The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-08-09
MEEKER HERALD.
the LORoLY CASHIER.
lie il the B~st liyiag specimen OF Trs
American Autoeraey.

-Nes"sse'y.
Tbs hotel clerk has often been held
up IS one OF the best specimens
wo have Of tho true American
autocrat think. however. that
there Arc sons bank cashiers who
deserve 10 be CHASED as tho equals OF
hotel clerks In the great act OF snub-
bling the dear public. some years ago
had . Hide money In = Canadian bank.
II MAS American money. and ! had eI-
pressly stipulated when 1t WAS dspos-
tied that ! should have the choice Of
drawing II out either As American or
Canadian money. had hill To pay to
. Detroit merchant that amounted u
$50. OF course there Was no use OF Civ
ing him check on Canadian bank, so
Thought ! would draw tho money my
self And take IL over To him. The bank
hsd number Of mo,to-s hung around
tho wall which gave good and beautiful
sdvice. not to tn. employees Of the bank.
but to tho customers
There Is no friendship In business
said one motto "Do not spit on tho
floor" said another. 'Do not ask TOT
fayors and be offended when they are
refused" But there ~a,no motto which
said 10 the cashier; Treat your cus-
tomers A. II you were = mortal your
self" presented my check Tor $3.50 to
tho cashier and said wanted the
amount In American money. lie took
down So bill and placed another $50
bill on top OF IT, and then ego gold
piece and three $40 bills, And. looking Al
the check. said
"a dollar and = half. please"
"whA, for" l asked.
There IL ! Per cent charged Tor pay
Ing In American currency
'Yes, but" oIpo.tula,si. II de-
posi,ei this In American money"
''ThA. don't matter" said tho cashier.
''you can take /, or lsavo IL jus, a. you
like. II you van, this cheek eashod !
viii cash II In Canadian money
"w-il." said. I'm s-o about that
80 ] TOOK tho check and ~on, 10 tho
manager Of the bank. . eogr,iy reniio.
man. who. on hASln2 tho matter sS'
plAincd 20 him. NJ one. wrote arr'lAs tho
face o! IN. check: Pay In American
money" l took this back Ia Ia. cashier.
lie looked At IL for . moment o. 100. and
when reached for tho Pill. OF money he
withdrew 1, and put 1, To ono side.
wv vs. Hh' an
msnse greasy pill. Of balls. he proceeded
To count out slowly and icisuroly $50
In ei bills I, "a, Saturday and ~.
In . hurry. and II IL ~cFo no, for tho
fHr, ,ha, the ia~ In Canada 10 to hang a
man for murder. ,hiHk would have
mAssacfcd tina, cashier vaorp he stood.
Unfortunately, ho-.s-r. ". w.ru no, In
Michigan. and NJ another desperate out
rsso "a, no, recorded waited With
What patience could muster until tho
$50 ~or- counted out In dirty. torn 81
American bills By this ,!mc there
were several people waiting 20 be served
~ tho cashiers ar,k. hat WAS mad all
the way through. and 10 when tho pils
OF bills ~As handed To me I began TO
count them on tho cashiers a~sa.
'Don't blcrk up tho passage herr
said the cashier. III you wan, to coun;
iha, money take 1, 20 another desk
"rii do nothing OF III. sort I said.
"onc OF tho legends on the vail IL ihA;
all mistakes must - r-c,,h-d before
leaving the cashiers d->s,' therefore I
shall have "a count cvosy dollar Of
thia" And did. Nit hsd no, te-n In
Canada presume tina; Ion. limo Of Gus.
somen who ~or. waiting might havo
murdered me. but a. II vas. although I
richly deserved H. ! ~a, allowed to &c.
CAPE. -. ss.
Nov. Of course. IL docsn', matter 10
the slightest 10 tina, young man tina, hc
Lost tn. bank forever . small customer.
bu' can not vs!s, the temptation of
telling him how his vengeance mis-
carried fol. ashamed of myself for
having 10 pay si3o to a m.rrhan, on
Saturday. which /, generally y busy day.
all In on.-iollar bills. 80 whom I camc
30 ;h- store told the gentleman. who
"a, good friend Of mine. jus, how 1,
happened tina; had 20 pay him In such
ss.casy lot Of stuff.
MY dear boy no said. ",ha, man
bulldcd bot,cr than ho know. Our
grca, trouble on Saturday 4, 4" got bills
OF small amounts with which to pay our
mon. We would willingly have paid
you tho ono per cen, this particular
Saturday for this particular pill, o! bills.
Dlcs, you. my boy, bless you
Hut all the sam. n-yar meet IN.
cashier OF that bank withou, wishing to
have his blood, and u there were many Of
them In existence there would hc an In.
tcrna,ional tragedy. IL ia, however,
only Just 10 other cashiers to say tina, h.
was the only one Of that stamp that !
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