The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-05-16
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The GUARDIAN OF The SCUTCHRON.
Olivier Henry in the Cosmopolitan.

Olivier Henry IN tue tuSluoPuLl'a'
Not the least important of the force of
the Weymouth Bank was Uncle Bushrod.
Sixty years had Uncle Bushrod-sixty
wears of faithful service 10 the house of
Weymouth as chattel, seryltor and friend.
OF the color of the mahogany bank turai-
ture was Uncle Bushrod-thus dark was
he externally; white as the uuiT%ed pages
of the bank ledgers was his soul. Emi-
nently pleasing to Uncle BuShrod would
the comparison have been; for to him the
only institution in existence worth eonsid-
erng was the Weymouth Bank, Of which
he was something between porter and gen
cralissimo- in charge.
Weymouthyille lay, dreamy aud umbra-
seous. among the low foothills along the
brow Of Southern valley. Three banks
there were in WeymouthyilIe Two were
hopeless, misguided enterprises lacking
the presence aud prestige Of Weymouth
to .iye them glory The third was The
Bank. managed by the Weymou,h,- and
Uncle Bu,hrod In the old Weymouth
home>tead--rhe red brick. white Vnriicosi
mansion. the first 10 youT right 4, yen
crossed Elder Greek coming INTO town
lived Mr. Robert Weymouth the prc>i-
dent of the bank :. biz widowed daughter,
Mn. Ve>ey-callcd Miss Lefty by
every one-aud her two children, Nan and
Guv. There. al>o, in a cottage ou the
-Jaau,l,. r,,.iic,i Uncle Ru~hrpd and Amt
Nslindy HI. wife Nr William Wry
mouth the cashier af the bank lived ,n
mo,leru. 6ur hun-e ga she principal
avenue.
Nr. Rulcrt zas lar-e. -tas, maa,
ssrty-two year. u age, with a ,mansh
plump face kong iron gray hair anil hrTy
b'uc eve, he ~ hizb lsnJ-nvl Kind
and generous. with 3 youthial su,,'c aud
Formidable stern voice thar d5j n"' alway,
'avAn shat q ''uu'ifi hse A'. Nhi'a"'
Sss . u'aids1 man es'FTeet - Hrl"'''af"'
ard alssort.ei ia business The Wey
moaihs i-artnsl The Faraily q Wrymuaih
vile. and werr baked up to 2s vas their
night g heritage
tuele b'sshrod Uas 'he 'anA trusted
porter messenger 'A'sA' A"a -"AFi'a".
lie carried Key % ihe saaii Ja'' a. w.
Rols7t aod Nj Niiiam did Sometimes
there -. ten, hi'ssn g i"eaiy 'h''i~'nd
dollar, - -ao>ei ''''er -'aeNf'i q" ihe
vault as'aF l' "ss ale "''h 'a'' i'a'h.
ri tie "A' a "etHf''ia ~ hFAH' h"h
.-iA an1 Fy'3r
u isi" "c.r baslFs4 had u'' ''sen
gs;haa' vous IL wAs 90 aco'uH' q
Asre Robert For neAFiS year Mr
R"l'eFt bsd hrea Aofs~n 9" indulge 70 ''o
maeb 1E1ak N''' enough. u"d'-FS'An1 Z"
b,csae ug>y. ba. the habit was -rsiluS
bold aFsu hIns. and sveFF aoe vas begin
flas 60 uatlsr H. liat a d'1e" uu'ss
isy be vauld leave the back snd Sep
around g. 'hr MrTghaHt. and Fianlsrs
Hotel g. take 3r'"k NJ Robert
usual ky--a Iadgmrat and as'sias'-s capacity
t.sy-ausr l,,Ilc imPairsJ. Mr. William.
Wvy mouth. tni mo- 80 rleh IN eNqer'eoee.
lr~i g. aam the inevitable back Sos =
the ,sly bu' uiih lucouF8vte saeces-. The
deposits in tho Weymouth Bank irvPpy,i
iu.ra slx agur> % ave Pssi due paper
b,-.gn &c accumulate. OWING ,o iuludic'oas
loaa> " "ne cared Ia a.idrcSs NF- Rob
er> an he suh]rct pi tcmperanvc- Macy
e hi- frea,i- SAIL thai the cause q g hsd
breu the death q hi wife -amr two ycars
before. Others besisatcd an ao,aui #
Nr. Robert quick temper which IA, ex
trrulely ap O. r,>eu, pcrssnal interference
ag such naiurr Mi-s Lefty aud the
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