The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-23
HIS LATEST.
Another Chapter in the History OF One
Whose Operations in this City
were Notorious.

Verify the way OF the transgressor Is
hard (patent applied for), and the hotel
beat worketh his own ruination. He COM
eth in the glory of much braggadocio and
departetelike unto whipped cur. The
vengeance of man pursueth him and his
wrath is great for he holdeth against him
a knowledge of his misdeeds and gives
them unto the world to be repeated in
every mans mouth until the outcast de-
sreth that the earth shall open beneath
his feet and hopeth to be wiped from the
face thereof. Lo, many days doth he
wander, but his evil actions have proceed
ed him. His name is known unto all the
regions of the earth and scorn is heaped
upon him wheresoe'r his footsteps turns
eth. He is scoffed at and at last when
the trials of this world have driven him
unto age before the allotted time, he
sinketh into oblivion and his memory is
spurned without pity for his misdeeds.
He cometh unto the city which know
eth not guile and beginneth the machin.
ations of his evil mind He liveth with
his ancestor, who hath many wicked sons.
He goeth by the name of Padtie!d and
hath had conferred upon him in the days
of his infancy the surname of Eugene,
which, translated, nRaneth dead beat
He cometh to the beautiful city and
straightway his presence becometh like
unto a nuisance. He maketh trouble
among his fellow creatures wheresoe'r he
goeth, 8 nd his brothers like unto him do
likewise.
Finally he goeth where his reputation
hath not preceded him, unto town
which goeth by the name of Madison, in
the country called Wisconsin, and there
he pitcheth his tent as clerk in hotel
named the Tonyawatha Springs hotel.
There he keepeth himself until his parent
hath been departed from the lovely city OF
Rock Island moon and half. Then he
returneth to the scene of his former wick
edness with much wealth, and he count.
eth it nigh unto an hundred dollars, and
verify with curses he braggeth that he can
play billiards, yea can play poker and
gain unto himself the earnings of all 9TH
ers. But in few days his pride hath
taxed mighty fall, for his riches are
among the i'll gotten wealth of those more
skiilful with the pasteboards than he.
He desireth to depart unto his father but
hath not wherewith to pay that which is
due for his keeping and the food which
hath been devoured by him. Even the
clothing which have been made clean al
the laundry are redeemed by those that
pity his foolishness. He telleth pitiful
story to the landlord and swearcth by
oaths most solemn to remit when he hath
earned sufficient to make him owe nc
man, and beggeth that his baggage may
I've delivered, He trieth to ride to the
home of his father without pay, but is sci
off the train shortly. He returneth but
worketh on the feelings of another ami
departeth hence.
After many days he faileth to remit and
a sight draft is sent to the bank to be col
| lected from him or his father. 1t is re-
turned unpaid. A second draft is treated
with scorn by father and son. The wratl
of the landlord groweth great and multi
| plieth. He waXeth wroth and Eugene
Padfield will be branded as dead bea
without redeeming qualities.