New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-28
Romance of a Nice Young Nan.

Young Man. which hardly possesses
greater interest than the following story,
| from the Louisville C0u5e,+JOurnGt of Mon
day. One of the principal actors in the
| play is Colonel Carey, the general ticket
| agent of the New Orleans, Jackson and
| Grea. Northern railroad. Suit was com
menced in his name against the real estate
| firm of Gresham, Essington & Co., of Louis
| vile. as explained in the narration of the
| Courier JoulnGt:
| Colonel H. B. Essington. who was chiefly
and probably solely instrumental in the
! grievOus misdoings which are charged
| against the firm. is we'll known in this city.
| Since the war he has been very uncertain
real estate agent: before the war We have
found TO one able to tell us what his oc-
cupation was
1t appears, in the present case. that Colo
mel Sam Carey. who some time since was a
railroad agent at this place. upon receiving
au appointment at New Orleans recurring
his residence to be there. left his house and
household furniture at this place in charge
of Colonel Essington rs his agent. Colonel
EssingtOG collected the rents regularly
aud, after renting the receipts OF a few
months, commenced to pocket the money
himself. writing 70 Colonel Carey that the
tenant was not paying. In this way lie sue
ceeded in appropriating about $500 for
which Colonel Carey now brings suit He
was not content. it seems, with what he had
got. but actually wrote to Colonel Carey for
funds with which to pay the taxes on tho
property. Besides this, he removed Colonel
Carey's piano from the house, and put it in
pawn for board with Mrs. Webb, Oh Third
street. between Walnut and Chestnut.
Colonel Carey finally suspecting that all
va ,nt p,f,l,f
He found that he had been cruelty imposed
upon by man who, upon inquiry, he found
to bear very shaky reputation, and To DC
without any principle whatever. Colonel
Carey was lDad. He was very mad. In fact
he was furious. He was going TO shoot the
fellow on sight But the better counsel of
his friends prevailed. and he was advised TO
content himself with cowhting Essinyton
on the street and compelling him to ac-
knowledge that be was a scoundrel and
swindler The cowhiding part was not car
rled out. but the Acknowledgements We're
readily obtained.
Now, the better part of the story becomes
doubly interesting when. the fact is known
that Essin2 ton is great ladies man. The
ladies say he is handsome and nice and
smart and all thas. And he has not been
insensible to this either. In fact he has
been pushing his speculative energies as
hard IN that direction as he has in the real !
estate business. He has visited the most !
fashionable tailors. been pulled and padded |
and brushed and measured until he bears |
one Of the most portly, il-proportioned |
and mani Y forms thar ever stood ia the |
doorway of the finest Broadway residence |
and was admitted. And it was probable |
that. II he had not mistaken his man and |
been so badly exposed by Colonel Carey. |
he would have succeeded in making some |
square-headed CID CrGsus OF Broad way as
foolish as his daughter, and walked away
with some pltitul uGsuspecting girl. as well |
as her fathers hundreds OF thousands
There are many not half so handsome as
Colonel H. b. EssiDgton who have tione the
same thing.
But to the story. Colonel Carey procured
a healthy cowhide. At first it was proposed
that he and two friends should take E-sing-
ton to some private room, strip him. and
there put him through q catechisIn, making
him acknowledge himself what he really
vas. Bnt on the way TO his office they met
him at the corner of Third and Main. Here.
to preserve the interest of this story the
reader must remember that Colonel Carey
was mad. that he was enraged. that he had
been outraged. They stopped Essington
ami informed him OF their purpose. H i'm
mediateiy commenced TO cry like child
and begged OF them TO fesist, that his honor
and his reputation would be ruined
'D-n you. you've got no honor nor
reputation, said one.
"Oh. yes, YES: just don't hurt me here on
the street. l know havu't done right. but
don't let anybody know it. | would be
ruined" And he whimpered in this man
ner like guilty child, promising that if
they would let him of he would get the
money and refund
where they invited him to take drink
He at first refused. but seeing the end of
the cowhlde appearing. quickly assented.
hen he wanted sugar III his whisky. when
they told him he must take it without He
commenced TO complain, but seeing the end
u the cowhlde again. poured the whisky
,ut and mantu!ly drank it down. He then
made weak attempt to play the gentle
nan, and offered 20 treat to cigars. They |
'efused 20 allow him to do SO, and treated
themselves.
They then pat him in a hack to take him
o the Office OF Colonel Carey's lawyer Mr.
sLerwinl on Fifth street. On the way, see
ng the cowhide protruding very promi
ieuuy from the pocket of one of his guards. |
he, affecting again TO be innocent OF a
of their purpose. asked what |
hey We're going TO do with it.
We are going 10 whip you with il. but |
We haven't decided yet which one Is TO have
ne excruciating pleasure Of laying it on"
You wouldn't hit ne with that Thing.
You'd you lie Wh!mpcTcd. .
Yes. We are gong to Gus goa open"
All TINS time he never Tor once manifested
he slightest resistance or manlness. Those
Who were with hiin say that his cowardiCe
nd unmanilness quite unnamed them. and
hat ne submitted! so coWardIy 70 the great
st IndigIltIes that they actually became
shamed OF themselves that the fine nan
nd ladies idol OF the psrlor became q p1.;-
yet Tor want oi The courage 10 resist
! .,tt
IT. Sherwin. he made many promises and
legged hard. Mr.. Carey felt outra ged at ,
rst but when he found that he had no 9
opportunity OF arenglng himself on the =
nan. that the fellow was as insensi6le as
n oyster to the greatest indIgnites. he felt !
till greater outraged. Finally he put him
Trough the following catechsm the {
nswers being repeated by Essing;on:
Are you not id scOundrel and al {
hiei =
Il am ID scoundpel and thief" l
Haven't you swi2dled me and written c
ne lies p
Il have swindled you and written Won :
es"
The party then concluded to whip him i
Or making such an unmanly acknow leG@- l.
lent, but he begged off again, and finally
.aving an Cpen-face gold watch which he :
aid he wouldn't take $1,000 for, but which
ieweler valued at so he was allowed to
ave. with the promise that he would d
ONE the next morning and pay back the y
,oney. He made statements that lie had ,
nrtain property. none of which have
lOved true, or where they were true, as
one or two instances, the liens and mort -
ages more than covered the value. This 1t
as discovered the next day. Meanwhile
olonel Carey had returned to New Or F"
ans. leaving the settlement OF the affair q