Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-11-30
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BIT MARK TWAIN.

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Samuel McF was watchman in a
bank. lie was poor but honest, and his
life was without reproach. The trouble
with him was that he felt that he was not
appreciated. His salary was only four
dollars week. and when he asked to have
it raised the President, the Cashier aud,
the Board Of Directors glared "a tss bin
through their spectaeles, and frowned on
him and told him to go out and stop his
insolence ;swhan be knew business was
dull and the bank could not meet its ex-
pehses how, let alone lavish one dollar a
week on such miserable worm as Samuel
McF - u And then Samuel McF--
felt depressed and sad, and the haughtJ
scorn of the President and Chashier cut
him to the soul. He would often go into
the side yard and bow his veperab lie
.tweuty-four inch head and weep gallons
Of tears over his ihsieniicance and prag
that he might be made worthy Of the
Cashiers aud Presidents polite attention.
One night a happy thong struck him,
gieant of light burst upon his sou l., and
gazing down the din vista Of years with
his eyes all blinded with joyous tears he
saw himself rich, honored. and respected.
$50 Samuel gMcF e--7 fooled around. and
got d jinm y;qa monkey wrench, cross
cut saw, a cold chisel, q drill, and about
half ton of gun1powder and nitro:gly-
cerine. and all those things. Then 10
the dead CT night he went to the FIRE proof
safe, and after working al it for i, while
burst the door and brick into an immortal
smash with such perfect success that The If
was not enough, of that safe left to make
a carpet tack. McF17-then proceeded to
load up with coupons, grecnbacks,
currency and specie. aud to nail al the
odd change that was lying anywhere, so
that he praIeed. out 0 f the bank with over
ono million dollars on him. He then re-
tired TO an unassuming residence out Of
town, and sent word to. the detectives
where he was. sd, IL sa,,'1s. ~, ,l,... 49,,
A detective called on him one day with
soothing note.from the Cashier: Dir
McF 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 magnificent supper,
to which Mr.. hIcF--waasS invited lHe
came, and as the bank officer, bowed
down in the dust before him, he pondered
over the bitter past, and ? his soul was
filed with wild 'exultation. Before he
drove away in his carriage that night it
was all fixed that McF Z vas ID keep
half million of that money aid to be
unmolested if he returned the other nalf.
He fulfilled his contract like an honest
man but refused with naughty disdain,
the offer of the Cashier to marry his
daughter: '''L - ~ .''''4<'4 'iA 81 L@ili'
Mac is now honored and respected. -
He moves in the best society, he browses
around in purple and fine linen and other
good clothes, and enjoys himself fifst-rate
And often now he takes his infant son on
his knee and tells him his early life
AID instils holy principles into the chifd's
mind. and shows him how. by industry
and perseverance, frugality. and nitro
glycerine, monkey wrenehes, eross-cut
saws and fam liarity with The detective
system, even the poor may rise to afflu
ence, and respectablity. pH''4 Jog. 5.if.