The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-09-02
BURL1NG, THE NEW YORK DUN.

BURLING, THE NEW YORK DUN.
The Boston Posts account of this man
gives but faint picture Of him. 1 will give
you one from real life:
Ten years ago was seated in my office
at No. 12 Wall Strest, busily driving the
quill when l heard u quiet step behind and
then mild voice inquiriug if had the
transcript OF certain judgement against one
). 6. O.-the protector Of the great Peg.
ghe-wah-wah Company for Selling Indian
Medicines. looked up and saw man
whose twisted foot and palsied arm were
quite familiar to me,- but of whose name
or calling I knew nothing.
"Yes." replied, II have the transcript
Well, want it," he said I'm going to
collect it for the creditor (.
"Going to collect it ~ l exclaimed, "Why
the judgement is perfectly worthless. Exc
cut1ons, and proceedings after judgement,
and all ordinary means Of grace have been
exhausted upon O. He is bopelessly iusol
vent, and, besides, the most adroit scamp
Of a swindIer ever encountered.
"What's that TO ME 2" broke out of the
visitor, in gruff, strong voice, quite diff.
terent from his first tones. "Perhaps you
don't know who am, I'm Burling, the
man about town. Yo" lawyer and don't
know me! Sherriffs are good for nothing;
constables are good for nothing; executions
and credit bills are good for noting.
Give me the transcript, here is the order for
it'll make the money out of him."
swivled around my chair and stared at
the man. Sand will you be so good Mr.
Burling," asked, "as to tell me what is
your patent plan for supersendng officers
aud writs, and for squeezing blood out of
turnips, and cash out Of the President Of the
Peg-gee-wah-wah company
"lIow do it you mean. Why 1 dun
'em at their houses dun 'em in the street
l dun 'em at the theatre, I dun 'em in
church, catch 'em early in the morning and
stickaato 'em all day follow 'em up where
ever they 60; 90 to meals and with 'em 20
to bed and sleep with 'em; give 'em no
peace night nor day, Sunday nor week day,
stick to 'em like death to dead nigger. A
man owes debt. He won't pay it. fol.
low him up all the week 80 he cant do any
business, nor 60 to see his sweetheart nor
walk in Broadway, nor eat with any appe-
tite, nor sleep without dreaming I'm after
him with the devil to run him down. All
this won't doa Very we'll. When he goes
to church, Sunday, he finds me in his pew,
(your Sherlffs can't work Sundays do
my best business then.) The congregation
rises, and he rises, takes outliis book, opens
at the place, and there he finds the bill I've
stuck there, and gets so mad he can't say
amen."
''Sheriffs and constables," continued he,
getting loud and fierce, will sheriff 20.
of Sunday morning to parsons house
and follow him to church aud walk up the
broad aisle before all the congregation,
and 60 up the pulpit stairs close to his heels,
and slip into the pulpit after him before he
can shut the door, and take seat By his
side and get up when he gets up, and when
be opens the Bible, opens John Jones' bill
full length, and lays it down over the chap
ter and verse, and tell him Theirs that bill
Of horse hire; pay that before you preach!
But that's what did and got nv mon.
ey, toon
rAnd what commission did you charge !"
"Fifty percent cent" Rather strong"
| suggested, "but still your mode of proceed
ure sas strong. Do you oaen get as much
as fifty per cent?"
"Wheu I earn it, get it. Dr.. c., of
Broadway, sent me to dun fellow who
lived back in yard, and kept two bull dogs
that he let loose when anybody came to COL
lect honest debto. I went to him with a
horse pistol in each hand and Dr. C.'s
bill in my teeth, and made Him pay up.
What did Dr.. G. offer me, one dollar. I
won't take it,saysI!-rli pay no moro
says he. Pay me thirty dollars, says !.
Get out of my Office or I'll kick you out,
say he. Pay me thirty dollars, says I.
Clear out, says be, and lie kicked me out
Of his door and down the steps into
Broadway. goes across to the-botel
an hired a great arm chair out Of the bar
room; and takes across the street, aud plapis
it on the curbstone right otp06lS Or. C's
office door, and lays the bill I had made
out on full sheet Of foolscap across my
knees, hanging down 80 every. body that
went could reaa ia large black letters,
~. -, ~ :. ,.s...... = - J.ByaIrso, Dr.,
: For coIlectipg:pf Richard Roe:
Commission 'sa5* 5 n. saj = $4,000
And sIlsthe crowd kept stopping to read,
soattak there was, ali tho ,efdlia 4t,o ar ,h.aa