Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-08-03
kovssp THE cAsHlsR.s ANGER.
An American Drummer Who Refused to
Indorss . Bank Of ErcianA Note.

An Ameraoan Drummer Who Refused Z.
Indorss . Bank OF Ensiana Note.
'1 heard good one about Billy
rompkins," said one Of group Of
commercial travellers last night in the
Continental Hotel, says the Helena
Independent. "You know Billy trav-
lis for Fluellen g. Co."
A murmur and a reminiscent as.
Ient was the response.
"Well, SIR" continued the first
Ipeaker, '.you know what a hustler
he is. Did some slashinR business
last fall and the firm gave him a
check for bonus and told him to go
md take trip to Europe. Well, sir,
Billy set out to have real good time
and he had it. While he was in Lon
don he took lunch one day at the IA
nous tavern in the city called the
Ship and Turtle where sovereign
lust about sees you through your
lunch and he had imbibed little too
much turtle punch.
"WheD he left there he was run
put of small change, and he thought
ne woulo play big and go to the Bank
Of England and get a EGO note re-
deemed in gold. That's the way I'll
change it, Quoth he. So into the
1ingy old building he strode, and put
ting his f20 note down before the
cashiers window, said: Give me
gold for that, will you?'
Certainly, sir, said the cashier,
just put your name on the hack of it,
please
"Then Billy. tipsywise, saw o
chance for some fun, and replied:
My name on It'll What for?'
"'Oh, mere formality-notew with,
drawn, you know. Tell how it came
back to bank. Customary thing
I'll be darned If I'll sign it, says
Billy. You don't catch me going
around indorsing any corporations
paper in this reckless STYLE
"'Why, my dear SIR gasped the
Istounded cashier. this Is Bank of
England note, good for its face value
the world over
Don't care, said Billy, with tipsy
gravity, 4 am not familiar with the
financial condition of the Bank of
England, and hanged II l indorse its
paper. l am an American
"If you were Fiji Islander al
most shrieked the cashier, you ought
to know the value of a Bank of En-
gland note
"'Well, persisted Billy, what do
you want me to indorse it for? in
dorse 1t, don't L, if l sign my name
20 the back?'
Great heavens" calculated the
cashier, goaded to a condition of
frenzy by Billy's imperturbable man.
ner. Where do such people as this
come from? If it was the note of
hand of a bankrupt cats meat man
he could not be more suspicious.
Here you, sir. viii you sign the
note?'
No, sir made a VOW that /
would never put my name on any
promises to pay
" Send for the manager shouted
the cashier, turning to clerk. 'He
will explain it to you,' added he,
turning to Billy.
''The manager came, and all at once
Billy's manner changed aud in the
most urbane manner possible he told
him he did not understand at first
the necessity for signing, and, putting
his name on the note with flourish,
got gold coins for it and walked out,
leaving the two officials looking after
him with puzzled faces.
"Billy told them all at the Hotel
Metropole over glass Of hot whisky
and water, and asked:
"'Did 1 get rise out of tho Bank
of England, or did dot?'"
The general opinion was that he
did.