The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-01
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The Progress Of Roguery'
The professional swindlers OF Ne~
,.,n ana dsversifying their modes Of
ih"' ~. necessities Of their condition.
~ |. y,yrva FuNxs Of the auction room, 10
rry,ng his talent from the sidewalk 10
-. AZ, wing room. and working havoc among
..n,,ne ladies' OF a creduious and romantic dis
ssos,t,an One OF his latest games is TO engage
The services Of young ladies as teachers In the
south. and hy some article, perhaps under the
nretence ofpurehssing their railroad tickets, TO
possess himself OF their small change and leave
them in a most doieful and desolase condition.
Has not the South contributed enough 30 the
supper, of the country; is not the South al
ready yiiiiied and maitreated enough, that
"PKr.a FUNK ~ should always make his APP
pearance ia the social circle as a "a Southern
gentleman, -ssa planter from the South" who
desires 10 obtain the services of a lady as gov
erness or perhaps rs housekecper,--for, be
sides the charm Of being q Soatherner, he has
generally the additional and irresistible at
traction of being widawer I! And with this
double barreiied fascination, PETER FuNK"
lately succeeded in bagging rs many SIS fifteen
plump damseis, each and all OF whose pecunia-
nv feathers were thoroughly plucked within
twelve hours after they fell into his hands.
Now. 1t is agreeable enough to the South to
know tha. the fact of being Southern
planter and a widower is still a recommend
alton. even in free-soil circles but we protest
against the impudence of "PETER FUNK In
assuming part which he plays so poorly thai
everybody can see that he hasn't the faintest
convention OF the real character. Indeed
apart from the iniquity of PETER, in despoil-
ing these innocent damsels of their little Trim
kels and small change-alittleness OF ylilaihy
which the most rascally gentleman" whether
of North or South, could never be ~hletied
down to-his manners are so exceedingly
coarse and canine that we are surprised the cd
ncated Young women, who were preparing 10
assist in the development of the intellectual
resources of the South, did not AT once per-
cciye that they were dealing with an animal
of prey and not that elegant, fascinating and
rnoneyed institution, southern planter,
bereft of the wife of his bosom, and in search
of sympathy and consolation. MISS CORA il
WoopBINE--a name that would have charmed
Sir PIERCIE SHAFToS-testifes that, on her
second or third interview with "Lt Col. MAR
MApUKH REEVE, " who had engaged her services
10 take charge OF his motherless children in
the South, she was showing him, in the inno-
cenee Of her confding nature, fine carbuncle
ring. which she always wore onher forefinger,
when It. Col MARMADUKE REEVE tore ii of
her finger before she was aware what he
was doing and put it on his own. At an
other time having handed him her pocket
hook TO take from it a small sum in order
To nav one of her bills, which he had the gal |
lantry To assume but not the financial ability |
mt that moment TO liquidate, the Lieutenant |
Colonel MARMADuKE, +" instead of handing |
back the pocket book, put it into his pocket |
with the contents" He also borrowed a watch |
of The lady which he forgot TO return. and |
suggested to her the propriety of borrowing |
small sum of money from her friends, as he
was himself too proud to borrow anything
under one or two hundred dollars. We trust |
that PETER FUNK may be severely punished,
not only for his scandalous treatment of the |
Young woman, but for bringing into evil re-
pute the good name of the planters and widow
srs Of the South. Hereafter, southern planter |
and widower who goes TO the North for a |
teacher or even a wife. will experience the |
greatest difficulties in the accomplishment of |
his laud2 Bile object. He will be At once SUP
posed to be a PETER FUNK, and be avoided by |
aIl honest madens a wolf in Sleeps cloth |
ing Let MS hope however, that the lessons |
which the injured damsels have lately re- |
only learn that elegant dress and address, or |
even an oily tongue and persuasive manners.
are not intalible indications of n refined heart
and honest purpose, and that roman tic name
may be allied TO very rascally nature, ike
a Jewel of gold IN sWlnes snout the exec
uiive talent" of Lieut.. Col. MARMADUkE
REEVE" will not have been altogether thrown