The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-13
THE FARMER TOOK
NO CHANG ES
Canny virginian Wouldn't Leave
His Money in the Bank
Oversight.
From the Washington Post.

UverSl9nt.
From the Washington Post.
Bank officials see many curioEs'
sides OF human NATURE" said APRON
inent vlrginian while talking 30 some
old friends In she lobby OF "ssh
ingson hotel recently, IT speGi 81
week down In town In Clarke co an
ty last monih and one day during
my stay there sauntared into the
local national bank ilsi bel r. 4
closed Tor she day. Wh,la ! was talA
ing 81 she bank seller, "a middla aged
countryman came up 80 the window
He looked both we'll TODD ans nis-
liyent. The teller broke of tsADH
TO me to attend to his duties
What can do Tor you, sir l.
nsked the stranger,
81 want 10 draw out my StOn
answered she farmer, handing IN "a,
check, payable to sell, and his haaA
book
"Why, what's wrong? asked iAs
seller, obviously much astonirhet
You only deposited this amo-of,
with us shis morning
- haven's any FAULT So iii. F'st
YOU returned the farmer, carefully
counting his money and puttlnH "a
In an old Leather wallet / io4nF
these banks nre pretty good p,Hres
, bu, reckon IN net such . dArn '-t' Il
> az 20 leave money hereofer ma =
"Now, that actually happanel,
: went on the Nirginian, as his trepcr
laughed incredulousIy, "And = =
hpep rather be that oyercnutiouT
Virginia farmer shan u guliiht" a. ~
friend OF mine who lives IL 5 :r@ss.
district in Nebraska He's lawyer
OF some prominence In that staie
!. and ms a side issue to, his law Pfat
tica he often collects bad DEBTS 'ot
), city business firms
y "Well, one day last summer -anG
appeared In his Office and said he reI'-
resented u hardware firm In l!neG!r d.
This firm had bill Of $50 against
J. isrmer living aheHs ben miles .ia::s =
-, side the village The lawyer looked
over the mans papers and Tonne
i'd them apparently al right. kLoT
ing that she farmer was we'll Il ana
III would probably make prompt pay
ment, he agreed TO collect the money
. on the promise OF being paid o pes
~ cent. So when the stranger Tens
out Of the office he wrote "A Dosa 80
the farmer, requesting an immediate
answer, and posted It
H. Five days later he received Is ie'
: ter from the farmer saying she al'
had been overlooked, and inclos.2E
his check Tor $3.50 In payment. !
H. little later that morning the clay
- man came In and the lawyer, hand
nd ing him the lester and its nclosne
said:
knew ne wottif44dA pay pay HeF F fpEAtnpbA
Us ly,'
"'Bu. he has made the check pas
- able to you, and I've got to casd
the next train to Lincoln. Can yoi
a'' come up 80 the bank with me q
-, once?' responded the stranger
'o "'No, I'm particularly busy till'
-, morning.
80 "Oh, all right, replied the ssrang
= er, Just make me out a check OF
your bank, deductiDg, OF course
your commission from the amount.
~ $50 be promptly wrote out chez
~ for $135, gave # 30 the ssrangei
and then they parted. The lswye
rup chuckled all the morning over mai
hli- ing SIS 80 easily, but the laug
. " changed to a curse when he went d
the bank and found the farmer
check was a good forgery.
"a "He had been the victim OF exper
n, confidence men. The scheme ha
mid been we'll worked out, for the stral
n o, ger, representing bogus firm, Ia
With confederate who picked the lock I
mes the wealthy farmers rural deliver
or box, extracted the lawyers letts
,blic and then, allowing a few days
elapse, sent the forged letter ar
con. check to she lawyer. Oh, it was nea
Iank very neat, and the lawyer whistle
'eas. In vain for bis 1885," finished s
just Virginian.
enue ooh, WE'LL" laughed one OF his I.
rters teners, as he arose togo, 'it's not !
lean first time Nebrasksn has been ia
on In psneciallv nv smooth takers