Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-10
TRAVELLING ON HIS CHEEK.
A Confidence Chap in the Rural Dis
tFiets-NOt CabIer's NePheW-Pass
Him Around.

A Confidence Chap In the Rural Dis
tFiets-NOt CabIer's NePhew-Pass
Him Around.
The Fayetteville Express has the follow
ing notice of dead beat who is operating
in that section of the State:
early in last week a smOoth-faced
young man, rather decently attired, and
gifted with an indurated cheek, arrived in
this place and registered at the SaffOld
House as George p. Cabler, Of Louisville,
Ky. His entire baggage consisted Of a
quill tOOthpick aud two tTavel-stained
shirts, the latter Carelessly done up in a
brown paper; but his bearing vas high and
well calculated to Danish any suspicious
that might be awakened by the slenderness
of his wardrobe. He represented himself
as travelling in the interest of a mercantile
directory now being gotten up under the
auspices Of the Louisville, Cincinnati and
st. Louis merchants; and intimated that
the Manhattan Bank of New York was also
backing the enterprise. His object in COM
ing here was to ascertain the standing Of
our merchants, and canvass for what he
was pleased to term a sslOcal directory"
which was TO see the light through the
columns Of this paper. lie explained this
latter featuIe to US in an earnest voice,
which, by the way, was strongly favored
with alcohol. His plan was 10 procure
cards from our business men, to be insert
ed in the Express for one year, at a price
sufficiently above our own rates to allow
him a margin of profit. We saw nothing
in the scheme to recommend it, and told
him So; but he insisted that there were
certain inducements offered by the publica-
ton of the cards in the form mentioned,
which he did not consider necessary to ex-
plain TO Us; but which the merchants
themselves would readily understand.
ThereUpOn, We told him that We were
ready to insert any advertisements that the
merchants Of Fayetteville might see fit to
give US, and if be brought Us any bearing
their sanction We would accept them of
course; but We did no. wish TO be cOnsid-
cred as indOrsing, recommending, or par
ticipaling in his schemes.
"IIe accep-e ed this condition and COM
menced canvassIng with some success, OBJ
tanning in few days about So, but his
impeCunious condition, as well as his ten
dency TO haunt the saloons and flourish
a billiard cue, excited distrust among our
business men, and il was suddenly wills
pered around that be was a ''dead beat" of
considerable magnitude. He got wind Of
the rumOr, and last Thursday morning
boarded the tran and left without paying
his hotel bill. The evening before, he ex-
pressed his intention Of going to Lynch
burg, and managed TO borrow a pair Of
pants from an amiable gentleman on the
square, who now enjoys a rather slim pros
pect Of seeing his unmentiOnabies again, as
Cabl5T did not deem Unnecessary to return
them before his departure. During his
stay here he represented himself as a
nephew Of Mr.. Cabler, one of the firm Of
LitteTer u Cabler, Nashville, but a letter
addressed to us by that firm tells a differ
ent tale, and brands him as an impOster,
who has more than once been aired in the
public prints. Cabler is a rather plausible
fellow, aud if his Incorporate habits were
not visible on his countenance, he would
pass inspection anywhere. We understand
that he is now operating at Decherd, and
if such is the case, We admOnish our friends
in that place to give him the frozen Shout
der"