New Financial Policy.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 154, 22 October 1872, Page 7

New Financial Policy.

Sam Johns »n, of New Orleans, rn a authority among his fellows, and ole day lie called his satellites together and iddrciiod them on the importance of a I ipt.ng alia.-a’ policy more nearly resembling that which had raised toonulenae their Jvi-casiin neighbours. “ N ggers,” s lid he. “if yer want to got rich, yer must sib ■ ve- money. Y r mnsthab a bank. Dit’s do way de wh.te folksnltos.” These words foil on a propitious soil. Tno project wis swiftly put into execution, and the earnings of the week w§re pro mptly forthcnnii “ Niggers,” says s i n, “ I will bo do mi iier ; ysr m ist ’p nit de money with me, a id w.ien ver want anv, yer must draw on to it. . D i's do wav de white folks does.” All went merrily for a while, and the depositors were highly elated ab nit “do bulk.” But, by-and-hy there begin to bo trouble—not with, the deposits, but the drifts. It was found-easier to got funds into this moil'd institution than to get them out again, and Si a was compelled to face the angry custom ers and explain. “ It’s all right,” s its he, ‘ do bank’s only suspended, 1 and ia a fewdivs she will ‘agiiu resume d it’s do wav do white folks does.” This impediment lasted but a little time, ho vever ; suspicion of foul play day by day increased, | and the storm was about io break on the head of the great operator, when ho-found it expedient to gather once more his infuriate d ;- posimrs and “ face the music” frankly. : “Niggers,” said he, “dir ain't no mo ai movin’about it! .Domoue/’s snout, an’ del bank’s broke ; and dat’s do way do white I folks docs !”