The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-03-31

Surely, it is not such nonsense
What mein wife says, he reasoned as
he unhitched his horse. yah, It Is
Something's funny dot der bank keeps
mein money for holdings. How can
dot be ="
But he comforted himself with the
thought that probably the bank would
charge him the regular price for keep
ing his money when he drew it all
out.
The next morning, however, the
question raised by his wife came to
him again. He could not milk the
COW properly nor plow the cornield
behind the barn for thinking over it.
At ten o'clock he hitched the horse
to the wagon and drove by the kitchen
| door.
Lena" he called to his wife, II
go now to Schpenksville to see if dot
bank is goodt yet"
dot is vone goodt ideas" replied
his wife.
So Hermann drove to Schpenks-
vile, entered the bank again, and
drew a check for the remainder of his
money, eight hundred and thirty-two
dollars. He handed the check to the
paying teller, who counted out the
money and gave it to him without
hesitation.
Hermann looked over the money
and counted it. The amount was
correct, but the money was not the
same that he had deposited the day
before. "Surely, 1 vas foolish to be
afraid from Lena talk, he reflected.
"Dis here money is all righdt. but it
is not der same What We had in der
schtocking. I guess maybe my money
vas mixed oop NIT somebody else's. !"
But" he considered, "my wife
would make from me laughing if !
take dis money home. / guess /
dee pos its it voncc again."
So he handed the money to the re-
ceiving teller, who smiled as he en-
tered the amount in the book. Then
Hermann went home and told all to
his wife.
Different moneys - she cried.
docs dot bank gif you back differ
ent moneys? Maybe it is counter
ftses, not? Oh, Hermann you are
vone big jackass ! Why you put der
money in dot bank !? Maybe We nefer
see it no more !"
Hermann was scared, but he re
fused to admit it. The counterfeit
idea had never entered his mind, but
now that he came to think it over, he
saw that it was the only possible solu-
ton of how the bank did business for
nothing.
Ali that Gay he worried. All that
night he lay awake wondering why
he had been so reckless as to intrust
his good money to the bank. How
was it that he had never asked him
self the question, where does all
dose counterftses come from?" He
knew now. They came from the
banks, of course, in return for the
good money which people put in
them.
Early in the morning he awoke his
wife. Lena" he said, Il don't
feel safe aboudt dot money. We would
better drife to Schpenksville today,
und make sure it is all righdt, you
und me-
"All righdt, I CO." returned his
wife. So, after the milking was done
and the old horse hitched up, Her
mann and his wife started for town.
They had got about half way to
Schpenksville, and were driving
slowly along the river road, when sud-
denly Mrs. Henkelman clutched her
husbands arm and cried: ooh,
schtopl schtop! Ach, Hermann,
look at dot sign !"
"Vhoa - yelled Hermann. The
horse stopped and Hermann's eyes
followed the direction pointed out by
his wife.
There, at the edge of the road and
on the bank of the river, and at spot
whose beauty had been marred con-
siderably by the dumping of ashes
and rubbish, stood newly painted
sign. 1t read:
DEPOSIT NOTHING ON THE BANK.
Zach ! Ach !" groaned Hermann.
"Maybe it is already dot bank is
busted -
His wife grasped the reins from his
hands, crying: "Git oop Git oop
If it is not too late yet We gets dot
money back und puts it der schtock-
ing where We be sure it is SAFE"