The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-06-18
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thousand, and as shall only need five
thousand, you will please place the remain
der to my credit as an opening Of an ac-
count with 20 in my name"
The baker thanked his new customer,
escorted him with much politeness to his
carriage at the door, and then bade him
"good day."
The action of the banker was long
The balance was soon increased, the loan
returned, and the nobleman commenced to
tell the story round at the Court of st.
James of the wonderfully accommodating
spirit of the West End banker Others
soon deposited their funds in his hands,
and the story was SO circulated at the pal
lace that the Kings curiosity was aroused,
and he informed the bankers patron of his
desire to meet the banker.
Coutts went finally. He was introduced
to the King and his quiet modest manners
won the favor of the court. His presence
at the court created quite sensation, for
it was soon afterwards reported that the
King had given his private finances into the
keeping of Burdett Coutts The rest of
the court soon followed the example of the
King, and thus was secured to the house
the wealthy patronage of the aristocracy
of England. "f.'' '-"
Miss Burdett Coutts has, as is well
known, the interests of the employees of
the bank much at heart 1t is hard mat
ter to get into the bank. Noblemen's sons
now seek positions in the establishment,
and some of the partners are noblemen.
College educated men are alone taken as
clerks, and then an examination is gone
through, which is conducted with the same
strictness as in the examination into the
family, reputation and general recommen-
dations of the applicant. For every va
cancy there are hundreds of applicants.
| But when admitted the clerk has fine
position. He will be told, on his being adj
mitted, that he must not wear moustache,
but simply side whiskers; and in his dress,
although nothing will be said to him on the
subject, every modesty will be expected of
him. This is done on account of the great
dislike the real aristocracy of England
have for the gaudy, snowy fop of the mid
die classes, who SO often in his ignorance
and self-conceit, apes the gentleman.
The clerks are all supplied with dinner
inside the establishment, at the present
personal expense of Miss Burdett Coutts,
and they owe this good fortune (for the
dinner, "lunch," as it is called, is first
class merely to accident. ...,.f..
1t appears that ON one occasion Miss
Burdetts Coutts entered the bank shortly
after one o'clock, and remarked to one of
the partners that the bank seemed very
empty. "Where are the gentlemen ?'
she inquired.
"They have gone to lunch, as they gen.
orally do every day about this time" an
swered the partner.
She expressed herself as not approving
of "the gentleman" going out in all wealth
ers from one coffee house to another in
search of meal, and she then inquired If
there was no possible remedy for it. She
was answered in the negative.
She then asked why thep could not dine
at the bank.
Extra expense" suggested the part
ner, whereupon Miss Burdett Coutts au-
thorized the providing of meal regularly
for the gentleman and her account to be
debited with the necessary Expense.
And thus it is ever with her. She is al
ways on the watch for the opportunity to
do some benefit with her wealth. To say
that those clerks worship her and her good
heart does not exaggerate their feelings OF
respect and love for her.