Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-10-20
MELANCHOLY --THEATRICAL.-A

MELANCHOLY SUIcIDE.---THEATRICAL.-
eide in this city last Tuesday night under
very melancholy circumstances. He was
the father, it seems, of an interesting and
devoted wife and the husband of one child,
to whom he was much attached. He was
possessed Of handsome property. and, I'M
happily ofan unhandsome habit of squander-
ing it Mt the gaming table. By his frequent
visits to WILSON'S (where everybody knows
they use loaded dice to fleece the unsuspect-
ing) he soon lost, not only bis own fortune,
but that of his beautiful and accomplished
sister, (placed in his hands as her guardian),
who Mas engaged to be married to very
worthy young man OF the name OF LEwsON.
Having squandered every cent he had in the
world, and having nothing squanderable
out of it that could he relied upon, he sui
fered himself to be arrested and sent to Jail,
where, in a lit of despair and remorse, he
swallowed a small vial of Ayers Cherry
Pcctoral, or some other villainous distilla-
ton equally as deadly in its effects upon the
human system, and died in less than half an
hour surrounded by his wife, bis sister, young
LEwsoN, and number of other benevo-
lent friends. The two first named
eaterrd his cell soon after he had taken
tie poison, to convey to him the
gratifying intelligence that his uncle
{ to whose immense estate he was the
sole hcir) had died the day before, in the
eighticth year OF his venerable and lamented
age But, alas! the miserable BEVERLY had
already lost the reversion of the estate at
WILSON'S! This announcement shocked the
wife and sister considerably, rs it naturally
should. But we are glad TO say that they
were not left entirely destitute. SrUKELY.
an individual not unknown in this cOmmuu-
ily who had been the chief instrument IN
affecting the ruin of poor BEVERLY. was the
same hour arrested upon a charge of intended
murder upon the mayors highway, aud all
his ill-gotten gains (Which said to have
been considerably were magnanimOusly APP
propriated By the city authorities TO the use
of Mrs. and Miss BEVERLY.
We saw the wrctched BEVERLY die. Poor
dcvil!-he might have been saved. We make
no accusasions against his family or friends
who stood around his dying floor (he had
no bed). for they were doubtless too much
afflicted to know what they were about; but
we can't help thinking (and thinking we
must say, that had they sent for stomach
pump as soon as they found he had swallowed
the fatal draught, they might have saved his
lie in spite of the d--d-deuce. But they
didn't do it. and he went under, with all his
impcrfections his head and a very severe
pain in the bowel. Alas, poor BEVERLY.
The GamcSter conveys an excellent moral,
and every young man who is afflicted with
an inclination 10 venture his pocket change
upon friendly games of seven-up, should
make it convenient to spend the evening at
the theatre every time he finds that play in
the bills. 1t inculcates a lesson, TO heed
which is to save your money and your NOR
ais. ''Stukely" is not an obsolete style of
individual in this country, nor is Beverly"
a rara aUis IN terras, by any means
To play the part of Beverly" well is no
easy matter; though 1t seemed easy enough
TO MURDOCH. And even when il is PLAYED
well, il contains too many manifestations of
wretchedness and remorse to be particularly
attractive. Indeed, the more skillfully it is
played the less you enjoy it. II causes you
to feel SO confoundedly uncomfortable to see
n strong man so completely knocked up with
despair. There is something sweeIiy touch
ing and winning in a lovely wonam's tears.
and you could sit and watch the crystal drops
gushing from her gentle eyes all day. But
''wo tn quiet comfort when
You the tears OF bearded men"
That sort of thing won't do. MURDOCH
plays Beverly" mot unwisely, but too
we'll" Mrs. Beverly" was also fine piece
of acting. So was Charlotte" but the
pretty and versatile favorite of the Gaiety
appears to more advantage In many other
characters. ''Stukely" was handled by KEE-
BILE with his usual success.
Aoney. and Robert Aleaire or he hrO Ksrder-
ere, are the plays for this evening.
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