Show TWO VIEWS REGARDING A CENT bante it worth ilant ine bior the bookkeeper the president of ono of wall streets wealthiest banks finished dictating a private telegram to his stenographer and taking out some change to pay for the message dropped a penny on the floor johnson be said just find that cent johnson searched diligently but the coin refused to be found if you cant find it never mind get that telegram off and send robert here robert one of the hanks messengers came in and was told to find the cent lie got under the desk and removing the thick fur rug mado a search after the missing coin without well exclaimed the president testily get a light A candle was brought and after a third attempt the penny was discovered and was handed to the president who dropped it into his pocket without a word just then a customer came in ah good morning sir jones said the president will I 1 renew your fifty douar loan at the same rate and time as before why certainly sir certainly the money market I 1 understand is easier today to day the next morning the head bookkeeper of the bank sauntered jauntily down to the correspondence department took a cent from his pocket tossed it to the mail clerk s desk and asked for a penny stamp the coin twirled a merry dance on the desk then rolled off plunged into the wastepaper basket and was lost to view confound it exclaimed the bookkeeper after poking among the papers a few times 1 I cant bother with such a small thing as that producing another penny he got his stamp and walked it may be added that the presidents salary is well up in the thousands and he is a very wealthy man besides the bookkeeper has a salary of awen ty five hundred dollars N Y sun |