Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-19
BILLY OBRIEN OPENS A BANK AC-
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The San Francisco Daily Stock Exchange
of Thursday tells the following story-tells it
exceedingly well, as the reader will note
They tell good story over at the Nevada
Bank about how Uncle Billy O'Brien, as they
call him there, was induced to open personal
account at the bank. Heretofore, whenever
Uncle Billy wanted any money he went to
Mr. eager, the confidential secretary of the
firm Of Flood & 'Brien, and got firm check.
The firm are able to give pretty big checks
whenever they want to, and Uncle Billy said
he didn't want to be bothered with personal
accouId. "FIood could take care of all that
belonged to him as well as he could" said
Mr.. D Brien, with great affection in his voice,
and he'd " be id if he was going to draw
any more money out Of the firm than he
wanted for immediate use" The bank pe0-
pie have tried long time to get him to open
private account, but he wouldn't. The
other day female collector for some charity
struck Uncle Billy as he was sneaking down
the back staircase OF Nevada Block and levied
on him. The old gentleman good naturally
put his name down in her book for 500, and
then began fumbling around in his pockets.
Bless me, he said " don't believe ! have
got any money and then mortified lest the
woman should think that he, great million
aire, should be impecunious, he shot around
the corner 70 the bank, with the woman at
his heels. 1t was lunch time. and there was
hardly anybody there. Deacon Christensen
was behind the counter, but Tncle Billy did
not like to ask the Deacon for SO small IA
vor He went TO teller, but the teller said
he couldn't give anybody ten cents without
- r,olo TT,oIo Pill,
and ne thought of going to McLane, but as
more sour and forbidding than usual, he
turned and mutterng, Guess I'd better 60
and see eager, started for the door. Now,
it 50 happened that eager had gone to lunch
with Johnny Lande1s, and talk over Black
Sand matters, and when Uncle Billy got UP
stairs he wasn't in. "Confound 1t "' said he,
" there's nobody around" He peeped into
Floods room; Flood wasn't in. "Tll ga and
see if l can find Dodge" said Uncle Billy
General Dodge had just stepped out, the clerk
said he'd be back i'll ten minutes "D--n
ten minutes, said Uncle Billy, and his face
began to &c, very red, as turning into the
hall he saw The woman slowly coming up the
stairs, as if to keep an eye On him. Just
then he thought of Lent III 90 and see
him. Wait minute, he said rather snap
pishly to the woman. Lent was out
Uncle Billy gave look of disgust at his
tormentor, and was actually furious with him
self and everybody else. just then he saw
J. w Gashwiler get out of the elevator
"Ah." thought Uncle Billy, "now I'm all
right. Look here Cash." said he hurridly,
'Give me $40 quick; put my name down on
this subscription list andfud haven't a cent
There's nobody in the Office; give it back to
L IL
General, proudly, "with pleasure 1 will. Is
$50 dollars enough? Give you hundred if
you want it. And General Gashwiler
rammed his right hand into his right pocket
with great confidence. Then he damned his
left hand down. The Generals face
took on an expression of mingled pain and !
surprise. "Bless my SOUL believe-no, by |
Jove, | haven't got.--wait a minute, Billy, |
wait. Wait, I'll just go up. guess Sim is |
up stairs. -" The general started off, /
but Uncle Billy at that instant spied Flood
in the elevator. From him he got the $50, !
and the woman, thanking Uucle Billy and |
apologi&;ng Tor the trouble she had given him, |
departed,
In about an hour Uncle Billy went to Mr.
eager and said, ''Gager, guess I'll open !
personal account at the bank. Give me a ,
check. GLOW mvch2' asked Mr.. eager as
ne looked through his hlue glasses in surprise.
"You may make it for enc million dollars,
aid Uucle Billy. Old if I'm going to |
De SO mortified again The idea Of my run
ling around to borrow 500
The check was drawn for 81 5000 and
signed,
How much does that leave to my credit"
lsked Uncle Bill.
"a little over three millions" said Mr.,
Eager, 81 don't know exactly now much.