American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-19


know that you are the Mary French
whose name is written there"
At first, Mollie was little angry II
was the first time that anybody had
doubted that she was herself.
81 just think he knows me himself,
and only wants to plague me"
Perhaps he did, but he did not show
it. just then she saw the Superintend-
ent of her Sunday-school, and ran across
the street, with an exclamation that
stopped and astonished him.
'Oh. Mr.. Thomas, you know I'm
Mary French, don't you?'
"Know that-what? Why, of course, ~
"Well, won't you please go with me
to that horrid bank, and tell them so? l
want to get some money with a check. :"
Certainly 1 will. But, Mollie, if
you want to talk like business man
about this, you must say, Il want to
cash a check"
THANK you," Mollie answered,
rather meekly.
"Mr. Cashier" said Mr.. Thomas,
"this is my friend, Miss Mary French.
You will find her very pleasant per-
son to do business with. Good-morn-
ing;'
again. sure she was all right now; but
the cashier glanced at the back of it,
and then returned it to her. saying quiet
ly: Endorse it. please"
"What do you meanp' asked Mollie,
o little scared at this new complication
''Write your full name across the
back of it. Unless you do that. we
couldn't get the money from the bank
in Boston where Mr.. Harbury has de-
posted it. BY writing your name, you
at once show that we have paid you the
money, and that you have transferred
to this bank the right to collect the
same amount from the fund Mr.. Har-
bury has placed in BOSTON,
ssBut you haven't given me the money
yet." objected Mollie.
"No," said the cashier, smiling,
a. and you mustn give me the Endorsed
check until l do. Here it is. Would
you like five dollars or so in small
changer"
IF you please" said Mollie, as she
wrote her name at little desk near by,
carefully blotting the ink, and passing
the paper across the counter. Then she
picked up her precious crisp bills and
shining silver, and had started almost
to run out of the door, when the cashier
again stopped her.
cit is always best to count your
money before leaving. There might be
some mistake"
Mollie counted, and it did not come
out right! She tried it again, with no
better success.
II think, SIR" she said then, ..there
are only nine dollars and ninety-eight
cents here. when I thought should get
ten dollars.
Yes, but had to stamp the check.
The stamp is required by the Govern
ment as q tax. and costs two cents.
Seer"
sssee" at all, but she thought she
would rather lose two cents. if it were
not all right. than show any further
she tripped homeward.
Her fathers first question was
whether she had got her money or not.
81 cashed the check, If that is what
you mean," Mollie replied with dig
nifty.
"Oh-ah-yes-Ib beg your pardon
that is what 1 intended to say. Now,
tell me all your adventures"
She began, and they had a good
laugh over them. When she told about
the stamp, Papa looked grave.
81 think Uncle William did that for
q purpose, too. He would tell you, as.
I do, that when you grow up and send
away checks of your own, you should
stamp them. 1t is a petty fraud to let
your creditor pay the two cents that it
is your duty to provide for. Now, about
the rabbit-house
They put their heads together. but,
before full decision was reached, Mr..
French was called away. When leav-
ing. he remarked:
"If 1 were you, Mollie, should write
Uncle William as short and business
like but pleasant letter in acknowl-
edgment as he sent to you. Tell him."
and Mr.. French used a lot of phrases
that Mollie strove to remember, with
this result:
"CANoNsEr. June 2. 1890.
my DEAR UNCLE: Il is with pleasure ac-
Farmers bank Of Boston for SO. Please &C,
It was my birthday. but that iove pets. In In
case the expenses you propose should exceed
$40, shall gladly avail myself Of your further
generosity, and make the sightrdraft you sug-
gest. Believe me. your afiectionate niece,
MARY FRENCH"
"Whewr' whistled Uncle Billy, in
his counting-room in Pearl street the
next day. II rather guess wont try
to puzzle that girl any more with bust
ne5s forms. Couldn't have written q
better letter myself. I must have her
as q partnerr'
The rabbit-houses were ut once be-
gun, but before they were finished.
about week after this, Mr.. French and
his daughter were again together in the
library. She had explained to him that
her ten dollars would be all gone before
her pets were housed, or. rather, be-
fore she could buy any rabbits at all, for
the house was to be got ready first.
Consequently, she would have to call
for the other ten dollars, and she want
ed to know what a draft was, and how
to do it. This was not so easily learned
by herself as the management of the
check had been, and so he very willing
ly told her all about the matter at first.
q a check" he said. "is simply an
order from a person who has deposited
money with q banker to pay out that
money, or q part of it, to a particular
person. A draft is q different thing,
for that is q demand from one person
upon another person-sometimes. but
not always, from one bank to another =
to pay q certain amount of money at a
certain time. The person who writes
and signs the draft is called the maker
and the person to whom he addresses
the draft is the payer Now take a
pen and will dictate the proper form,
since l happen to have none of the
printed blanks which are generally used
for this purpose
In few moments she had done, and
read:
I" 5000 ~ 'N"' ~ ''''''