, 1870-05-01
McFnddensA Mastcrztrohr

samuel McFaddcn Was \ watchmau in a
oank. Dc vas poor, hut honest, and his lifo
WA without reproach- The trouble With him
We tnat ne 1slt be was not appreciated. Hia
20 asked TO hare it raised, the prcsidnns Ard
the Cashicr and tho Board Of DIRECTORS Rlared
II MN through thei1 Bpect2cles, and ftnvpel
on him, and told him 70 80 out and uton lin
lnsolenee, when be knew business was dull
-, na INC oank eooio not meet its expenses now.
lei Alone recklesaly layisLing one dollar weck
more upon such 4 mieerable worm a. SsmuI
alcfaddcn- And then Samuel McFAdden felt
oppressed and sad, and the naughty eco.u Of
the freeident and Cashier cut him to the soul,
Ao would often SO out into the ade-yasd and
COW Ms venerable twentY-four-inch he.d, and
significance, and pray that he might be made
worthy Of the Gasnie1's and the Presidents no
lite attention
Ono night happy thought struck him q
gleam o. light burst upon his soul. and gazing
al blinded With tho mist Of 1oruus tesrs. he
saw hlmreH rich honored and respected. So
ssmuel.tc tcFaddeu fooled asound and got 4
jimmy. and monkey-wronch,A and I croas-cut
sAw, and cold-chisel. and drill md about
hali ~ ton Of gunpo~der and nitro-glyee1ins,
night be went to tho ire-proof safe, and, after
working At il for while, burst tho door and
LfHk-Wurk into immortal s1n2ah. with such
perfect succcHs that thero vas not enough
of that safe left to make 4 carpet-tack. Nj.
Mcfadden then proceeded to load up With cou-
po1s and S7eenbacks, and currency and specie,
and to nan n the odd change that xas lying
Arourd anywhere, 30 that be pr7nced ont Of
the snk with over one million dollars on M1r.
He then retired to An unassuning rosiocnce
out OF town. aud sent word 10 the detectives
where he WIS.
It war ill serene and beautiful fos Samuel
McFadden now. He felt that il was all right
1t last, and that the dark night Of sorrow had
pas%ed. and the bright rays OF the sun OF pros
l,erty At last illuminated his path. A detec-
tive called on him next day with soothing
with lofty seorn- Detectives called On him
every day With humble notes from The Prrsi-
dent, and tho Cashier, and the Board Of Direct
o1p, and CLERKS, acd stockholders. At list the
bank officers got up magnificent private sup
per, to which Mr. McFhdden was invited. ns
II the dust before him, be ponaezod over
tho bitter, bitter past, and his soul was filed
With Wild e1ulta,ion. 1T seemn 10 me
that that last sentence Ia symmetrical
and poetic! 1t strikes me 20. anyhow.l De
iere he drove Away II his carriage that night,
lialf million OF that money. and to be unmo-
lestcd Il be returned the other half He full
ttllcd his contract Ike N honest man; but re-
tHnsd. WITH haughty disdain. tho offer Of the
afn1es 70 marty hiH (McFAdden's) daughter.
M.c IA nov honored md respected. He
moves " the best society; he hrovsea around
IN purple and Anc linen and othnr 1rsc1
clothcs, and enjoss himself drst-rate, And
often now ho takes his infant son upon his
knee aud tells him Of h1s early life, and instiis
holy prccerts into the childA mind, and shows
him bow, BY industry. and perseverance,, md
frusality, and nitro.glycerine, and MONKEY
Nrenches, and enterprise, snd e1uss-cut eAV1.
and familiarity With the detective aystnn, even
Tho poor may Fae to Afaunnos md respects
taljty.