BANKERS AND SAINTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 320, 1 December 1875, Page 2

BANKERS AND SAINTS.

y,- n BANKER SAH|T3. T9 jhb Editor 1 op thb "Evß'arao Mate..* Sir —li selecting "Sankers and SanitaTaf/tlie fatl# oftitkii'M&iM. may be that I jiave chqsen synonymous ter/mVbtt(r' i l>ani willing to risk the of tautology in™ consideration-o^= the worda being an what I wish to sa^ As Qfle'.^||;, hag^een brou|fi|^g^^;^p%t is with ui|feig|ie^;ple^UF^fj th^kt obseiye the rea,^e'p]ij'^K|^j|||e s|intsV\|so'se names, pfe^eim^the cale^ll^Vby our banki'rj^ inßti!tuilons Kb,ufc,l>h^7^o\i9 faulfefo".ffifS |bai thaij6)if^fj^||^i|tti-.gtfii^^p their '$iffiSßmto&%aP c^fe%iidTO*l(nWin^yday^ ?by. kappingpliQlida^^thapaon. f ,"1., live xa the r, andl vc<)n^aa v^ilf some sensp, .0^ .shapie] thai; in r,th"e" purauitofabjj agriculfcupal; afoda^dns X dedicated to* the inemo,?^ of-.sottje 6f:! thaf saints of bygone ag^s.-inFpr'iostance^! IToi-jgot that t6-lday ;wa!?'Bt(. Andrew^S' Day, and !haying'Bqmejimb'n^iary ;busjc-i^ ness toi.transacfcin towa^.came^.watlijj a view of settling it, but greatiysto.iny. oftlje es^Blfshmentj, which dpea nic, ef^e?, favor pf peeping my ,a<icou^t, a nfee.' to the effect that it was closed o^ac-. jcbunt of ita; being Sfe. Andrew's :iDay. iFroin the, tSiior of the foregoing -re*-' marks it will, I hope, be gathered tHat I have no objection whatever to due observance being paid to the anniversary day on which tb»! above-named Saint is specially; required tq be remembered by the ifaifchtulj.but at the same time l! think it would have beer* more cbnside > rat& dn the part off the Bank authorjftie^Hatf they made know^. theip iatentioQ pf woi^hipping .^t jiis' 5 shrine on that occasion,, to tlie .neglect of the'hiaathen god Plutus, whose- su*>, j preolacy , ,isi 'I fear,! trior© generally; acknowledged :amo'ngst!';!us, ' |6' be serioas..' I, wish;, itpl point the; very 1 great inconvenience ih/t m%Y arise' from ! these. unanndunc^d Bank, holiflays^' ; Suppose* (i';|;hav^ accepted a bill wli.icb; ,^ fails ...(due en 'the , 80th: 6f> -November.! ■ After; ; efeonomisih^tb Jt\ib bjest pf hiy ■ ability; ;praising ;'self; Tdenial, and . scraping Itogettier, ,ibe •BiH.a^ lunas;,^o,4fc iposal^lmustepKtip;(fchpf required sarbji :sM come'inttttowtt'to&eetniy liabili- ; stucV^i^teSaydpf ! informiag. <nte! thafe 'aojlimoafju $$ fij : taken that davy ahd'Cdrisequently itfeafr oi^c^B^ili-Vgbne;' ';^oi becaiisp'lJi^ fftilea in mj busineaa^eigage&jefi^ili^ because I did not happed up as,, perhaps/1 ought to haf ©.been ;in the canonical calendar; ' Tbis does aot appear to mfe' td be right or Last Thursdky .1 was exposed'to some' slight incoriy^nience y, of;^ the ' samp description. I founb^. that^-rin ..fsojo^e-! quence of the .Horticdtpral.Mpw,.! believe-^-the Banks wer&dlosed/with.'oafc previous notice having been given^ at I noon, but I said nothing about it aa.it did not affecfr me much.! I regret now that I did not do so, v as I might have saved' myself 1 some trouble to-daji ?■ I do not wish it to be: thought tha^ I object to , Bank managers' and their subordinates enjoying an occasional holiday. Far from it; we all require 1 a littte relaxation now and then, but what I 6*o ask is that; n |hejf should let their customers know, beforehand when they are to be found in harness and when out of it. The Banking Com- ; panics rfepresehted (in Nelson pride themselves upon.the dividends they pay to the' shareholders, Sufoly these would not be materially affected by the expenditure of the few shillings that: would be required to advertise their intention, of. keeping holiday, on certain days. I would like to be a s^iiit, but,; after the annoyance ito 'Which.- I been exposed to-day, I confess that 11 have" that feeling towards the T ' Bank [ managers of Nelson that would rather! entitleme to thelappellation gf " l -■•••'■•'•; '.1 "ASprarEiuxi kelson, November 30. ■ i