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Show .1AK1U A IUK1UKK, Samuel MePaddcn wan u watchman in a bank, lie was poor, but honest, and his life was without a reproach. The troublo with him was that he 1--U that he was not appreciated. His salary was only four dollars a week, and when bo aked to have it raised, the president, ea.-hier und the board of directors glared at him throush their spectacles, aud frowned on him, and told him to go out for his insolence when he knew business was dull, and the bank could not meet its expenses now, let alone lavishing ono dollar on .such a miserable worm as Samuel Mo b'adden. Uo lV!t depressed, sad, and the haughty heorn of tho president and cashier cut him to the soul. Ho would often go into the side-yard, and bow his venerable twenty-four-inch 1 head, and weep gallons and gallons of tears over his insignificance, and pray that he might be made worthy of the cashier's and president's polite attention. atten-tion. Ono night a happy thought struck him; a gleam of light burst upon him, aud gazing down the dim vista of years with his eyes all blinded with joyous tears, ho saw himseif rich and respected. So Samuel Mel-'addcn fooled around and got a jimmy, anion key-wreneh, a cross-cut saw, a coal chisel, a drill, and about a ton of gunpowder gun-powder and nitro glycerine, aod those things. Then in the dead cf night, he wont to tho tire-proof safe, and af.er working at it a whilo, bur.-t the door and briek into an immortal smash, wub such perleor success, that there was not enough of that safe left to make a carpet tack. Mr. MePadden then proceeded pro-ceeded to load ud with coupons, ereeu backs, currency and specie, and to nail ; ail the odd chance that waa lying any- i where, so that he pranced out of the bank with over a million dollars tm him. lie then retired to an unassuming unassum-ing rstideoeo out of town, aod then sent word to tho detectives where he was. A detective called on him the next day, with a soothing note from the cashier. MeFadden treated it with : lofty scorn. Detectives called on hitn every day with humble notes from the president, e.ilii-r, and board of directors direc-tors At !a-t the bank o racers got up a mant'.ieont private supper, to which Mr. Mcb'aideu was invited. He came, and a the bank odieers bowed down in tho dust Lvtoro him, ho pondered well over the bitter past, and his soul was li'ed with exaltation. ; i if re he drove awny in bis earriice : t!,.i: cb:, i: was oil rjxca that Mr. ! M e i a e.d n n as to keep had' a miuion oi j th? m '-y it' he returned the other lie lu uied his contract use an I h:e?t man, but refused with hauchiy j c:.-d:;i the o5.t of the cashier to mrry h-s daucbter, I .Maei.- new honored acd re-p-eetca. Ue movis ia the bos: s-viety, Lc : t-rowses aroad ic c-rple and oncn ar: i i -xr.cr svi c 'ihes, aci ccJlivs bii-ie.f 1 :':rst ra'o. Acd o.Vm njj h.- uses his iBlant so a on h:s kefe, -i".d f-vi , . m ot h: ear'v ii:e. ari i-'i; h- -. prii-.elp.es is;o ti e cl. i's z:i: d, ! .-bows fc:m !:ot. cr z iti-try i ! -.'v.T;'-j',, a" i ::u."i.i y. ar i ni' r i- g.yet'riue, ar.i meni.-y wrtcjue. aJ I eros-out a-d 'jn:i -sn'r v h tne i ce:eetive v-:.'i, even the poor may 1 r:;e to ariacLce aci respvo:abiiity. |