Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-15
". SEYMOUR eE EsGRo REsIsIEErs.
nnE.VED.
" SasW hiGsyss and gTisvs his heart
Cana like shsdsvvH, 50 5sFErt I'-lTAi

SasW lis eyes Ezs grisys his heart
Cane like shadSUH, 50 6sFErt l'--lIA CBETH.
Wks esVld tkst stranger bsf- Whence cams
hs Wkithsr wsEt hs What was his secret
object had he any
6HsA were the tRsEgkts Of esrtSiR frsquentsrs
Of the Esy aud respectable billiard salosn Of
Robert SssFsr u regard 70 an unknown iudf
TisEsl who hsd for s0Rs time been in the kabi.
81 visiting tAs Place, daily aRd nightly, and
wntsAizF the gsmsE
At srst ks had net been psrticulsrly noticed
among the lsskers-sn, bat bis repeated appear
aEses in time attracted sttsnteR
Ee vas q thiR, Pals aEn, eff aiddls age, and
Ais dress, thsugh net ragged nsr dirty, was ex-
treEely COARSE contrasting c9HsBicuouulv with
the ssstly and fashionable attire Of those around
hia. Re always sought sss chair, and there,
by day 6T night, sat for hours Ho was not only
reserved, bat he Rsver played. The expression
Of hif face was net absolutely forbidding; but
ia rePsss Il Wss siupls and melancholy; while.
when he Was approached sr sasuslly aaoostsd,
his large, rollisg eyes seeRsd to indicate nervous
alarm and susPieisn.
Occasionally, during his long waits, perhaps
ts pay the rent Of bis chair, he would invite
ssns Of the players to drink With him, thsggh
they were strangers; and he nsFer coaf5sd to
them OF to the proprietor his name, business, if
he haa aHy, OF residsace But when paying
for his glasses he always sxDsssd a noticeable
anoHut Of geld and bills He therefore was
net destitute; bat way did he appear so timid
and suHpisious and Why, if 50 much interested
in Billiards, did he never plsy7
Free ans-easy men grow impatient under the
eye Of such vigilsnt and uuiathonable eharac-
tsrs, and pTejuaies was now excited Ggeinst
mm. Hs sat so efteR neaT and over them, Ike
dismal, critical, perhaps senBsTieus iRdee, that
sometimes It distracted their atlsHtian FROM the
gsms and they made awkward shots in eonse-
qusHcs; and nst seldom, in the vexstion Of los
ing game, their eUaspsTation caused them 10
impute their Shortcomings to the ill-uck which
seemed to eEsnate ffom his presence.
who is that felleW-tbat oWl-seorer, who
makes his PesTeh here every day
Every tiEl6 have esRs here, for a month
st least, have been sure TO fud hm heTs OF
have ain esms in, and rsost, shortly afterWard
"AE fer me, ] never had such poor luck as /
have hs6 s7sr siase I srst saw him glazing bis
great eyes fr6a bis chair, as If he had soms ma
hgRant spell over the balls"
''Who the descs Is he 2"
"Csntsay. Never heard"
''He's a shabby creature
"Hs never plays"
He drinks, aouslimss, azd has invited you
as Wsll as others suggested ths prspristsr.
mas q suspicious character. for all that
I've sesn his aonsY, but whs knows now he
MADE II he nag the frighteEs6, uneasy Eek
81 Afh out ef MS element; and he only invites
because he thiRks it viii make friends while
he 5sres not Do frank about himself"
"HEEg it III ever lsss a game again. while
he is bliskisg at re WITH bis sYil eye-lll--n'
5Esh zaim2dversions as these almost caused
Robert Scorer 70 WiER that the rough iy-acc0ulred
stranger Teuldn'i coma any more; but then be
hoPsd tkst he nigat sErn eat 70 be soms great
afnaar in Tfer-rr5a- r. k-L
wlgh SO adversary worthy Of his eRe. And as
he said RotAing to the unknown, who hsd ac-
9Hirss ths significant nickname Of Mr.. Marx
err aad Marker" csRe AID came again, un-
challenged.
A1epg these who were so weary Of the ruts
spparision was one jim EedbaH, a lashy youag
fellow, Who informed his aeguaintancss that he,
WeIE knew q sure Eaeans Of causing Marker te
avoid the plEes.
pat Is iR operation then"
AedbGll began enc evening, and whenever he
was Oh Markers side Of the table. he would cen
trive to draw back bis cue far enough 10 enable
Hlfa % punch or seriously menace the snsngsl's
PaUReR, causing him ne little inconvenience;
and, occasionally, he woRld eye Marker igniti-
eaRtly, and thea step up to MIN and whisper in
hia ear
I knew all absut it,"
IA exclaimed Marker, lhe hrst tine,
with e coElssea ieok.
Enew al as0Ui ii - repeated Radbsll end
then rotulRg. with q m mystaTieus nod, he saw that
bis esHlais Hieatien wa net relished by the sUs-
Piclsus lesklag man, at WREN, at times. he
wiRiea, whom be caught ais anxious, iaguiring
eye between shots.
Tie whisPeTings OF g I know ali about it %
were rsitsratsd often, and attracted the atten-
ton Of Rsdbslls associates.
" What did yoR coy to him, Jim - asked
q told hin knew all sbost it,"
AbsRs WHAT"
His seerst."
And do you 9n
" Yes. But I shan'l say what it Is Of pres
Redball net the apprehensive, melancholy
man Ia the street occasionally, upon which he
would step up to him, and whisper the same
words;
E know al aboutitT'
. Ana Marker made 10 reply, bat started, dR-
sispsly, aRd avoided hiE, as if IN dread Of
one who knew soEas important sesret in BIS his
tory.
The TecureRss Of this conduct on tbs part Of
kesball caused Marker, one evening, to call
Scorer privately aside.
Bees that yeung nan really know abou.
Iean't say. Bat hasays be does"
Did he say wbst -
No. He keeps that is himself"
Ihea what ds yen thiRk is best 70 be denel"
inquired Marker, with G look Of much sslici-
tude
As he seams dispossS to keep your secret,
whatever 1t is, thoGeh he is a fellow generally
communicative has net much priaoipla, BY
ths way--I thiHk you could bribe him to secrecy
and that that's whst he is waiting for"
One more punch froR the perseeutilg eUa re-
solved the Rslaneksly man. He Lo8k Redball
apart, and tremendously referring to past af
fronts, observed, in a pleading tone:
% SEQ that somsheW ysU are possessed Of
Esy unhappy secret yet yon do net know quite
eli aboEt it, or yOU would have less hard
thoVghts."
Possibly" said Redban, sterRiy.
Weuld Like yoa accompany me TO my es-
tais oat Of tsWn snd there, in oen6dsncs. I viii
frankly explain al 70 you; and, in return for
your troubls snd secrecy, I viii make. It al
right With you. 4ou must be aware that an
amply able TO do So
Well, Sir When shall wo 20 p"
Keep mum absat il to everybody enioiued
Marker, and I viii have q horse and wagon
ready to-neuow night, if it be cloudy The
distance, as you probably know, knowing my
secret, is but eight miles. I choose g dark night
to aVoid being observed and tracked By spies
yoE understand"
Marker named the heur aud corner. and the
yoERg man promised 10 be there
u P-oved TO be not only dark, but a raw
drizEly, and windy evening, when Rsdball net
Marker at cernsr Of an obscure street where
an old ksrss ans rlokeEy, uncovered wagon
were ~ waiting. IAe Y0Heg man made sons
oplsetiens to the inelemeat weather and guch a
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