The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-03-02

A TRAIToK's.EARLy LIrE.-D. Francis
Bacon, is man Of eminence. His veraci-
ty is beyond all dispute. The subjoined
statement published by him will attract
attention. Which of the u. s. Senators
can be the villain he delineates Who is
the miscreant Whol Who2 Whoi
A COLLEGE "REMINISCENCES.
The class Of 1929, in Yale College two
years in advance Of mine,) was the finest
body Of young men that / ever saw in
College. Prominent in it were Elijah III.
Mills, (son of Daniel Webster's immediate
predecessor in the United States Senate,)
faciic princeps, but dying very young,
Henry A. Boardman, ID. d., Joseph FL
bridge, ID. d., Edwin II. Gilbert, ID. d.,
James w. McIane, ID. d., Daniel Ullman,
Francis Gillette (late Senator in Congress, }
Il. Adam Spence Qate Representative in
Congress,) and many other men of mark
There was one of the class whose name
cannot be found on the list of graduates,
or on any annual catalogue after 1927.
He was and still is a handsome little fell
low. looking very small in his class, who,
with few exceptions, were of full manly
growth. This youth hailed from great
State of the "chivalrous sunny South"
bright-eyed, dark complexioned, and ar
dent as n Southern sun could make him.
In the early part of 1923, there was a
mysterious trouble in that class. Watches,
breast-pins, seals, pencil-cases, pen-knives,
jack knives, two-bladcd knives, four-blad-
ed knives, etc, etc, and lastly, sundry
sums of money, "lying around loose" in
students rooms, disappeared unaccounta-
bly,. The losers looked gloomily at each
other, and suspiciously at others. Some
thing must be done. They finally consti-
tutcd themselves a volunteer detective
force" set their trap-baited it with thirty
five dollars in good bank notes and soon
caught the thief lie confessed. Ga
opening his trunk in his presence, they
found it nearly full of missing vauables--
jewclry, pocket cutlery and holologery
enough to stock Chatam street store.
lie begged pitifully not TO be exposed ;
they looked pitiously at his handsome
young face, and rclented at the thought OF
blasting his opening life. He had been a
universal favoritc, the pet of his class; 50
they agreed not TO inform either the city
magistrates or the Faculty of the Universe
ty, but ordered him to " clear out ut once
and forever. He went Instantly to good
| President Day, obtained Il certificate OF
| honorable dismission, and vanished.
That little thief is now n Senator in
Congress, advocating and justlyinG and
threatening the robbery of forts, and the
stealing of the military cutlery and hard
ware generally ofthe Federal Government
without any more color or shadow Of pre-.
text than he had for his like operations on
his tclow-studcnts just thirty-three years
ago. 4 third of century has not made
and can never make, any change in such
IN originally born rascal.
Had those early filchings been a mere
thoughtIcSs, boyish escapadc, 2 momentary
yielding to temptation while ingreat want,
! they would not deserve mention now but
they were systcmatizcd then-long contin-
ued, accumulated, and boarded pilferings
/ from trustful bosom friends.
Had the fellow not at length reproduced
his private morality in public life, ] would
have allowed the secret Of his early crimes
to remain in the hearts of the few who
! then knew and now remember it.
ID. FRANCIS BACON.
" y MdcpcRdom.