Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-26

heart in the act of daneingT / shall as
/ suredly die upon four feet or inditing some
| such foolish epistle as this TO you. For you
/ must know that the father of the late tress-
urer of Virginia was my fathers friend. my
| mothers counselor and my counselor. His
| mother was, by her FIRST marriage, nearly
| connected with my family. Great God what
/ a catastrophe? We were boys together.
/ Suicidel Infamyl Hell Ia the heart; hell
| brought home at last to the bosom of that
| family, Of that wife IA lady of the old schooi)
| whose ancestors were gentlemen and ladies
for generations untold, into whose con6diDg
bosom he could not pour the sad secret of his
guilt, even with his dying breatbj but left
dishonorable death to tell the sad tale oil
horror. And all this, my dear madam, for
the sake of keeping up what is called So
ciety-for the vspid, heaFtless intercourse
with the heartless world, who will look back,
perhaps, upon his defenseIess widow aid
helpless children, who must now besf "hard
unkindness' altered eye" I have been
awake all night with this picture before my
eyes.
Adieu, dear madam. Don't, after laugh
ing at my foolery, catch the infection of my
sadness. Most respectfully and affectionately
your faithful serVanr,
J.R., of Roanoke.
Ny DEAREsr Mrs. DEeATBR-I cannot
note Of this evening. am writing upon my
knee by as good fire as my wretched fire.
place will hold, under a heavy threat of
sgue. j set of to-day again to 20 and see
you, not about wine or business, but 10 see
Mrs Decatur. Bot the magnificent distances
and the cutting wind stopped me. did not
even get to my old friend the treasurer,
whom have not seen since Sunday, nor
heard Of since that day. Ny dear madam,
the secret OF this world is that nobody cares
for anybody, while everybody tries TO. make
one think that one engrosses all their cares,
and this Is the game Ahich knaves win at
while fools lose.
would give all that / am worth to be
able to recall the words that / offered on
we're until John w. Taylor, OF New York,
making broad his phylacIeries, opposed my
motion. and then | was ehafed lion. re-
member but one phrase, that "the brightest
star in the constellation of American naval
glory had been quenched-hsd fallen, never
TO rise again." and something like this, but
not this, "that he who bad carried the glory
Of our naval arms TO q pitch not surpassed
BY the ptogdest namsE in history, duellIag
alike the crescent and the cross-the red
cross of old England-hsd fallen beneath
the hand OF him who had never shed the
blood of our enemies in battle, whose only
feat in arms was the slaughter of him who
had conferred impeFishable renown upon
that flag which had never known disgrace
except when il hoated and was struck above
his craven murderer's recreant head" These
words marked as quotations know that
did use. .te
II you will gife me a cup OF black tea
and dry toast tomorrow, will show you
that can take tea with you. Ny dear Mrs.
DscatHr, don't let the lies-yes, the lies-(a
word never 10 be written TO a ladyl of the
day impress you with the belief that am
not as abstsntious as hermit. / never
drink wine land / drink nothing else
stronger than tosst and water) except have
company, and som etimes when dine abroad,
which does not occur once fortnight. Dry
toast, black tea for breakfast; broiled mutt
ton, dry toast, rice aud toast-Water for din
Der, single cup of black tea in the even
ing. There is my regime, and i never satiate
my appetite. always leave off hungry
when have any appetite at all. Bon sOir.
No sgnature.]
RANDOLPH TO NATHAN LAFBoRoUGH.
ROANOKE, TUESDAY, February 9Th.
beseech you send Rinaldo to Mr.. Coul-
ter as speedily as possible.
Can you tell me the repute of Black
Warriors stock r .za.
1 am dying, and you and my other friends
choke and dose ME with the dirty politics at
Washington and Richmond. beseech you
never mention that subject, or my Russian
mission, or anything connected with the
present administration (if il can be'called
one], or the rascally coalition.
say this in the strictesl confidence.
Pardon the peevishnes5 of a man suffering
agony. Don't send Rinaldo by Chopavam.
uie; but, If no boat, to Farquier, aud so to
Fredericksburg.
rns letter has no signature, but is adj
dressed on the outside as follows: ITO Ma
than Lafborough, E-q near Georgetown,
District of Columbia, Randolph of Roanoke,
with dispatch."]