Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-12-18
TIE Sad Fate Of a Nasher.

There Il class Of persons eho roam over
the land, known 10 the slang phrases Of the
day ss pashers, and who are not inspily de.
scribsd BY a citizen OF our county a. "a gay
deceiver, q high coniogitstor on the work.
Of nature and a seducer Of female limo.
cencc." We are informed upon reliable
authority, that a jsvelry drummer from
the establishment Of Zineman a Bro, Of
Philsdelphis, Pa, usmed Charles Iialie
who Visits Harodsborg in his commercial
tours, Is washer. having boasied frequent
ly Of HE marvellous ospaciiy In overcoming
the conscientious scruples Of respectable
rural beauties. Especially was this the
case In the town Of Grayson. Ky. lie sx-
pressed desire TO have iiasoa with some
respectable girl in every town he visited in
this State. These facts being known 10 one
Of our young gentlemen. he advertised ia
the personal column Of Cincinnati paper
asa lady from Hsrrodsburg desiring gen.
teman correspondent. Italie. the ma.her,
answered the ad. and a lengthy and loving
oorrespondence between the parties ensued.
The photograph Of stranger, a beautiful
girl was sent to Iialie AZ the Likeness Of
"Msry." the name assumed by the boy in
his correspondence, and Halle sent his pic.
ture in return, which is a correct likeness
Of the rather good looking young Jew.
The masher desired TO present his Mary
with handsome gold ring, and sent BY
mail four really valuable rings from which
one wss 10 be selected. and on his Writ to
Hauodsbufs another. band ring, was to
be udded a. "a token Of his true devotion.
lie failed 10 put In bi. appearance on Sat
urday night last. but be wrote 70 Mary
that be would be Al the Commercial House
on Wednesday night on the nine o'clock
train, and that she mus, appoint a time
and place Of meeting, and notify him BY
note left At the hotel. Mary, the boy, left
the note ~ directed, and appointed the up
per terminus Of the plank walk, on DAN
vile street, a. the trysiing place. Az It.
allie read this note. his pulse beat Wild In
an excess Of delight, and on the wings Of
love he fairly few 10 the place assigned,
where be was to meet his inamorAta
Reaching the point named. he met color.
ell girl and stfeeiiOua,ely spproschsd her.
He desired to know II she was hi. darling
Mary. Immediately two Young men con-
fronIed him and demanded 10 know IL his
name vas IisIie. lie answered affirmative
ly, when one Of the young men drew his
pistol and demanded 10 know what his in
tenliors we're in making an As.ignation at
that hour and place TO meet his sister Ma.
~. The Jew attempted TO draw hi. pistol
but he saw the drop WAS on him and he
quietly surrendered his weapon. At this
point two other young men came up and
inquired the Gauss Of The difhculty, and up.
on being Informed. their indignation boiled
up In kind Of "double, double, toll aud
trouble T" style with the FIRE boom and
csuldron bubble" anger Of the Indignant
and outraged brother. By this lime Iialie
was thoroughly frightened and offered to
do anything To get out Of the difficulty.
The young men then took him up into the
King burnt lot 10 apologize to Mary, which
he did in the mcsl sbiecl manner. The
pretended brother and his friends wers not
satisfied with this, and as the Harrodsburg
Springs lake is in convenient proximity to
the King property, they tied rope under
HE arms and four sislsart man seized him
By each arm and leg. stood upon the edge
OF the lake. and swingipg him back and
forth, hurled him to the middle Of the lake
and then slowly drew him ashore "a demd,
damp, moist. unpleasant body" Thus was
the smorous arder Of the masher cooled.
Thus was he taught that Hanodsburg
guards the virtue Of her women as she does
the honor Of her men. and in the fate Of
this young man the immortality and impro-
prieiy Of answering newspaper advertise
msDis for correspondents, will be forcibly
impressed upon the minds Of young per-
sons who have the sense, integrity and vir-
ture to desire to do right and avoid wrong