The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-22

years was one OF. the foremost champions
in the fight for reform in Germany, A
fine linguist and scholar, he worked with
his pen rs well ns with his tongue, con-
tributing to foreign and native journals
many valuable essays on education and re-
ligon. During these years no man in
Germany worked harder or with greater
effect than he did.
"FALLEN on EVIL DAYS"
Coming TO America few years before
the civil war, he held a government; posi-
ton for some time, and, after he lost il,
settled in jersey City and tried to earn n
living by teaching and writing for the
press. lie succeeded for few years, but
gradually, for some unaccountablc reason,
scholars ceased 10 come TO him, and then,
rs a Inst resource, he established the Eitie
Pres. which was nj that time the only
German newspaper in jersey City. Some
old friends took shares in this company,
and rs the city authorities us,l lis columns
for the advertisement II tax sales and
other purposes. the paper tiourshed Tor q
season. About five yvas sgo however,
the doctor got into dispute With the city
authorities about the payment " a l.l,-he
ctumed about SS,p-lud from that date
bis nlisi1rtunes mIy b. sail to brgIu
cCzHR FREAKS AND TAVCtGs.
The bill was not paid. and. ~ a natural
consequence. the doct1rs printer was not
paid ~ promptly ~ bruierlv. The F--s
trag continued % appear. but the debt
ON Do grow ever greater. until finally the
printer ntmlbau that be would not con
lnur 10 work lor the doctor unlcss he OBJ
sunej satisfactory security i1rthe payment
'oi The ieht Vas the Doctor n0nplu.s.,d
"a this iemandf NJ; at an BY the next
mail he informed his creditor that he
would aye him ~ security liie-size pant
ing 1t George Washington, worth is
weight In gold, and the equal u which
cuu'i not De found In the United states.
Az the same time h. sent him an ALLEGED
history Of the printing from it, conception
In the artists brain mp 20 the hour when
IL came into his possession.
CEoKGE wAsHlNGroy FAfis TO SAVE hin.
Intoxicated with Joy at the doctors
trusiulncss. the printer dispatched a mes
slnger for the painting and duly received
IL, carefully covered with green baize and
protected against possible injury.
"a Il arrived nj late hour the printer
locked II in his vault for tho night. and
carly the next day carried II triumphanily
10 q well known art dealer Of this city, in
tending 10 find out from him how many
thousand dollars II was worth. The dealer
promptly gave him the desired iniorma-
ton.
"My dear cir, you've been fooled" he
n.fI .ff.V s.Ftrag.Ntf l.uN Critical swuFfsfr
ton OF the painting. This ~ nothing but
a poor copy Of well known original. and
instead oi being worth thousands Of dol
lam il is really not worth 1000 cents. In
fact, the frame Is worth as much rs the
painting"
Gricyously disappointed. the printer
carried the doctors gem back 10 his Office,
aud there IL lay Tor months until the doc.
tors little sons carried Il away.
HE SAYS MS WYE uAUSrs hin.
Financial IN luck was quickly followed
by domestic misfortune. Al New Yorker.
remember how the doctors second wifi,
and her infatuated boy sweetheart com
uiticd suicide in Central park two ycau
AGO, but no New Workers know what
unique effect this calamity had ON the doc
| tors mind. Ordinary husbands woult
| have done their best 81 forget the hOrribi,
/ tragedy aud all connected with H., bat III,
| doctor was never an ordinary man, ant
under this stroke oi misfortune be shove,
himself moro extraordinary than ever.
Ills wife dcad7 Nonsense Didn't ia,
and her lover haunt him day and nighi
and didn't hc sco them Carcs-ing one an
other NJ plainly M though they stool be
fore him In the flesh? So, NJ least, ia
doctor used 10 say 10 friend who visito,
him NJ his little home In jersey City.
"lhoy constantly como before me.
were his wor,ls, "and my poor wife harll'
ever leaves me. A HUia on which be an,
she used 30 VT IL their iayorito place ovci
now, and I'm trying 10 get rid Of them b
getting nd Of the sofa. There Il II now ou
on the sidewalk, ready 10 be sold 10 an
one nj q nliculously low figure. The bcd
stead will 90 next, for my poor wife won
let me sleep, and feel must have a ne,
bed. The SOUNDED who took her away
10 blame, and not she. Why, ! gave hit
shelter and fool when he was staryin,
aud this IL how he has repaid mo-"
II was useless 90 try aud convince "a
doctor that he wns laboring under a halle
cinnlinn, for nc the first attempt lac woul
fly into pltoXysm II mgr aud ask n
, visitor II il was possible that q man Of nj
intellectual calihcr could be- mistake
about such an important natter "It
absurd to think 20 ho would cxclaiu
and then, putting the subject out OF n
mind, no would talk charminrly nbu,
: German philosophy. European politics ,
the guat men who had been his friends
+ earlier and happier davN For hours 4
! would talk thus now Ike n man Of gcniu
then like a maniac. meanwhile nursing h
:, right lex which has been swollen vi,
! govt Tor years, and with frequent rcslicl
= lniions shaking the old arm chair In whic
, his hugo, pundcrols and rather unwicld
4 frame rested. Ever and anon spasm ,
! pain would shoot through him, and the
the massive head would culver with ngor
: and the broad, full, somewhat Hcnsu
4 i1Cc would grow annme with passion. =,
y years the doctor has thus drnrrcd out q,
isicncc, suffering gricyously from physic
! pain, sorcly in nccd OF money aud torture
, by imaginary visitors from the land
spirits.
Tur nrGiNNiNo OF ruR ENp.
ls or late the s.rangcst dcluslon has no
!. ncs'cd him. lie actually imagincs IN
I, one OF the noblcst and wcalthicst famili
Ie IN Europe has conspircd against his III
r I'm the legitimate heir 20 thor estates
= he assured "a friend some timo ago, "ar
81 these princes have sent man over hero
.. murder me. You doubt it7 look here
y aud lac showed round holo In n pane
" glass, and sworc that Il was caused by
u bullet, which his enemy had fired NJ III
le while he was sitting In his arm chair. 7
even persisted that ho had seen n