The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-01
The Nimble Bank Note.
A Story Which Points its own
Moral.

The following amusing scene, which
occurred recently in an American fam
| ilS, will be found not Rninteresting.
The chief role is played by money.
the prime mover in such affairs. An
eyewitness recited the occurrence in
| the following words:
One evening that took tea with an
intimate friend of mine, while we
were seated at the table, Mr.. Baker,
my friends husband, while absently
feeling in his vest pocket, found five
dollar note which he had no recollec-
ton of putting there.
"HaIloaI" he exclaimed, "that is no
place for you. l should have you put
in my pocket-book. "Here, wife, don't
you want some ready money 2" and he
threw the note across the table to her.
"Many thanks" she replied: s'mon-
ey is always acceptable, although /
have no present need of it." She fold
ed the note and put it under the edge
of the tea tray, and then proceeded to
pour out the tea and attend to the
wants of her guests.
At her right side, Mrs. Eaten or
Aunt Susan, whom we all knew as an
acquaintance, who from time to time,
spent week with Mrs. Baker. Her
visit was just at an end, and she was
about to return home that evening.
AS Mrs. Baker was pouring out her
tea, it occurred to her that she was in
her aunt's debt for ertain small mat,
ters, and when she had the opportuni-
ty, she pushed the note under her
plate, saying:
AHere, aunty, take this five dollars
in part payment of my debt"
every WELL" she replied, "but the
money does not belong to me. l owe
you fifteen dollars, my dear Grace,
which you lent me last Saturday. l
had to pay the taxes on my little house
and had not the ready money, and
Grace lent it to me-" exclaimed Aunt
Susan.
Grace, an orphan, was cousin 20
Mrs. Baker. She and her brother
Frank boarded with her, and made a
very pleasant addition to the family
circle. She was studying music, and
her brother was a clerk in mercantile
establishment.
AS soon as Aunt Susan received the
note, she handed it to Grace, saying:
81 will give yoH this now Oh account
and the rest as soon as get it,
Gail right" answered Graae laugh
ing, Sand since we all seem in the hu
NOR to pay our debts, 1 will follow
suit. Frank, owe you something for
music you bought me: here is part of
it :" and she threw the bank-note
across the table to her brother, who
sat opposite.
We were all highly amused to see
how the note wandered around the
table.
"This is a wonderful note" said Mr..
Baker, 81 only wish somebody owed
me something, and owed somebody
something, o that could come into
the ring"
"You can," said Frank. IL owe Mrs -,
Baker, or you, it's all the same, for my
board herewith pay you part of it,"
"Amid general laughter, Mr.. Baker
took the note and playfully threw it
again to his wife, saying, "It's yours
again, Lucy, because what belongs TO
me belongs to you. 1t has completed
the round and we have all had the
benefit oft"
"And now it must go around again,
replied she, gaily. 81 like to see mon
ey circulate it should never lie idle
Aunt Susan, you takeit; now have
paid you ten dollars"
Dear Grace. here is another five
dollars on my account" said Aunt Su
san, handing it to grace.
"And you, Frank, have received ter
dollars for the music you bought me.
said Grace, handing it to her brother.
"And Ipay you ten dollars for my
board" continued he, and the not
once more rested in Mr.. Bakers hand
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