The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-08-09
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Queer Customers Who Afforded. CONSIDER
able Aniusemeht to tho Cashier
Years ago Jim Simpson was a depos
itor,n said a bank cashier. Jim used
to come in every Saturday and deposit
his receipts OF the week, often two hum
drcd dollars or three hundred dollars.
Well, he invariably went through the
same performance. Standing by a desk
near the teller's window he would take
out his big pocketbook, draw out his
roll of bills, and begin counting them
over, leaving the ones, twos, iives and
tens each ina separate pile. Then no
would pick UP tho ilves, lay them cross
wise Of the tens, count them again, put
the twos across, go through tho Same
process until he satisfied himself that
his count was correct. II often took
him fifteen or twenty minutes TO get his
money arranged in shape for deposit
ing.
"One day, when he had an unusually
large amount Of money spread out be-
fore him, n stranger entered the bank,
walked up to Jim without saying
word, nudged the old man with his ell
bow, and pointed to the floor under the
desk. The old fellow supposed, of
course, that he had dropped bill, and
stopped down to look after IT. Quick
as Il flash the other man swept the pile
OF bills oil the desk, crammed them into
his pocket, and was out In the street
before Jim had time TO straighten up.
He looked around, saw the retreating
stranger, then looked Mt the place
where his money had been, and broke
into loud and hearty laugh. well,
I'll be tlarncdw said he, and then laughed
more noisily than ever.
None OF us in the bank had noticed
what was going on, and we had no idea
what the old man was laughing at |
never saw person more amused than
he appeared To be. Repeating over and
over that he was willing TO be hanged,
he haw-hawed till the walls fairly
echoed. 1t was some time before he
recovered his gravity sufficiently 10 cx-
plain what had occurred. He was
greatly struck with the ridiculous ma
ture OF the trick that had been played
upon him that he seemed to regard 1t
rs more than an equivalent for the
money he had lost.
.'An amusing thing took place in our
bank few days ago. A laboriug man
had been given check by awoll-known
contractor, and came 10 get his money.
| told him he must be identified. Tho
man started, not having tho least idea
what the word meant.
lido you mean yaccinatedP' he ask
cd.
"'No, no. replied, after turning
away TO laugh, Bring somebody here
that knows you are the person named
in the check. We can't pay money TO
people we don't know.
THE man departed and returned In
about fifteen minutes accompanied by
his wife. He seemed greatly surprised
when told him that her Identification
OF him would not be sufficient, and that
he must bring somebody who was known
TO the people in the bank. After had
wasted half-hour making explanations
the maker OF the check happened TO
drop in, and got rid OF my troublesome
visitor"
A countryman who bought draft 70
pay note which was about due at some
bank in distant city, put the paper in
his pocket, imagined 1t to be receipt,
and only dreamed OF his mistake when
he received notice that his note was
about TO be protested. = Chicago Noes,