Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-19
FUN IN A BANK
Some OF the Laughable Things ~.
Occur in the centers of Money,
Handling.
A re" Suggestions That Many peoD,.
May Profit By.

VI 'he ooys IN the Park bank to Nes
York Graphic reporter the Oh. Nes
We'll, | should say So Most naosn. Jay
an Idea that there is nothing excsnt lave lave
Is prosaic and common place in tbs h "usl
ing houses, but they are altOgeths, ,,.-l
Some of the funniest scenes az
messed happened right here in tb;s VIZ
~ give you sam pie. Years ago ma
whom We will call Jim Simpson, MA ~aa
that wasn't his name, was one Of or.
positors. Jim was a character. n
tavern few miles out OF the ci,. ~,
did brisk business He was yo,tst aau
Eogllshman, stoutly built, and owe, en-, s.l9
high, with ruddy face, and keen. t,js sI
ling eyes.
Jim used to come in every Satp,a,-
and deposit his receipts of the week osta!
$500 or $500. Well, he invatiahlv NJ
through the same performance s.
log by desk near the teller's vindov bs
would take out his big pocketbook. d,,v
out his roll of bills aud begin copptir,
them over, laying the ones. fiyes and tsre
each IN separate pile. Then h. vocI5
pick up the hves, lay them crossviss ~
the tens, count them again, put the two.
across, and go through the same proca..
until he satisfied himself that his ro,n.
was correct. IL often took him fifteen 70
twenty minutes to get his money arranged
in shape for depositing.
"One day, when he had an unusually
large amount of money spread out befors
him, a stranger entered the bank, walled
up to jim without saying a word. pud,s5
the old man with his elbow, aud poiutedh
the floor under the desk The old fellow
supposed, of course, that he had dropDed
bill, and stopped down to look for Il i
Quick as fash The old man swept ma
pile of bills off the desk, crammed them
into his pocket, and was out in the strse,
before jim HAD time to straighten IN.
He looked around, saw the retrea6ny
5 ranger, then looked at the place where
the money had been, and broke into
loud and hearty laugh. Well, I'll BE-
said he, then laughed more noisely than
ever.
"None of US in the bank had noticed
what was going on and had no idea what
the old man was laughing at. never
saw person more amused than he ap
peared to be. Repeating over and over
that he was willing 20 be - haw-haw
ed till the walls fairly echoed. 1t was
som etime before he recovered his gravity
sufficiently to explain What had occurred
He was 50 greatly struck with the rldicl.
lous nature of the trick that had been
played upon him that he seemed to re
gard it as more than an equivalent t0fI
the money he had lost.
"Auother man RhO used to have an &C
count here, whenever be drew any money
al ways asked for small bills, twos and
threes,' aud ne kept up the practice years
and years after SO bills ceased to be is
sued. He kept some government bond;
here, ana came around at regular inter
walls to request US TO cut of the cowpvn;
for him.
"You have read, perhaps, Of the co1n
tryman who bought draft to pay noI'
which was about due al some bank IN i
distant city, put the paper in his pocket
imagined it 10 be receipt, and only
dreamed of his mistaAe when he received
notice that his note was about to be pro
tested have known just such cases ny
self, but people may Joke as they liA'
about the country folks; had much ram
er do business with them than with s0ue
of the smart city men who imagine thA'
they know ever ythine and seem to thihA
cashier is wonderful ignorant II ne say
he doesn't know them.
"Oftsn in answer to q request for idsl
LITIGATION, have been greeted with Nel
set phrase: Young man, | did business
with this bank before you was porn
is amusing to see what ridiculous Pa'
sion such man will sometimes gel ll'O
when he told the fact may be exactly IS
he states it, bot the bank does not XIV
him now. Tits to be expected that peoP'7
who are unfamiliar with banking iale'
and methods will give good deal Oh o.
noyauce. but there are Others IKE ''
man | have described, who do me saI'
thing in order to impress Us Win 'D
sense Of heir Importance.
San amusing thing took place IL y,
bank few days ago. A laoorlng
had been given a check by well'AlV'-
contractor and came in to get his mo.y!
I told him he must be identified ~.
man started, not having the falnte'' wv
what the word meant. Nd
Z" DO you mean yaccinatedT ne 80
emo, no. | replied, after turning .ls.
to laugh. Bring somebody mere 5s
knows YOU are the person named
check. We can't pay money 10 peoP'
don't know I'D In
"Tbe msu departed and retur9so
about fifteen minutes accompanied =!
wife. He seemed greatly surpris 90 " -
I told him that her identification 0i
would not be sufficient, and that ne uJ ~
bring somebody who was khoEn "a 1
people in the bank. After hau was,,
! half hour making explanations VI sa5 H
of the check happened to dfop -
got I'd of my troublesome visi'ol' .onls
There are any number u ant.
sometimes, think, as many 8 - ,o
of ten. who seem to think It no cru ~
cheat a hank. II there Is slleu Z.
meanness anywhere in man .Sa t.s,
will crop out when he Is put % I'm, ..ir,es I
on a question of money -'ar,ing
have amused myself By exPsl III vsrs
9TH men to find out whether tneI ~.
honest. For instance, deposl.o. a1r,bar
ia his bank book, together VIZ - H. 70
of bills and checks, the ameuu'
be placed TO his credit. ,.-.. tisse.
He has made out dePosl' couri
which he holds in his hand VINE Ma,
~ ,po.av How much ] SIS ..--s
Az Az ~ -nske ity ne inquired ! a..
/ a ann, As or $40 larger thar ~ .ss MAJ
cartained the amount to be. II adj
: s 80 he will say that be tnin's md
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