Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-27
A CLERGYMAN
At North Pacific Junction, Min.
nesOta, In His Lack of Worldly
Wisdom, is u Victim of Conf.
dence Scheme.
Carlton County frsss.

Our readers will remember quite
wildly that about two weeks ago we
chronicled the arrival of DR.. Walter
Lsnnox in our midst, an oily tongued
Scotchman Of great professions, who
stated that he had located here to
practice medicine, was a graduate Of
the University of Oxford, England,
and had for several years resioed in
Sonth Africa, to which country he
went to serve in the famous Zulu cam
paign that caused such great interest
throughout the world. 1t has since
trauspired that the accomplished, re
nowned aud highly educated doctor"
in whom several of our citizens took
SO much stock, is a dastardly dead
beat of the first water, and should
rank as major in the army of conf
dence men. He engaged rooms at the
Ferguson House, and said he had sent
to Montreal for his fine medical libra
ry that would fairly astonish our
people By his fowery language
and fine conversational powers he
made favorable impression. He an
nounced that he would erect costly
hospital here and perfect arrange>
ments for the purchase of +. A. Wat
kins's house and Decentralization
to be $500. 1t appears that the cons
fidence game demon picked out Rev.
G. Smith, Of this place, as his chief
victim, and at once fastened his devil
ish and merciless fangs upon the un
fortunate uan, and it is wonder that
the ravenous hawk did not strip the
reverend gentleman before he got
through. On Friday of last week the
Doctor" decided that it was neces-
sary to visit Minneapolis, and was
about sending a bill to one Of his pa
tients to raise money, when Mr.. Smith
came literally to the rescue, and
offered the loan Of $50, which was
quickly accepted. Mr.. S. remarking ct
the time be had not intended to use
it, as it was the only thing that stood
between him and want. Then Mr..
Smith was invited to accompany the
doctor to Minneapolis, and there see q
clergyman, whe, the doctor said, would
give him his past history, and show
him that he was Of high birth and
breeding among the Scotch. Mr.
Smith, being also a Scotchman, lei
nationality zeal run away with his
wits, and strange to relate, swallowed
the bait, hook and pole, and accom-
panied the doctor to that wicked city
On the way down the doctor asked
Smith for watch belonging to hii
wife, and which he was carrying, Of
fering to get a chain for it and present
to Mrs. Smith. Truth is stronger
than fiction, and we will record that
| Mr.. Smith let the truly good doctor
have his wife's watch, after giving the
black leg his last dollar. The two
men then parted in Minneapolis
Doctor" Lennox going to St. Paul
as he said, to the store of JohT
Poster, jeweler, for the chain, but wa
to meet Mr.. Smith in the afternoon
and call on the dear clergyman alluded
to, but up to the present writing Mr.
| s. has not been aple to catch glimps,
lof his Scotch friend or find out hi
| whereabouts. and now realizes that b.
lis q victim of misplaced confidence
and has been heeced to the extent o
| $l50. It is presumed that DR.. LennoI
has gone to Canada for his health. H
forgot to settle a two weeks board bill
az the Ferguson House, though h
may be still hunting for that chail
for the minister's wife. Truly, Len
nox richly deserves a coat Of tar an,
feathers.
Rev. Christopher Smith came bacl
from his wild goose chase to MinResr
oils this week, and is no doubt a sa
but wiser man, "Dr." Lennoxshou
\ be skinned, and bis hide sent to tn
army museum. Don't you think 81
Brother Smith,