The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-06-24
HIT THE WRONG BANK
Story of the Man Who WantSi to
Open a Small Account.
A WALL STREET EXPERIENCE.
Tho Would Be Deposition Of Modest
Means Found Himself In Place For
Miliionaires--An officials Courteous
Explanation and Advice.

Tho Would Be Deposition Of Modest
Means Found Himself In Place For
MilIionaires-An officials Courteous
Explanation and Advice.
"When," said the man who writes
pieces for magazines and things, "by
some strange and unprecedented chance,
I had got hold OF matter of $3.50 all
at one and the same time it looked big
to me. By an even more curious
chance there wasn't anything that
really needed to do with the money, SO
] decided that I'd bank It.
Now, knew In n general way that
In order to put money In bank you've
got to be known and give your pedi-
gree and look respectable, and all that,
and | hated to approach bank with
out any sort Of credentials. Therefore
l went to the business manager of a
certain magazine which occasionally
prints pieces that | wrSe and asked
him what I'd better do.
Simplest thing In the world said
he. III give you note to our bank
THAT sounded fine to me. lie wrote
me the note, and started for the bank
good deal tickled over how easy the
little depositlng proceeding had been
made.
"The bank to which l had the note Is
In Wall street. | asked the uniformed
man who was standing around where
I'd find the receiving teler's window,
and he pointed that window out to me.
/ got into line and watched the teller
take In money.
81 must own that was bit stalled
to note the great size of some of the
deposits he was receiving. Why fell
lows were giving the money to him by
the satchclful. But had my note In
my pocket, and | remained complacent
enough With that consciousness.
"When reached the receiving teller
/ passed In my note, and the receiving
teller, decidedly civil young man,
opened 1t and read IT, Then he looked
at me, after which lie read the note
again, this time with IA sort of puzzled
expression on his countenance | didn't
see why the receiving teller should be
puzzled over such n simple matter, but
puzzled he seemed He rang bell
and the uniformed man who'd directed
me To that window appeared.
Show this gentleman 10 the Office
of the cashier, said the receiving teller
to the uniformed map nj the same
time regarding me with n pIeasant
smile. and the uniformed man led me
down The passoecvay and took me
behind railing where there was
handsome gray haired gentleman sit
ting at n desk
.orhe handsome prav hurried gentle
man received me cordially and invited
me TO be seated. | handed him nv
note which the receiving teller had
returned to me. and he leaned back In
his chair and read II carefully. Then
he. too. looked puzzled after he'd read
the note a second time. Then he look
ed at me pleasantly over the tops of
his spectacles.
"Ahem!' said the handsome gray
haired gentleman. not disagrecably. but
in nice, bnnker-like way. Might l.
er-inauire. Mr.. Pcnphlst. without
seeming to be unduly inquisitive. as
to how-er-large a-er-balance YOU
would usually be carrying?'
"Well that was n civil enough aues.
ton nothing inouisItiye about IL.
"Why sir, snid TO the handsome
gray haired gentleman 4 am openinr
nm account with n matter of some S35O
but | sboll no doubt make some nddl.
tions TO that within the next two
Months and nrohahlv I shall curry n
haIonc. of-weu sov SsOO or 5000 rieht
olopc,
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