The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-20

"but rather think it's little wore on
account of not being oiled enough.
These ere locks ought to be oiled about
once year
well" he says, 'you might as well
90 rioht on, now I'm here; will stay
tin Jennings comes, Can't help your
Hold your lantern, or something of that
sort?'
The thought come to me like n flash,
and | turned around and says:
"How do know you're the presi-
dentP amt ever seen you afore, and
you may be trying to crack this bank,
for all that know"
That's very proper inquiry, my
man." says he, "and shows most re-
markable degree of discretion. con-
fess should not have thought of the
position in which was placing you.
However, can easily convince youthat
it's all right Do you know what tho
presidents name lisp"
mo, / don't" says |, sorter surly.
''Well, you'll find it on that BILL"
said he, taking bill out of his pocket.
''and you see the same name on these
letters,n and he took some letters from
his coat.
suppose ought to have gone right
on then, but | was beginning to feel in
terested in making him prove who he
was, and so says:
"You might have got them letters to
put mp II job on me-"
~ '.a N N
zone among thousand. Don't think
I'm at at all offended at your persist
cnce. No, my good fellow, like it, |
like it, and he laid his hand on my
shoulder. Now here" says he, taking
a bundle out of his pocket, sis Il pack
age of ten thousand dollars in bonds. A
burglar wouldn't be apt to carry those
around with him, would hep bought
them in the city yesterday, and stop
ped here tonight on my way home to
place them in the vault, and, may add,
| that your simple and manly honesty has
so touched me, that would willingly
leave them in your hands for safe keep
ING. You needn't blush at my praise"
suppose ! did turn sorter red when
see them bonds
'Arc you satisfied now?' says he.
told him was, thoroughly; and so
was. SO | picked up my drill again,
and gave him my lantern to hold, SO
that could see the door heard Jim,
rs | call him, outside once or twice, and
like to have burst outlaughing, think
ing how he must be wondering what
was going on inside. worked away,
aud kept explaining to him what was
a-tryng to do He was very much in
terested in mechanics. he said, and he
knowed rs was man as was up in
my business, by the way | went to
work. He asked me about what wages
got, and how liked my business, and
said he took quite a fancy to me. |
turned round once in awhile and looked
at him asserting up there as solemn as
u billed owl, with my dark lantern in
his blessed hand, and I'm blamed if |
didn't think | should have to holler
right out.
got through the lock pretty soon,
and put my wire in and opened it. Then
he took hold of the door and opened the
vault,
Jpn put my bonds in," said he, land
20 home. You can lock up. and wait
till Mr.. Jennings comes don't sup
pose you will try To fix the lock to-
night?"
told him shouldn't do anything
more with it now, as we could get in be-
fore morning.
"WelI, I'll bid you goodnight, my
man." says he, as swung the door to
again.
just then | heard Jim, by name,
whistle, and guessed the Waterman
was a-coming up the street,
"Ah," says |, lyon might speak to
the Waterman. if YOU see him, and tell
him to keep an extra lookout tonight"
Il will, " says he. and we both went
to the front door
"Thcre comes the Waterman up the
street" says he. "Watchman, this man
has been fixing the bank-lock, and |
want you to keep a sharp lookout to-
night He will stay here until Mr.. Jen-
nings returns"
Goodnight again" says he, and we
shook hands, and he went up the street.
saw jim, So-calcd, in the shadow
ON the other side of the street as stood
on the step with the Waterman.
well, says to the Waterman, 'Tll
20 and pick up my tools and get ready
to 90"
went back into the bank, and it
didn't take long to throw the door open
and stuff them bonds into the bag.