Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-09-13
"YOU MUST KNOW BANKS!

from Tiuslsy'H Maglzirel
Nc wife and / resolved to retire IRON
the perploxities and publicity OF a town
life MO the innocent ease aid oDseurlly
of a couutry village, and having mnue up
90. ,,,i,,Is IN move. We tried to settle the
u,her ADMITS. After answering nun
dred advertisements Of small ara s'ngu-
larlv uuohiecuOnahle houses ana NlslHhI
some hfty of them, We liked on one on
the outskirts of the large Vllla .l Sel'on.
We imagine ourselves sclen'lhc' 80 We
made our choice with view To- lerhs,
aauariums, flowers, hlOsses' anu o'nVi
roots OF experimental philosophy. VI
corrse our new neighbOrs looked upon us
os nvor-lcarued, seeing these symptoms
of abstrusencss, aud cpwplmenied US Dy
declaring We had quite museum IN
doors and horticultural gardens out we
had not succeeded In obtaining much
celebrity before, but we soon became even
more celebrated than we desired
As one ncighbur called after another,
a,d all were introduced to our cullusltlcsi
natural aud Artificial, the general cry
VS.. GOA, YOU should know Banks
You must know Banks
WWho is Banks ~ We askec'
snrb "A clever man quite genius
Uns b.en all over the world, ana knows
everything. Lives alone IN lhaI loVelS
Mace The other side Of the village, anu
has The most beautiful garden ana fern
cry IN the country ,,,,c, In.
ssWhat is he like 70 asked my Wiie' III
ferested. ..,. ,,o,ara,i,,
n, reless Of his appearance ana pecu''"'
looh ipg." ,...,,,,, al ms, wifi,
~ ~ Vow she will lake Ihisi Tor, ne
70 see rselyes, she considers hersel
T amsou md u especially particular IN nel
Siessi' 49, and ia anything but peeuiiar
looking. avnloaed when Han
ts ~. sAj Jtsj lever people are nc
Ionqer peculiar" she says, saless',ss11', ,s ~
isFysrybody is clever Nowadays Ie
marked senteniioutly' our Last visi
A, the end Of each day, as our last ''s'
tor departed, my wife would ~ has M
ssIIdy strange that Banks n"s ~
caledl We must know banhs. 49,. Al,
No are naturally fond OF Society, an
xva,n soon admitted into lhe Si,os
coterios of the village and lis he'shpD'
hood We went to dinners H'te,hoo .,i,e,
teas, SUPP eis, wherever we "sIe onie ,ur,eIs
and soon became qule populsl PVoPrs ,,.a
but we never met BANKS h,'ht hta'if a
not at nome, Ut hN -. t.,o,, G,
tbis piea or that. or he hal not been u
vited. for ait was no good TO invite ul'l
he always declined" e...,,,,,
Fven in this seventh heaven oil count,
and peace there was bitterness, hu
w ile's happiness was auoyed ueeau
sh,. s cn,, 4 not "know Banks .,.. l.,
SIf f tb,'y would not an his ne.ne i,snron, NJ
asrs a. ~ "a, ever, should be indlneTeh, \
ly uh ga s,h. we really must MAKE
acqualutance." ...l,,rs 70 marry.
whvare Won so anxious anoui uSeu''''
ast 5tginning to feel j,alous' In =,
die is evidently u only person y"
,,loce wodh knowing" she replies
sides. he gives TO everything W
name down Tor every charity, ana va
TO ASK ior subscription to my
@Write him polite note in the IN
person" .... ,.,,oy Ranks
TIVE sentence had become a proNerp
IN Nv ~ ,fe wrote, and in week or SO
ceivsd a uote aud 60, with MT; ia d.
commitments. She composed 50 els3ol ,1
an acknowledgement that accused hel
writing love letter, and Eeuihg iuss
her old age. got a snnbolns . in Ie'.
We were celebrated for our lltle
aers; but even they weIepot 10 eharin