Show WHY THE BILL WAS GOOD In 1826 Josiah Quincy then a young joung man but recently graduated from rota Harvard Har Bar vard yard says the Youths Youth's Companion was Invited In b by Judge Story a member of at the Supreme bench to accompany him to Washington Judge Story was one of the great talkers at a a. period when conversation was considered a sort of second profession In Figures of oC the Pa Pasts Past l Mr Ir Quincy gives an Incident Incident Inci mci- dent of the Journey from Boston Doston to Washington which was made by stagecoach stagecoach stagecoach stage stage- coach The first night of or our Journey was spent at Ashford In Connecticut where we arrived laU late In the evening and here the bother of ot wildcat currency as asIt asit It Jt was afterward called was forced forcE tl upon upon up up- on 05 our attention The bills of local banks would not circulate beyond the town In which they were wet Issued and when Judge Stor Story who had neglected to provide himself with United States notes offered the landlord a Salem bill In payment for tor his supper the man stared at It as If Ir It had been the wampum of ot the Indians or orthe orthe orthe the shell money of ot the South Sea Islanders This Is not good said the host and I think you must know It I know It It Is retorted the Ju Judge ge testily And Ill I'll tell you how I known It It I made marto It myself This reply of oC which the landlord could make nothing unless It were the confession of ot a forger 11 t 1 J not mend matters and It was fortunate that t I had provided my myself elf with some dome national notes which ended the difficulty The explanation that Judge Stor Story as aspre pre president l ent of or a a. alem bank had signed the bill |