The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-01

buy New York draft. The first four
banks were just out of New York drafts,
and the fifth one had just been plagiarized
by a gentleman with a cough" who
downed the bank for some S27.35 believe
and so it did not feel like selling New York
exchange to strangers" The bank had
just offered reward of rs cents for the ar
rest and apprehension of the terd who had
tdid 1t up'' in that bold way.
1t seems that some months ago man
from Chattanooga came in with cough
and
PRESENTED A DRAFT
for payment 1t was pretty large, and the
cashier looked suspiciously at the owner of
the paper, but he kept his hand up to his
mouth with that steady, dry, hacking
cough, which they say carried him of
pretty soon. Something did, anyhow.
Possibly it was the cars.
When the draft was sent CD for payment
to the bank on which it was drawn it was
discovered, alas too late, that the man
with the cough was one of those practical
engineers who can put pair Of jackscrews
under SO draft and raise it to any re-
CURED denomination while you wait
He had a preparation of pulp and o
powerful press, with which he filed up the
dollar mark generally cut out of the paper
at the end of the amount of the draft. Then
he could easily cut out such other figures
as his desire for ready money seemed to
justify.
had the misfortune to drop into several
banks in Cincinnati soon after this affair,
and having, as do, the air of plausible,
unhung hellion from Tompkinsyille, Staten
Island, of course | was at once spotted by
the eagle-eyed man behind the wires, who
had resolved that no stranger should steal
the banks funds ANYHOW
Finally, at the German National bank, l
was received kindly and draft was sold
to me at a reasonable price, with the under
standing that would be careful Of it. A
| Cincinnati merchant said to me, however
that it was not fear of my ultimate inten
ton to raise the draft that led the other
banks to be rude. 1t was probably quite
another reason. But even if that were the
case, why could not they say al once that
they had no deposits with the New York
banks and so could not sell draft! [ would
not have told any one. would have re-
spected their squalor and misery. Now, OF
course | am under 20 obligations.
On the street yesterday l ran into q
young man who was admiriDg his new
spring suit in the glass store fronts as he
passed along the street. l hurt him quite
severely. He reproached me, but 1 am
accustomed to that. A little reproach in
the spring of the year does me good.
saw him coming square away, and re-
garding himself with ill-disguised affection
in the windows and allowing ladies and
children to get out of his way or have 9
wing knocked off, so 1 said to my compan-
ion. See me knock little North Carolina
etiquette into that mollusk tnat we see
yonder."
When l got up speed l steered for him
with newspaper in my hand, reading il
carefully and trying to figure out what
show there was for a premature presiden
tial boom which has the dressing removed
from it month too early. got up pretty
good steam, for weighed 1S5 pounds now
and living at first class hotels all winter
has given me fresh vitality and filled me
with animal spirits and high purposes.
There was a sort Of crunching sound
such as one hears when the lion tanner in
serts his head into the open jaws of thu
wrong lion by mistake. The young maj
staggered back over a dressed hog and thu
two lay there together, as it were, ont
dressed hog beside the other dressed hog
1t was a touching sight. The overdresset
hog did not look so peaceful as the othe
one did. He had a troubled look which
was not shared by the one that had III
forced smile and chip in his mouth, ais
stick to prop his bosom open.
There are several street nuisances of thi
kind who make it dangerous for people |
walk much In town. One walks along TN
street reveliug in the view of himself i
the store fronts; another reads the pape
on the streets, and another goes alon
counting his change, ever and anon stealth
a ride on some lady's train.
shook hands with Governor McKinle
at Columbus the other day, and added hi
to my handsome and growing list of EN-
nent acquaintance. He looks more like
Statesman than any other American hav
been at all intimate with since the untimel
death of Daniel Webster. Governor M
Kinley IS an ideal statesman in appearance
and bearing. His head is well shaped h
! carriage is dignlfied and easy in his mar
u ner, comfortable and refined. Gentlenet
and repose constitute the two great pr
mary elements of the gentleman, and Co
: ernor Mckinley has these.