tailieunhanh - A Canadian Bankclerk

The Ontario village of Hometon rested. It had been doing for so many years. There, in days gone by, pioneers with bushy beards--now long out-of-date, but threatening to sprout again--had fearlessly faced the wolf-haunted forests, relying, no doubt, upon the ferocity of their own appearance to frighten off the devourer. A few old elm trees still remained in the village, to protect it from the summer sun; and still lived also an occasional pioneer, gnarled and rugged like the old elms, to sigh and shake his head at the new civilization, and shelter whom he might from the power of its stroke | A Canadian Bankclerk by J. P. Buschlen 1 A Canadian Bankclerk by J. P. Buschlen The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Canadian Bankclerk by J. P. Buschlen This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title A Canadian Bankclerk Author J. P. Buschlen Release Date March 11 2010 EBook 31602 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 A Canadian Bankclerk by J. P. Buschlen 2 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A CANADIAN BANKCLERK Produced by Al Haines Frontispiece The Conscientious Clerk From drawing by Paul N. Craig Omaha Neb. 1913 A CANADIAN BANKCLERK BY J. P. BUSCHLEN TORONTO WILLIAM BRIGGS 1913 Copyright Canada 1913 by J. P. BUSCHLEN Dedicated TO THE Conscientious Clerk DUST. My box is full of others cash My pocket full of air My head is crammed with cleric trash Layer upon layer. I gaze upon the business mob That throngs before my cage And watch their human pulses throb In greed fear rage. Yet through the vapor and the must I often catch a smile-- As though someone had lost the lust And for a while Regarded me the shoveller As greater than the gold Which after all belongs to her-- Old Mother Mould. PREFACE The story herein told is true to life true the greater part of it to my own life. Also I am convinced that my experience in a Canadian Bank was but mildly exciting as compared with that of many others. My object in publishing Evan Nelson s history is to enlighten the public concerning life behind the wicket and thus pave the way for the legitimate organization of bankclerks into a fraternal association for their financial and social including moral betterment. A Canadian Bankclerk by J. P. Buschlen 3 Bank officials I trust will see to it that my misrepresentations are exposed. To mothers of bankclerks who attach overmuch importance to the gentility of their .