Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-10-15
9ailp appeal.


We listened yesterday to the recital Of a tale
calculated % move the sympathies, and at the
sane time 10 awaken a distrust Of mankind.
We wondered az We listened If The hearts or
men could become so hardened as 70 render
them mssns BE 10 the misery and distress Of
their fellow creatures, who BY their acts have
been piundered Of an they possess, their repu-
tation ruined and their reason well nigh de-
throned.
Tie facts. as related to Us, are these some
six months ago, a young man, aged about 2,
came from Delaware county, in the STATE OF
New York, to this city FOR The purpose OF
obtaining a livelihood. He was the son OF
parents ia moderate circumstances and having
Friends in Milwaukee, had, By the advice OF
the lstter, 50urneyed to the West Young ana
ambitious, with a heart not easily discouraged
and an industrious disposition, be deemed 1t
an easy task t. snake his way to a con-
Portable state OF circumstances In life, II not
10 an honorable distinction. He was possessed
OF an excellent education, and was regarded
BY those among whom he had been reared as a
young man Of more han ordinary promise.
He came to Milwaukee. The dizziness OF
the times and stringency Of financial matters
rendered The obtaining Of q situation difficult
but al last be succeeded in securing a place as
clerk in a grocery store for a short period.
The time for which he had been engaged eX-
pred, and his employer, though in every way
satisfied with him. had no longer snY need OF
his services. Not in the least discouraged,
however, he determined to try his fortunes
elsewhere. He had a little over one hundred
dollars, which be brought with him from the
East, and, bidding Gdieu 20 his friends, he pur-
chased a ticket for St Louis, where be arrived
on the morning Of the 9th Of June last. By
the aid Of recommendation which be brought
with him. be again obtained employment as a
clerk In a large dry goods establishment al
good wages. ThnCs went On smoothly, and
al was bright before him.
But one evening about the first OF last
month. be was enticed into one Of the numei-
Gus gambling bells Of that city by a brother
cierk IN The same establishment. that evening
le was merelya spectator. Though frequently
urged % p,aV during the course Cf the night,
he steadily refused the principles Re had been
taught in his home sustained him. The night
following be was again present, and this tint
he vield-d 20 no entreaties Of his newly form
Cd as a-z e He played the stake was a
SINAI r aa5 eft the house with about
thiu dollar % rs ia his purse than when be
entezel abe rest has often been told. Night
after night he continued 10 indulge in his pas
sion, his mine heated with excitement and the
stimulus Of the intoxicating cup Secretly he
p1rIoined money from his employers, and at
The gaming table alternately lost and won
One evening about two weeks since be had
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and was gone, and the discovery Of bis thefts
stared him in the face. lie applied 10 the
winner for a small loan with which to retrieve
his fortunes. and it was q. Maidened
and desperate be- sprung iroua lis seat, seized
the chair in which he had been sitting, and
with Il struck bis opponent a heavy blow, and
ere those around bin had time TO seize him,
fed.
He was pursued, ovsrtaken, andimmediately
lodged in Jail. The next morning the thefts OF
which be had been guilty were discovered BY
his employers, and The unhappy young man is
now imprisoned in St. Louis, under the double
charge n robbery and assault The informa-
uoa o. his crimes has just been received here
by bis friends, whose unpleasant duty vii Be
90 communists the unwelcome intelligence 10
his friends in New York
This IS The stale as twas tollto u.s." and
who can imagine the woe q his parents and
relations when they shall be made acquainted
uith his present conditions Tbs Young man
who, bat six short months ago. bid then adiel,
with prospects for the future bright and prom
sing, and wlo ley now believe 70 behappy 10
honest pursuits IN The far West, is the oceu-
p d. If a feion's cell, with perhaps, a fearful
punishment hanging over him The moral is
plain, and we VIII no longer dwell upon the
painful subject L. young men take warning 1
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