Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-12
AN DER TRUE TALE.
The Indiscretion Of Youth and What
Came Of it.
How Jimmy Gallagher Became Bold.

A fine head of hair Ia looked upon
by all civilized people as a distinguish
ing mark OF beauty, and there is no
end to the labor bestowed upon that
much priced ornament by old and
young, grave and gay-blonde, bru-
nette, auburn and deep red. But very
few of the nations ofthe earth deprive
their persons of this mark of beauty,
and they are semi-barbarians and in
fidels who do 50 for reasons not known
to us. The pride taken in identifying
the head is peculiarly Characteristic of
the white race. Mora oils, cosmetics
and articles for preS0 wing the capil-
glory have been Invented and pre-
sented to the public than for any
other purpose known. The ingenuity
and skill of chemists throughout the
globe have been re5Orted to in order
to discover the most certain and pow
erful agenCs to make the hair grow,
and to preserve its color, as in the
days of our youth. But we did not
start out to write a dissertation upon
the hair-only to relate how it was
that a we'll known citizen of Memphis
came to lose the hirsute ornament
from the top of his head,
even before tho prime of life.
Our reason for doing so on
this occasion is to set at rest
forever the various surmises aiOat
upon this subject, some of which have
met our ear. 1t is not true that dur
ing or before the war the gentleman
carried for years a rope in his hat, the
length of an ordinary halter, seeking
TO find a horse not securely locked up
in the stable of its owner. The con-
slant wear would no doubt do the Job,
and seems probable, but it is not true.
Neither was it true that domestic
matters had anything to do with it, or
that IN attack of fever, while yet a
boy, caused the shedding of his beau
ty- 1t occurred in this wise: While
yet a young man, and living upon the
paterna estate, he vas given TO GYM
naStics TO such an extent as to at
time aus serious intentions on the
part of the old gentleman to place the
youth in a circus or some other equal
ly public position where he could win
fame on the tOpmOst round of the lad
der. Comfortably surrounded, our hero
had plenty of leisure time for eXer-
else, or rather though there was plen-
~ of work TO do, his inclinations
then as now, did not run in the
line of manual labor. A short
distance from the old roof tree stood 4
grocery, or what was better known as
a "Shebeen," where the young men
of similar age to the subject of this
sketch spent much of the day and
nearly all of the night in innocent
a~musements, drinking potheen and
cracking skulls. One feature in which
our hero was particularly famous, an
acknowledged champion, was the diff
ficult feat of standing upon the head
for drinks all round. Constant prac-
tice of this kind, indulged in from the
early age OF six years undl long after
manhood, WIS the real and true aus
ofthe bright spot which now shines so
cOn>picuously On the top Of his head.
Hair isnOt indestructible, and the his
tory we have just related will, we
hope, be u warning not lost upon
those who wish to emulate the prac-
tees of one whose name will 90 down
to pOsterity as a Memphis Alderman.
WE are now receiving our stock of
elegant goods. l.. RREAER,
POPLIN Plaias Just opened,
HERZOG & BRO.