The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-29
The Bank.Nete.

readers. The chief roe Is played py
money, the prime mover in such affairs.
An eyewitness recited to US the occur
renee in the following words:
One evening l took tea with an IN
innate friend of mine, and while We were
seated at the table Mr.. Baker, my friends
husband. while atsently feeling In his
vest pocket found a iye-dollar note
which he had no recollection of putting
there.
"HalIoar' he exclaimed, " that is no
place for you. should have put you in
NV pocket book. Here wife, don't you
want some ready money!" and he threw
the note across the table to her.
MANY thanks" she replied; money
Is always acceptable, although | have no
present need Of it."
She folded the note and put it under
the tea-tray and then proceeded to pour
out the tea and attend to the wants of her
guests
At her right sat Mrs Easton, or Aunt
Susan, whom all knew as an old acquaint-
ance who, from time to time, spent a
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 several small matters, and when
she had an opportunity she pushed the
note under her plate, saying:
Here, aunty, take this five dollars in
part payment of my debt"
Very we'll" she replied; = but the
money does not belong to me. owe you
fifteen dollars, my dear Grace, which you
lent me last Saturday. had TO pay the
taxes on my little house and had not the
ready money. and Grace lent it to me, " ex-
claimed Aunt Susan
Grace an orphan. was cousin to Mrs.
Baker. She and her brother Frank board
ed with her, and made very pleasant adj
dition to the family circle. She was study
ing music and her brother was clerk in a
mercantile establishment.
As soon as Aunt Susan received the note
she handed it to Grace, saying:
Il will give you this now on account,
and the rest as soon as get it,
All right" answered Grace, laughing
and since we all seem in the humor to pay
our debts, | will follow suit. Frank, |
owe YOU something for music you bought
me: hereis 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 wonderful note" said Mr..
Baker. Il only wish somebody owed me
something, and l owed somebody some,
thing, so that could come into the ring"
You can, = said Frank. 4 owe Mrs.
Baker or you, it's all the same, for my
board; l herewith pay You part Of it."
Amid general laughter Mr.. Baker took
the note, and playfully threw it again tc
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 of it,
And now it must go around again,
replied she, gayly. Il like to see money
circulate; it should never lie idle. Aun
Susan, you take it; and now l have paid
you ten dollars"
Dear Grace, here is another five dol
lars on my account" said Aunt Susan
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 l pay you ten dollars for my
board" continued Frank, and the nOtt
! once more rested in Mr.. Bakers hands.
The exchanges were as quick as though
| and we were convulsed with laughter.
WAS there ever so wonderful an e1
| changer" exclaimed Grace.
It's all nonsense" cried Mr.. Baker.
Not in the least" answered his wife
Its all quite right. 1t is a fair kind of al
exchange, though very uncommon"
1T shows the use of money" sale
Aunt Susan. 1T makes the circuit o.
the world, and brings its value to every
one who touches it."
And yet this note has not finished it:
work yet, as will show my dear husband
if you will give it to me again, " said Mrs
Baker.
Il present you with this fve-dollal
note" said Mr.. Baker.
And give it to you, Aunt Susan.
owed you fifteen dollars, and l have paid
my debt"
You have. my friend, without doubt
and now, my dear Grace, | pay you my
Indebtedness; many thanks for your as
sistance"
II take it with thanks, Aunt Susan, ant
now the time has come when this wonder
working, this inexhaustibly rich bank nott
must be divided, because don't owe Frank
five dollars more. How much have | tt
pay yeti"
Two dollars and sixty-two cents" re
piled Frank
Can you change:''
Let me see, two thirty-eight; yes, ther,
is the change; the spell is broken, Grace
you and divide the spoils."
This bank note beats all l ever saw
Howmuch has itpaid: Let US countitup,'
said Grace.
Mrs. Baker gave Aunt Susan fifteen
dollars, which Aunt Susan gave me-
gave Frank twelve dollars and sixty-twc
cents-Frank gave Mr.. Baker ten dollars
altogether fifty-two dollars and sixty-twc
cents"
Its all nonsense, tell you, cried Mr.
Baker again. You owe each other what
you owed before"
You are deceived, my dear, by the
rapid, unbroken race this little sum has
made; to me it is as clear as daylight, u
replied Mrs. Baker
is it all nonsense? How could the note
which you gave Mrs. Baker, if nothing to
me or to you, be divided between us two 81
asked Grace
Mr.. Baker didn't seem to see it very
clearly, but the others did, and they often
relate this little history for the amusement
of their friends.-Leslte's Budget Of Fun.
The BOy-Sculptor.
Four hundred years ago, in the gardens
of Medici Palace, might be seen a party
of the young friends of Piero de Medici,
who had been dismissed from the learned