New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-29
A BANK FIT8 A SING ULAR NINE.
THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE ONLY BILL ON 1T
so FAR AS KNOWN, THAT WAS EVER CIR
CULATED.

THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE ONLY BILL ON 1T.
so FAR AS KNOWN, THAT WAS EVER CIR
CULATED.
"Dld you ever hear Of the Jesus Bank" inquired a
stranger the little group gathered IN comfortable re-
sort the other night Getting answer except look
OF inquring amazement he proceeded: never heard
Of It Tut myself. had bill on it and II I'd had
good luck I'd that bill with at this very blessed
minute"
The inqulring stronger on every
face and in answer the Silent invitation TO tell his
story thus conveyed, tho stranger went on
Half dozen years I carrying on some build
ing operations IN thriving town In Minnesota one
Saturday night as paying OF my men, one OF them
on counting his money. exclaimed; Wei. L never
heard Of Bank before He held up nve-dollar
bill as he spoke Everybody attention was attracted
by the remark and took the bill and examined It. Sure
enough Il was the bank that the man had named
tn. tho ,Jessus Bank Nothing could be psiner The
bill looked all right but OF there was something
wrong about it. None OF believed there was such
bank couldn't that there was anything wrong
with the bill 1 took It back however and gave the man
another had got It at the bank and on Monday
went down there handed 1t TO the teller and asked him
TO tell what bank It He looked at It ntehIT
and examined II with magnifying glass After a
few moments he sid: WELL whoever dd that, did a
remarkably good job That bill is the Jessup Bank,
and somebody has changed the to s. He has dons IT,
very neatly You can't tell with the naked eye what
It is Where did you get itT
"'Rieht here answered you yourself gave 4. 10
mo on Saturday
He could hardly believe that It possible. but
convinced him that It Then, OF course, he offered
TO take it back. but wouldn't let him was deter
mined 70 keep that bill souveniror whatever you
call it. 1t was mighty nice piece of work. and was
counting Of showing bill on the Jesus
Bank, The teller showed IL 10 the other people In the
bank and they all agreed that It most extraordinary
thing and expressed great surprise that the bill could have
gone through the tank and not have been detected"
The stranger paused though h lad finished his story
but the curiosity he had aroused not been fully graft
fed Al length one member OF he party ventured 10
what had become Of the wond srful bill
fitting pause the sometime possessor OF II re-
sumed his narrative.
aweu TO tell the truth, I had bad stroke Of luck.
One week-Fourth o. July week happened 10 bewhen
paid OF the Saturday night had forgotten all
about the lost time the holiday. and hid
about 5000 left over. OF IL after banking
hours and had 10 keep the money with TIL Monday.
It 20 happened too that evening that the landlord OF the
hotel where living handed mo 800 that he had
borrowed OF me. The money and my watch, which
paid 1925 put trousers pocket and the trousers
I threw on q chair when went 20 bed The chair was
within easy reach Of 1t had been my habit al
though had carried much money with me before
TO put my trousers under my pillow. am very light
sleeper and know that nobody could have disturbed
them there without waking That night didn't go
t sleep readily 1t was moonlight and could every
thing in the pretty plainly At length perceived
that because my trousers wero not In thoir
usual place thought that was too foolish for anything
and said 10 myself: Now. am such COMPOUNDED
fool that can't 60 sleep simply because my trousers
are not under my pillow won't so TO sleep at all to-
night When had made this resolve had little trouble
in falling into q sound sumber 1 woke up soon after
daylight The frst thing saw that my
gone sprang OF bed and looked out OF the window
There Law the trousers on the ground in plain sight
When 1 got down there found my TINE b9oe poeSee
rue and some other things but my pocketboo watch
and good jack knife were gone Besides me nearly sSo
thst was IN the pocket IL also contained my special
treasure the only bill circulated on the
az course tried 10 find the sneak-thef, and my chief
reliance was on very bill which could have oentl-
fed anywhere But never got trace OF ether nm or
~ he nsssed the BILL somebody took it who failed 70
see its peculiarly and for anything KNOW 70 the con-
trarv ~ NAV he In circulation to this day."