New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-14

appeal move your compassion toward me- Wiz you
send note Adelaide I s,t o Connection
was addressed wen known for his pnan1S' He
bis spgesT aEd has and
oP'eaSe1y , be Vas A@ sSs E Who
feei t Incumbent on her TO seek ont ana PefSSbh Is
ally thank her benefaStoT IN Rut t9e mig GrGa have been
sreSt instead Of plain nrewd man q the
world he had been person aietea who had seen
him and read in his face that which induced her TO
10 @ suc uh re story of the peculiar cause" that
led 10 the sudden downfall Of such .my hu soT
H. se his face had assured TO the poor young Wo
mani These similar reflections might nave than
Mr. - AS 1t was the artul note served but 10 P1ue
over az one the latest eurostes IN the God for
line while as for the portrait u furnished Ample lo o
moralizing on how uarveously deceptive aPpe"i"h0'
especially female 9pPessransses the GOOD reader
with All his honest British Inclination for giving the
e Dsn ser ali VINO knows but that the appeal to this
known phanthropist might have peeh GENUINE iht we'll ex
Cite The suspicon of an Individual alive 10 the
ceverness and cunning OF begging nIty in tho an
irStinn 70 proect II from the stigma of impudent
fraud" Such readers viii be glad 20 ne h toxin sin
enar and for ono party concerned
manner The portrait IN question edi inp hard heart
for heegng mposors and sturdy resolution to put te
down and punish them wneneSer no of the gen.
teel class and was very in his structures on 1S
sal
one afternoon, while walking along oM0l nareI
TO- the original of the pictured culprt appeared
before him, artlessly and innOcenty gazing INTO
nendrapcrs window and accompanied by another iauy
The semhanoe between the first lady ana te pno,o
graph was striking as TO place her ldentty Deyona
doubt vet in order to make quite sure our lleu WIN
drew the latter from his pocketbook and coverty CON-
rarcd with the original It was as certain az that no
had ewes ia his head There the hair OF golden nue.
massed behind and raised from the temples there Was
the straight the small, winning mouth ana lhe ue
catey rounded chin The stern expOser OF lnpOsture,
however not to be moved TO mercy by pretty laCe
his course of duty plain before him. ana seppnE w
to the lady, he addressed with undisgused sevefny'
Miss Adelaide IT, believe I" " You are mlstaaon,
Sir" Not at all, madam friend OF mine was laey
favored with letter .cd IRON you be- Ton
dered at that expression of terror took possession vi
the lady's face, though it was misinteIpretea
by drunken man a maniac, the lady pTudsntiy re-
treated into the shop the window Of which she had pee
regarding, More than convinced that ne was hoC
mistaken, Is friend followed her; ana gOOdness
knows what serious consequences might nave eneueu,
had not the lady been known customer OF the draper
as the daughter OF gentleman OF wealth ana STATION;
This Of course led TO explanation ana 10 tne most
earnest and humble apologies the part OF the pusuer
of inposure. The photograph was produced, ana uh'
doubleday 10 likeness Of the lady. HOW u hau eot
into the hands OF the designing adelaide r. T. no one
could tell but doubtless IL selected on account OF Jus
beauty and prepossesDg artessness An eDdeaVor was
made TO secure the cheats but from some cause or an
other they took alarm aud the decoy letter addressed
turned through the Dead.Letter Office.