The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-03-21
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I years taken up bis position tie u not IN
the service Of The bank, bat being a man
Of Tried probiiy ard lrustwonhlness, bis
light 10 ibe situation Is tseiily admitted.
I lie 10 an old soldier, aud has served with
Distinction 10 many glorious battles -
the numerous medals which be proudly
Displays bear witness He has been a
sergeant msjor, aud eomports himself
| With suiiAbIs dlgnlty' Upon many oc-
casions, on busy days, he has been en-
trusted with missions Of deliescy and re-
spontibility, aud always fulfilled them
virb Lea asd sxAcuIudet
One morning was waiting at my desk
for The arrival Of our early customers,
when saw Copp advancing TO me with
his military step, aud with even more
than his customary digaiiy.. lie held in
bic hand dirty canvas bag, which be
placed on mY deck,
| Well Copp, said |. whose account is
this forl
lie stood At a,tenliou, and said, after
ssluting me;
This bag, sir. was placed IN my hands
an hour ago by man who asked me TO
take care OF il I'LL be came back Think.
ing perhsps be was customer OF the
bank, | took charge OF u, aud as be
hasn't come back | thought | had better
bring Il In to you, sir, as Il seems to con.
tain money.
opened the bag aud found that il con-
tained seven hundred and fifty pounds
In bank notes and gold, but there was no
indication Of the person to whom it be-
iouged, either written upon a paper, as is
usual, or upon the backs Of the notes.
Copp, seeing my surprise, added:
| beg pardon, sir, but J may as well
tell you that the party who handed me
the bag was decidedly inebriated in
fact, sir, may say drunk. lie could
scarcely stand, aud didn't seem hardly
able TO speak.
| Very well, ! replied, you may leave it
with me, aud when the man comes, bring
him In here.
| Yes, sir, said Copp, who ssluted and
retired.
Iput the bag on one side, fully expect-
ing that the owner would soon call and
claim 1t. At the end OF the day, however,
nobody had called, although Copp had
kept sharp lookout at the door. | was
much surprised at this, and put by the
money. The next day and the next pass.
ed by, and still no claimant appeared.
interrogaied Copp as to the description Of
the man. He said be was short, thick
set man, with dark hair and whiskers,
but no moustsche. He wore black
coat, very seedy looking, and his face
and hands and shirt were very dirty;
looked as If he'd been on loose, sir, he
added.
At the expiration Of another week in.
serted advertisements in the principal
daily papers, stating that a bag contain
ing 3 sun Of money bad been found, aud
inviting the owner 10 claim 1t and specify
the contents. No satisfactory answers
were received to the advertisement, and
the question remained, What was TO be
done with the money! We could moi
place 1t TO any account, in the bank, and
we could not, Of course, open an account
In an unknown name. The manager wa:
! Of the opinion that, as the money had
been LEFT in the hands OF Sergeant Copp
who was not an official OF the bank, and
besides, there was no evidence of it hav.
ing been intended TO be lodged in The
bank, and that, therefore, it should bc
handed over TO the comnissionaire.
Upon my telling Copp this, however,
be stoutly refused TO have anything TO dc
with it. II was not his, he said, and he
had only taken charge of it upon the sup
position that IL belonged TO one of tht
customers of the bank. The matter wa
finally settled by opening a deposit &C
count la the joint name OF Copp aud my
self.
Two years rolled by, aud nothing fur
ther was heard OF the mysterious deposit
or, and we began TO think that tbr
amount wonld ultimately fall into th'
hands Of the worthy Sergeant Copp o.
his family, to whom 1t would be smal
fortune. At length, however, ono morn
ing Sergeant Copp walked up TO my desI
with an expression OF great pleasure OF
bis honest face.
Beg your pardon, sir, be commenced
can speak 10 you for few minutes?
Certainly, ssid /; what is III
Well, sir, do you remember that bag o
money--two years ago5
Ofcourse do, replied with interest
who could forget III
Well, sir, think I've got clew to ib
man who left 1t with me.
ltappesred tha, the sergeant's son wa
Appfenticed TO an upholsterer in the city
Among the workmen in the establish
ment who had recently Joined was
e French poIiAher. One day, 10 the couTs
OF conversation, be told his fellow work
men the following facts concerning
. foreman Of the firm Of Smith g. Jones
where be had formerly worked.
The foreman, whose name was Thomp
a son, hsd been with the firm grea, man
q yeAu; he was entrusted by his employ
= ers from time TO time with the collection
y OF large AmoaRts Of money, and bad a
: ways been found honest aud upright
Upon one occasion, about two years be
fore, shipping order had come to III
hrm for aquAuslty OF furniture from
new foreign house, Of which they bA
some suspicious. TIE goods were ordSi