Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-11-26
A MONEY ORDER
NJ. QUAD RELATES HIS EXPERIENCE WITH
A POSTOffICE CLERK.

A NICE, EASY WAY TO SEND MONEY
HAD TO BE IDENTIFIED-IDEN-
LITIGATION OF THE IDENTIFIER
HEROIC ATTEMPT TO CUT THE
GORDIAN KNOT.
One of the reasons that induced
me TO have a remittance sent to At
lantic City in the way OF a postof-
flee money order was the fact that
the express company or a bank
would demand persona, identified
ton. Almost everybody is certain
of his own identity, but when it
comes to sOme one else being GER
tain the case assumes q different
aspect, especially if sum of money
is concerned. However, this great
and glorious government, in its
praiseworthy desire to help a
stranger in a strange land out of a
bad box, will permit friend TO de-
post money in one postOffice and
let you draw it out at another
The man at the desk will ask you
who sent it, providing you are
stranger to him, and when you nave
replied that the sender was John
Smith, your brother'in.law, and a
good fellow generally, and that you
have been expecting the order for
two days, and that the folks around
the hotel can no longer look upon
you without suspicion, he will hand
it over without q doubt that you
are the person for whom it was in.
tended. It's a nice, easy way, you
see, and the bank tellers and ex-
press agents are awfully put out be-
cause they can no longer bluff
strapped strangers.
81 have a little order,' said to
the money order clerk as went
back into his den.
"Y.e.s,' be grudgingly replied,
as he received it. as this your
name n
"Yes."
"Who was it sent byf'
"John Doe, of Detroit"
"Yes-um ! You'll have to be
identified 2"
"Wby so? Haven't | told you
who it was sent by, and didn't l re-
ceive it in this letter directed to me
and deposited in box which | rent
here ~
Go, JUL
"If this isn't my name how do /
get the letter addressed to it ? If |
am somebody else what right have
you to hand me another PERSONS
mail y
81 know, but you must be iden-
tifed.'
"But there isn't a person here
who knows me and am dead broke
and far from hOnle.p
"Can't help that"
"And you won't pay ~
"Not unless you are identified
went back to the hotel and
asked the clerk if he would identify
me.
"Well, | don't know You, you
see.n
"But amt registered and have.
MT I been here several days?'
"Oh, yes, but you might have
assumed this mans name, you see.
People often do that"
"Well, come up and look over my
trunk. Look at these half dozen
envelopes. Go ask my wife who |
am
"Yes, but you must excuse me-
It's against orders, you know
"Orders DO hanged owe you
$50; here's an order for $50. Eth
er help me to get it cashed or III
walk off with your bill unpaid
He concluded to identify me He
wrote a note to the postmaster to
the effect that he believed that the
bearer was the person named IN the
order, and | returned to the post.
office, showed the note through the
window and asked:
"Well, what do you think of that p
The clerk looked at the signature,
scratched his head, and mused
"Boggs, of the Gilsey house =.
Who in Halifax is Boggs ~
"P, rhaps you want him identi-
fed ~ | asked.
~ do " he coolly replied as he
handed the note back. "Can't say
that | ever heard of Boggs."
Something was said about some
one getting licked il he would come
out of doors, bnt he wouldn't come.
[ went back and told Boggs the re-
suit, and he looked at me in a va
cant way and replied;
"Me not Boggsl Well, he may
be right. We can't take no chances
here.D
Next day / went down for the
mail, having determined to let the
order cash itself. There was a card
in the box asking me to call at the
money order Office, and when l
showed up the clerk said;
"Who sent YOU that order p
"John Doe."
"Where does he live y
"Detroit.'
"Oh-ah. l guess it's all right,
but you'll have to get your money
at the bank across the way"