Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-11-02
HER BANK
ACCOUNT
8, j ANTHONY rwININc
Copyright. 1910. ~ American Prsss
Association

man suffrnRette and a man anu.
xunraeette were discussing the ques.
tion OF votes for women. The suf-
frarette led % By stating that women
sften owned property and were en-.
t,tled to vote for those who made the
laws affecting their interests. A
~rtdow, for instance. had not even 1
husband TO represent her. A woman
Who might have more business ability
than many men
whats that you say about = wo
man having business abtlityY' inter-
rupted the anti.
II said that woman might
~po you include my wtfeY'
II haven't the pleasure Of an &C.
ouaintance With your wife,
.If you had you would never have
made that statement"
is your wife . poor business wo-
manT
-You Just try her In . matter Of
banking"
.Not up TO that. chr
81 should say not. When ! married
her she had some funds and insisted
on managing them herself. opened
: bank account for her and tried to
teach her how to keep Il She learned
very quickly what the check book was
for but the pass book bafYied her
brought down her balances for her In
the check book. 90 that she would
know how much ehe had In bank.
"one day handed her her pass book
that had just been balanced Mt the
hank. She looked At the ngures and
seemed very much pleased Then she
went on and looked at her check book
balance. Soon after that she present.
ed me with q fur lined coat ~ a sur
Prise. II was not long before she re-
eeivcd surprise herself In the shape
CT notice from the bank that her ac-
count was overdrawn. She came to
me to ask what Il meant ted her.
and she left me With q puzzled look
on her face.
"a few days later I received polite
note from the cashier asking me II
would kindly call at the bank | did
90. and be received me with peculiar
smile Taking me into private Office
where no one would hear. he told me
tha, he had sent my wife notice that
her account was ovcrdraw3 TO the
amount OF $50 Then he showed me
note from Der. IN which she inciosed
her check on his own bank for the
amount TO square the account
Your wife Is not used 10 keeping
bank account take IT, be remarked
70 Kindly consideration OF my feel
ings
"'oh. yes. she is. | replied. I've
told her all about II
II can't be a mistake OF ours
"'No: mistake OF mine. ! should
have told yon that she can't learn Just
hoH the trick Is done. I'll give you
cheek for her overdraft'
Il wrote him check and that even.
ing asked my wife how she expected
to wipe Out an overdraft iu that way
She was very much surprised and dis.
guDtled | thought that I'd better
look into Der check and pass books. aud
what do you suppose foundr When
short time before ! had handed her
her newly balanced pass book she had
noticed that the balance brought down
was $50 TO her credit. The balance
had brought down for her IN her
cheek book was $40 There were
Checks out not YET presented at the
bank for $40. Being a mathematical
prodigy she figured that II she had
sSiV 10 the pass book and $40 10 Der
Check book she must have a balance
OF $50, She at once determined. 10
the generosity Of her dear innocent
hcart- 10 speud II In fur lined coat
iof me paid for the coat aud /,
furnished food for the moths
She was 50 disgruntled at her in
ABILITY TO manage her account that she
said she would draw out ali her money
ana give up banking I asked her
what money she referred to She said
that since ! had paid the overdraft
tnere must be several hundred dollars
70 her credit Rather than try TO
explain TO her that the account bad
oeen closed deposited $500 10 bank.
ana she drew q check for II, and In
snis way the matter was settled
Wen. there was no more trouble
after this I'LL one day left her to go
% business trip. In my check book
lei check payable to her order for
: blank amount duly signed. 70 that
u she needed money she could ill In
.ne amount she required and get II at
Tue bank. During my absence she r.,
snort OF money. bill for perfumery
came In for $621. She oiled In this
amount. drew the money and paid the
me next day she needed more
money. She submitted the case to
niend. who advised her to write =
eneck FOR all the funds she would need
~ my return. take Il to the bank. and
uey' knowing she was my wife. would
probably cash It Instead Of taking It
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