Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-09

caring to tell the tyu.h at the rick of lex
posing bis young mistress
| Affairs are standing exactly in the po-
tsiti0n above described when two new
characters spgear on the scene, namely,
! Alexander Morton, ST." and "Coiorei
| Culpeppes StarbottIe" Tue elder
| "Noftop," it TNI readily be perceived,
! IL the father Of our hEtsudy." Having
tepented Of his early WlCkedness, and
especIgIly of his brutality TO has scn, he
lis now seeking out the ptodlgsl-reVers'
ling ,Ne SscristuFai method, according to
which the p-odig&i sough. out the
father.
"COLONEI. s1ARsOrFLE"
ia the legal adviser and frieuS Of "Mr.
Mortsn.u Born in the South, snd wa
busri With notions Of Southern chiVRlTyI
he hes Certain sentiments of honor to
which he tenaCio-sly sdheres. His code
teaches him that q m.&1 q honor may
do anything for which he Is prepared 20
hold himself "respOasible-personaliy
lrcsrorsibleu with TevOlvers or rifles. IN
lsh0rt Colonel Start Ottle" Is an emf
fbodied satire Of the exploded notions ci
i"ebivs I-y'' and hhOnor" which formerly
prevailed st the South. He is not
coward, in TIE physical sense; he ID an
amusing compound Of conceit, bragga-
Idecio, aud faisehOod, for allOf which he
/ holds himself Responsible personally
responsible
HMr. Morton, ST." and "C0lonel
StarbottIeU have come % the rancho in
search OF the missing "Saudy." Fhey
are received with distinguished consid-
Eerstion, and, after some pretty eeremo-
mics, afe disrrissed for the night. In ac-
cordsnce 7Sith She inysTisble Mexican
custom. as those who have seen IL Will
testify, the key Of the hc1se is intrusted
| to OLD Morton, ;" s5 the oldest snd most
honOred guest. After the fanny has re-
tired, he returns to the lower floor, ana,
without being observed, witnesses
/ LOVERS MEETING
between GJovitan and "JOhn Oak
thurst.n The latter, being controlled by
tsOme sentiments of honor, tells the girl
that he is utterly unworthy Of her love
THAT he is gambler, dsspised OF all
men-snd that marriage with him wilt
Involve q sacrifice on her part of all that
women commonly bold most dear. She
answers, without q moments hesitation,
that she will surrender everything 20 be
with him. Ee begins to relate the story
| of his life, has reached the climax, and
lis about to pronounce he own name,
which sha has never heard, when he
observes old Norton who has teen
Iintently listening and is now satisfied
that the prodigal son stands before him.
| "Oal:hurst,n without informing NO.
vita" that
| AN EAVF5DRoPPFR
| is hidden in the spartme 1t, sends her -
her room. He then drsgs old Morton"
| from bis hiding-place, and asks him Ills
| business. The latter addresses "Osk-
IhuIstu eS bis son, and GsEaanss O6edi-
once of him. He promises II "Oak-
hureLu yillreturn home andlive respect
ably for year that he shall have $40
yita' for q wife, with the I'LL consent Of
| her father. "OskhUrss a6reeJ to this
arrangement reluctantly IS the the only
means of obtaining the woman he loves
witfCts9 involving her disgrace. When
"Joyitan retdrrs she finds her lover gone,
and in his pla3 e old Morton" who eX-
plains what hfJ happened, and how her
happine~g hF1 been occurred. As the cur.
| tain descends the true "Ssndy Morton"
is beard without singing drunken
snatche5 q q song.
THE sECCrB ACE
| is the IdW of Red ouch slightly
altered. SANDY" loves " Miss Mary"
the schoOlmistress, 4nd protects her
from the Obtrusive attentions Of &c lionel
Star bUttls.n She half loves and half
despises Sandy" Her acquaintance
with "Colonel StarbOttls" is due to an
offer which he is commissioned to make
her on behalf of old "MOrtonn (Who
Trims oft to be her unc,e) of home for
life and Competency. It seems that
old "MertOn" had ChcGtel her father
out OF his property and driven her
mother away 10 suffer and die in want;
now he seeks 10 make tardy reparation
for the wrongs he has done Miss Mary"
who st FIRST indignantly rejects the over
lures made TO her; "i4auCy" urges her
10 sCcept them. She heHitates. In the
midst of her psrplexities the Woman
they cal the " Duches3n comes on the
scene and intTusts to her little "TOm-
my,u one of the schOolmistrF So favorite
pupils. we will not attempt to improve
upon the fdyI OF the GWlch by tell.
this &" Duchess is "Sandy'sH wife, and
that this child is his son. Suffice it to
Say, that she finally determines to &C.
Ieep5 the trust, and carry "Ssndy's"
child to the home Of "Sandy's" father,
old Norton" her uncle.
THE TRIRD ACT
winds up the story and unravels all the
perplexities. 'Saudyn reaches the
house of cid "MCrtnnn and finds there,
usurping his own place, bis deadly enc
my, John ORkhurst." Instead Of kill
ing "John," az he at frat THINKS of do
ing, "Sandy" iorgives him. Then there
is an attempt on "Sandyis" part to sus-
80, III
On old Morton" but "John" resolves
vita" meet in the draWing-rSopa Of old
"MOrtOn's" house at an evening party
which is given in common ration Of
the end Of "JOhn'sn probation. At this
party, by consent Of the two men of
| Sandy Bar, Colonel Stsubottle" unez-
pectedly brings forward "Ssndy" az the
/ true prodigal, and E0ld5 himself 're-
spOnslble-peIsonally rC1poIsible." Old
'MOrtOn" reyOlt7, and orders both men
| Of Sandy Bar to leave his house forever.
"Jovits's" papa, struck by the manly
| and chivalrous / caring Of "JOhn,n re-
solves TO have him for q son-in-laW,
whether or no, and old "Mortonn him
self instantly relents and takes ''Sandy"
tOhls heart.
The author has endeavored to discrim-
mate his characters sharply, and he's
produced some effective contrasts. "Miss
Mary" the school. mistress, is 8 shrewd
| American woman, dominated, or at
least controlled in great degree, by her
| intellect; "DOnna JOyits," on the other
hand, is woman of sentiment, whose
will takes orders directly from her heart. |
'OakhuTst," the gambler, is cold, cal
cUiating man OF stfairs; SANDY his
victim, - an emotional creature, inno- |
cent generous and weak. Alexander !
Morton, ST., is an eleveuth-hOur chris |
tian, not above suspicion of hypocrisy |
"A sort Of refined Chadband; his anti |
type, "DOn Jose Castro" is an unTegen- |
Grated Spaniard, witt, q flavor of wick
edness about MIN. There are several |
minor characters, chief Of whom is |
Hop Ling" 3 Chiness Iaundryman. |
he is the Indirect means of identifying |
SANDY" 20 the true prodigal, having |
washed his linen az the mines, iI the |
prosperous days before the prodIgal be- |
gan TO eat husks and live without linen. |
Hop Ling" is not content with giving |
his testimony in the matter, but presses |
inoppOrtunely aud grotesquely for the |
payment of small bill which "Ssndyn |
hes left uns2tisfied.
VALUE OF THE SILVER DOL.
LAR.