The Huttig news., 1907-09-28
How Patrick
 Saved lhe Bank
 (An Irish Folk TaIe.)
Copyright, by Joseph E. Bowles.)
BJ Seasnas dIac5ianus

| never heard tell Of how Patrick saved the bank
 Ye see it was this way The Bank of Ireland was at that time owned by a man named OToole, who was a great grandson great grandson of | King O'Toole He was a mean fel- low, who didn't take after his ances- tors; and the devil tempted him to coyet making d tremendous pile of money, all at one haul So he em- ployed a sea captain and sent hinf off on a voyage round the whole known world, to find where and how the most money was to be made, upon spec uIation of any particular description.
 And this sea captain sailed for the three years and three days, returning back at the e1d Of it, to tell his mas ter that, in the South sea islands. the natives would give their one eye-iG they had only one-for scaipeens (salted mackeyels), aud he said that there was loads of money to be made by sending out d 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 notify every man who had a shilling of money put by in old stockings, for to fetch il to him. and lend if to him for a year and day and at the end of that time he would pay tllcm back double
 And the amount of money he teek
 in, on loans. in tln6e weeks, was mirsculops sight.
 Well, the year and day wore round and every man. woman and child in Ireland that had 2 penny ill vested in the Bank of Ireland walked np 10 Dubhn. at the end of the time to draw their monev and their inter est hut lo and behold vo, the sea captain and ha feet hadn't re 1 turned
 Andy OToole he asked of the peoz pie to give inst len days sparin.s, and. 1 his fleet would he in What to do he didn't know, for he was sore afraid I-that1 the fleet would not be in within
 the ten days
 So he sent private messengers throughout all the land, and gathered up to Dublin at once every great and clever man that could he 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 fleet
 -rl1e Ysl:f''s ffit f6g9fn6f. ii 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 went by the name of Dark Pat l rick, by reason that he was dark wis aged, and had a black head and black beard, and he was noted for sound sense.
 He looked around him, and seeing the woe and lamentation that was over the country and the ruin that was going to be wrought if the Bank if Ireland failed, he seen it his duty co step in and give the benefit of his advice. So he gathered together his little bundle of things in a red hand herchief and faced for Dublin.
 Now it was on the very last day of the Bank of Ireland's sparins that Dark Patrick arrived in Dublin, and finding it was so late, didn't even wait to look for lodgings or get a pick to ate, but inquired his way to the Bank of Ireland, and to the coun- cil chamber in, ,it. ss;
 eOToole welcomed Dark Patrick, and he told him, that, as -all the oth CTS had failed htin, and as the worst had' ~coEle to the worst, it was. no harm for him to have his try. If he didn't do any good, OToole said, he couldn't do any harm.
 Dark Patrick bowed graycly, and he inquired of O'Teole, and satisfied him self that the fleet was, snre enough, safely on it's WaY, and coHlda't be far from the coast of Ireland now, and that if CalIieds loads and lashin's of money to pay, and double pay, all claims. And, when he was contented on t7h9H point he asked 0Foole what was the most money in gold>and sil- yer he could, by any means, obtain, beg, borrow, or in any ways come honestly by,
 OToole said that he owed a hun ared thousand pounds, and that the most money he cnuld now obtain, beg or borrow to pay off his debt. would be q o0o
 What. says Dark Patrick. says he. proceeding to the window. and look ing at the houees., opposite. what iss that establistme1t that I sec oppo- site me =
 That establishment, saws o'Too1e, says he "is manufactory of horny buttons
 Well an good says Dark Pat rick, T now want you to do three things
 Name them, says O'Toole.
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