Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-08-11
HER BANK
ACCOUNT
b. l. ANTHONY TWINlNC
Copyright. 1910 by American Press
Association.


don Of votes for women. Th. suf.
fragette led OF by stating that women
often owned property and were IN.
titled to vote for those who made the
laws affecting their interests. A
widow. for instance. had not even a
husband TO represent her. A woman
who might have more business ability
than many men
whats that you say about a wo-
man having business abilityT' inter
rupted the anti.
Il said that a woman might
do you include my wife,
81 haven't the pleasure of an &C.
quaintance with your wife"
az you had you would never have
made that statement"
rs your wife a poor business wo-
man.
You just try her in a matter Of
banking"
Not up TO that. ehT'
81 should say not. When I married
her she had some funds and insisted
on managing them herself. opened
a bank account for her and tried to
teach her how to keep II. She learned
very quickly what the check book was
for but the pass book batfied her.
brought down her balances for her In
the check book. so that she would
know how much she had In bank.
Zone day handed her her pass book
that bad just been balanced at the
bank. She looked nj the figures and
seemed very much pleased. Then she
went OF and looked at her check book
balance. Soon after that she present
ed me with fur lined coat as a sur.
prise. II was not long before she re-
ceived a surprise herself in the shape
OF a notice from the bank that her ac-
count was overdrawn. She came to
me 10 ask what 1t meant. ! told her.
and she left me with a puzzled look
on her face.
"A few days later received a polite
note from the cashier asking me II
would kindly call at the bank did
50. and be received me with peculiar
smile. Taking me into a private office
where no one would hear. be told me
that be had sent my wife notice that
her account was overdrawn to the
amount OF $3.50. Then he showed me
a note from her. In which she inclosed
her check on his own bank for the
amount to square the account
Your wife is not used 10 keeping
bank account. / take IT, he remarked
N
ings.
"'Oh. yes. she is / replied. I've
told her all about IT.
1t can't be mistake Of ours
No; mistake of mine should
have told you that she can't learn Just
how the trick is done I'll give you a
check for her overdraft'
II wrote him check aud that even
ing asked my wife how she expected
to wipe out an overdraft in that way.
She was very much surprised and dis
gruntled. thought that I'd better
look into her check and pass books. and
what do you suppose found? When
q short time before ] had handed her
her newly balanced pass book she had
noticed that the balance brought down
was $3.50 tn her credit. The balance
! had brought down for her in her /
check book was SO. There were
checks out not yet presented at the
bank for $40. Being a mathematical
prodigy. she figured that If she had
$40 in the pass book and $40 in her
check book she must have a balance
OF 500. She at once determined. in
the generosity Of her dear innocent
heart. to spend 1t In a fur lined coat
for me. I paid for the coat. and 1t
furnished food for the moths.
"She was 50 disgruntled at her in
ability to manage her account that she
said she would draw out all her money
and give up banking. asked her
what money she referred to- She said
that since ! had paid the overdraft
there must be several hundred dollars
TO her credit. Rather than try TO
explain to her that the account had
been closed ! deposited 800 in bank.
and she drew check for II. and In
this way the matter was settled.
well. there was no more trouble
after this till one day left her to go
on business trip. In my check book
i left cheek payable 10 her order for
n blank amount duty signed. 50 that
IL she needed money she could fill In
the amount she required and get IL al
the bank. During my absence she ran
short Of money. \ bill for perfumery
came In for $685.. She filed In this
drew the money and paid the
bill.
The next day she needed more
money. She submitted the case to a
friend. who advised BIER to write
check for all the funds she would need
till my return. take II TO the bank, and
they. knowing she was my wife. would
probably cash IL. Instead Of taking II
there herself she sent IT,
well. she got the money. But
when | came back. happening in at
the bank one day, the cashier greeted
me with another grin. this time more
diotic than before. handing me at
he same time the check my wife had |
1rawn. to which she had signed my |
name.