Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-07-29
HIT THE WRONG BANK
Story OF the Man Who Wanted to
Open a Small Account.
A WALL STREET EXPERIENCE.
The Would Be Deposition Of Modest
Means Found Himself In a Place FER
Millionsires-An ofieisI's Courteous
Explanation ard Advies.


Millionsires-An Of5eizrs courteou
: Explanation ard Advies.
When" said the man who write.
7 pieces for magazines and things. -,
some strange and unprecedented chance
l had got hold Of matter % $50 al
30 one and the same time IL looked bi,
10 me BY an even more curious
chance there wasn't anything that
really needed 70 DO with the money. So
/ decided that I'd bank Il.
Now. 7 knew 90 a general way that
IN order 10 pat money IN a bank you'vp
got To he known and give your pedl
gree and look respectable. and all that
and ] hated 20 approach bank with.
ont any sort OF credentials Therefor
& wont 90 the business MANAGER sf =
certain MAGAZINE which Occaslor,llv
in-s pieces that I write ana askel
h,l what Ia better DO.
Simplest thing in the world said
ne I'D give you note 10 our bank
That sounded fine 90 mc. lie wrote
mc ,he note. AMI started for the bank
q sooi deal tickled over how easy the
little depositing proceeding had been
made
The bans 70 which I had the note IS
.' Wall street asked the uniformed
l'n who WAS standing around where
ia hnd the receiving teiier's window
and ne pointed that windo,. out TO mo
] got INTO Inc and watched the teller
take lu money.
must own that was BIS stalled
10 note The great size or so-s, OF ;he
deposits De wGs receiving. Whv. fol
lows were giving the money to him by
tle satche.f1- But I had my ao.e IN
uly pocket and ! remained conDlacsY+
enough with that consciousness.
w hen l reached the receiving teilp-
I passed in my note. ana the receiving
ie.ier. q decidedly civn youn,- ,r1n
opened IL aud read g. Theu BE- loo,el
at mc. after which De read the no-e
again. this time with Il sort OF pu-zlad
expression on his countenance didn't
see why the receiving teller should be
puzzled over such q simple matter. but
puzzled he seemed lie rang "a bell.
and the uniformed man who'd directed
me 10 that window appeared.
show this gentleman 10 the oi,i,.
OF the cashier said the receivirr tollar
70 the uniformed man. at the s.,mc
time regarding me with pleasant
smile. and the uniformed man led mo
down the pass geway and took me
behind railing where there was y
handsome gray haired gentleman si,
ting ~ n desk.
The handsome gray haired gentle
man received me cordially and invitcl
me TO be seated. handed him my
note. which the receiving teller had
returned 20 mc. and he leaned back I'm
lis chair AID read It carefully. The,
ne. 100. looked puzzled after bed read
the note q second time Then he look.
ID ut me pleasantly over the tons Of
his spcctaclcs
"'Ahemr said the handsome .rrov
haired gentleman. not disagreeablv In,
IN q nice. banker-like way. Might /
er-inquire, Mr. Penphist without
seeming TO be unduly inquisltive. ms
20 how-er-large a-er-balance Won
would usually lie caTyingT
Wei. that was 4 civil enough cues.
ton, nothing inquisitive about IL.
Why. sir | said TO the handsome
gray haired gentleman. i am opcnlD-
IN account with matter Of some $40
but ! shall no doubt make some add
lions 10 that within the next tw.
months. and probably / shall carry
balance of-well. say. $500 or 5000 right
along
The kindly cashier with the gray
hair fairly beamed upon me.
'Er-just so. just So said he. twid.
ding his thumbs. We feel couuu
mented. Mr.. Penphist. we really d.
that you should have come 20 as. And
II Is unfortunate-er-rea UNIFORM.
nate. that we are so utterly lacking IN
facilities for taking care Of accounts
OF such 4 character
You see, Mr.. Penphist. our losiiip.
zion Is of-er-a sort Of special cbarar. |
Ter. 1t IS used rs depository by
well, perhaps | should put II In i
clearer manner. | say il To You quite IN
confidence, you understand. Mr. Pen. /
phlst, but we have only !. GOO deposit. /
ors on our books. and these LOGO de /
positors' aggregate balances amount all |
The time TO matter OF $IlO.CoOOGO' /
Wei. that was about enough !
saw the light then. ia drifted into
a millionaires' bank on the careless ere
dentials Of business manager who /
written me that note no doubt In . /
thoug htless mood
THE gray haired cashier acted bulj, I
about it. He recommended a fine ban, /
TO me-'one that combines perfect RI. |
sponsibility with the necessary facU 4
ties for handling accounts Iike-er !
yours. Mr.. Penphist, he added.
For all of the cashiers niccaess : /
walked out Of there into the cold gra
light Of Wall street feeling like n gca.
deal Of human caterpillar
Il didn't so to the bank recommends
TO re by the cashier; didn't have IT,
nerve to visit any more banks r.
got S62 left ROW Of the $3.50. bu, e.
going TO use that rs a nest EGG "a
maybe some day even yet I'll h:~p
bank accoUnt."-New York sun
fhe Universe T., not rich cnon,.'
buy tie vote of IN honest mani
Dry