Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-01
"rE WOULD BE DuPEs AsDrEAn

| "YE WOULD BE DUPEs ARDYE ARE"
II there is any one still silly enough TO be
duped by the matrimonial frauds, the fault
cannot be attributed TO the APPEAL. The
craze on this subject has nearly exhausted
itself, and the dupes begin TO feel as did the
| Wall street speculators after their shipwreck
on that celebrated black Friday. Never has
the cupidity of man devised a humbug so per-
uicious TO tn prosperity and morals of the
country these matrimonial associations.
They have already worked dangerous in
roads on the virtuous Independence of the
young men of the country. They are The
nurseries of idleness, aud iuculcate = taste
for specializing and gambling the injurious
effects OF which il will be difficult for the
present generation 10 eradicate. There as
socistions spring up like mushrooms and
rot down just as suddenly. We hear of the
collapse of several every day, but the final
crash has not yet commenced. When it does,
one will fall against its neighbor, and, like
row of bricks, they will all tumble one after
another until there will not be left single
one Of these ingenious contrivances for i'm
poverishiug honest independence and making
splendid gamblers. Since the APPEAL COM
menced its war upon these frauds, which
propose TO make young men rich by sort OF
legerdemaiD, the public would be surprised
at the number of dupes who have called 10
attest the truth of all that we have said
The victims do not wish 10 expose the folly
which led them to their ruin, but they laugh |
in their sleeves at the infatuation which de- |
throned reason. There certainly ought 10 be |
some punishment for such infamous i'm |
positions on the public credulity. 1t |
IL unlawful to- obtain money under |
false pretensions, and the pretensions
of these associations are false, as the
dupes can testify under oath. Honest men
are Withdrawing from them with the same
instincts which induce rats TO desert the
burning barn. In every part of the South
young meu have deserted the rural districts,
deluded by the reports of the fabulous
wealth 10 be made by these frauds, and
have get up an association expecting 10 solve
the difficult problem of making a fortune
without capital. There is a Evolutionary story
about two shrewd Yankees who sat on
rock all day and both made fortunes out of
zach other by swapping their jack-knives.
These associations are engaged in the same
Iort OF business. They have produced much
iiscontent among the young men in the
ural districts. We advice the bucolic
'oung men to let the matrimonial associa-
ions alone and remSin at home. You can
lelve an honest competency out of the
round sooner than you can make q dis ,
louest fortune by imposing upon the cred
lity of the ignorant. The avenues of labor,
mental and physical, in most all the great
tiles are already occupied, and, as Thomas
efferson said of the oficeholders, "none |;
esign and few die,' 80 there is no such r
hing as avacancy ever occurring in the tenn
ng centers of human life and activity,
specially for the young man who Wishes to !,
ngage in fraudulent associations. Count !.
ess changes are constantly taking place in
very department of business, but it is like il
be sifting sands upon the seaehore. The I
des of trade come and go, and there are al C.
avs more helpers than needed. An advertise
lent in a single daily newspaper for a clerk, y
'lesmau. boekkeeper, law student, etc, 8,
i'll always bring scores snd often hundreds
4
'ptance, many with experience and valu- NJ
Die letters to recommend them, while many Ell
ill gladly offer to work hard for wages
pom which the elf-anppnrtns yousg man -.
ON the country would find utterly made r
late to meet his plainest and most self Ii
cri6cing requirements. And when the
raj aspirant for city riches has obtained \ OF
nding place he will be jostled on every !.
de and at every stage of his progress. If
has the grit, the brains, the aptitude for v,
e work he has chosen and persevering "a
.bits OF industry, he may in time W
cceed, but he will find it con-
,ual struggle and his spirit will often 3,
i've TO be driven TO its task like an over b
AIDED and jaded animal. And should be
open 10 stumble and fall, he will have IT,
lie chance in hundred of getting n fresh w
,rt. This in brief is the history of the ga
Jung man from the country in American
lies from purely business or professional 3,
.ndpoint. And then the moral battle he ~
1st fght, and the temptations he must re- IL
t to escape ruin, are absolutely appalling ~
contemplate. His every step is beset by
= enemies OF virtue, sobriety and honor, De
he must be continually and valiantly on IN %
guard, or he will be taken captive una br
res. 1t is, indeed, bold and venture ITO
ne step when the young man from the
Intry enters alone the great city. He is die
ing his chances in q great lottery. He | ny
preparing to play against experienced do
yers and loaded dice. He may sue | wa
d, but the msjority before him have Ia
ntably failed to meet their expectations. art
would do better to stay right where he is, Sol
eel lilly il on q farm. There he may be- the
he one Of the country's real freemen. His Ke
will be one of toll, but so it must be else I
re 10 succeed, and his chances are n ten 6.h
me increased by his remaining at home. 10,
is not needed in the city. He is not -
tied there. II he goes he will soon long ~
q home again. He is infinitely better Of any any
re he 10 than he will be in the city for III.
re- to come at least, and his future 10
.ly more promising within the shadow of atts
old Homestead. Young man stick to year web
Il home; young man never set up ne,
atrimonial association, and young men, NIL
who are deluded by these frauds and ride
lged in deceiVing others, withdraw before thr.
crash comes for when that doleful Pc and
arrives you will be pursued by your s
ed victims as were the presidents and war
iers of broken wildcat banks by the de- brol
dad dAnonifara | ha 9