The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-05

the bank.
Ye see 1t was this way. The Bank
of Ireland was at that time owned by
a man named O'Toole, who was
q great %grandson's great grandson of
King O'Toole. He was q NEAR fell
low, who didn't take after his ances-
tors; and the devil tempted him to
covet making u tremendous pile Of
money, all at one haul. So he en-
ployed a sea captain and sent him off
on a voyage round the whole known
world, to find where and how the most
money was to be made, upon a spec
ulation of any particular description.
And this sea captain sailed for the
three years and three days, returning
back, at the end of It, to tell his mas
ter that, In the South sea islands, the
natives would give their one eye-if
they had only one-for %scalpeens
(salted m~acEerels), and he said that
there was loads of money to be made
by sending out a venture of that
commodity there.
O'Toole he jumped with Joy when
he heard this, and he not only gath
cred every penny he owned himself,
and likewise every penny that was
invested In the bank with him; but,
moreover. he sent messengers, east
and west in Ireland, for to z.otify
every man who had a shilling OF
money put by in old stockings, for
to fetch 1t to him, and lend it to
him for a year and a day, and at the
end of that time he would pay them
back double.
And the amount of money he tool
in, on loans, in three weeks, waL q
miraculous sight.
Well, the year and a day wore
round, and every man, woman and
child in Ireland that had a penny in
vested in the Bank of Ireland walked
up to Dublin, at the end of the time,
to draw their money and their inter
est; but 10 and behold ye, the sea
captain and his fleet hadn't re-
turned
Andy O'Toole he asked of the PEG.
pie to give just ten days sparin's, and
his feet would be in. What to do he
didn't know, for he was sore afraid
that the fleet would not be in within
the ten days.
So he SEM private messengers
throughout all the land, and gathered
up to Dublin at once every great and
clever man that could be found, and
here and then offered each man
his weight in gold, when the
boats would come home, If they could
invent some plan of saving himself
and saving his bank till The arrival Of
the feet
But all Of the plans put together. IL
they were tried, couldn't save two
states on the bank.
Now there was at this time in the
far parts of Donegal a poor man
who vent by the name of Dark Pat
rick, by reason that he was dark Wis
aged, and had a black head and a
black beard, and he was noted for
sound sense.
Now 1t was on the very last day of
the Bank of Ireland's sparin's that
Dark Patrick arrived In Dublin, and,
finding 1t was so late, didn't ever
wait to look for lodgings or get a
pick to ate, but inquired his way tc
the Bank of Ireland, and to the coun.
Gil chamber in it.
O'Toole welcomed Dark Patrick,
and he told him that, as all the 9TH
ers had failed him, and as the worst
had come to the worst, 1t was no
harm for him to have his try.
Dark Patrick bowed gravely, and he
inquired of O'Toole, and satisfied him
self that the fleet was, sure enough,
safely on its way, and couldn't be far
from the coast of Ireland now, and
that 1t carried loads and lashin's of
money to pay, and double pay, all
claims. And, when he was contented
on this point, he asked O'Toole what
was the most money, in gold and sill
yer, he could, by any means, obtain,
beg, borrow. or In any ways come
honestly by.
O"Toole said that he owed a hun.
dred thousand pounds, and that the
most money he could now obtain, beg
or borrow, to pay off his debt, would
be $1,000.
What" says Dark Patrick, says he,
proceeding to the window, and look
ing at the houses opposite, what is
'na' oe.aDuehI that ! see oppO-
site me?"
THAT establishment says O'Tcoie, ,
says he. is a mandatory of horny
buttons"
'Well an good" says Dark Pat.
rick, II now want you to do three
things
Name them" says O'Toole.
They are" saws Dark patr;ob
that, in the first place. you'll hire
at any m%oney--for this day that man.
ufactory opposite, and have 1t COM
pletely cleared out simultaneously
And the next thing that you get mo
at once so trustworthy men, with
so picks and shovels, whom you can
rely your life upon. Ard, in the third
place, get me ten herring barrels.
Can you do all these things?' says
Dark Patrick.