The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-13
\ Very Great vsRabond.

such cases the descent from respcctability
to utter disreputableness is generally grad
ual. 1t is something uncommon for a
we'll born, gently nurtured youth, with an
honorable career before him, to dciibcr-
ately place himself out of the pale of So
ciety, by choosing a calling in which sue
cess but makes his degradation the more
conspicuous.
Devonshire claims the doubtful honor
OF giving birth TO notable exception to
the rule, in the person Of one who a
hundred and fifty years ago. was known
far and wide as the King Of the BeggarS
Towards the end Of the year 1893, the
rector Of Buckley, .1iEs Rev. III ~
rev, had a son born TO him, and as is the
wont ia cV0atFy places on such occasions,
rich and poor united in rejoicing at the
happiness Of their pastor, and on the day
OF christening, feaSting aud merry making
g. EnliVened the usually scdatc village. Re
fore setting out for the church, the chid's
godfathers', Hugh Bamfyldc. Esq, and
Major Moore, tossed for precedence, and
the Major losing, the infant hero of the
day was christened Bamfylde Moore Ca
Pew.
AS soon as he reached Citing age,
young Carew was sent to Tiverton School,
where his progress was sufficiently rapid
to satisfy his master, and ill his friends
with hopes for his future career. These
were cruelty frustrated through a boyish
eScapadc.
The scholars Of Tivcrton School were
allowed to follow the hounds whenever
they had all opportunity, and on one Of
these happy days Ca"cw and his compan
IONS ln't'":;;ed 80 much damage to field
at wheat that the iratc farmer complained
to the head master. Rather than await
the certain punishment # their misdccd,
Carcw and three other boys ran away
from school, and sought safety from ped
Ggngu and parents with some gipSies
eGcamped in the neighborhood. The wild
! life Of their wandering friends so captiva.
ted the trnantS, that they decided upon
joining them for good. and after going
! through certain proba ion, the head
strong quIitrtte were admitted into tn"
fraternity, and instructed In the art Of
preying upon the outer world.
Leaving to meaner spirits the clearing
of hen-rooStS, and thu swapping up Of un-
considered trtieS, our ignoble hero, conf
deht IN his powers OF deception preferred
practicinG upon human credulity. lti-
first victim was an old lady who was
haunted by n visicn of buried treasure
Oarew cohtrlved TO convince her OF his ca
pa"lilt'eS as uiVlhtr, anu alter eNtrart'
, hS "on htr lee OF twenty gnih'aS, ul
re''eu her 10 uIS under laureI 'rfc,
Sro"lhs IN ncr grounds, where she wou'o
1i''o inc n'uueh wealth. ana decahpr1 oe'
",e MS u"pe cou'o test 'Ic 'a'uc VI l"'
''''ru'a'lon' a..
A'tcr thiS' all ms energies were dcS"'c'
10 ATTAINING pr"hclehcy III Tue art "i Deg
S'"S' al" o'l're IohS nc S'ood w,'h"ht
r'Na' as SucrrS,iul '"e''di'ah'. y '"ouS
"a'nc tia"'cu ni'h 10 endure PfNa''oh uh
Nca'hGu, ahu Wherever .herc was room u
S.'eton MS l,n"s' ne s'ePt as Soun"'y az
une 'er'eS' s'uegaru coO'u oesEe' lie was
III s,IgG par'nnce' an eXceheht dresser ah'
eH.s oou,u e'anse ms FEATURES as easily as us
o"'"tS' "'s WIZ was always ready ms IN
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never ueSer'e1 n''h' L'Ne Dir: run Ca
rev surPor.cu n''llse'i oy MS Ihis'or'nhes mes,
anu "''e"' .ru'y say, II" Nl'n went '"ro
sue" ee!'cS o' Gaian''''eS III ,ne same
HP"0o vi "i"e: Ho ""S "o'' my "'"N
commonplace '",PoS'erS' content WIN re
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u'sual'''iouH y! ''S 'e,"'.""Sn'P; III o
,o''oISe Se',' nun o"cN ~ n'cN'e!' "her'
no ,'.','''cu S"'he ''t'e ,'lne' apparently
o','e'''cu' anu ''c worthy rector o[Ta'
~ "It'e =" See .iili yt' cien'l 10 MS IAN
o ou' us u u'''' u.>s'"S'''"' Fr"Eeu '"'
nno"t, que gay nc u.NaPPgartu "''llout
'ai;''i, .Ns' ~ ""u 'e'u."eu ,:c WIN 'e"c"e'
- W "" e'""r .,ie E.
',: az" '~en ''' ii't'o vi 'lie '"'puhitN
'rood uS - "'o ,Ieu'S" ~ p'"'''ovs " ',''
Soou n"t''re vi 'he western gentry wh'
,ho r,.. :" ""ne ,,! ."o"sn. WIN tne poet Una
'"e Pe"Su'c was nS great u, oeiHs cntate'
win mora f,mi,;or;,v ,han cou,omrt ~ "
Dininr ono dav dnr;nG III" hrn,;nn saaso,
st CnIonsl S,r,;nnt,reo',, taII' 30 "0 i""
! said hc thonrhf il iwnos"ihls tho, M M b;,
guest could deceive him-an opinion ca
rev did not disuute.
Next day he excused himself from fol
lowing the hounds. but AS soon rs IN,
Colonel had gone, slipped out of the hous
to n neighborinr inn frcoucutcd by III,
fraternity, changed his clothes for rags
borrowed n pair of crutches and went !,
search of his entertainer He was no
long in finding him and in EXTRACTING
crown from his pockct. The cripple th,I
asked if he was near Colonel Straight