Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1892 — Forgetful. [ARTICLE]

Forgetful.

In 1871 a, man in Auburn, Maine, deposited 82,200 in a savings bank, and, as he was growing old, forgot all about it. One of his relatives learned of the deposit lately, and the forgetful old man was agreeably surprised to find that his $2,200 had increased to $5,000. Fear guides more to their duty than gratitude. For one man who is virtuous from the love of virtue, from the obligation which he thinks hi lies under to the Giver of all, there are ten thousand who are good only from their apprehensions of punishment.