The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-14
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A True IRISH WOMAN.

A Bank Clerk Cash 20 . SEQ 900 Bill
and drops . $500 Note-where Il
was FOuad, and How ft was Reeoy-
cred. ..
From the New York SUM-
Mr.. j.. the con OF a well known
General Of the Confederate army, is a
clerk in one Of the principal down town
banks. The other day, in the absence
on leave of the clerk whose duty it was
to attend to that sort of bu mess, Mr..
!" was requested to take a $4,000
note to the United States Treasury to
get it cashed. On reaching the Treas
ury he asked for $4,000 in bills aud the
remainder in check. The teller said
he could not do that. He would give
him the 10000 in bills, and then be
must apply to another clerk, whom he
pointed out, for the check
The teller counted out $4,000 in
$500 bills. Then he counted out the
money a second time. Mr. saw
him count it twice, and then counted it
himself. He carried the book across
the room to the clerk to whom he had
been told to 60. and asked him to give
HIM a check for $4,000. The clerk
said it was not customary and declined.
Mr. j then most carefully put the
bills in his pocketbook, closed it, and
placed IL in his side Docket
On returning to the bank Mr.. J -
handed over the book to the cashier.
The cashier counted the bills once,
twice, three, and then made the as
founding announcement that there was
$500 short. Mr.. j also counted
the bills, and sure enough one $50 bill
was wanting to make up the $40, 900.
Mr.. j went back to the Treasury.
The teller was positive that he had
given him the full amount Mr.. j
looked all around to see whether bill
had been dropped, but his search WAS
unrewarded
Mr.. j is a very honorable; high
toned young man, ard the loss Of the
$500 annoyed him greatly On return
ing home in the evening be told his
father the circumstance, and said he IN.
tended going to town aud put an adver.
tisement in the morning papers. His
father thought it would be useless. The
son, however, was resolved 10 advertise,
and did 80.
Next morning young Irish woman
called at the bank and asked to see the
President. In due time she was intro,
duced to him. In a modest, straight
forward way she said that che had
come about the money that had been
lost. and without more ado she pro-
duced a $500 bill from her pocket and
handed it to the Pres dent The Presi-
dent was not a little surprised and
greatly astonished and gratified
Young Mr.. J. was called in, and
the Dung woman told how the bill came
into her possession.
The previous DAY she said she had
got leave from her master, who resides
IN Brooklyn, to sit her fr ends in New
York. On returning home IN the after
noon she passed the Treasury. On the
last step but one she saw greenb back
living. She took it up, put into her
pocket, and went home Sue showed it
to her master, who informed her Of it's
value. At her request the gentleman
took charge Of it, The next morning
the advertisement was seen, and the
Young woman came over to New York
to deliver up the money,
Mil took the hill to the Treas
ury, and it was identified as one OF the
bills which had been paid to Mr., j.
the day before.
The President Of the bank gave the
woman fifty dollar bill.