The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-06-01
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ti.< in s.Bsal Neutrality-suspicious.
q Z; and Nitro-GIS Seerine RsWarded,
n - Samuel 4lcFadden was a watehlnan in
N,a.bank HetNss Ioor, but honest, and
- his lie was without reproach. The trou-
BE With him Was that hc felt that be was
> not appreciated. His salary was only 81
aweek and whom he asked TO have it
= raised the President, the Cashier and
Board Of Directors glared at him through
their spectacles, and frowned on him, and
told him to 60 out and stop his insolenee,
when he knew business was dull and the
d bank could not meet its expense now, let
4 alone recklessly lavish one dollar a week
more upon such miserable worm as
samuel McFadden. And then Saml. Nc
Fhddea felt depressed and sad, and the
ahAuaAty scorn Of the President and Cash
tier cut him to the soul. He would often
go into the side yard and bow his venera-
Die twenty four incn head. and weep gall
Ions and gallons of tears over his insignif-
canoe, and pray that he might be made
worthy of the Cashiers and the Presi-
dents polite attention.
One night happy thought struck him,
4 CLEAN Of hight burst upon his soul, and
gazing down the dim vista Of the years
with his eyes all blinded with the mist Of
loyous tears. he saw himself rich, honored
and respected SO Saml MoFadden fool
ed around and got pm1ay. . monkey
wrench, a cross cut saw, a cold chlsel, q
drill. and about half ton Of gunpow-
der and nitro-giycerne, and az those
things. Then in the dead Of night, he went
to the Gre proof safe, and, after working
At it for q while, burst she door and brick
work INTO immortal smash with such per
feet success that there was not enough Of
that safe LEFT to make q carpet tack. MIR.
McFadden then proceeded to load up with
coupons, greepbacks, currency and specie
and to nail al the odd change that was
lying around anywhere, 80 that be pran-
ced out Of the bank with over one million
dollars on hims He thenzretired to an
unassuming residence out of town, and
sent vord to The detectives where he was,
S "A detectiVe called on hirn next day with
e , aoothing note nom the Cashier. Nc.
Fadden treated it With lofty seorn. De.
tectves called on him every day with
humble notes ffom the President, Cashi6i
and Board of Directors At last the banl
officers got mp a magnificent private sup
per, to which Mr. McFadden was invited
He came, and. as the bank officers bowed
down in the dust before him, he ponderec
over the bitter past, and his soul was filled
with wild exultation, .-s
that night it was all fixed that Mr. Nc
Faddsn was to keep half million of that
money, and to be unmolestedif he return
s ed the other half He fulfilled his con-
Il tract like an honest man but refused with
naughty disdain, the offer of the Cashier
to marry his (McFadden's) daughter.
Mac is nov honored and respected. He
moves IN the best society, he broWses
around in purple and fine linen and Other
good clothes, and enjoys himself first rate
And often now he takes his infant son on
his knee and tells him Of his early hfe
and instills holy preeepts into the childs
mind, and shows him how, by industry
and perseverance,, and frugahty, and nj
tro-gfycerine, and monkey wrenches, anG
enterprise, and cross cut saws, and famii
arity with the detective system, even the
poor may rise TO affluence and respecta-
biIty.-MarE TtCdin. -'.' ---