Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-09
4sARVEp HIM RIeHT.n
A Stencil PsddIina LOtharIO Ra~hiasd.
New Cause for Reconstruction Of the State.

The facts detailed below came to our
knowledge, no matter bow They are
facts, as the "hero" who has not beep able
to sit down, stand up, or lie dOwn with
any degree of comfort for several days
past, will swear-if he swears the truth.
One day last week a very well dressed
man, apparently IN the prime OF youth,
called at a residence in the suburbs, os-
tensibly as a peddler Of stencil plates, rep
resenting himself to be the agent OF a
large New York manufacturing establish
ment. Amer displaying his specimens,
and dilating in the usual fluent Yankee
peddIer stvIe. he commenced making in
quiries about the neighbOrhood, and md
ms that no men were around the estab-
lishment to punish his i~nsOlence, carried
his queries to an understandable length
asking questions which no lady could
listen TO without a blush of indignation.
There being a young aud good looking
lady visitor of the family present, the
impudent scoundrel, with eOnsummate
" cheek" after finding out her place of
residence, protested an ardent admiration
for her and announced his intention Of
calling to see her.
After ANNOYING the ladies some further,
he took his leave, and thevery same even
ing wended his way, true to his promise,
To the house of the young lady mention
ed above. He was received by her moth
er. TO Whom he introduced himself and
stated that he was contemplating setting
up a iewelry establishments and stencil
shop in Memphis, that having seen her
daughter at has friends Mrs. -, (men-
tioning the house where he had intTuded
during the morning), and that he wished
to secure her services as clerk. The old
lady told him that she was not prepared
to give him an answer at the time, but
asked him to call again next morning.
True to his appointment, the gay stencil
peddler was on hand, and again met the
mother alone. Thinking, perhaps, that
she had not perceived the drift of his
conversation on the previous evening, he
could not have spoken plainly enough, he
renewed his proposals in a more unmis-
taxable manner, making q most infamous
proposition to her, stating, at the same
time, that he had two elegant rooms at
the GayOso House which he would share
with the young lady if she accepted.
Light daWned upon the old lady, and,
him that her daughter had not re-
turned from her visit to the house where
met her, directed him to call there at a
certain hour, when he could see her in
person, and make his own bargains.
elated at what he conceived to be
his certain success, our Lothario left the
house, and the old lady, hastily DOMINIC
her walking attire, hurried down to her
house to make the necessary
preparations for giving him al ardent and
thrilling reception when he called.
The hour arrived, and with it to the
minute, came a tug at the bel-lpul from
the risky stencil cutter. He was prompt
ly met al the door and ushered into &
back parlor, where he was introduced to
family circle, consisting OF the young
Of whom be was 50 snamoFsd, her
cute old mama, the lady of the house, her
two daughters, tlDO S~tGLWGrt, StTdpping
brothers, and several others, all of whom
received him with peculiar eHlpTeSSment-
the mama smilingly inviting him to re-
his propositions to the young lady
n person.
Yank snuffed danger, he saw that be
in a trap, and visions of bOrsewhips,
-aWhides, pistols, ETC., flashed through
ais p6Ft1rbed mind with lightning-like
-apiditF. He stammered out something
sounded ike the incoherent NUT
offs mOrib1nd, a fnaly finding
.Ongue, made a sort of apology. 1t didn't
20 down, however, and before he knew
loW il was done, a keen slash from a raw
hide across the ewes made him see 0
,tars than ever we're created. The blow
was followed up hy others equally as
sharp, aROther party taking a hand
occasionally With a good etQUt
hickory walking ans. 1T doesn't MAJ
,er whose hands the weapons were in
LothsriO roared and hOwlsd and begged
prayed, each slash of the rawhide
punching through his elegant garments
md tender skin like one Of his W
:+eucil chissis thEO4gb 2 plate. His fran
ic ~entreaties for mercy oaly causing the
flows to rain thicker and faster, 10 sgd
lenly bethought himself Of trying a lit
lie travel, and the last that was seen OF
i'm was Is be turned the corner Of Lin
len and CaHsey, minps his hat, his coat
ais huttering in the bree9e, and stencil
hying from the pccke5 snke
caves on the autumn gale"
Whether he betOOk himself to those
two elegant rooms in the GayOso hotel"
to some more ~congenial locality, we
say, bus we understand that he
las given up the idea Of starting a Jew
slrv establishments aRd stsEaA shop
With that young lady as clerk.
This fellows name IL said to be CHARLES
WILLIAMS, and we understand that be
5 an arrant scOundrel. We willHo doubt
lear from him soon in FOrney's paper or
ONE other construction organ, as the
-ery latest martyr of rebel malignity and
iclim Of Ku-KluE outrage.