The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-16
BJRLlSG, THE NEW YORK Dun.

The Boston Posts account Of this man gives
but faint picture of him. will give you
one IRON real life.
Ten years ago was seated in my Office at
No. II Wall street, busiiy driving the quill,
when heard quiet step behind and then a
mild voice inquring If had the transcript Of
a certain judgment against one J. 6. O.-The
protector OF the great Peg-ghewab- an
Company for selling Indian medicine.
looked up aud saw a man whose twisted loot
and p al>led arms were quite familiar to me-, but
OF whose nam or calling knew nothing.
'Yesl ;" replied, al have the transcript"
"Weil, want it, be SAID "I'm going to
collect It for :he creditor.n
"G1ing to collect itl' | exclaimed, "why
the Judgment Is perfrcy worthless. Executions.
and proceedings after judgment .andiaIl ordlna-
ry means OF grace, have !ong ago been exhaus-
ted Upon O. He IS hoPelrssIy Insovent, and
IS brsdes, the most adfot scamp OF swindIer
[ ever encountered.
"What is that to me 2" broke out the visitor,
in gruf, strong voice, quite different trom
his fist tones. Perhaps you doa't know who
am. am Burning, the man about town.
You lawyer, and not know np Shprlfs
are good for nothing ; consta5les are good for
nothing executions aad creditors Bills are
good ior nothing. Give me the transcript-
here's the order for it-I'll make the money
out ot him"
sHiveed around my chair and started at
the man. "And viii YOU be 50 good, Mr.
Burilg,'' asked, Gas to tell ne what is your
patent plan Tor suPerceding officers and wrts,
ond for squeezing blood out oi turnips, and
cash out Of the President OF the Peg-ghe-wah-
wan Company Z"
"How do it, you mean. Why dun 'em
at their houses, dun 'em 10 The street, | dun
'em at The theatre, dun 'em in church,
catch 'em eatlY in the mornins and stick 10
'ern all dav follow 'em up wherever they SO !;
90 to meals and eat with 'em 60 to bed with
'en give em no peace night or day, Sunday
nor week day, stick to them Ike death TO a dead
nigger. A man owes debt, he wont pay it,
| follow him up all the week SO be can't do
any business, nor % 20 sea his sweetheart, nor
walk in Broadway, nor eat with any appetite,
nor sleep without dreaming. I'm after bun
with the devil 10 help run him down. All
this won't DO Very we'll. When he goes
TO church on Sunday, he finds me in his pew.
Your Sharids can't wort; Sundays--I do my
best business thyn.) The congregation rise,
and he rises, takes ont his book, opens at the
place, and there he finds the. bill I've stuck
there, and gets so mad be CAM say amen"
"Sherifs and constahles," continued he,
getting loud and fierce" won't go OF a Sunday
morning TO a parsons house and follow him to
church and walk up the broad aisle with him
before all the congregation, and go up the
pulpit stairs close to his heels and slip .nto the
pulpit after him before he can shut the door,
and take seat by his side, and ge, up when
he gets up, and when be opens the Rible, open
John Jones' bill full length, and lay it down
over the chapter and verse, and tell him -
There's that bill of horse hire, pay 1t before
you preach ! Bot that's what | dld-and |
got my money too"
ssAnd what commission did you charge !"
"Flfy per cent" Rather strong" | sug-
gested, ''bus still your mode of procedure was
strong. Do you often get as much as fifty per
cent es fs n ID
"When earn it, Igetit. DR.. C. of Broad
way, seut me to don fellow who liveG back
in yard, and kept two bull dogs that he left
loose when anybody came to collect homes,