The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-08-01
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upon one ofAtle quito
ndes Of acquiring wealth,
some call "reeFssitability,
nmoral timesyfhe following
iia purpose3
vi MeFaslsiRfa was n watch
q hank. He was poor. but
50, ana his life wa1 without ~.
aach The trouble ,.Aah him was
hat he felt he was not appreciated.
4 lis salary was only four dollars a
week. and waen he asked 10 have Il
raised. the resident. t'ashier. aud
board Uf Directors glaredl at him
through their spectacles and frownesl
on hlln. aud told him 40 go ont and
step his insnlence, wht.n he knew bus.
iness was dal an.l the bank could not
meet It's expenses, let alane laNishing
ene dollar un such M SCRABBLE worm
~ Samuel NcFadslcn. And then
Samuel Mrfadden I'll depressed,
tasl, and tie hangh,y Scorn .es the
nd Cashier edI him to the
wo1fd often go out into
ri aud bow hls venerable
a. aud weep gallons aud
ears over his inSignificauce,
hat he might be worthy oi
.S ffeeident's and Cashiers polite
attention.
One night . happy thought struck
lsiins gleam OF lisht burst upon him,
and gaz,ng down the dim vista Ol
Years with his eyes all blinded by joy.
olls tears, he saw himself rich and re-
zFrs.s,.f.s.f N..TN..f.l.... f..,I
ed round aud got n jimmy. monkey.
svreneh, cross cut saw, cold chiSel
q dral. ahd t0n of gunp0Wdcr anil
liiirsk.syeerine anil such things
I'he n the deal Oi night he went 10
the hle jroof sale. ami after working
n II fra while, burst the door anil
llriek nts-an Immortal smash, with
perfect success that there was
,ough left of that safe io make
81 tack Mr. McFa.l.len then
u To load up with coupons, green
X. currency AMI specie and Io nail
the osl,l change that was lying any
where. so that he pranccI out of III,
bank with more than million at dol
lars otl hun. lie then retired to AZ
unaSsun,ng residence ont ct town
and sent worl TO the detectives ahert
he was.
A detective called on him the next
daY with soothing mute from the
Cashier. McFa'lslen treated il with
lofty scorn. Detectives called on
him every day with huml,l. notes
: from the President. Cashier and Board
of Directors. At last the hank Off
GERS gave magnificent private sup
per, TO which MrFa,lslen Nax invited
lie came, aud as the hank ofiirers
bowed down in the dust llefore him.
lie ponslered we'll over the bitter past
and his soul was filed with exuliaIinn.
Before he DRIVE away IN his car
raige that night, It WIS fixe,l HAT Mo
Fl.l,len was TO keep hall niiliinn OF
that money anil to ise nnmolpste,l il
be returned the other half. lie fulfilled
lis rssHtrIct like an honest mau, I,ul
Trfasr.l with haHghiy dIs.lain the offer
II ihe Cashier TO marry his daughter.
Mac Is now .IOnorpsl AMI respected.
N moves in the best of society; he
br6wSes around in purple antl fine
Inca and otLer good clothes, aud en-.
JOYS himself first rate. And he often
tax. is infant son on hrs knee and
tells h.A@.of his early life, AMI insiil>
hnly sHincjpl,.s into the chil.fs mud
and slN1ws him how. hy industry and
perseverance. and frugaliiy. and nitro
giyceTine aud cross cut SAWS. anil
monkey wrenches, anl familiarity
With the detective system. even the
NI,o.rimay rise 10 respectabil.iy and
nfflae8ee.