Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-25
WHO rs lit
A Memphis Merchant and q
"DamseI I'm DistEeSs.'
He is Taken in and Done For.

The married ladies OF Memphis, whose
spouses have been away from town during the
past few days, will dud the following narration
Of peculiar interest. We take II from the col
umns OF the Louisville Journal which is sufi-
Gent guarantee that IL is true, every word Ofil.
It is really shocking 70 think of the deceitfal-
ness OF some men:
About three weeks sso there came 20 Louis
vile by the mail boat from Cincinnati a youns
girl who announced 10 her feIoW-passengeIs
Inst she was en- route Tor Now Orleans, whtlne.
she was gOi0g to occupy an engagement she
| had already accepted as goVernass 70 & wealth.
| Creole family. she was an agreeable psrSon IN
her appearance and manners. D.eSssu in sub
dued but exquisite TASTE, with a languio, mel
aneholy cast OF countenRnce that nghted up Ia
| the mostdatBeriug way When it " as appro Ached,
she attracted attention In spite OF an apparent
| Her bruther-fcleTk In a heavy Main street
house "-wEs 10 meet her a. the wharf. she
was 10 spend g day or two IN Louisville; thence
she would 90 direct by the cars Ia New Orleans.
The passage down the river from Cincinnati
was very lively. The boat was crowded with
gay people; and after supper our young lazy
/ Entertained ui,e al auoloHco, who collected
ab0at Jhe plano, playing ami singing Ia a raw
ish1ng manner. indeed, one n1udle ageo gen-
EgmaD, - memphis cotton Droker, became ell
chAnted, ana ala not leaVe the cabin until a
lSue nour. Next morning hsTeappe&red, found
sue object OF hlE sudden CeVottoH awaiting the
arrival o. her brother, anu LOOK up ms posltion
Uy her aide, declaring mat ne should not leave
nsr unil she was ia saf5 hands.
The brother did net appear One-tWo-lnree
houns pSsss 81. No DroLuer-uOt even a cloud Oh
uusL upon the Ievee. TIE csbin-boys ana
amber mRius were cleaning Ire saloons ano
slaJe-rooms for the return alp. The steamer
was IL confusion. WHAT snou-u be Gone? The
Memphis gentleman proposed that Miss should
20 AZ 10 one Or the notes and dispatch Il nOLS
. her brOghsr. she assentsd, q oArrlsge was
called, ana tLey entered Il; Tut ID, Wntn they
reached the hotel, the por0emonaie Of the
,Ouug lady, Containing over one hundred COL
lars, was gOLe. Ine carriage was searched. |
No por~tenIonzle. They drove bsck 10 the
DoaI. 4he s.ats room occupied by Miss The !
n=aasdirg nfghl Was SeargQSG. mol so 0Iuc Ia as |
the scent ol u ~gr.enbaek. Tne gentleman was
nOnpIussed.a1he lady was Ia tears. She sat
uOwu. III Iact, IN the VACANT stale DOM, anu |
howled. And What did the enphls cotton
broker do! Generous man! He went below, |
JrlDed a waiter, put a Wad u Dl--s IN nls manu-
and sent him up Stairs to say 10 The lady lhAl
ne money nRd been SWEEP out OF the cabin,
and perhaps IL was hers. Perhaps II was o:
cOuIss IL was. Sne dfled Der eyes at once anu
pOcksted the money, aud retained 70 the nOJeI
a happier, ana, Win her new lcund escoit, d
dcher woman.
IL was reW well On to mid Day, and SIN the
Main street bTUJherhad hailed 10 come 10 time.
should ne not gO himself and look up the ntgn-
gent young man? Oh, no, Miss sald, mol lOr
me word; her brother Was very peculiar; he
wou.d come presently. Presently came, now
ever, without the brOtne4-dlulat thaI after
noon she announced that he Was not In The
cry; that her letters had miscarTie 1 that her
uIOtner wac, in facs, OF on a drumming e4pedl-
ton. At the same Alns she usclafeu Aer lh1eA
When EieInphis heard this he said he would
walt zoo, anu lDaL evening tAes hAS4bSo TX hS-
gro Ministries [, gethsr. TDey were quite nappy
and contsnted. AFTER the Ministries lney
stopped al an ice cream saiOOn 2nd h~alkuppeE
InTiug supper Miss nOJicSu JuaJ her beau was
wearing a very beautiful watcn ~n1chain she
ssked 70 look at il. Memphis Took IL on alo sue
playfully putt t On. IL was very DecSMLns, she
SAID, and dad he mind her WeaTlns ~ a niue
Gallantry was only too oslig0ted 10 see
her wear IL. Next she EOtlceo 4 uLAAohu
ing on his fo7ednger. Ihls lie put on
hrr finger hlmssIf, and what a charming little
hsnd she had, 10 be sure. They were vastly
com pIimentATy snd happy, ana soL GscG 70 lne
motel about eleven O'ciOCk, when Iney seper
aled to meet at break sst next morning. |
WHAT Memphis dreamed We KNOW not.
his dreams were blAsfui. he WOKE,
dressed, descended 70 the parlor, rang Tor a ser I
want. sent 10 No. Is for the lacy. Presently the
servant returned
F'Nobody in No. Is, SIR
WHAT"
"No, sir. Lady stayed there last night. but
5he went OF in the early train.'
Memphis actually staggered, and could only J
gasp, -" Which early train ~ I
To which the servant replied, in one tragic !
ri, yIlable-
Chicago" I
It was 10 true. At four o'clock, when the a
started across the river, Miss appeared |
s'nong the passengers, psi1 her bin and went 7
With Il. Memph s taIegraphed Indianapolis. 9
No gO-sgaiG gone. He telegraphed each road
eadlng themes, but in vain HIS one hundred
10 lars in greenbacks, his watch worth I'VE q
snd his Diamond ring wOrtS a thCus-
all we're gone " like tenants thai quit with
nut waning, Gown The hack entry OF time. o.
lie got 8 detective, went to Chicago, returned. |
y 81. Louis, all TO 10 purpose. Finally be
cached Memphif, accounting TO his am .cted
smily for bis pTotrscted absence by 1.-THE sud ,
len rise il funds."