Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-12-24
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NUMBER o., ,482.
1t was not on a first impulse. but after due re
Aection, that I, George Dunning, artded clerk j
the Office of MesEs Buster and Csark, collectors
decided on retaining the bank-note which ha
found behind my desk.
My first impulse, I need hardly say, was to carr
It to one Of the firm, with an explanation Of tn
way in which had discovered it For the none
was certainly not mine; and hope I was sufh
c;sutly honest man, if poor one, to scout tn
idea Of keeping what did not belong to me. So
Is say,,my frst thought was to carry it 10 one o
my chiefs the earliest thing next mofuings asd y
telate how, moving my desk in search Of 8 ayor
Hsf penx Witch had slipped between Is and the wan
Ihad come upon this Bank Of England note amis
the dust and rapsjthare accumulated. : n ",
But second thoughts brought doubt, and per
laprs grain Of selfshness. Suppose, Targusd =
myself 1.-THE rest Of the clerks had gone for th'
night; I had the Office to myself1and plenty o
lsisure forrsAection,) suppose thismoney doesnot
belong 70 busaet ano OsaaA aAoio 's'a. y " =
They have only tenanted this ofhce for about twt
Years and the note Is dusty enough to have air
between the desk and the va for eight or ten years
Then Bustler and Clark took the furniture as il
stands, on. moving in. itis possible the note may
have min there an this time. IF they had lost it
Ishonh surely have heard something Of it. Al
things considered, ] may have right y Keep tne
money without forfeiting my clnm 70. pe CONSIDER
edan honest fellow at aa events, / ,a,aa acquire
that right IF T convince myself that the note never
bglouged to Bastler and Clark '52;s -. -.
Thinking Il out thus, again scrutinized the
yalaabe scrap of tissue paper in my hand. Upon
frst finding It. had thought it. wss some such
trsah AZ Tom, our otfice boy, was accustomed to
purchase IN the street. Tom was forever buying
cheap penkniyes which would not cut; cheap cast
INN cannous. which burst with the first discharge.
And a fayorite bargain of Toms was 10 spend q
,e.nv in !. cnv;ous assortment Of useless articles,
;ncb,d;np fonr brass rings, a sham breast PIN,
connterfst sovereign printed puzzle, couple Of
h.n.a. and = note AZ, fiya hounds on the ttRank
i Neg,nce ~ jYAeresore I thought my treasure
..;,ht Io ono M Tbn,'s n,eoious Bank of Elegance
-. - - $50 aa;1,H2 J
w. W.. :. moo m sharo ,,aper money, mine nj but
vs,;t.bls nrom;se to nav. signed on behalf of the
Ga,arnment and Com.nny of the National estab;
S.hmsnt Npmber OF, ,4s2; and for five hundred
-o,,.5. - ..s.a r. -sf.a
p TSsnh,;,o Nth the hone of 30 sudden at, acees:
.;on - sortuna..n,ore wealth than Thsd everowned
- oa~.nd v;tb tbeSear Of losing il as suddenly,
Irs.onened the safs. which it was my duty to lock
At u;eht. and took out the bill book. Herein
lnev The numbers Of all bank notes were entered
which passed through the hands of the firm. i
number OF, ,4s2 had ever belonged to Bustler and
Gsrk during the last Eve years, should lind re-
I.rl Of tin speciaf portion of the bill book ap-
pert;oaed 10 the Bank of England notes. I ran
INV eve down the money columns looking ont fol
the Eve hundred pounds A chill sense of disap.
pointment struck me as / came upon the entry op.
posite date of some eighteen months back. Mum.
ber OF, ,4s2 had passed through the hands of Bust,
ler and Clark. Moreover, it stood recorded as
having been paid away to William Wylde; and
there was marginal note attached: 'Seele letter o.
instruction from Theephilas Langbzaee, Esqures
With number and date quoted. rr,: %. -.
Here was amystery at the outset Numeerof,'
1872 had been paid to William Wyide eighteen
months ago, and yet held itin my hand. hunt
ed up the letter Of instruction referred 70, among
the tied up correspondence OF a couple OF years
back. The. entry was correct, - foand tne iet.el
Of Pheophlus Iangbrace one o. the m c'lencS' s.,
authorizing Messrs, Bustier and eiark to pay Wn:
ham Wylde the sum Of hye hundred pounds ID
discharge Of al elsims' on Theophaus langpraee'
and further. requiring Messs. Bustier and Clark %
obtain Wylde's receipt in full for the amount.
/ remembered Wylde now. A shabby actor,
who filed secondary parts at transporting thea.
tEe, and who frequented tavern at winch our OIL
i0e p'v' tD-' 80 - W.SJo - ,rhon, T eou
pissee 1Ie nS1 ..s~ us ~ [ ,ols,ote A hoast6,l
at1e ~ au ~ =. sasnosd - o. .be hest mucb given
US0.eu. .4 :s.a;s..o ost;no.t;on ,nf b;s ovn a.
~ s :: - 49,. n.tent To himself than tc
nulue'' "n.O" NJ H. sms-;sJ le.-nt From, Tom
tne A -. - Il. s,.,;on IN fact
800 u:st .' &c LsJ haon - . i.dv the d.nobte,
G"ss . ssa niT Toa1h;ns a 1 In Ianahracs How Wvde's
"a oui 0neA, -A0 - .,.os.;nonoso bod sf.scn..
vulgar nAnnei anu 'ouu - .Ie 80 I.auwould
'eo ner was . uy''e.s I 49, d.aS T. h.d basr
ne.gr m aoe~et Low Iva 81. W-,So ..,o I'D ,a.o;,
as .assolsea u ons 1 h;s , ss.hsr';n-lov Jnr;no
eo some assissa"ee t1Oua ni' i"'noi