Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-28
sIr. Dyer's Summing Up.

NIF. DyeF'S Summing Up.
The August number of Packard s
MONTHLY contains 8 second article on
THE Wickedest Man in New York, y
by Mr.. Oliver Dyer. We quote the priD-
cipal passages;
HIS RECEPTION OF VISITORS.
"Sinee tbe appearance of the sketch
ia the July number OF this magazine,
! Mr.. Allen has been run down with Wis
| itOrs, especially clergymeD, VINO, be
ssya, invariably ask FOR the Wiekedest
Man in New York, to which inquiry he
promptly responds as being the ldeni-
| cal Individual referred to-
His reception of his clerical visitors
| is sometimes exguisitely characteristics.
"tTm glad TO see you gentlemen,' be
says. walk in. st down. Make yOur-
selves at home. Have a copy Of the
| Little Wanderers Friend We have
/ 10 do s good deal os missionary work
down heTa, aud find the Little Van
derer's Friend a good thing in that line
Take it home with you ana read 1t. Lots
! of good stuff ia it. Good music, too. |
| ike 10 have rlergymen come mere. !
want to DO all tie good can and /
don't know any class Of men who'd be
more benefited by association with me
than clergy ymep. 20 come oftenJ gen
tlemeU, and stay late
HIS OPINION OF RELIGIOUS PAPERS.
"Alle2 also frequently plays off bis
Observer and Independent on his clerical
visitors; gets them into theological dis
cussions, sud twists ana harasses them
ia ali manner Of gcod-nstured ways, al
ways taking csre to Keep Gi:2self master
OF the situation under all circumstances
Zone curious development Of Aliens
character vas manifested ia his anxiety
to know how the religious papers would
treat his case, IS set forth 10 oar sketch.
His tenacity Of connection with the re-
ligious press is, in truth, most singular
and significant fact-fsr more significant
than he himsel! has any idea OF.
so What possible interest can gou take
ia reiigiCCs papers p We once asked him
. Why do you feSG the O6serUeT and the
LndepelldeHt2'
"'Oh, he replied, Pm liberal in nay
views, and impartial in nay tastes, And
as to reading, why, ! read anything,
from Tom Paine to the Bible. Besides,
must have my theology and my
whisky straight l don't want either
of 'em wateTed or sdultersted. The Oh
SeTgsr and Independent are Outsand out
ers-One on one side and pOther or
pOther. They strike out ffOm the
shoulder, and get in lick under the ear
every time. When the OJSerUeT gets
hold Cf one of your loose, miik-aud-wster
Christians. or some fellow with an un-
sound, nsw-f8ngied theology, it shakes
him lust as one of Kit Burns pups
shakes q rat; and then the Independent
gets mad, and pitches in, and shakes the
Observer lust as Kit shakes the pup
when he gets mad. That's my style. !
like a lively Gospel and a muscular reli-
gion. | go. in Tor the church militant,
and pride myself on being high private
ia tie same army in which the Observer
ana IRdsEeAdellt are field msrshais. I'm
TO carry the knapsRck and let
them wear the plumes.'
FONDNEss FOR MUSIC.
An additional and pointed illustrs-
ton of Aliens fOndness for sacred music
was recently given to US by Sergeant
George Z. Towns, OF the Fourth Pre-
cinct Metropolitan Police. Ia the win
ter OF 1864, when the Sergeant, then a
was walking his beat with his
Frederick GilUert, they stopped,
about three o'clock in the morning, to
kick their heels on Aliens stOOp. IL was
bitter cold, and, to keep their hearts
warm, they began to hum some heart
stirring old hymns. After a while they
struck into old Coronation:
a. All bail the power Of Jesus name,
Let angels PROSTATE fa.l,
Bring forth the royal diadem,
AID crown HIM Lord Of all
AS they concluded the hymn noise was
heard inside of Aliens barrOOm, and Mr..
Towns exclaimed
Z" Hush, Gilbert there's some one in
.hereu'
"'It is only me, Towns responded
Allen, opening the door and stepping to
the threshold in his night rig, bitter cold
as it was. I heard you humming old
and had to get up and come
down. / could not stand il, with that
old tune bUzziDg in my ears. Oid Coro-
nation will always fetch me at any sea-
son Of the year, aud at any time OF the
day or night
"On tie third day of July last, as DR..
J. NJ. Ward, g well known Christian
was passing Aliens sa-
loon, 81 about 10 o'clock in the morning, I
be fCuud him sitting near the door with .
a COPY Of PqckGrd'8 Monthly for July .
.n his hand, inlently studying our sketch 4
Of him. On accJstiEg Allen be was (
kindly greeted ia return and, after some /
about the sketch, DR.. Ward .
spoke 10 him, ss is his custom on every I
fit occasion. about his souls welfare and .
the salvation OF bis children.
"In response to this Allen called out, (
"'Chester, come here and his son 4
,ame TO his side.
a. Now, Chester said be, sing
ID Nearer, my God, to Thce," for the (
Doctor
And thereupon Allen himself led of, 4
and father and son sang:
as Nearer, my God, 10 Thee,
Nearer TO The8.
Yen though 81 be a cross
That Taiseth me;
Still, All my song sLa'l be,
Nearer, NY God, 20 Thee,
Nearer 10 Ihee-'
"And there that strange man sat in |
mis- dance house, on that third day of /
July, with the doors open TO the street, /
and his little sOn standing by his side, /
and led the child in song through the 4
whole five verses OF that hymn, in IS 4
devotional and reverent g manner, DR.. |
Yard says, as he ever witnessed.
HORROR OF INFIDELITY.
Allen is solicitO1s that little Chester
should not have his mind poisoned by !
anything verging on intidelity. On one
occasion when visitors were present, an
nfidel came into the dancing saloon
about eleven o'clock at night, and began
% ventilate his belief, or rather his un-
belief He was surprised at being at
,Rce taken up by Allen and demolished
The unbeliever was no match for the
Wickedest Man in theology, philosophy
" common sense. He soon retired,
'sther crestfalleD, and sitter the door bad
,losed on him, Allen turned TO some Of
hose present and exclaimed, in tones Of
,rief and bitterness:
"'My God gentlemen, to think of
mans coming into my house and utter
nR such sentiments as those! Why, |
gOuldn't have had my family heard that
nan for anything! And Chester, espe-
daily
Here, seeing the looks of astOnish-
nent on some OF the VISITORS faces, he
al know what you're thinking Of.
You think thst Chester hears worse than
hat. Buthe don't. He hears me swear,
md he hears thegirls when they get mad
II drunk, and they can talk bad enough
when they get a-goiDg, God knows but
don't care for that. That isn't any
hing. That don't kill. But to have
Jhester get the notion that the Bible
sn't true, or to have him hear any man
.epV the existence of God or attempt TO
1 III l.. "a.