Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-23
A Romantic Young Verse
Jerker Turns his Muse
into the Bogus Check
Line.
Two Commerce Street Deal
ers beaten out Of Goods
and Small Sums
of Money.
How Genius Manages 10 Ex-
tract a. Livelihood from
the World without
Work.

| games Tor even the veriest tyro IN
worldly knowledge to avoid their
meshes. Yet, nearly every week, plauS-
ible rascals, of whom nothing is known
beyond a few moments interview, sue.
coed in yictimizing transporting parties.
The latest case of this character came to
light this morning, the particulars oil
which are about as follows:
Yesterday afternoon young man,
known to a limited extent in the city as
G. Matt. Norton, entered Mr.. John Ga
gems family grocery, on Commerce
street, and purchased various articles Of
goods, promising to call for them in the
evening. A young man accompanied
him, but did not appear interested in the
transaction. He then stepped into
Smiths shoe shop, next door, and bought
two pairs of boots, it being understood
that he would return for them later in
the day. Between six and seven o'clock
last night Norton returned in carriage,
and alighted before Gagen's door. II
payment for the articles he presented a
check, signed Mrs. NJ A. Norton, on the
Desoto Savings Institution, for $43. The
young man was well attired and of pre-.
possessing appearance, and Mr.. Gagen,
without hesitating, accepted the check,
paying his customer the SIS necessary to
make the change Norton placed the
goods in the carriage and went into
Smiths. The boots were sold for $3S,
and here also a check on the First
National Bank for a similar amount was
presented. Mr.. Smith received it, gave
S. in change, and the young man politely
bowed himself out, boots in hand.
This morning Mr.. Gagen presented
the check at the Desoto, and was amazed
to learn that Mrs. M. A. Norton's "
name was unknown to the books of the
bank. Shortly afterward Mr.. Smith, on
applying to the courteous teller OF the
First National Bank, Mr.. Hambln,
received similar information relative to
MRS. M. A. Norton's" pecuniary rela.
tons with that corporation. Upon con-
sultation Messrs. Smith and Gagen
naturally drifted into consciousness of
having been victimized. The police at
the First District stationhouse and
Sheriff Winters were promptly notified
of the affair, and at latest accounts the
young man of the name of Norton was
the subject of anxious inquiry.
G. Matt Norton has been in Memphis
for several months. He is young man,
probably twenty years of age, about five
feet eight or nine in hight, slender, and
of rather prepossessing appearance. He
has dark eyes and hair, the latter in.
clning to curl, and being worn long.
Our first knowledge of him originated in
the offer for publication of several poet
ical contributions, undoubtedly original,
which he seemed particularly DESTROYS
of seeingi in print He is evidently brim.
full of poesy, mounting Pegassas with.
out bride or saddle, and daily Chamber
ing to Parnassus' giddiest hight. In the
brief space of fortnight tons of fools
cap, bearing poetical lines, aud for.
warded by young ParnaSsus, accu-
INFLATED on our hands. We were
compelled to either enlarge the lineal di.
mensions ofthe Office, or close the wicket
against poetical food which threat
ened literal submergement. We chose
the latter course, and the rushing Of the
Parnassian waters ceased. Then came
printed card in "a contemporary, where
in boarding houses proprietors were
warned that G. Matt Norton, while not OBJ
iectng to regale the inner man with the
Injuries of the season was seriously in
disposed to furnishing the required remu'
neratiOn therefor. Instances were cited
wherein this estimable young man had
left anxious landladies to mourn over
unrequited evidences of departed hash.
Whether he sought to compensate by
leaving as collateral unfinished poems
valued at thousand dollars each, and
relapsed into paroxyms when unappre-
ciating debtors sternly refused, we are
not advised The probability is that his
mind could not be induced to descend
from its seat on the Hottest peak of
Parnassus to the contemplation of mat.
tiers sublunary. Your true genius who
possesses the divine afflatus and revels
amid the flowers of poesy cannot be ex.
pected to grovel in the mire Of practical
life. Not much, We gods
CoysUMPrIoN.-0ne of the most pain.
full, as we'll as most fatal of all diseases
which afflict the human family, is Con-
sumption. The chilling conviction of
the incurable nature Of this disease has
checked the ardor of investigation, which,
upon other occasions, has excited the
exerlious of the most learned and inge.
nious medical writer's of the present age
Acting under the influence Of this per-
suasion, the medical world have for cen
turtles past made little or no progress in
ascertaining the most rational and effec-
tive mode Of curing it, until the Hunga.
riau Balsam Of Life was introduced,
which is astonishing all classes by its
cures. Mansfield & Higbee,
sole proprietors
OUR hosiery, notion and furnishing
department will be closed out regardless
OF cost MACK BRorHERs & BoHN