It was at this juncture that the agent of the United States called for a settlement of his post-office accounts.

The interview took place in the presence of Dr.Henry who thus describes it: "I did not believe he had the money on hand to meet the draft, and I was about to call him aside and loan him the money, when he asked the agent to be seated a moment.

He went over to his trunk at his boarding-house and returned with an old blue sock with a quantity of silver and copper coin tied up in it.

Untying the sock, he poured the contents on the table and proceeded to count the coin, which consisted of such silver and copper pieces as the country people were then in the habit of using in paying postage.

On counting it up, there was found the exact amount of the draft to a cent, and in the identical coin which had been received.