went so far as to re,
n n'erier of his oanyas
1 or q'lest ola possibly over
gold piece, The in
anv Vyer, was unayailing
thai 'palSsalculaIion ad on my
yjS,' 70 oe out of the ques
mo,s S" ., oi tae circumstance