AT THE SAVINGS-BANK.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume VII, Issue 10, 7 March 1891, Page 19

AT THE SAVINGS-BANK.

In the long procession that passes before the cashier of a savings-bank are many odd characters. The man behind the counter does not receive the deposits, little and great, without retaining also a good many amusing recollections. The other day a pleasant-faced woman handed her book to the cashier in a savings-bank, and said, with a good deal of what the French call emprsssement, ‘ 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 to-day, and then it would not cause any inconvenience,’ 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 you can draw it to-day if you like. We have the amount on hand,’ and he smiled upon his customer as if he took a personal interest in her plans. ‘ No, I will come in next Wednesday, thank you,’ and she tripped happily away with her piecious book. The ‘ full amount of her deposit ’ was five pounds and nine pence. . Not long ago an Irishman 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 him a printed blank. ‘ You must have your friend sign 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 appeared again. He pointed tc his friend’s name properly signed to the order, and also to an inscription after the printed words, “ Pay to—,” ‘ I don’t know what ye wanted that name there for,’ he said, ‘ but I wrote it in as ye told me.’ The ‘ name ’ he had written in was ‘ Pater Barrer.’ There being no rule of the bank against phonetic spelling, Mr Riley received his money forthwith.