Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-19
The Nimble Bank Note.

"AASh AOSVAVty AA 0A &1AoOA-
ican family. will be found not unin-
teresting. The chief role is played
by money, the prime mover in such
affairs. An eyewitness recites the
occurrence in the following words:
One evening that I took tea with
a friend of mine, while we were
seated at the table, Mr.. Baker, my
friends husband, while absently feel
ing in his vest pocket, found five.
dollar note which he had no recol-
lection of putting there.
Halloa" he exclaimed, that is
no place for you. should have
put you in my pocket-book. Here,
wife, don't you want some money ?"
and he threw the note across the
table to her.
"Many thanks" she replied,
"money is always acceptable, al
though I have no present need of
it," She folded 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 sat Mrs. Easton 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 certain
small matters, and when she had
the opportunity, she pushed the note
under her plate, saying:
"Here, aunty, take this five dol
lars in part payment Of my debt"
every WE'LL" she replied, " but
the money does not belong to me.
I owe. you SIS, 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, exclaimed Aunt
Susan.
Grace, an orphan, was cousin to
Mrs. Baker. She and her brother
Frank boarded with her, and made
q very pleasant addition to the fami-
ly circle. She was studying music,
and her brother was clerk in a msr-
camille establishment.
As soon as Aunt Susan received
the note, she handed it to Grace,
saying:
81 will give you this now on ac-
count, and the rest as soon as l get
it,"
call right" answered Grace,
laughing, and since we all seem in
a humor Of paying our debts, I will
follow suit. Frank, owe you some
thing for music you bought me; here
is part of it," and she threw the
bank-no across the tea.table to her
brother, who sat opposite.
We were highly amused to see
how it wandered around the table.
"This is wonderful note" said
Mr.. Baker; I only wish somebody
owed me something, so that l might
come into the ring"
"You can," said Frank. Z" I owe
Mrs. Baker-or you, it's all the same
for my board; 1 herewith pay you
part of it,"
Amid general laughter, Mr.. Baker
took the note, and playfully threw il
again to his wife, saying:
"It's yours again, Lucy. because
what belongs to me belongs to you
1t has completed the round, and w
have all had the benefit of it"
"And now it must 60 arount
! again, replied she, gayly, g! ik,
to see money circulate; it shoult
never lie>idle. Aunt Susan, yo,
take it. Now I have paid you tel
dollars"
"Dear Grace, here is another fiv'
dollars on my accout," said Aun
Susan, handing it to Grace"
"And you, Frank, have received
: ten dollars for the music you bough
. me-" said Grace, handing it to he
brother.
"And pay you ten dollars TO
! my board," he continued, and tn
t note once more rested in MIR. Baker
hands.
o The exchanges we're quick a
Q thought and we were convulsed wit
laughter.
"Was there ever 80 wonderful q
exchange ?" exclaimed Grace.
8 Its all nonsense" cried Mi
Baker.
s "Not in the least" answered hi
wife. "It's all quite right"
"Certainly," said Frank, "whe
d the money belonged to you, 20
l. could dispose of it as you would;
IS have the same right; it is fair kin
of exchange, though very uncou
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