Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-12-21

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. suitable tine for the sitting Of the Convex
Hon, and would respectfully rsq1est the Demo
cratic papers Of the STATE to give pabloity t
this notice. A. R. CROZlER,
?. C. DUNHINGTON,
S. L. FINLEY,
STATE Central COMMITTEES.
HEAKT WHISPERS;
o. BEHIND TIE FAMILY CURTAIN.
This being a Memphis book, ssd MemPhi
books beng rare producti0ns-nOt SO abundant
at least, ss cotton balss-it deserves a nsrros
Inspection at home. Have We an sutbOr anon
us is no longer a problem. But who is be
Who is WI1L1Am Arsos? that ia tbe question
after dfIgent inquiry, we have been unable G
meet a man Who lie familiar with the Patro
uymie. In LoBaon, during he days Of GoLD
SMITH and Dr.. JoEssoS, authors lived ia sttics
and lived very spsrihgly, VIC are told. IL VIA
garnet does ATsos hibernate and F~egstste
Can auY OF our young friends, who oecuPl
such lodgings, inform ne? Nov we know ths
the author Of a Heart Whispers" p~refssses Q
be a family nan, and would have Us beliegI
that be is he husband Of enc Of the most beau
tiful ladies IL the city Of Msnphis-likswis
that be Is the fether Of three lovely prightly an,
interesting children. Now Es would not rails
a question Of Yerseity With "ATsoN.' BE may
OF may not be "hghting man." when hi
honor is called in question. We don't PFetsn'
to know how be really is. As an author, hi
calm voice" certainly produced the effect I'D
on ali antagonists that he desired. Instead @
q pistols and coffee for two," there vas irva
Tiably q " satisfactory explanation Oh al &C.
cssions when an issue was made Bat We ID
know that authors are permitted considerable
license, By the COMMON consent Of mankind, Al
vel az mere poets. And II this sense alone
we take leave 70 question the existence Of sucf
e nan Is WuLIAA Arson. What We mean ID
this-thst If Bis publishers were 10 sue him foi
the amount be contracted 70 pay for the print
ing Of @HeaFt Whispers" the Sheriff Of Shell
BY county would fail to fad any person by To-
name Of aWULuAM ATsoE1 within bis j~urisdic.
Hon, and would be compelled to make The re-
tlrd 9 soE EST nvESrUs.D
IT, however, ATsoE should take this Joke q.
his expense seriously, and should 70 lmsTroE
morning OF his morning call OF us formally
OF send bis note BY his friend Ar. 20 and 80.
demanding q Tspsrstioa fer the serious iBj1s-
tice We are doing him, in qnsstioaiHg his sn-
thtnticity, then We held ourselves free to put
In the plea Of ignorance, aud t. make such
apology fer the injustice as The nature Of The
- - ha-aa Nr-aAhrHrH-
ArsoE must gr0r- to us bis existence, under his
osn sign manual, or PT5Pria pers0na. II be
does exist, We demand an audience from hin
We wish not TO deprive bis name ~ The i'm
mortality 1t is seeking, much less would We
commit the crime Of taking from him his wife
and children. Yet we may, az critical re-
yieEero Of bis production, we'll inquire whether
a bachelor is not az capable Of getting of the
fine sentiments and giving expression to the
warm emotions which be psrpsrrates, sndwith
which be bores the supposed Mrs Arson, as a
benedict? We have half 4 dozen young
fFiends Bhose hearts are expansive enough and
whose minds are sufficiently comprehensive t.
discover he couiagsl relations and 20 discent
OF them with tFuth, beauty and power And
since the custom has obtained OF advertising
for wives, may it BOT be an Ingenious expedieut
Of some youthful bachelor to recommend him
self to the ladies. and get E warn heaTted, aP-
prseistivs wife How easy would il
Be for an ineogzito bachelor 10 thus
insiBuEte himself into the affections Ct
sons uasophisticatsd young lady, BY sx-
citing Der admiration for his sentiments
Let us suppose that ATsoS C~ineogaito) hay
ing designs upon the heart Of some fair dsmssl,
and meeting her in he family circle were to
modsstly demand her opinion OF the merits Of
"Hssrt Whispers" Miss MELINDA expresses
her enthusiasm for its sentiments and her IN
bounded admiration for the author. Z" What
an exeeIlant w~srm-hearted husband Mr.. Ar
soK must be- says Miss MELTSDA-"how de-
voted 10 wife and little ones-hOw apprseis-
tivs--whst correct ideas be has Of the duties
Of a husssnd-whst beautiful and touching
sentiments hll bis heart and how beautifully
be gives utteranee 20 thsm-hs il a model bus
band, continues Miss M and besides he has
bone Of the petty vices Of tne days manly,
intelligent and true-s genius and a gentleman
If / could meet with such nan / would truly
feel that ny heart was in danger" " Then
Misc MELIEDA," says the trssehsrOus Arson,
failing to his knees, {" l an the author Of the
Il Heart Whispers" and, putting his band upon
bic heart, " lay ny fortune aud ny al at your
fset.1 What could MELIEDA say? And es-
pseiaiiF il Arson should add, " this book was
written alone for you. I hoped thus to con-
mend myself to your good wishes, and to give
yea az evidence OF ny devotion. How can
yea deny ne now ?" Ah MELISpA would
feel that sbs had been betrayed az the poor hy
when be "waIks into TIE psrloT" Ofthe wicked
and cunning spider.
But laying aside tie question Of suthorshiR,
We admit, that we have read " Heart Wbis-
psrs.y with an interest, increasing from the
frst page to the last. It's sentiments mainly,
are manly, truthful and Just, and evidently
spring fr5n a warm heart and q well balanced
brain. We refer to its sentiments strictly.
Tbey viii bear the test Of the ssysrest erueibls.
Tnev are, besides, like a woman in beauty Of
expression, Picssrssqasness Of grouping and
warmth Of ccloriBg. They call forth a res
ponss from every fTs-sids and hearth-stons,
from every domestic heart and boms-fTom
every true man and woman. They are q faith
fui portraiture Of that little Republle-thst
pztriarehal government from which springs all
that is lovely, worthy and true 10 society and
In the world. II Arson is 2 bachelor. he is
70 reign, the patriot Of some f~rs-Eide,
AMI be would reign well Il be rscks bis own
reads as the good PoDoSTUs has it.
OF course We think, that Mr.. ATsos has bis
own hobbies whenever he sbandODs he sacred
circle Of home. These hobbies, however, are
harmless and we can well allow SO good rs-
ssd genial a gentleman to differ from us
In poiihea, when be inculestes such excellent
sentiments for Fathers and husbands.
The book is for sale at CLEEyEs & Va
DEs's.
CoTT0E IN cUBA-cotton is now grown
ID Cabs with excellent success. A Havana
correspondent of the Savannah Republican
Of a cotton field Oh the island that this
,sar yiflded nine hundred pounds to The acre.
and a second crop Of bOlls are noK On the
plant.
sESsrsn D~ousLAs-This gentleman left
New Orleans o. Sunday week lsst Tor Havana
h vas bis purpose to remain there one week,
nd tbsp 70 tsks the steamer FOR New York, %
n. - ~ Wsrhfngton. His family secouus-