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Chapter II

           Healreadyknewanumberofthemoreprosperousmerchantswhodealtwithhisbank,andbecauseasaclerkhisdutiesnecessitatedhiscallingatotherbanking-houses,hehadcometobefamiliarwithandfavorablyknownintheBankoftheUnitedStates,theDrexels,theEdwards,andothers.Thebrokersknewhimasrepresentingaverysoundorganization,andwhilehewasnotconsideredbrilliantmentally,hewasknownasamostreliableandtrustworthyindividual.

           InthisprogressofhisfatheryoungCowperwooddefinitelyshared.HewasquiteoftenallowedtocometothebankonSaturdays,whenhewouldwatchwithgreatinterestthedeftexchangeofbillsatthebrokerageendofthebusiness.Hewantedtoknowwhereallthetypesofmoneycamefrom,whydiscountsweredemandedandreceived,whatthemendidwithallthemoneytheyreceived.Hisfather,pleasedathisinterest,wasgladtoexplainsothatevenatthisearlyagefromtentofifteentheboygainedawideknowledgeoftheconditionofthecountryfinanciallywhataStatebankwasandwhatanationalone;whatbrokersdid;whatstockswere,andwhytheyfluctuatedinvalue.Hebegantoseeclearlywhatwasmeantbymoneyasamediumofexchange,andhowallvalueswerecalculatedaccordingtooneprimaryvalue,thatofgold.Hewasafinancierbyinstinct,andalltheknowledgethatpertainedtothatgreatartwasasnaturaltohimastheemotionsandsubtletiesoflifearetoapoet.Thismediumofexchange,gold,interestedhimintensely.

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