Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-03-14

BY MARX TWAIN.

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5 Samuel McFaadenI was = watchinsn jnta
bank. lie, Was poor but honest. and his lite
was witllout reproaefs The trouble witt,
| him was that lie telt that he was not apprecf-
a1etl. His salary WAS only tour, dollars u
week, and, when he asked to- have 1t raised.
the, president, cashier, asld beard oi directora
ghred at him thrpngh their spectacles. .and
,frowned On him, and told hiln tp 10 out and
/ stop his insoleaUe, when he knew business,
| was dali, nd the. bank could not meet itH
Eeapenses nov. alone layishing one dollar
on such miserable worm as Saailici MeFad4
den, And then Samuel McFadden,. felt der
pressed, sad. and the naughty seerA tof the.
president and cashier cut. him to the sonl.
He woald often go into the tsidesyard, and
bow his yenerlbl tweniy, four inch head. and
weep gallons and gallons OF tears over bis
|insignifcence, and pray that he might IN
made worthy Of the cashiers and presitlentla
polite attention. teiit4 fsf'a sgsiaR .Tgls iii
One night 4 happy thought struck him; \
CLEAN OF light burst llspon, him; and ,gazln8
down the dim vista Of years. with his eyes
all blinded with joyous tears. he saw pfmself
rich and respected. So Samuel McFaldcR.
fooled around and got jimmy. mankey
wrench. across cut saw, a acold chisel. = drill.
and about ton of gufpo WIDER and nitrcgly-
Icerine, and these things. Then,t In the de. q
ofinlght he went. to the tire-psoof safe. and
! after working at it tor . while burst the door
and brick into AN immortal smash, with such
la perfect succe, s that there was not enough
of that safe LETT to make carpet tack. Mn
McFadden then proceeded to lead up With
fcoupons, greenbacks, currency and specie.
{ ard to nail all the odd change that .wasly@
/ ing anywhere, SO that he pranced out Of the
i bank with over million dollars on him.
j He then retired to an unassuming residence
out of town, and then sent word 70 the. Do.
tcctives where he, was. ri sEeIial IL 4sstl
i A detective called on him. the next day,
. with soothing note, frem thn cashier. Nc.
Fadden treated it with lofty scorn. Detect
ives called on him every day with humble
notes from the president, cashier, and board
. of directors, Atlast the bank officers got nr
d d magnificent private supper to which Mr.
J IMo Fadden was invited. He came, and as
the hank officers bowed down in the dust be,
! fore him lie pondered well ovcrstthe bite
5 past, and his soul was filed With exnltatipn
:. Before he drove ,awaysin lhis carriage tha
: night, it was all fixed that Mr.. McFadde'
: was 70 Keep half u million of that money
Y and to be unmolested If ne returned th
) other half. He fulfilled his: contract like q,
honest man, but refused with, naughty dis
tiain the offer of the cashier to marry hi
daughter. ;.s.,,'.
q Mac is now honored and respected. H.
I moves In the best society, he browses around
Il III purple and fine liinen and other goot
t clothes, and enjoys himself frat rate. Al
u often now he takes his infant son on hi
q knee, and tells him OF his early life, and N
< stills holy principles into the chilTs mind
d and showshim how, by industry and perse
i yeranoe, and frugality, and nitro glyceren
e and monkey -wrpnches, anu familiarity wit
i the detective ssyl stem even the poor may rls
Il I to afiiuence ana respectabitity. -.