The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-29
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A SMART TRICK.

A queer story is told of Liverpool
bank official who recently received a
private letter from his friend, a member
of a London banking firm. Ii is said
that one of their employees, the sou of
their highly esteemed CASHIER man
who is probity itself-had gone away
with several thousands pounds of securi
ties If the son should be arrested and
placed in PRISONS dock the old man
would never lift his head again. The
firm was, therefore, resolved to do all
that lay in its power to save its aged
and valued servant from the misery and
shame which would certainly overtake
him if his sons sin became known.
The writer thought that in all PROB
ability the young man would call with
his securities at the Liverpool bank, aud
on the strength of his connection with
the London bank, try to negotiate. If
so, the London bankar wanted the
Liverpool banker to seize the property
London banker again, to lecture the
young man soundly, buy him ticket to
New York, aad give him 81 900 with
which to begin the world again. The
London banker was going to Paris for a
fortnight, SO that the Liverpool banker
didu't need to write him about the affair
until that time. He also wanted the
secret kept from everybody as far as
possible, both for the sake of the London
bank, the young man S father and the
young man himself.
The Liverpool banker, knowing that
many u young man had gone wrong who
might have been saved at the proper
moment, decided to comply with his
friends request.
Soon after a nice, fraEk-looking young
man of the name referred to was ushered
in to him, and saying that he desired to
nervous manner that he had some securi
ties on which he would like to realize.
He said he didn't understand business,
and perhaps was going awkwardiy TO
work, but the ship for New York was to
sail that day, and he, was in hurry.
In reply the Liv ,rpool banker banded
him the letter he had just received. AS
he read 1t his breast heaved with emo.
ton, tears came into his eyes and he
finally burst into fit OF weeping. He
made full confession. and then the
BANKER, after pointing out the heinous-
ness of his crime, offered to do what the
letter requested. The young man kissed
the bankers hand in token of his graft
| tude, said he had been both foolish and
wicked, and would gladly go to another
| country and redeem himself.
The banker then gave him the 1000
bought him first class steamer ticket
| and gave him champ gne dinner at
| the restaurant But nothing he could do
or say seemed to raise the young mans
| spirits. He was so sad and broken down
that the banker really pitied him. As
| he babe him goodbye from the ships
side the hard old man could not restain
his tears as he thought of the young and
| repentant sinner he had saved from a
| life of crime.
At the end of the fortnight, when he
supposed the London banker would have
| got back from Paris, the Liverpool
banker wrote to him in great glee OF
his success in carrying out his wishes,
and of the contrite youth who had set
sail for new scenes with the bankers
blessing.
He got the following reply from Lon
don:
"You must be mad. Our cashier
never had son. No securities are
missing. Perhaps you have been sold. >
| 1t was true. He had. The letter was
forged. The securities were worthless
He had thrown away $1,000, passage
to New York, bottle of champagne, a
good dinner and good deal OF advice
upon an ingenious swindler.