New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-01
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peared before the SHOWS of fifty winters
dressing and putting or the airs Of q maiden
OF sixteen. Not so. A far more DitiabIe
one ID man, the eounterparb of the being
just mentioned.
4 remnant, worn and weather beaten, of
those good "Old days" when omnikasses
rolled in lonely state up and alown the
thoroughfares OF the nations capital, and
Webster, Clay and Calhoun were the prin.
| clpai stars in the congressional play bills
may be seen almost any tina day leaning
| against the marble pillar of the Metro-
polItan Hotel, gazing at the promenatlers
| that pass along Pennsylvania avenue in
panoramic review. Beau Hickman. as he
leans Shus, with one foot crossed over the
other, bringing their broad surfaces of
| bunlons IN bold relief against the pavement,
| Is dressed in a suit OF well worn black,
carefully brushed; green aud purple neck
| scarf whose thread OK once shining gilt has
| long since assumed dismal rusty black,
! hangs negligeRtly down in a viited WAY, as
| II 1t, too remembered the days when it
| associated proudly with "a number hundred
AID fourteen vest or nigety.six coat
many Rre the stories told of this decaved
man of fashion; his sponging record vieing,
if possible, with his miraculous and unend-
ing wardrobe.
Upon one occasion he arrived az the
springs only to find another Beaa installed
before him. CogitRting on the distressing
fact, h8 CHANGED TO meet his rival, who
called his servant and commanders "BlE,
lay out my OEmber eight Vest, my number
eleven Ceat end my number sixteen pants
Nhereup0A, Beau called his servant and
said: Sam, lay out my number one hun
dred and fourteen vest, my number ninety
FIX coat, and my numb Der one hundred and
eight pants. for me 10 drive ill.," His rival,
overwhelmed by these high figures, left
the next day. Being pennlless, on one
occasion, eboRe dlnnaP tiEas, he walked
into Gladabys tnow the Washington
Houso), pas MS cap into his pocket, en-
tered the dining room, ate his dinner,
after an Exaggerated American fashion
tjOe GArgery would have said he ''bOlted
it, J, went to the hat raek and selected one
of the bast, walked to the depot and took
the train, which was about starting for Bal
titnore. W hon the conductor came around
he found BeaR leaning cut of the window
intently studying the landscape. He gave
ham push tO aNqagiRt hiM VITA his pres.
ence, but the Landscapes held hiol en-
tranced. lie gave him another, harder
than the firsE when Beau came in so sud
denly SIS 10 knock his new hat of. H3
then got into an angry dispute with the COD
duct0r, saying, "lts"a aew hat, just boughtD
and had She ticket in the band" and de-
manded the money for the hat which the
conductor finally paid him, and thus Beats
obtained his dianer, I4de to Baltimore, and
growing requirement. eui!ed "oheek"
Strangers who visit Washington oftep
eviuce a great desire for tho "h0nor' Of an
Introduction, wheR the Bean tells theme
shat it has been tho ouatom for gentlemen
to give him an initiation or introduction
fee" If they ask him how IaUch, he wilb
tell them, "Members OF Congress and gene
tlemen of distinction Atty cents; Others q
quarter of IL dollar" That the fifty cents
is handed him nine cases out Of ten / need
not tell person of tho readers discrimin-
ating character. But. although III the old
times Beau put such a high estimate upon
himself, We find him iii those degenerate
days knocking down the pleasure Of his ace
quaiDtanee for ten cents. Modest men, fear
jul Of hurting HE feelings" invite him to
the bar, where he says, Il never drink; T!5
take cigar or Ahe change"
During the war Washington possessed %
place of amusement of she lower Ordee
called Canterbury Hall, situated on LOuisi-
ana avenue A eonhagration, which wap
for once sbi6ssed, RACED it to the ground
The fire occurred IN the daytime, and many
Witnessed it, and among theIn Beau HEX
man, who stood beseeching some one to-
save his trunk, which was ia An adjoining
building, rs 1t was all he had in the worldo
Some kind hearted person rescued it tPonS
the tast-barning building when Beau
knGeled down on the pavement unlocked
his treasure and displayed TO q highly ad
liilrlng ana discriminating asscm0iage
fashion plates from the year 1909 up to the
year OF the FIRE. Whether the benevolent
individual considered hiruseR repaid by the
display for tie risk OF his life We do not knowe
Not week einee our SitY HaBons enter
sained the Providence tRhode Lsfandl Come
maudery. Bean was assiduous in his ntten-
tons and explanations, dilating at greaS
2rngth upon the changes shat have taEzep
place ia Washington since he first knew IT,
A. faey gere leaving, Beau asked one o6
Them for q little FeeompanRa. What (" exc
slammed she Mason; 'here we have BEEN
@9egg where about the city; received the
utmost attention, had everything We dee
Eirrdo and y0u are the first person who has
asked Us for cent But SIR returned
she Beau, "you forget that not many mep
have seen the sights that / have wituessedS
few hare gaBed upon the patriot Lafayette
when he visited this country. Have noe
told You more of what personally concerned
Webster and John G.. Calhoun, and those
men that will not be forgotten until the end
of time, than yea could have Ieai ned from
his torians, who only delyo In letters or re-
hearsals for their information I have
grown cd ia the service, and if yoS
strangers, who have prnAted by my infoIs
nation, can not give little something tvs
ward my support, think it ia very hard.'s
Tie Mason sueogmbed to tho 1owers OF
Beau'5 rGet0Eic, aHd left with food fog
Thoughts
The New gs.sgsyFanee Ee1ru Fvan~a0@ Cen she,