The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-11
A Lesson for Bank Clerks.
MR.. BILLIONS ; REVENGE.


stranger often meets me with great rude
ness i'll city banks. The clerks are too
apt to imagine that every man Is bv pro-
tesslon a man of business who happens to
have any dealings with them; they will
let him stand for half an hour before tell
ING him what desk to apply TO: and, even
when addressed they will scarcely vouch-
safe him an answer But the clerks in
other banking establishments are quite
polished gentlemen compared with some
with whom myself have had dealings III
the Bank OF England No worrying by
stupid people can excuse such contempt
uollSlv Indifference for the ditiicultic, of
others, or >nappish replies to genuine en-
quirieS a. | have witnessed there. But
worst of all is conduct of this kind when
the bank-clerk does not even possess the
trumperv knowledge which begets his i'm
pertinencc. The other day | went up TO
town 10 get my dividends The clerk at
whose desk made lay application tender
et me the proper document, a. usual. but
added as he did 50: Well, is that all
you want -
Yes; thank vou.' said /. for have
always been civil spoken person, hope.
whether clerk or partner.
"Murh you know about your OWN at
fairs. replied the officer crutllv. e" You
We cot last wear, dividends to draw"
No" :aid |. You are mistaken
there
"1m | ;" returned he contcmptuou>lv.
And there's the wear before that. too,
you wi-"acrc. What i the od OF Il tti
low like Won pretending to do business -
lie tossed nr over The other papers.
and | filled them up a. usual. | was per
lrctIv we'll aware that the man was wr"m".
hut the combination OF ignorance and in>o-
fence in him ticl,lcd my fancy.
"Wcll," said humbly. Il suppose
those are alI am to have. at all events ="
Well. then, you suppose WRONG.
>n9crrd the dividend clerk. "Go over to
that gentleman nj Wonder dc>k, and tell
ium what has happened here. and ask him
whether he ha~ got any thing for yon.-
Why. you're Il mere baby"
! thought TO myself: Ii YOU were in
the house of Bullion 4 Co., my young
friend. III read vou Il lesson ahout polite
mc-- to Your masters customers. that YOU
wouldn't forget in :, hurry" hut did Il
Was told without reply.
l'lI, dividend clerk to whom | WAS re
, :rrrrd regarded me IL though had been
:, black beetle Nv that's the u-r OF pro-
/ ple OF your sort comin" to \ place ilk"
| this ;" he asked. = You're from the
country. ] >uppcsc ?-Ah. | though. -,
Why dent YOU pct Il lawyer 10 TO Your
/ business for vou. and moi take ur our time
in this ridiculous manner? Why. you've
GOT five wears dividends To receive: Won
know no more about Your property than
an Oiihmway.
| Il don't think have amy back dIvl-
dends to receive AT all, said /; but when
/ get home I'll look at my bankers book,
Banker, book repeated the "tll-
ciaI. ,arionicallv Won should bay Il
horn book first, and study your y Is C."
! To make Il long story short. Welt
back to NV hotel with a great deal OF
money thrust upon me- by these good gen
ticmcm OF the Bank OF England. TO which
h:t.I no more right than YOU have; and
having referred to nv bankers book. Just
for forms sdbp. although ! was quite sure
OF the fact. -! wrote to one OF the pllhcl-
pal officials iii 'ihrtadnecdle street. TO let
him know what had happened,
Conceive INV Indignation. sir. III recelN-
ing reply, couchcd in the most n>olcnt
terms, and directing me to repair t" ti'c
bank at Il certain hour the next day. I"
refund those money, of which | had I'M
properly possessed myself
don't think that | was ever made So
angry before in all my life. wrote bach
a reply which tlattcr myself the prln'l-
,,al otiicI,l was not III the habit OF rrcc'N-
lng. let him know who wa-. amd
also favored him with my opinion OF the
establishment. concluded bv StaIIm-
,hat. 50 far trom repairing to tie bans
} nySelt, | should require ANY person con
4. cc.ncd in rcctitvin9 the stupid mp,take o
liz ~uIrordinalcS to be ut my hotel the SIC
c.edin. day, bctw ,cn the hour OF one an'
.vC. when should be at lui..; but Il
40 other time would receive them.
= Accordingly, the two bank clerks witt
: / cab full OF dividend books, came TO Sc
ne lunch. and hear my lecture upon pc
, .itene>> and accuracy; and l hope 1t dI
,nrm good.
/ These remarks of Mr.. Bullion Wcr
{, nladc some years ago: but partly iron
: ,ht fact that his observations are alwaI
+ delivered with great apion6, as though II
g were dropping gold, and partly from I'll
II unusual circumstance that we happenr
to agree with one another upon the mtt
l. Ter iii question. had not forgotten I'll
e particulars On the adventure above deScrlt
Il ed. when met my friend the other day l
10 the Poultry.
d We'll. my dear sir, said |. Il rru:
r that the Bank OF England has been pu
l. ting 10 >ligh, upon You lately"
- have moi given them an opportunit,
II sir. since that dividend day, returned NJ
i, bullion, purpins with Indignation at til
1t mere reminiSccnce ''but daresay the
n, are as ignorant of their business as eve
nj Well. we're close by the place; let l
he Ty.''
d. Try what :" asked | agllast 'Yo
e. have cot no dividends to draw.