A GOOD STORY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1290, 30 January 1883, Page 2

A GOOD STORY.

. The Marlborough Times is responsible for the following good story,, the: r y . incident' !xianraied' beiiigsaid' io : have 0 occurred not a hundred miles from BlenheimA well-known., having a demand made upon him by a 1 shearer in his employ handed to him a \! f cheque for the amount on a local bank. On presenting the cheque the shearer.... ■fljas surprised p.n^ ; dissapoiuted; at s the; rv'fr piece of ' 4 ' *• by the ledger-keeper initialed N.S.¥.,'! , f A . the purport, of which;was explained. Ee at 1 opce;proceeded . the* naaif aof sheep and wool; and demanded an elucidation of the matter. Said the flockowner, with well feigned indignation : 'VThis comes''doing businm * petty I 'They get hundreds at'a time from tiie chief offices ; and when the client alpng-jvith; ap } 'cheque for ja the bank of all the hard cash, and people coming after, him are blandly: informed that .there is not sufficient j . left to meet their demands, you pr'fr r '" sent the cheque in. about three. when they will probably have received a remittance from .the head office;"r: ; ii . ■ The man went awayscratching' Kis'. :r!,Y,,, f5 ■ head in a thoughtful'manner, ..but. re- ; turned on' the'fourth day with wreathed in emiles. It's - all right; '.Witf sir," heexclaimedj f 'lt is just as 'yousaid. The bank must' have sent tfor some money, for they- paid me y&Hsupl'i day without a murmur;" The owner's eye twinkled and his. moutlb * *,■ expanded like a half-opened carpet Mg- . ~; n lv as horepliedj ''That's all right; but it's ' awfully annoying that I ;we should sometimes have to;wa.it while miserable little banks send for,'" j jni) money.";