Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-01

like selling New York exchange to
strangers" The bank had just offer
ed reward of seventy-tive cents for
the arrest and apprehension of the fend
who had ibid it up" in that bold way.
1t seems that some months ago man
from Chattanooga came in with a
cough" and presented draft for pay
ment, 1t was pretty large and the cash
Ter looked suspiciusly at the owner OF
the paper, but he kept his hand up to
his mouth, with that steady, dry, hack
ing cough, which they say carried him
off pretty soon. Something did, anyhoH,
Possibly it was the cars.
When the draft was sent on for pay
ment TO the bank upon which 1t was
drawn it was discovered, alas! too late,
that the man with the cough was one
of those practical engineers who can put
a pair OF jackscrews under a ten dollar
draft and raise 1t to any required de-
nomination while you wait.
He had a preparation OF pulp and
powerful press, with which he filled up
the 8 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 10 justify.
l had the misfortune to drop into sew
eral banks in Cincinnati soon after this
affair, and having, as do, the air of a
plausible, unhurg hellion from Temp
kinsville. Staten Island, OF course was
at once spotted by the eagle eyed man
behind the wires, who had resolved that
no stranger could steal the banks funds
anyhow.
Finally, at the German National bank,
l was received kindly and draft was
sold to me at reasonable price, with
the understanding that ! would be care
full OF it. A Cincinnati merchant said TO
me, however that it was not fear of my
ultimate intention to raise the draft
that led the other banks to be rude. Ii
was probably quite another reason. But
even II that were the case, why couldn't
they say at once that they had no de-
posts with the New York banks and so
could not sell draft? would not have
told any one. | would have respected
their squalor and misery. Now OF
course | am under no obligations.
On the street yesterday ! ran into a
young uan who was admiring his new
spring suit in the glass store fronts as
he passed along the street. hurt him
quite severely. sae reproached me but
| am accustomed to that. A little re-
proach in the spSing q the year does me
good.
saw him coming square away and
regarding himself with i'll disguised af-
lection in the BIZ windows and allowing
ladies and child SIN to get out Of his way
or have a wing hooked off, so l said TO
my companion, See me knock a little
North Carolina etiquette into that mol
lusk that we see wonder"
When got up speed steered for him
with newspaper in my hand, reading
IL carefully and trying to figure out what
show there was for premature presi-
dental boom which has the dressing re-
moved from IL month too early. Igot
I'D pretty good steam, for / weigh over
1s5 pounds now, and living at first class
hotels all winter has given me fresh
vitality and filled me with animal
spirits aud high purposes.
There was q sort OF crunching sound,
such as one hears when the lion tanner
inserts his head into the open jaws Of
the wrong lion by mistake. The young
man staggered back over dressed hog
and the two lay there together, as it
were, one dressed hog beside the other
dressed hog. 1t was q touching sight.
The oyerdressed hog did not look so
peaceful as the other one did. He had
q troubled look which was not shared By
the one that had forced smile and q
chip in his mouth, also q stick to prop
his bosom Open
There are several street nuisances OF
this kind who make it dangerous for
people to walk much in town. One
walks along the street reyeling ~ the
view Of himself In the store fronts; an
other reads the paper on the street. ana
another goes along counting hisehsnge'