Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-05-24

pair of shoes for six dollars instead OF
eight. as he had at first intended: and
for the next six weeks whenever he had
an inclination TO spend two dollars he
did So, because after all it was only the
two dollars which he had saved on the
shoes. He really was frugal IN that
way; he could make the thought OF a
little saving last through more eXtraYa-
ganceS than any other man | ever saw.
And sometimes he carried his frugallty
into small things He wouldn't think
of smoking a twenty-five cent cigar
after dinner; he wouldn't buy three Tor
half dollar and smoke two OF them.
Knowing him so well, | was anxious
Co hear the story of the little band, and
I had no idea that IL would be necessary
20 wait a year for il. felt reasonably
sure that a financial panic would over
take that institution long before its
charter ran out. 1t was in November
that / had the first conversation with
him about it. Last week he came TO
see me again; and, with cOuntenance
i'm which pride and humility struggled
for the mastery, lac presented the iirst
iand last) annual report of the Leigh
Hartley institution of savings.
Il wOa't hear anybody say word
against that bank" said he. lit was
splendid idea, aud the most convenient
thing that ever was. 1t made money,
too, at the start. | made it a point TO
have quite lot of dimes and quarters
every time / called. When l happened
90 be out of change l would go into a
candy store not far from her house and
get a bill broken. OF course l had to
buy some candy as return for the ac-
cOmmOdatiOu; but that didn't count. l
should have spent the money anyway.
1t was awfully handy, having the
bank, because sometimes when | called
I'd be utterly busted, and wouldn't
know where was going to get half a
dollar for breakfast next morning. Then
we'd draw on the bank, and it was great
fun fishing out the quarters with hat
pin. She was president of the bank
and l was cashier, and we used to learn
the principles of banking by watching
each other all the time. Sometimes Ia
play that was trying to get the money
and abScOnd. Then shed have TO hold
my hands
Don't, Jack" said l; let's stick TO
finance"
1t was wonderful the way the funds
held out" he continued. we got auy
quantity of theatre tickets out of it.
She would always protest against max
ing such an improper use OF the banks
money, but | would show her that we
had a rattling surplus, and that would
settle 80. Well, last week, you know, |
was i'm a difficulty. | had twenty dol
lars coming 10 me, and | owed sixty
i've. Payment couldn't be put oil any
longer. had tried every scheme but
flight aud suicide The case was get
ting desperate when suddenly | be-
thought me OF the bank. 1t didn't
seem possible that there could bc as
much as f0rty-fve dollars in it, but
there was only one way 10 find out, and
that evening, l laid the cause before
the president Most fellows would be
ashamed 20 mention such thing, but
she has always urged me to be per
fectly frank with her
The President looked serious. She
said i'm heSitating way that she was
afraid there wasn't quite so much
money i'm the safe, but there were var
iOuS securities, etc.
Il knew what she meant. She pro-
posed to put the balance in,o the bank
herself. OF course ! couldn't permit
anything of that sort. While We were
arguing the question l detected her in
the act Of examining little piece OF
paper on the sly. said: "What is
that?"
Its the presidents private account
with the bank said she, holding it be-
hind her.
THE cashier has right to see it, l
insisted
''Oh, no he hasn't, she cried, and
made a motion to throw it into the fire
l grabbed il and took it 10 the light.
"Howdy, when l had digeSted the
contents of that document l felt
small enough to crawl through the