Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-11-13
A VERY GREAT vAeABoNnI

Many a promising scion OF g9dly
house has lived to become the dis9ace
OF. the family, and earn Tor himseiIihe
designation Of ga thorough vaeabpi. |"
but in such cases the descent frouire-
spectability to utter disreputablenes Is
generally gradual Il is somethinfn-
common for a well born. gently nurt9ed
youth. with an honorable career behse
him. to deliberately place himselfeq Of
the pale Of society. by choosing . dll-
ing in which success but makes his skg-
relation the more conspicuous. De$e<
shire claims the doleful honor OF zgi{Rg
birth to notable exception to ih &le,
IL the anersnsr af f=nsr--sshsr.z Aundftd
and fifty years ago. was known far and
wide as the King Of the Beggars.
Towards the end Of the year 1898,
the rector OF Buckley, the Rev. Theo-
dore Carew. had a son born to him.
and as is the wont in country places on
such occasions. rich and poor united in
rejoicing at the happiness Of their pas
tor, ard on the day Of christening,
feasting and merry making enlivenrd
the usually sedste village. Before set
ting out for the church. the child's god
fathers. Hugh Bamfylde. Esq, and
Major Moore, tossed for precedence.
and the Major losing. the infant hero Of
the day was christened Bamfyld Moore
Carew.
AS soon as he reached fitting age,
young Carew was sent to Tiverton
School. where his progress was suf'.
fcienlly rapid to satisfy his master, and
fill his friends with hope for his future
career. These were cruelty frustrated
through boyish escapade. The schol-
ars Of Tiverton School were allowed TO
follow the hounds whenever they lad
an opportunity, and on one of these
happy days Carew and his companions
inflicted SO much damage TO a field Of
wheat that the irritated farmer con-
planned 10 the head master. Rather
than await the certain punishment OF
their rnisdeed. Carew and three olAer
ucys r.H away lgo;n sch5Ui au6 sought
safety from pedagogues and parents viii
some gipsies epcamped in the neighbd'-
hood. The wild life of their wandering
friends so captivated the truants, that
they decided upon joining them "br
good" and after going through CERTAIN
probation, the head-strong quartete
were admitted into the fraternity, aud
instructed in the artof preying upon tie
outer world.
Leaving to meaner spirit the cleaning
Of hen-roosts, and the swapping up Ct
unconsidered triHes. our ignoble hero.
confident IN his powers of deception,
preferred practicing upon human cred
ulity. His first victim was an old lady
who was haunted by vision Of buried
treasure. Carew contrived to convince
her of his capabilities as a diviner, and
after extracting from her fee OF twenty
guiness, directed her to dig under a
laurel tree growing on her grounds,
where she would find the hidden wealth,
and decamped before his dupe could
test the value OF the information. After
this. all bis energies were devoted tc
attaining profciencyin the art Of beg
ging, and before long. he stood without
rival as a successful mendicsnt. A
robust frame enabled him to endure
privations unscathed. and wherever
there was room for him TO stretch hi'
limbs. he slept as soundly as the veries
sluggard could desire. He was, in
stage parlance. an excellent dresser
and could change his features as easily
as his clothes his wit was Away:
ready. his invention fertile. while hi
presence Of mind never deserted him.
Like Mr.. Puff. Carew supported him
self by his misIortunes, and might truly
say. "no man went through such a Sc
ries Of calamities 10 the same space o
time He was not. like most com
monplace imposters, content with re
peating stereotype form Of appeal; ht
took the trouble to visit the scene Of any
calamity likely to be talked about. anC
make himself master Of all the details
so as to be better able to pass as one o
the sufferers. This perverse industry
was rewarded with an income Of a guinet
day. He especially delighted in de
ceiving those who ought to have beel
6rst to detect his impostures. Fron
one gentleman who had known him from
childhood, he obtained relief thnce in
one day. and his own brother opeAed
his purse to him all unsuspicious d mis-
relationship. A fit OF remUrse sent i'm
back TO Buckley. where he remaird
some little time. apparently conlened.
and the worthy rector began to hoptto
see him yet a credit TO his family ut
his iruant disposition proved loo strog;
one day he disappeared without a leae-
taking, and returned with renewed 81
ish TO his vagrsnt life.
Carew owed no little Of the impini-
ty attending his roguish practices Uthe
good nature Of the western gentry who
seemed TO have thought with thepoet,
that the pleasure was as great in being
cheated as to cheat, and treste the
rector's son with more familiarity than
contempt. Dining one day durig the
hunting season at Col. Suaighray's s
table, his host said be thought it bPos.
sible that his guest could deceiv him,
an opiRion Carew did not dispte.-
Next day be excused himself iren fol-
loving the hounds. but as soonis the
Col. had gone slipped out Of thsbOuse