Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-04-18
QUEER BANK CUSTOMERS.
amusing Extracts from Literary Bani
Clerks Note Book.

QUEER BANK CUSTOMERS.
Amusing Extracts from Literary Bank
Clerks Note Book.
The business OF banking is generally
regarded-and quite rightly-as very
serious one. The most enthusiastic
member Of the profession will hardly
assert that it offers much scope for the
display Of wit and humor Yet here,
too, 1.-THE eye sees what it looks for;"
and even bank clerk, bent on discov-
ering an amusing incident to enliven
the monotony of business hours, will
occasionally find one-in Canada, at
least.
Who, for example, could help feeling
grateful to the unconscious humorist
who writes:
DEAR BAEK-Plense find inclos d 25 dollars,
the amt Of My note -. The note is Due Nov.
Q, but send the money TO days head, as am
awfully afrade OF Banks. Pleas send the note
TO yours truly, j. S..
The writer OF the above frankly con.
fesses his mistrust Of our profession.
But many OF our correspondents dis
play a gratifying confidence in our
good will and energy. Among these
is the country farmer who wishes to
dispose Of twelve pounds of salt cod
fish and who writes to request the big
gest bank in Montreal to conduct the
transaction for him. Another equally
confiding countryman desires to invest
ten pounds OF maple sugar through the
same medium.
Among the doubters is the old lady
who presented herself the other day al
the savings bank department with 9
demand for the 500 she had recently
deposited. She received the money
and forthwith retired to a seat, for the
purpose, it was supposed, of depositine
the notes in her boot according to the
graceful custom of many country Gus
toners. But after subjecting the notes
to close and rather sus
picious scrutiny, she got off hel
stool and handed them to the teller
II don't want EN-" she explained
1--we got no place to keep 'em in a
home. Well, if l was to have 'em in
the house, Jim-that's my boy in the
lumber trade--he's have EN- away
from me right off, bless him! / onl,
wanted to be sure ! could get 'em an,
time liked" And she departed fully
satisfied with the success of the Elk
pertinent.
Many of the savings bank deposition
can not sign their names; in which
case they make their mark, and not
of their personal appearance is entered
in the ledger. Mistakes sometimes oc
cur here, as, for example, when
young man found himself described
much TO his disgust, as having "promi
nent hair and black teeth" Anothe
was entered as a small boy" and tn
description was transferred from ledge
to ledger by successive clerks until, a
the age OF thirty, the depositor ap
peared to claim his accumulated say
ings and found difficulty in getting tn
money, because he did not answer t,
the description.
"Mary Ambrose" is evidently aware
of the necessity for clearly proving he
identity, for. when she writes to with
draw her savings, she is careful t.
sign herself, MARY Ambrose, wife O
James Ambrose. plumber aud painter
Erie. Pa, and sister of William Wyer
blacksmith, Staffordshire, England"
Mrs. Elizabeth Molloy is well
known visitor to the same department
She is frequently the worse for liquo
when she appears to transact her busi
ness. On one occasion she wanted {
draw seventy-five dollars without TAX
ing the preliminary step of depositin
them. A somewhat stormy interview
with the ledger-keeper ensued, whic
ended in her taking her departure, a
the threat of ringing for the police
The next day she appeared again, an
Informed him she had found the miss
ing money. Her remorse was poign
ntand loudly expressed ITO think,
she cried, ''that should have accuse
gentleman like you of robbing poo
old woman of her savings! I'd loik
foine to do you a bit of koindnes
just to make up. Now, wouldn't you
very persuasively-''come round
our little place and taste the case Q
whisky my husband found on tn
wharf last nightP"
Tie day after thai ON which her hui
band died--be had found MOI
whisky than his constitution woul
stand--she called upon us agail
Yes" she said sadly, "he's gon
Poor Mike. He was good man.
Then, Frightening up, she adde'
"But, any way, I'm all right; for.
you see, there's Teddy Rooney, dow
on Little Dublin, dead broke on m
and l needn't be wildly day long
than | like" With which cheerir
reflection she took her leave Char