The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-07-11
SMART BANK CLERK.
TCheyenne Leader.l


"We've got bank clerk up in our
neck % woods who some day will give
Jay Gould cards and spades in the
game of financiering and beat him to
standstill,' said Mortz Curren of
Cheyenne to reporter "lIe is only
10 years old, but is hummer. Two
or three months ago, while the presi-
dent of the bank was away, the cashier
was taken sick and in few hours was
In delirious state. The young Ma
poleon was lett in sole charge of the
bank. Some evil-disposed person
started the story one afternoon that
the institution was in bad way, and
intimated that the president had
skipped the country and that the cash
ier's illness was only u bluff
"Before night it was evident there
would be Il run on the institution
the Sext morning. The young clerk
knew there WAS scarcely money enough
TO last an hour. lie had no one to ad-
wise him, but he acted promptly. He
called on the leading hardware mer-
chant and held brief conference.
Then this young Napoleon went home,
where he found a committee from the
depositors awaiting him. lie did not
wait for them to speak, but made this
bluff: Il refuse TO discuss business
with you. There will be $4,000 in
gold here in the morning, and there is
a like amount in the safe. You may
draw out every dollar you have depos-
ited and wen be glad to get rid OF
your small accounts Then he turned
on his heel aud left the committee.
Bright and early there assembled at
the bank the creditors.
"Just before time for opening the
doors an express wagon was driven up
in which were seated two heavily
armed men, one Of them watchman OF
the bank. A pathway through the
crowd was made and the watchman
began carrying into tho bank canvas
bags containing gold coin, as indicated
by the prominent marks. Some of the
bags, were $4,000 and one or two
'$1O000' The people saw these bags
heard the clink of the metal, and be.
licving that the bank was o. X. wer,
about TO move away. Just as the las
bag of gold was handed into the dool
the young ilnancier threw the banh
open.
The crowd did not make any effor
to reach the paying teller's window
Come on, now, every one of you,
shouted the clerk. No one responding
he made another blulf. 'You mus
come and get your money. We dom
want your id accounts any more
Here, Jim BARLEY, take this and sigI
this receipt In full. Here, Bill Wyman
come and get your dust He insisted
on their taking the money.
aust at this juncture the committed
came in and begged the clerk to 'stol
for Gods sake They almost go
down on their knees to ask the banl
to keep their money. The younl
Napoleon finally consented, but de
clared IL there was ever ANY NOR
. id nonsense he would throw ever.
depositor's money into the street. Th'
. crowd departed happy and contiden
that the bank was one of the stronges
institutions of its kind in America
Their confidence might have beel
shaken had they known the canva
bags marked $4,000 gold,' ETC., ant
bedaubed with red sealing wax, con
, tanned nothing more nor less than irol
washers, which the young clerk ha'
purchased from the hardware mar
! who had otherwise assisted in th
deception, he being convinced of tn
soundness of the bank. The two mel
the young Napoleon insisted on payini
, in full the bank had long wished to ge
D rid Of"