New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-05
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we had Just locked up the safe, and had
Rut the key in my pocket am the account
ant OF the North and South of England
Bank, at its Padsey branch, w. K. GOrks
{ had got my hat on and had taken up my
umbrella when man came running into
she bank with a bag of money in his hand.
Gam / in time ?" he cried. l shook my
head.
"Deuce take it, he said "and I'm off to
Liverpool by the next train, and then to
America"
Sorry for it," said; "but we can't take
Che money"
"Well, then, what is to he done! Here's
$4,000 pounds in this bag, and those drafts
of mine come due in couple Ofdays. Well,
you'll have to take 'em up" he said; 81
can't, unless you take the money in to-
night"
| knew that those drafts were coming
due, and that our manager was little anx-
ious about them. for they were rather
heavy, and the other names on them were
not very good. Black, too-that was the
man with the money bag-Black was a CAPT
tai customer; and not Only good customer
himself, but he brought good accounts with
him, and we were young branch and on
Cur mettie.
Well, here was the money to meet the
drafts, anyhow, and should have been a
great fool to send it away because it was
after hours. SO | counted it all over; there
was about 900 in checks and notes, and
sG3000sin gold.
Come and have glass of beer with me-"
2aid Black, ION the way to the station"
| put the bag of money in my desk and
Cooked it up. | would come back presently
and have it placed in the safe. | walked
to the station with Black; we had some
beer together, and then he went OFF Amer
icawards. and on the way to Metropolitan
Villas. You see / was rather III the habit
Of calling for a glass Of beer as / went
home, and then going on, anu consequently,
from the force of habit, I'd almost got
home before / remembered the bag Of
money. 1t was vexinS, too, because we had
tea party that night, the first since our
b marriage, and it began at six'o'clOck, and
Id promised to be home an hour earlier to
alraw the cOrks and help to get things
ready. And here it was SIX O'clock and
had to 90 all the way back to the bank.
AL the way back / went as hard as
could pelt. However, the money was all
eight in my desk, and now Id put it in
Che safe. "Tell Mr.. Colsins"-our man
eager, you know-I said to the servant
who'd let me in, that / want the KEY of
the safe" But you had it in your pocket,
say you; which shows that you are rot
acquainted with tire rules and regulations
of the North and South Of England Bank
S6hich say that the accountant or chief
cashier shall be responsible for the due
custody Of the cash while it is in his pos
session in the daytime and that at night
I'll moneys and securities shall be care
fully secured within tie Office safe, which
shall be secured by two keys, one of
which shall be in the custody of the man
.ager, and the second N that of the aC-
Eountant or cashier. But, you say again,
q long as You had one key. what did You
want with two! There, | own, the regula-
lions are obscure. They were drawn up by
somebody without any literary skill; if
theyd consulted Inc about EN-, could have
suggested good many improvements
What they meant to say was that the safe
was to be secured by two locks, and that a
key OF each, not INTERCHANGEABLE the one
with the other, was TO be in the custody,
gatc. Now you understand why wanted
AIr. Cousins key.
Eth, my r. said the servans, opening her
Gmouth wide, land what lsighs you want
Mr., Cousins key fOr!"
Just az stupid as YOU YOU see. was
mad with the girl, | own | always get ont
cOf temper with those Yorkshire people. If
you ask EN- the simplest question, first
they open their mouths and cape at you.
When you've repeated the question twice
they shut their mouths and think for bit
Then the idea seems to reach the thing that
does duty with EN- for brains. and excites
q sort OF reflex action, for. by lingo! in
stead of answering your question they 90
and ask yGU one. And ehat makes me so
snad. Oh, they're9 very0.ensS race, those
yorkshire people.
Why 10 open the Sal, zoe s9@niS" said
a. Where is he =
Don We know :" elvs shN.
- Know ," | cried in eago: 'wLage90uld
z ask you for, if did know"
Didn't thou know Le @eSe 5st gnai
Aouse!"
All so he was. I'd nearly forgotten tqlat
BE was one of the guests at my wife's
Rarty. Clearly, / cou 'dn't get the safe
open, and | didn't like 70 leave the money
On my desk, so | put II in my pocket and
cook it home thinking Iii give il TO Cousins
with my key, to put it il the safe when he
aeturned.
a nice mess = got cato oyIs& Preached
Zone Tor you see il had been arranged
Chat | was TO go upstairs and dress before
anybody came; and that then our room
was to be made ready for the ladies' t. take
their bOnnets otf-fOr they were not all car
Eiage people. Well, you never saw such a
thing When / got home and crept up
stairs TO dr6Ss-the people had all come so
the servant said-there were six mutfs and
four bonnets, and five pOrk-pie hats, and
hall dozen shawls on tie bed, and one
lady had lett her every day curls hanging
over the looking glass pom my word
j really didn't like to perform my toilet
among al these feminine gear: and there
was no lock 10 the door: and my dress
clothes were all smothered up among these
NUTS ana things. But got through pretty
well, ana had just got one of my legs into
my trousers. when bang, atroD-dop-dop
such rattle at the knOCker. and heard my
wife scuttling away into the hall They
were the Markbys, our trump card. who
Kept their own carriage and everything
grand.
so kind Of you, my dear said NV wife.
kissing Mrs. harkbv mos, ai}ectionatelv: |
could hear the reports where stood.
$50 delighted. Really how nicely. how
beautifully you arrange everything. 1 !
can't have things SO nice. with all my ser
wants and
Run up stairs. dear, d. :" said nv wife: |
you know the room-mv lo,ui. tight hand |
at the top of the stairs,
/ hearU'Che iutter of female wings on the
stairs. What was | TO do f.? Ii could have
managed the other leg, | wouldn't have
minded, but | couldn't. | hadut worn these
dress things for a good while, and ! dom
set any thinner as | grow older. No. for
tts Life Of me couldn't dispose of that
+. ther leg at such short notice What could
: do (! could only rush to the door. and
Set my back against it. DID sell you ehis
a'ss cur Sol@s. tya-z'iaS SariP' q Sbigs