The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-05
hKAIEE. THE BANKER.
A Man Who Lives In = Little world Pccu-
Harry bis Own.


While on trip down the Santa Fe road
the other day, our correspondent CHANGED TO
stop In Cottonwood Falls. lie canvassed the
town. and concluded he had seen about overy
person Of any importance who resides In that
quiet little vlllaR', when he happened TO notice
tall, stern, dark, raw looking individual
standing b ,hnd large iron cafe In sm' II
frame building. The correspondent stepped In
and presented his card, when the following con-
vetsdtiOn occurred
Correspondent Might / inquire your name,
sir4
banker. I've got the only bank In Chase county.
came to tut, county with 5000, and wouldn't
Cor-Mr swiyzc, called to see you for the
purpose Of asking you TO subscribe Tor our
81 tell YOU what It Ia, my friend, I run a
bank. ! LEND my money for from two to I'VE per
cent. ! could lend more " had IT, don't
bother myself with newspapers. when get
done business for the DAY 20 home to my wife
and children, and have a general romp around.
don't fool my time away ON newspapers. II
don't make any difference to me whether Colds
worth 81 CO or Si15. I've rot money to lend nj
from two to i've yer cent. pef month.
our correspondent nni his hay on, end started
out. remaTking as he did so! " Mr.. Swayle, even
II YOU were In the haiti ~ reading newspapers,
your rates 81 interest are 40 small that YOU
couldn't afford to buy your own papers YOU
would he compelled to borrow them from your
rhi- ended the interview for the time being,
hut our core spOndcnt ChanC0d to meet Swayle
on the cara en- route from Cottonwood falls 10
Emporia, and rropened the conversation 10y
S.-No: only through Adam. nut sam wood
tells me hc's RATHER. I'm oanLer aud hos a
Cor~As you don't re d the newspapers. I
infer that YOU know nothing whatever OF the
current events Of the day.
) 80; ~ | said before, am q banker. !
don't bother myself about new spapers.
Cor. MIR. SwtNze, | suppose you have heard
" the death " Andy Johnsonf
s. rnerc was a family by the n'me Of John.
son. settled in tho south part 81 this county last
spri =. but don't know whether his name was
ANDY or not never loaned him any money.
Cor | refer to ex President JOhnsOn.
S.--Oh, yes YOU mean that man that was shot
n few years back beard sam. Wood speak
about that. We'll, YOU see, l'm banker; never
lei such things bother me.
Out correspondent didn't think n necessary
t. inform him that be probably referred to MI
Lincoln, ana after short time asked him II his
EXPENSES were not very light.
=. Wei. my business erncnses ain't ANYTHING.
| do my own business. But ny family expenses
re hotvy. / spend all can on my table. buy
ever, tMnc thnt can get to eat.
Your family expenses must be very
S.-Yes. They IRE. Let me see they must 10
~ much o. 81 q OF $50 year. Oh, I'm arood
liver always would have something GOOD to
After informing our correspondent Of numor-
Gus cases Ia which he had pcrcentci farmers
out ~ their homes he remarked that sam Wood
our CORES ondeut on the shoulder: " hut YOU
be-. MY friend. I've got Id good collateral.
Sam Woods pretty smart, but he can't get ahead
ON arriving nj Emporia we asked Mr.. swayze
which was the best hotel In the city. lie re-
lied TINT hotel keeper, couldn't get any extor-
Tomato prices ont OF HIM he ALWAYS went to a
grocery hen away from home, and got some
ch csc and crackers.
tween % travelling correspondent Of thi- paper
au y. \. SNAtIr. "Oink-r.' uf Cottonwood
Falls, k1rts'. II IA unnecessary - add thtt
SVai2e is "a air ropresenl tive Of shat class VI
mon who don't read w-papers.