The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-04-11

when stSss|; y ~ s0sofyyto bosethcr S1cr agds "
,s',ss; sa so, ,}5s$ask s,gags yss i'l
The messenger came in ut tho side door of
the bank aud threw down the package Of on
wheysidshoAasnA glad &c on@d, psS hs,lwas IS
eieady 60 SEND off thdt lot Of $50 700 to a Nor
gan Sons, ! and to be on hand to take it to the
express" Hero was lay out Should spot
the clerk or the messenger? Says L. "takc
both chanees.T SIf the Lush is eledg dstoo lcloso
ut the bank, I'll after the <mcssenger:" !" Done
1 slipped out the side door on Gravcr street,
went into the entrance Of the law Office lcadingI
up over the bank took off my coat and hat j;
slowed thom in the water closet at the lead Of
the stairs, and slipped down again, round the
corner to the Camp street side. Hero l stop
ped into the bank again, but the messenger
had gone I could sec tho exchange clerk
comparing the money with sometGing on his
desk, which took at once to be tho list of
numbers stood minute ct ,hc payir., tel
cr's counter, where three or four clerks wcfc
drawing; Here 1xaw' the ,exchopgc clerk seal
the package. No meyseascr set. I wasn't
bit nervous, but kept my eye we'll skinned.
| even thought Of writing duplicate en-, nlopc
q always carry then, i Sbut says T. awhat's the
use = Here is Where the $cfcrk rs mistaken
about the time he was away from his desk g.
He left the envelope near the edge Of his etl-
ger, and went to three different desks cxami-
ing three different books; tlcn slicg took. .thc
list into the cashiers or Presidents room, Says
|, s'mind your eye, now's your ciynuc = No
body was noticing nc. l walked up to the
desk, and while the clerks back was to nc.
end the President had his head bent detwn over
the list 81 finumbers, both very :lose together,
| took firm hold Of The railing, put a.; toes on
the combinS bco*. and the package was up
my sleeve i'll 4 Twinkle. stopped immediately,
as if tqfGx jiny shoe; lioa, i stirI S:ss IL,
"lt's mine J" and stepped out the side. door,
started up to the watcr-closet at the head of
the stairs next door, mt on my coat and hat,
wiped MY boot soles;iha vent mp stills further
into lluntons law Office. Nobody was in. |
brushed my clothes carefully, anu sat down t.
write an appointment with Mr. llmton for |
o'clock. signing it Abram Ccrson, Jefferson,
Texas Nobody came in yet l wct down
to the. street, saw a crowd around my railing,
reaching over to see how tl,Syj could do it;
turned into Camp street and s.w lard and
Farrcl. at the corner Of tnc City lio.cl They
looked very wise, stood a,good bit near the
near the corner of Camp aud Canal, and pre-
scntly saw ,arrcl riding ON The top OF !: hotel
stage down Common street. IIcis smart. he is
Everybody was saying, there goes Tlrrell,' as
II every cove i'll the country didn sknow Farrell,
capccially when sitting on TOP ofa hotel stage,
on purpose to be seen. walked on up to the
bank, and and good many were looking up at
the building. looked up too. lisa pretty
building. | likefitsfstylc very .ruA. but
then to nake ma e such tqide eyer few bills
thrown right IN cove's way is funny to me.
Tluly, your constant reader, s,7's -i
ABRAM GERSON.
Jefferson Texas
Hutton knows that name though don't
think he ever saw me-