The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-30

THE DISPATCH on THE RAILROADS. -Messrs.
Cole 4 Turner deliver the DiSp1tch every morning
on all the railroad cars leaving Richmond and a.
they are also our authorized agents To receive sub
scrimious to the Stai- H,rkiy and H.kiy Dis
yrfci onr friends along the railroad routes can
avail themselves Of the messengers of these enter
urisiug y W. dealers in forwarding their orders.
TIE FAST YorNG MAN.-Trouhlc, trial,
and tcmutation have followed each other
in rapd succession; sorrow has succeeded
10 iov: advcrSity to fortune but, in all
times, whether of war or Of peace, the
"FaSt Young Man" has remained calm
and mpcrturhahlc, unchanging and the
same. Events that altered the dc>tinicS of
nations have not thrown awry one lock of
his >wcrtly-pcrlumcd hair, and the dust
and laborS of war have lctl II" stain upon
his delicate, lily-whitc hands
At the commencement OF the war the
Fast Young Man" was rapidly increasing
in >rlt-importamcc and Srlt-aS>crtion, and
the whole class seemed determined to
command hv their toiblcs that eminent
celebrity which is seldom accorded to I'M
u>tcutati"u> merit. But the first gun had
been fired and those who were fast in all
the iolicS Of fashion were fast i'll meeting
without fear or doubt the imminent dan
gcrS uf battle. The same feeling which
made the Fast Young Man" irrcpr"ach-
able in hat, coat, gloves, and tiny cane,
caused him-->o he aygucd-to volunteer
in the armv-Ilut from any sense OF right or
duty. but because to be a Southern soldier
was then the "propcr thing, and perfectly
cyuU,t Il t;u"t. Those who knew these pc"-
plc better than they pretended 10 know
themselves felt that beneath the upper
crust ut aflcctation and fashionable foolish
ness there was the strong, honorable ma
turc of an upright man. and that, as it had
been the practice OF their lives to miSrc-
present themselves, they had rather die,
nominallv because it was Ia mOde, than
acE,uwlr,l.c that they were in reality
guided by the same principles OF truth and
rcctitudc which then, as ever, formed the
Southern code "t honor.
Months passed on, The gay uniform
was tarn>hcd. the hraidimg torn aud
dngv. the buttons knocked "tl 10y bullets
or hramblcS: the champagne and c"gnac
was replaced by applc-iack and creek
water: the delicious houillouS, and ragoutS,
and roti>. were exchanged for bacon aud
corn bread but the Fast Young Man, y
true to his principle of LHiSSe. iNe1' was II
cool and patient soldier. Slill, in all his
marching and lighting, there WAS the hope
that the day would come when he might
return to the idols of his soul and that
moment has now arrived.
some little hoard OF cotton or tobacco.
or pcrclancc good luck alone, has put
money in the pockets of the = Fast Young
Man. and, in all his little glory, he now
rcignS supreme. The four years OF war
the great intcrrcgnum, has, in external
appearance, left linn the same. There is
the same cloScly-bruShcd hair, with its
symmetrical parting behind, the we'll
waxcd mo,lStachc, the daintily -archcdeye-
brow, the carctully-combcd whiSkerS.
There is the same glossy beaver, immacu-
late glove, and polished boot. But while
the outward seeming is the same, III
thought and manner the Fast Young
man" is seriously changed.
The Fast Young Man" has two exist
cnccS-onc in the society OF ladies' and the
other in the society OF men like himself.
With ladies he is courteous and plausible,
paving more attention to manner than
mattcr-to form than observation-disclosures
cumStunccS does he say or do much that
can by any possibility cause sensation,
until, by some ingenious circumlocution,
hc can drag in doubtful bon mot or doubte
eate1.oire; and then, if the lady blush or
seem embarrassed, the mission of the day
is accomplished. TO ladies he will pro-
tcSs profound respect, will speak in as me-
lodiouS words OF praise as Provcncal
troubador, and will persuade them perhaps
that, through all the warp Of his life, there
runs the strong lasting thread Of honor and
regard TO woman. So soon as he leaves
them his whole manner changes \ piece
of tobacco on the end Of cigar is thrust
in his mouth, his hands dive deep into his
pockets, and his aim is then to indulge in
every description Of verbal profanity and
indcccncy. Those lips which few mo-
mcnts before had been murmuring vows OF
love and alteration in the ear Of some inno-
cent girl, are now uttering words each
one of which should blister the mouth
from which il comes, for the !" Fast Young
Man" deems it best to appear to possess
every vice, particularly those which ne has
not the courage to practice.
The truth of the matter is, that the Fast
Young Men" Of the South are at this time
both nuisance and Il failure. They are
wicked, and impure, and triting enough,
in all conscience but they do not carry
ont their creed to the full. They think 1t
manly to scofi and jcer at woman they
think it sign of wisdom TO believe that
woman is synonym for ialsehood, incon-
stancy, and frailty and above all, if they
cannot always be doing wrong, they wish
"Byronically"--to be i'll appearance the
greatest sinners in creation.
1t is time that such useless folly as this
should come to an end, and the ladies will
bc the surest and most cfiectual means of
securing it. They possess the control and
the power, and if they will but exert their
influence, they can rescue the Fast Young
Man" from the sea Of vanity in which he
il plunged. and convert him into straight