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The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance
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James Wilson Hyde
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An
Irishman
who
had
managed
to
get
some
savings
together
in
the
savings
bank
was
exercised
as
to
the
safe-keeping
of
his
deposit-book,
and
he
adopted
the
following
plan
to
give
himself
peace
of
mind
on
this
score:--First
of
all,
he
placed
his
book
inside
a
box,
which
he
then
locked.
This
box
he
placed
inside
a
second
box,
which
he
locked
likewise.
Continuing
the
series
of
operations,
he
locked
the
second
box
inside
a
third
box;
and
then,
to
crown
the
business,
hung
up
all
the
keys
in
a
place
where
they
were
accessible
to
many
persons.
In
a
short
time
the
book
disappeared,
and
by
forging
the
signature
of
the
rightful
owner,
the
thief
succeeded
in
obtaining
payment
of
the
poor
Irishman's
deposits
to
the
amount
of
about
L100.
This
unfortunate
depositor
is
a
type
of
a
considerable
class
of
persons,
who
show
themselves
capable
of
carrying
out
plans
to
a
certain
stage,
but
fail
in
some
one
particular
to
give
them
the
completeness
necessary
to
success.
Another
individual
who
had
some
misgivings
as
to
the
safety
of
his
deposit-book,
suggested
a
plan
for
his
identification,
furnishing
the
necessary
data,
which
were
his
age,
and
a
statement
that
he
had
a
scar
under
his
left
arm,
known
to
himself
alone.
He
desired
that
no
one
should
be
allowed
to
withdraw
money
from
his
account
unless
upon
satisfactory
information
being
given
on
these
points.
In
another
instance
a
depositor
proposed
to
send
his
likeness,
with
a
view
to
his
identification,
lest
some
other
person
might
get
possession
of
his
book,
and
so
withdraw
his
savings.
He
then
proceeded
in
his
letter
to
touch
upon
another
matter
as
follows:--"There
are
some
little
articles
I
would
like
to
get
from
London,
and
one
of
them
is
some
natural
leaf-tobacco,
which
I
would
be
glad
if
you
sent
me
an
ounce
of,
and
charge
me
for
it--it
is
only
to
be
bought
in
the
largest
tobacco-stores."
Not
receiving
the
tobacco,
he
expressed
surprise
in
a
subsequent
letter
that
his
request
had
not
been
complied
with,
observing,
by
way
of
reproach
perhaps,
that
"the
commonest
person
in
America
(my
country)
can
speak
to
General
Grant,
and
there
is
nothing
said
wrong
about
it."
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