Show TWO alternatives ft shrewd young chlois an tan fair bat the expensive one A young man came to this city some time ago with no capital ant with an experienced and expert knack of getting rid of money he brought letters introducing him to the favorable attention of several rich and influential new york businessmen his relatives in the west persona of good docial standing and some means were very glad to grant such courtesies to him in consideration of his departure from their immediata neighborhood he had proved an expensive indulgence for them on 9 of the gentlemen upon whom the young man called was the president of a down town bank thia bank president bad been the intimate friend of the young mans father and without thinking of the consequences he offered to do anything in hia power to advance the interests of the son of hia old friend the young man had a business scheme in his head and he wanted credit at the bank until hig expected remittances arrived the bank president told him that he might draw rip to 1000 the checks came in promptly tor large and mall amount until the young mana overdrawn account amounted to 1160 the hard headed cashier then went to the president and suggested that the bank ought to have gome collateral he frankly admitted that he had no confidence in either the young mans schemes or his intentions the president saw the force of his cashiers suggestion but still chary of offending his old friends eon he wrote personal etter to the young man saying MT dalr baa been a pleasure or me to accommodate you with a emall line of credit at the bank sufficient alme howar how Tr has elapsed I 1 think to nau foa to realize on your own and I 1 rust that yon are now able to make a settlement in fact I 1 am constrained to say that you must either make account good or cease drawing check j on the bank tha young man was not thin skinned and this iatter did not offend him ha smiled as he read the closing sentence and stepping into the office of a friendly broker he penned the following note SIK accept my cordial khanha for your of the two that you I 1 am obliged to accept tho latter I 1 shall cease drawing checks on your bank with kindest recarda etc the kind hearted ban president wag somewhat tome what nonplussed nonplus sed by this reply and he the note to hafl cashier that practical functionary looked over his gold rimmed glasses at his superior and gaid umphy well that ia pretty slide but yon have got rid of him cheaper than I 1 thought yon would new bortt |