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money & that he got 8 fold.
[[strikethrough]] Wh [[/strikethrough]] What Calafornia & Pikes Peak were to America so was the "George Henry" to the Holsteinborg people.
Kuyack after kuyack came with its dignified Esquimaux each loaded with a huge complement of the fortune making 'Sex Skillings'. Sampson, he who had made his fortune - [[insertion]] & [[/insertion]] had retired, now came with the crowd seeking like all other rich men for more.
Alas, the hopes of men - especially when having founded them on Bank-Bills! A speculation had already commenced in the town on the "Skilling Bills," on the story - truthful statement - of Sampson, the value was [[insertion]] [[strikethrough]] first [[/strikethrough]][[/insertion]] rated [insertion]] & sold as high as [[/insertion]] [[/strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] 3 & 4x some as high as 800 per cent! But our sharp young men had discovered their mistake - ere the arrival of any more "Sex Skillings".
Many an Esquimaux who had white-man like invested his all in ^[[insertion]] the [[/insertion]] paper - [[Overenconly?]] ^[[insertion]] Bank Stocks [[/insertion]] at high-figures found himself a poor man! All this
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from Stevvy & Smith's getting dry!
Sampson was met by Smith at the gang-way when he came aboard to [[underlined]] speculate [[/underlined]] on Sex Skillings Bills. [[strikethrough]] who told Samps [[/strikethrough]] Smith took the [[underlined]] "culprit" [[/underlined]] bill from his pocket and handed it to Sampson & told him: No Good! too little money for 4lbs. tobacco! Esquimaux Sampson with honest face looked Smith direct in the eye & said: " He Be - Good"! which is true - good for its full "Sex killings" which is equivalent to a little over ^[[pencil insertion]] 2 cts [[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] ten [[strikethrough]] cents Federal coin. Stevvy also joined Smith, & in as good "Husky" language as he could command, insisted that: 'too little money for good deal tobacco!' holding up his (Stevvys) little finger on one hand - thumb & all his fingers [[insertion]] of the other - in [[/insertion]] juxtaposition! [[strikethrough]] Smith [[/strikethrough]] Sampson said: 'he would go get tobacco & return it.' Smith handed him the Bill. Sampson said 'Keep it till I come'. 'No' said Smith 'take it along with you I'll trust you. I know you are honest
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