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Show At tha Ravings Bank: In the long procession that passes before be-fore the cashier of a savings bank are many odd characters. The man behind the counter docs not receive the deposits, de-posits, littlo and gnat, without retaining retain-ing also a good mny amusing recollections. recollec-tions. The other day a pleasant faced woman handed her book to the cashier in a Boston savings bank, and said, with a good deal of what the French call era-pressement, era-pressement, "Next week I wish to draw the full amount of my deposit." "Very well, madam," answered the cashier,' looking at the book. "I thought I would mention it today, and then it would not cause any inconvenience," incon-venience," she continued, with a "bright smile. "Thank you very much," replied the cashier. "Come in any time next week and you shall have it Or yon can draw it today if you like. We have the amount on hand," and he smiled upon his customer as if he took a personul interest in her plans. "No, I will come in next Wednesday, thnnk yon," and she tripped happily away with her precious book. The "full amount of hor deposit was flO.OO. Kot long ago an Iribhman explained to the cashier that he wished to draw a certain amount from the .deposit of a friend, whose book he presented. "Very well," said the cashier, handing hand-ing him n printed blank. "Yon must have y r friend sigu this order. Let him put bis name here, and write 'Pay to Bearer' here, and we will give you the money," Not many hours later Mr. Riley ap-peared ap-peared again. He pointed to his friend's name- properly signed to the order, and also an inscription after the printed words, "pay to ." 1 "1 don't know what ye wanted that name there for," ho said, "but I wrote it in as ye told me." ' The "nunie" he had written in wm "Pr.ter Bttfror." There being no rule of the bank against phonetic sjiclling, Mr. Riley received re-ceived his money forthwith. Youth's Companion. |