News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-12-17
ALONDON BANK STORY.
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The story is told of Liverpool bank
official who recently received a private
letter from his friend, member OF a
London banking firm. 1t is said that
one of their employees, the son of their
highly esteemed casher-a man who Is
probity itself-had gone away with
several thousand pounds in securities.
If the son should be arrested and placed
in prisoners dock, the old man would
never lift his head again. The firm, was,
therefore, resolved to do all that lay in
its power to save it's aged and valued
servant from the misery and shame
which would certainly overtake him II
his sons sins became known.
The writer thought that in all prob
ability the young man would call with
his securities at the Liverpool bank, ana,
on the strength of his connection with
the London bank, try to negotiate them.
! If so, the London banker wanted the
Liverpool banker to seize the property
and keep it until he heard from
the London banker again; to lecture
the young man soundly, buy him
ticket to New York, and give
| him 81 900 with which to begin the
world again The London banker was
going to Paris for fortnight, so that
the Liverpool banker didn't need to
write him about the affair until that time.
He also wanted the secret kept from
everybody, as far as possible, both for the
sake of the London bank, the young
mans father. and the young man himself.
The Liverpool banker, knowing that
many young man had gone wrong who
might have been saved at the proper
moment, decided to comply with his
friends request.
Soon aftera nice, frank looking young
man of the name referred to was ushered
in to him, and saying that he desired to
travel, explained in a constrained and
nervous manner that he had some securi-
ties on which he would like to realize.
He said he didn't understand business,
and perhaps was gong awkwardly to
work, but the ship for New York was to
sail that day and he was in hurry.
In reply the Liverpool banker handed
him the letter he had Just received. AS
he read it his breast heaved with emotion,
tears came into his eyes and he finally
burst into fit of weeping. He made a
full confession, and then the banker,
after pointing out the Nervousness of his
crime, offered to do what the letter re-
quested. The young man kissed the
bankers hand in token of his gratitude,
said he had been both foolish and wicked
and would gladly go to another country
and redeem himself.
The banker gave him the $1,000,
bought him a first class steamer ticket
and gave him a champagne dinner at the
restaurant. But nothing could he say or
do seemed to raise the young mans
spirits. He was so sad and broken down
that the banker really pitied him. AS he
babe him good bye from the ships side,
the hard old man could not restrain his
tears as he thought of the young and re-
pentant sinner he had saved from life
of crime
At the end of the fortnight, when he
supposed the London banker would have
got back from Paris the Liverpool
banker wrote to him in great gee about
his success in carrying out his wishes,
and of the contrIte youth, who had set
sail for new scenes with the bankers
blessing.
He got the following reply from Lon.
dom
"You must be mad. Our cashier never
had a son. No securities are missing.
Perhaps you have been sold"
Ii was true. lie had. The letter was
70 ged. The securities were worthless.
He had thrown away $1,000, passage
to New York, bottle of champagne, a
good dinner and good deal of advice
upon an ingenious swindler.