Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-01
Autnurous 9epartlnfnt.
IDENTIFIED THE CASHIER.

The old farmers fingers were full of
knots and fence-rail splinters, and he
had to look over his spectacles for
sometime before he saw the paying
teller at his window, but he managed
to hand in the check he had wrapped
in his red handkerchief, and stood
waiting for his money, says the De-
troit Free Press,
"You will have to be identified be-
fore we can pay this" said the teller.
The farmer stopped a little, stuck
his head against the window grating
and said explosively:
"Hey?"
"The teller repeated his statement.
The old farmer took the check, fold
ed it carefully with his big fingers, and
then rubbed his gray chin whiskers
thoughtfully.
"Have to be identified, do II" he
said, thoughtfully. "Lemme, see ;
who knows me? Thar's Jim Patter-
son, but he lives way uptown. Why,
say this here's Carrin tons bank, amt
it?"
This is the First National Bank, "
said the teller, "and Mr.. Darlington is
the cashier.
"Whar is he ?"
"Second window to your right"
The old man stepped over to the
cashiers window and raped on it with
his whipstock. The cashier, smooth,
cool, distant, gray side-whiskered,
confronted him.
"I want to git the money on this
here check, and that slick young feller
in the other pen said 1 would have to
be indemnifed."
"That is the rule" said the cashier.
"You will have to bring someone in
who knows you to vouch for your
identity"
"Couldn't you do it," asked the old
man.
"Certainly not; unless I were ac-
quainted with you"
The old farmer laughed so loudly
that everybody in the bank looked
around and listened.
"Why, smash all potato bugs ! don't
you remember 'Lias Crowder? Invent
to school with ye; lived next door to
We when you was plain Pete Carrin ton
stead of P. Ellin ton Carrin'ton, Es-
qulre. I kin idemnify you if ye can't
idemnify me. Member that day when
they had your pa up for stealin' wood,
and me and you and Sam and Piper
chunked the constables with seed per-
taters? Member how yer ma used to
lock you up on Saturdays when she
used to 60 out to do the section gangs
washin' and you"
"It is all right, Mr.. Crowder," said
the cashier, turning little red on his
smoothly shaven cheeks; II did not
recognize you at first. 1t has been a
good many years since 1 have seen
you. Step over to the teller's window,
and your check will be paid"
"In minute" said the old farmer,
beaming with pleasure as he recalled
the scenes of his youth. "Why, I'D
ov identified you if I'd a met ye in
Afriky. You never could look feller
straight in the face, and you've got
that scar on your ear yet that old man
Phipps gave We when he caught ye
tryin' to steal his best turkey"
ayes, yes," said the cashier, hur-
riedly, as he stirred things about on
his desk and frowned deeply at some
old envelopes "those old times-yes,
certainly-boyhood's days, childish
sports, and all that sort of thing, to be
sure-quite so, indeed. The teller is
waiting to pay your check"
"I'm goin' in minute. Why, talk
about indemnifyin' Pete Carrin'ton,
you want to hear me do it. Now l
bet you don't member that day when
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"You'll have to excuse me, Mr..
Crowder," said the cashier, prancing
up and down in his cage and pretend
ing to be looking for something, 81
am very busy today"
"Yes, I'll excuse you," said the old
farmer, leaning his elbows on the win
dow. ~ jest wanted to see how good
I could indemnify you if I tried.
Guess you find this kind ov work
easier than peddlin' fertilizer in an OK
cart, like you did the year your uncle
Dick got mixed up in that train rob-
berry, don't you ?"
The cashier left his desk suddenly
with an important looking batch OF
papers in his hand and walked back
into the private Office. The old man
stumped over to the teller again and
handed his check between the bars.
"Pete says ye can pay it," he said.
"Mr. P. Ellin'ton Carrin'ton indem-
ni6ed me, and I've indemnifed Pete.
I could 60 on indemnifyin' him for
two hours and half if ] wanted to
clean on down to the time he left Ce-
dar Creek with that Punch and Judy
show. Gimme FIVE ov it in silver"
A PROGRESSIVE YoUTH.-In one Of
the primary school rooms the teacher
a day or two ago noticed that one Of
the little boys was leaning forward
and talking to a small colored girl
who sat just in front of him. She
kept her eye on him for moment OF
two.
Cray" she finally said, "what are
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