Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-11-07

laid IL aside until the next day, which
was Wednesday At half past 10 he gave
il to the bank messenger, telling him
when he went his T" ":yular rounds to take
the bill to Blydenstein's and request
them TO correct the omission.
At 2 p. N. ON Tuesday Noyes went TO
Jay Cooke s. Co., ordered 100000 in
United States bonds and gave them a
check on the Bank Of England for the
amount. He was to call for the bonds
next day, Of course, after the check had
gone through the clearing house and
had been paid
AS soon as the bank opened on
Wednesday, in order TO test if every
thing was all right, Noyes sent in
messenger with q small check, and the
money was thrown out as at all other
times without remark. And that was a
complete demonstration that everything
was all right. So it was then, but with
In 80 minutes from that second the mes
senger was going TO start with the bill
to Blydenstein 8 for correction.
This was 10 O'Clock Wednesday. The
bills had been 25 hours In the possession
Of the bank, had been discounted and
the proceeds placed to my credit for "a
hours
Who with intellect less than an arch
angels could have dreamed the true
combination? First Of all, that men bril-
liant and clever, gambling with their
lives, could have made such an omis-
sion, damning, fatal second. IL made.
that the great Bank Of England. thought
absolutely infallible by the whole world.
conservative. supposedly cautious, would
have discounted bill for e2. .0o0 with
the date out Of the acceptance, and hav-
ing done SO hold the bill we'll on into
the second day without a discovery, and
that, too, when the firm whose acceptance
was a forgery was not 100 yards away So
when ut 10 O'Clock on Wednesday Mac
saw the small check paid without ques-
ton TO the messenger it seemed he had
an assurance doubly sure and bond Of
fate that all was well. and that the last
batch Of bills was packed safely away
for another three months IN the vaults
Of the bank.
SO Noyes went at once to Jay Cooke
6s Co. and as the check had been paid
at tho bank they handed over 800, 600
in bonds to him.
Mac and George were outside. George
took the bonds and gave Noyes eiO,-
900 check, and one minute from his leay-
ing Jay Cooke q 90. Noyes was at the
counter Of the bank. The cashier count
cd out the cash TO him. BE walked out
Of the bank with d lighter heart and
more buoyant step than ever before, for
was not the danger all over and the
long strain on the nerves at an end, the
transaction complete and fortune won'
He had never to go to the bank again.
They had arranged to meet at Cara
ways coffee house in Exchange alley.
This IL the Garraway's that became 80
famous at the time OF the South sea bub
BILE, and it's fame continued down to the
end of the wars Of Napoleon. Then its
glory departed as a center Of specula-
tions, but ita renovn as an old fashioned
chophmse remained till 1873. Every
where in contemporary English litera-
ture from Swift and Addison to Gold
70 Garraway's.
The dean immortalized it in his well
known lines on Change alley:
There 10 a gulf whcro Thousands fell
Hero all the bold adventurous cnme,
A narrow sound, though deep ns hell,
Change alloy 10 the dreadful namo.
6ubacribers hero by Thousands float
And !ostlo ono another down.
Each padding In his lenly boat,
And here they fsh for gold and drown,
Meantime secure on Garrawny's cliffs,
aavage raco by shipwreck fed
Lie waiting for the foundorcd skins
Aud strip tho bodies Of tho doad
Dickens also makes il the scene Of the
writing Of tho famous chops and tomato
sauce letter from MIR. Piclcwick to Mrs.
Bardell
Ono can imagine tho citation Of my
friends ~ they sat around that little ia
BILE ut Garraway's 1t was only 10 :36.
Their income that morning had been
$3.50, 900. And many more such days
had gone before. All danger was over /;
wealth was won. They saw themsolveS
buck in America. among the -Four Hun
dred, possessors Of fortune. however
wronBfully obtained, yet obtained in
way that would leave behind no ruined
widows and orphans to hnger out the
remainder Of their blighted lives in
poverty and misery That was point
which added zeat TO their enjoyment Of
the prospect
II am never 10 go TO the bank again.
Come. shake hands on that, said Noyes.
And in their excitement und wild de
light they shook hands again and again.
But they would have moderated their
joy hnd they known that at the very
moment the bank porter, pale and
frightened. was rushing past tho room
where they sat carrying tho news to tho
bank that the E2, 900 bill was forgery.
Instantly all was confusion and excite
ment in the bank Telegrams were at
once sent to tho detective police. and at
that moment awarms Of them were pour
ing out Of tho Bow street and Scotland
Yard Offices.
Already were rumors Of gigantic
frauds multiplied thousandfold by
rumor, and rumor had it every bank in
London was victimized, In ten minutes
the story reached the Stock Exchange,
and n scene Of terrific excitement en-
sued, and through it all our three inno-
cents sat on in that dingy old coffee
house sercnoly unconscious Of the fear
full storm that wag rising Still they
were safe Everything was confusion in
tho bank Tho terrified official. frantic
with fear, could only describe n tall
young man. an American, who said his
namo wns Warren.
Upon Mac casually remarking that
they had still balance Of &76, to
Warren'B credit Noyes spoke mp and
said: Boys, that is too much money 20
leave John Bull Suppose you make out
a check for 60, 900. ! Will run over and
got tho cash. and It will do fS pocket
money" And the two others, trium-
:;asRteaz !
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