Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-01
|lSMAELITES.
NswsROys, BOothIacks and Peanut
Boys.

Modern society has many anomalies
and unaccountables. Among them we
think we ma safely name the three spec
linen classes of humanity cited above.
We group them together; as, says an ex-
change, because generally they change
abruptly, and frequently from one to the
other of the cHllings, as impulse or hope
of gain may lead. In any business the
genuine speclmeQ-o of the class displays
certain MarkeEand peculiar oharaSteriht-
les. His hand is truly against every man,
for he finds every mans hand against
him. He learns while still child to place
| no confidence in INSCRIPTIONS of his ell
ders, for he finds his elders continually
trying to mislead him, aud he depsGds
entirely upon his W powers of REASON
ing and observation. This giyeslm a
premature habit of self-assertion and
leads him to discuss all topics froIfNth
standpoint of his own experience and
knowledge. The conclusions arrived ut
are often 1udicrous- ia TIE sxtpeme, aAip
the case of one who refused to deposit
his money in the savings bank, "'cause
them chaps would charge him so much for
taking care of it, and he could hide il in
the stable and it would not cost him a
cent" or the other, who didn't care
much whether he went to Heaven or not,
cause all the folks he knew that expected
to go, put on so much style, it would be
mighty expensive, and he never had no
fun in that crowd, nOhow.h
Being the COnstant recipient of torn
currency and bad nickles, his ideas of
honesty are usually very crude, and al
though hardly eyes thjeyjsh, he Fsgapds
the selling of an4apeient paper, CIR a sharp
turn in giving Change, as good strokes OF
legitimatSp dsiness. he expects Ia be a
constantdhut for would- he-wits, and is al
/ Ways ready to return a Roland for an Oil
yer. He is obliged 10 depend upon his in
genuity for protection against those who
make their superior strength 2 reason for
defraudipg him, anu the Pfote1tiQu Is al
months since s man Nom ont OF town got
his boots BACKED at the depot. and re-
He was Remembered, tand on his next
visit TO the Aty had his patronage solicited
by a youngster, who, after backing one
boot, psfusad 10 do the other, nor would
any offer tplnpt nlnt eNeR y lead the
stranger his brush, and finally the entire
fraternity gathered around and fairly
hOoted the unfortunate IRAN town, An
other case, of which We think RaE0efs'
tells, illustrates the same quickness and
stingiug power In retaliation. 4 foppish-
l. dressed young man stopped a newsb0y,
tookH paper, glanced through it until he
bad possessed himself OF the llttie intel
iig6nSs tia. was of interest to himself,
and handed it back to the expectant ven
der of iteIns, with the REMARKS There
is nothing In that paper. | guess ! don't
want it," The lad made no complaint,
but quietly waited until a second boy APP
preached the fop with papers, when be
c9yered bis enemy with, confusion by
shouting II ths nsw coner; mo uss
trying that feller, Jim, lie can't read.i
This modern Ismaelite is Chick to take
advantage of any laxity in the customs of
those around him. He sees every trick
practiced by tradesman and sharper; re-
members and improves on it. Who but
one of his class could cheat u Jewish junk
dealer, yet one of them did it. Finding
that the dealer was not Mt all indined 10
question where the articles were obtained,
Ii be could buy them at q low figure, the
gaRitE drove athriVing business with him
for weeks, by stealing iron. and rags from
his yard at hight, and taking the money
for them from his counter by day. When
detected his sufficient defense was: "You
know l told you the things were stolen,
and you paid me only half price for that
very reason The latter day lsmaelita
acquires an carly love for gaming, and is
rs dishonest in his betting as are any older
sports, which is saving a great deal for
him. Not long since IN of them heard Il
man on a race course remark: 1.-The
luuEeS u6clSlO0S govern Slue DetS, anu
Immediately offered to bet him five dol
lars that the judges decision did not
always govern, The man bad no scruples
against winning the boys money, and a
bootblack was selected to
hold the stakes, as the first OLE
feared to trust his money in the
hands of any except his friend. The
man lost his bet twice. He could not tell
boy he had bet with, nor which one
held the money, and of course noJudges'
decision could govern q not that he was
unable to locate. Again, q member oftbe
tribe bet q man one dollar that Rocking
ham was a black horse, the decision being
left with another Ofthe fraternity. When
Rockingham came around the course, the
young referee looked at him a moment,
that he was black as r coal, and at
once gave up the money to imp number
One.
The tribe ia very migratory. We have
seen W boys at Syracuse, Conastota, I
Utica and Herkimer, and all within Il
week. They travel by some means best
known to themselves, free or expense, as
they attend all public entertainments free
81 admittance fee. With all their faults
hey are industrious, rarely quarreisome.
and always generous, self-supporting. and
the sole dependence Of widowed
mothers, or orphaned brothers or sisters, )