The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-01
MeFadden's Masterstroke.


l-.I From Figaro.
Samuel McFAddsu was watchmau 10
a bank. lie was poor, but honest, and his
life was s.thout reproaeh. The trouble
with him was that he felt that be was 10;
appreciated. His salary was only four
dollars week, aud when be asked to have
raised, the president, and the cashier, aud
the board of directors glsrei at him
through their spectaeles, and frowned on
him, and pld him TO 60 out and stop his
insolenee, shen he knew business was dull
and the bark could not meet is expenses
now, let LlOne recklessly lsyishing one
dollar we.k more upon such miserable
worm as Sahuel MeFsdden. Aud then
Samuel McFadden felt depressed and sad
aud the naughty scorn Of tho president
and the slier cut him to the soul. lie
would oftengo out into the side-yard aud
bow his vsnA:able twenty-four iuch head,
aud weep gtllOns and gallons of tears 0, er
his insignihcsYlSaud pray that be might
be made woN'eo ~,te oashieT's aud tue
prtsidones'b5fNvS, s,n:iooi J
One night happy thought. struck him;
CLEAN Of light burst upon his soul, and
gazing down the dim vista of the years,
with his eyes all blinded With the mist Of
joyous teSrs, he saw himself rich, honored
aud respected. So Samuel MoFadIen
fooled around and got jimmy, and a
monkey wrench, lud cross,cut saw, and
a cOld.chisel, aud drill, and abJut half
ton Of gunpOwler, and nitro glyccriue
and all those things. Then in the dead
of night he went 20 tho 6re-proof safe,
and, after working at it for awhile, burst
the door and brbk-work into immortal
smash, with SuchperfeOt success that not
enough Of that safe was left to make a
carpet.tack. Mt McFadden then pro.
eeeded to load ul with coupons aud green.
backs, and currency and specie, and to
nail all the oSl change that was lying
around anywhere so that he prauced out
of the bank win one million dollars on
him. He then rtired to an unassumiug
residence ont of own, and sent word to
the detectives w)ere ho was.
Il was all sereIe and beautiful fer Mr..
McFadden now. He felt that it was all
right at last, andthat the dark night Of
sorrow had passed, and the bright rays of
the sun of prosperity at last Illuminated
his path. A dsective called on him next
day with a soothing note from the CASH
Ter. McFaddsn treated it with lofty
scorn. Detectives called on him every
day with humble notes from the president
and the cashier, Ind the board of direc.
tors, and Clerki and stockholders. At
last the bank OiOers got up a magnificent
private supper, % which Mr.. MoFadden
was invited. to came, and as the bank
officers bowed own in the dust before
him, he pOudohd over the bitter, bitter
past, and his sGl was flled with wild ex-
ultatiOn. 1T Gems to me that the last
sentence is symmetrical and poetic 1t
strikes me so hyhow.) Before he drove
away in his carriage that night, it was all
fixed that Mr.McFadden was to return
half million ofthat money, and to retain
the other hall unmolested. He fulfilled
his contract Ike an honest man; hut re.
fused with hughty disdain the offer of
the cashier tt marry his (MeFadden's)
daughter.
Mac is qovbpnSred and respected. He
poges ipH AsOpie.y; he l+sovseh
arohnd heA bite a 'ine Iintn AZ sbotDer
good clothess .Robjoys himseI. irstrata.
And often oNteasakes his infant son up.
on his knee and ais him of his early life.
and inStiIs holy Aecepts into the child's
mind, and showyhim how By industry,
and perseverance, and frugali.y, and nitro
glycerine, and nonkey-wrenOhes, aud en-
terprise, and Crds-Cut saws, and familiar
ity with the detCtive system, even the
poorest may risetO rcspectability and ar-
fueuce.