The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-04

MAKING A FoHruHE.-Samurl MrFaidcn
was Il Waterman in a bluk. lie Vas poor,
but honest, and his lie was without re-
preach. The trouble with him was that be
ielt that he Wasn't appreciated. His salary
was only 81 Il week !; and when he asked to
have it raised, the president, the cashier,
and the board Of directors, glared at bin
through their spectacles aud frowned on
him, and told him to get ont and stop his
Incidence; when he knew business was
dull, and the bank could not meet its cX-
penses now. let alone lavi il one doll n 4
week on such Il miserable worm as samuel
MckaG1tr, And then Samuel McFadden
felt depressed AMI sad, and The naughty
scorn of the president and cashier cut linn
TO The soul. He would often 90 into The
side yard and bow bis venerable twenty
four inch head. and weep gallons OF tears
over his insigniiicance, and pray that he
might be made worthy of the cashiers and
presidents polite attention.
One night Il happy thought struck him ;
O gleam of light burst upon his soul. and
gazing down the dim vista Of years and his
eyes blinded with tears, he saw himself
rich, honored. and respected. SO Samuel
McFadden fooled around and got A jimmy,
a monkey-Wrench, Il cross cut saw, a cold
chisel, a drill, and about half a ton of gum
powder and nitro-glycerine, and all those
things. Then, in the dead of night, he
went to the fire. proof safe, and after work
ing at it awhile, burst the door and brick
into an immortal smash with such perfect
success that'there was not enough OF the
safe left to make 4 carpet tack. Mr.. Nc
Fadden then proceeded to load up with
coupons, ~greenbackS. currency, and spe-
Gle, and to nail all the odd change that was
lying anywhere, so that he pranced out oil
the bank with over one million dollars on
him. lie then retired to an unasSumed res
idence out OF town, and sent word to The
detectives where he was.
A detective called on him next day with
a soothing note from the cashier. McFud-
den treated it with lofty Scorn. Detectives
called on him every day with humble notes
from the president, cashier, and board OF
directors. AT last the bank officers got up
a magnificent supper, to which Mcfadden
was invited. He came. and, rs the bank
officers bowed down in the dust before him,
he pondered OF the bitter past, and his soul
was filed with wild exhibition.
Before he drove away in his carriage that
night it was all fixed that MGFadden was 10
keep half a million of that money and to bc
unmolested if he returned the other half.
He fulfilled his contract like an honest man,
but refused with naughty disdain the offer
of the cashier to marry his daughter.
Mac is now honored and respected. lie
moves in the best society, he browses
around in purple and fine linen and other
good clothes, and enjoys himself tirst-Fate.
And often now he takes his infant son on
his knee and tells him'of his early life, and
instills holy principles into the childs
mind, and shows him how, by industry and
perseverance, frngalhy and nitro-slycerine,
neutrality-suspicious., cross-cut saws, and Ia
miliarity with the detective system, even
the poor may rise te a1fluence and respect
abi!ity.-Adrk Tacdin.