Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-22
A BAG GF MONEY

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lChamberib Journal.
We had Just locked up the safe, and
had put the key in my pOckeL-I am the
accountant of the North and South of
England Bank at its Padsty Branch, W.
R. Yorks--i had got my hat on, ana had
taken uP my umbrella, when man came
running into the bank with bag Of money
in b's hand.
"Am in time ~ he cried. I shook my
head.
"Deuce take i" he said, "and Pm off
to Liverpool by the next train, aud then 10
America
"souy for IT, / said 'but we can't
tak the money.
s'Well, thee, what is to be done Here's
twenty-two thousand pounds In this bag,
and those drafts of mine come due in a
couple OF days. Wei, you'H have to take
aom up" he said, 81 can't unless you take
the money In Tonight"
l knew that those drafts were coming
due, and that our managev was a little
anxious 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-bsg) was u
calital customer; and not only a good
Gus omer himself, but he brought good ac-
counts with him, aud We were n young
branch and on our mettle.
drafts, anyhow, and / should have been a
great fool to send II away just because it
was after-hours. 30, / counted il oil over;
there was about nineteen thousand ia
cheques and notes, and three thousand in
gold.
Come aud have glass of beer with
tae.' said Black, on the way to the sta.
lion.'
Tut the bag of money in my desk, and
ioeSsd It up. | would come back pres
emily, and have II placed in the safe.
walked TO the station with Black we h I'd
some beer together, and then he went of
Americawards, and l on the way tC
Nemophillar Villas. You see, l was
rather in the habit of calling for a glass
of beer as l went home, and tnen going
on and, consequently, from the force 0
habit, I'D almost got home before 1 re
membered the bag of money. II was vex-
ing, too because we had tea party tina
nilht the first since our marriage and i
began at six O'Clock, and I'D promised Il
DO home an hour earlier, to draw tue cork
md help get .hings ready. And here i
was six O'Clock, aud had TO 20 all th
way back 10 the bank.
All the way back l went as hard as
could pelt. However, the money was a.
right In my desk, and now I'D put il il
the fafe. Tell Mr.. Cousins'-our mana
ger, you know-I said to the servant who
let Rle In, 'that / want the key OF tn
saio.' But you had Il In your pocket, sa
Jou which shows that you are not ac
qu.inied with the rules and regulations O
the North and South of England Bank
which say that the accountant or chiel
cashier shall be responsible for the du
custody of the cash whilst IL Is In his pos
session in the daytime, and that at nigl
all moneys and securities shall be car,
fully secured within the office safe, whlc
sha be secured by two keyE, one of whic
shall be In the custody Of the managIi
aud the second In that Of the accountaI
or cashier. But, you say again, as Ion
as you had one key, what did you war
with twoi There, own, the regulation
are obscure. They were drawn up
som, body without any literary skill
they'd consulted me about 'em, l cOul
have suggested a good many imprOy
mtnts. What they meant to say was, thi
the safe was to be secured by two 10 X
and tnat key of each, not interchang
ahls the enc with the other, was to ba
the custody, &c. Now you understaI
Why wanted Mr.. Cousins key.
Eh, my! said the servant, opening h
mouth wld,, "and what might you wa
Mr.. Cousins key for %
Just as stupid as you,you see, was mi
with the girl. own l always get out
temper with thoee Yorkshire people.
yoa ask 'em the simplest question, fir
lh,y optn their mouths and cape at yo
WI len you've repeated the question tWiC
they shut their mouths aud think for
nj. Then the idea seems TO reach t
thing that does duty with 'em for braiI
and exeitss II ort OF reflex action, for,
lngo Instead OF answering your questi
tbeJ go aud ask you one. Aud that max
me so mad. oh, they're very dense ra,
q ose Yorkshire people.
Why, to open the safe, you stupid
hid "Where Is he %