Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-12-04

dozen or two youngertand fresher Biddys,
Maggles,; Marysland Kathleens, who had
been waiting an ihouror more. ni At the
door sheshad3 atewordy' quarrel; with q
|broad.s oldered cblaelp man,ini advance of
her. calling him ga, runa wa BnaguIf. and
she even went so far as ,tolslIakeg hernfst
in theIface of aspoliceman (HhoTs an
official conservatorlof!the peace, told her
to hold her tongue. and! asked. him Iif he
wasfoud ofsuch game asi" Dead Rabbits"
slGAt length, red and rsweaty. she stood
before the paying teller aud opresented
her book. with aayoeal invocation to him
TO; do the clean thing. 1a'tWhae's this
mean?Hssaif he, looking at her somewhat
impatiently: '.Whats your name ?'-
F"Can'tyoos rade iwritin' hand 2" she re-
joined sharply; "sure, me nam's' on the
book!" "Butg this, ,'l'said he, sis only
grocer S, old pass What's your
name, Il say.?" MARY McRagan 1 was
christened, but 1 married Pat Millikens."
The teller turned rapidly to his index of
depositors.a "You have;gotsno money in
this Bank! "said he, whenyhe had, ascer>
tanned the fact There was general
laugh at the woman's expense, and she
was loudly jeered by the crowd, who had
got wind of the result outside, as she left
the premises in company with the police
man. She confessed to the officer that
she found the pass,b book near the crowd,
and thinking it had been dropped acci-
dentally by depositor, and she thought
TO obtain. the money before the deposition
applied for it. T l'if .a~rru: -.' g.j
AT tho same Bank one man who drew
out his deposits was so intoxicated that
he could hardly stand. Quite likely, he
lost the savings of years before the night
was over ri i,=5a r' a.-r]saa. ii su .
Atsanother Savings Bank. one poor girl
had her pocket picked of her little all
about SS77, before she had gone out of
the crowd. ot r. -.E IT...' ...t. .
vast deal of chatting occurred among
those who thronged the doorways of these
-Banks-"I don't know" said one of the
bystander, "Where to put my money
when get it?'' "Give it to me- reioined
the other. with a grin. "Sew it up in
your Shirt" said another; and several
other methods were promptly named by
the spectators; loud laugh following
each suggestion. "Stick it in your wigE'
'Let the old woman have it!' ''Put it
in your boots, and let me wear themI'
"Letj Mayor Wood take care of it for
yer!" ,&o.l C. sd z1at+s o.. a' 4
4 At5the7 Six penny Savings Bank, a little
newsboy. without a jacket, and only one
(and that a string, )conffonted Il
the teller on Monday, and demanded to-
know whether!"ttS "ttSAs 10as all Uright''-mean-
ing the Iustitution-b because if she was,
he didn't mean to be second, If everybo-
'dy else was. He'd got 42 cents sailed
down there, and all he wanted was his
(the 'teller's) )word Of honor that it wo'dn't
sPiIc. The teller assured him that his
money was ready for him at any moment
"Nutf said, tween gen'pmen, but don't
want it," rejoined the youth. and with
self complacent well satisfied air, walked
out of the Bank. ''Is she good?" cried
two or three other newsboys who were
awaiting the result. at the doorsteps.
"Yes. sirree!'' he rer lied, 'As good as
wheat.-"Ketch our Bank to stop! yoos
ought to seed the gold seed in der safe"
"HOw much was lhey?" inquired com.
PaniOn. "More'n house,fulI!" was his
prompt response. IAN yoos DON'T ketch
dis ere chile a maxim an old woman OF
his self. and DRAWN out his money; l
amt SO green I7ain't!' .... .;