The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-30
DOTE ISSUES BONDS.
Watts, S. c., Sattidy mite.

off. the war tax are too high fur
bankin. and then see where l am
goner git in trubble with my ma
bars. every since i give the notis
of my bank in yore payper Henry
has binn oaver to my hous neerly
evry day. sees that he wishes ter
bee ther he'd derrector. then when
j am up toun you see that my ole
friend pres Cheethum is talkin ter
NEE all ther time and he keeps
bringin up bout ther bank an
knose that it wood bee but nattaral
that press wood want ter bee ther
he'd derrecktor. then agin sum of
NV nabars has bin hintin roun me
bout ther kline of kolataral which
they wishes ter put up in ser bank,
askin me ter look oaver "surtln
cow with horns fore yeers ole, red
with white spots" an i seas that l
is goner halter refuse sum good ma
bur a lone or 60 in ther cow biz
ness an as kounted on beln a
banker an not goin in ther cow
bizness is out.
see that Uncal Sam who lives in
washuntun has volunteered ter
ther war. he is gittin up a large
kumpny to go oaver with him, an
as he may mead sum mummy ne IS
selling sum bonds. Now it have
struck me if on eman, even II ne
are Uncal Sam, can assure bonds
and sell them why cant dote smith
do the saim thing. talkt the
whoal thing oaver with lizzie and
while she do not look at the matter
as Fundamentally as I do, it DO
seam ter me that the idear are
good wun. so run up ter toun
luther day and seed my friend judge
holanswirth and laid my plans be-
foar him and it have his conkur-
rants and sais ter him am atrade
ter trust the idear to a larger so
YOU git me up a form for my bonds
and will git them printed at the
pres and banar and will git the
saim croud which sole Uncal Sans
bonds behine them an f1ote a few
thousand right hear in abvul and
watts, S. c. so he got doun his form
book and at it he went, but he said
he wood studdie the matar oaver to
its merturity and send the form by
mex male which he did.
the bond which he sent an which
i wisht printed reed as follars and
if korreck plees print bout ten thou
son fur startar.
"United States of America
Precinct of Watts, S. 9
Know all men by these presents
that I. Dote Smith, of said United
States and Watts, S. c., acknowl-
edge myself bound to bearer in the
sum of one thousand dollars, which
amount promise to pay fifty years
from date, to the payment of which
with interest from date at four per
cent 1 pladge myself with all my
rights, titles, hereditaments and
appurtenances, hereby binding my
SELF. my heirs, executors and ad-
ministrators by these presents. Wit
ness my hand and seal this Jany.
1st. 1918. Done and ratified at
Watts, S. c., the day and year al
ready written"
Now have red oaver this here
form an as a furm friend and not as
a laryar befoar you have printed
sed bonds pleese give saim yore
prayerful konsiderration and see
that evry thing is all rite. WOOD
like fur sed bonds ter specify II IN
trust is not paid till end of time
with prinsipul so as to malk SEQ
bonds as long time a paper as pos
sabul which peepul up north like
as they do not want ter go ter the
trubbal of seekin moar INVESTMENTS
I wood like ter give them a good
permanint investment. git this mkt
rite.
then sea bout this hear herrydl-
Terminus. if that includes houshole
and kitchan furniture and COWS
strike it out at wunst, as it reeds to
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