Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-04
to carry It out. Referred to the I'm
provement Committee.
The Board adjourned TO Friday at
30clock, to read to minutes.
"A CHAP
A Dead-Beat Plays Ex-GOnfed. to
Some Purpose.
He Takes in the Women, a ParsOn,
an Editor, and Many
Merchants.

al EultOF, anu many
Merchants.
The peculiar situation of Memphis
renders her an easy preyto every class
of "dead-beat" known to the cOun-
try. The Christian dead-beat has
here found a shelter and a place in
the bosom of piety; the banker dead
beat has here fourished and left in
Vulnerable checks as mementO of his
powers for drawing; the detective
dead-beat has played the wild with
the hearts and property of gushing
and yielding nymphs, and taken to
himself the diamonds and watches of
soft travellers; the barber dead-beat
has cut a dash and " shaved his vic
Tins to a fearful tune; and the mer-
camille dead-beat has thrown sand in
the eyes of Front row, and robbed
merchants of goods, money and
credit. 1t only remained for the soldier
dead-beat to put in an appearance and
finish what his predecessors 50 well
begun. This he did a week or more
since in the person of an almost
giant, shorn of one leg, but with a face
of brass equal to all the details
of his trade. He came, he aW, he
conquered. He hOnOred a boarding.
house with his company and his pres
ence, had it announced to the neigh
bOrs of the lady OF the house that he
was to be seen at such and such hours:
in this way aroused a great deal of GU
riOsity, was much SOUGHT after, great
ly Iionized, and petted with all the
fondness that gOod-hearted women
can eXpend upon a gallant, wounded
and good soldier. He told his
story to them, seated on a camp-stoOl
that he said was nee the property of
the illustrious StOnewall Jackson.
They Wept ut his recitalS, pittied him,
sympathised with him, and rubbed
his game leg with liniment. They
challenged the world for the equal of
this wooden-legged son of Mars whom
they voted was nAdOnis
despite his defect. They were blind
to his imperfectiOns and could think
of him only as the "right-hand man
of the great Jackson. Tit-bits and
luscious draughts were his, made up
by fairest hands and forwarded with
notes breathing almost love. The fell
low was in clover. He fairly reveled
in the spOils his tongue and eyes
Wrenched from all too willing hands.
He grow bold. He passed beyond the
charmed circle of bright beauties that
had heretofore hedged him in. They
had worked upon their fathers, broth
ers, husbands and friends, and made
capital and sympathy for him anon
the sterner sex. He would try his
luck among them. He did, and sue
ceeded. An editor, himself a gallant
soldier, was moved to lend him $50.
He could not see the frieRdUf Jackson
starve, you know. He besought an
interview with another ex-Confpder-
ate Colonel, and when he entered
his chamber, pointing TO Jack
sons camp stool, made him
take OF his hat before he would allow
him to occupy it. He gave checks
upon his overseeT, talked Of his cash
in bank, worked upon the sympathies
of q good minister OF the Gospel and
promised him aid in the construction
Of his church; he approached q real
estate nan with offers Of heavy pur-
chases and elated the poor man so he
took him to GastOn's and gave him a
handsome supper, with q bottle or
two of the best wine; he borrowed
money from a smart, shreWd and
knowing insurance agent, one Of your
man that "could NOT be taken in;''.
he tried a span OF splendid horses for
two weeks, every day driving out in
style and assuring the livery stable
keeper that heWas " becoming attach
ed to them animals" he proposed to
20 into business with a certain furni-
ture dealer, who, delighted at the idea,
drove him around town every
day for a week, in search
of a suitable location, which
of course, he never found: and he bOr-
rOwed freely of all the young men in
town, who were anxious to cultivate
the acquaintance of Col. WestmOrp-
land, who, by this time, is no doubt
showing to advantage in some up
country town or city as an "aW-dam-
me" sort of chap, with unlimited inn
prudence. His victims hereabOutS are
numerous; but silent as the dead sea.
The women smile as sweetly as ever,
but woe to the luckless wight who
should so much as faintiy allude TO
their once pet dead-beat. When they
think of how they rubbed that leg of
his with ointment of their own con-
coction-ugh, it is too bad, thus to be
robbed of sympathies by so big q viii |
lain. Like the touch of his hand, the
bare mention Of his name makes them
tremble. And the merchant, the
banker, the insurance agent, the min
lister, the e~X-sOldiers, are they not also |
maddened when they think of Stone
wall JacksOn's camp stool, the
friend of Lee, the adviser Of Joe
Johnston and the boOn-companiOn
of Jefferson Davis-may be not. One
of them yesterday said that he would
cut the ears Of the first d-n man that
said Westmoreland at him again: and
another ON hearing the word Stone
wall pronounced in q saloon where he
goes every day for his lunch, wanted
to make it occasion for a personal
quarrel, thinking it was thrown at
him as a joke. They F all sore,
these victims of the great WestmOre-
land, who like the present Earl of that
name plays the violin as well as upon
the affections of unsuspecting victims.
In the hope that he may be prevented
adding to his list Of the " green
'uns" of other places we give these
facts, trusting to our brethren of the
press to pass the fellow around and
him. Down with Westmore-
land, down with him eamp-stool and
all, and wooden leg to boot. He has
banked on the love Of our women,
and the cash capital Of u men.
with him.
MEMPHIS CLUB. - Members are
notified to attend a special
meeting at our hall this evening at
light o'clock. Business of impOr-
anee. BY order of the President.
VI. HIRSCH, Sec'y.