Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-10-04

lIo el, hc asked General Bufbridgc. who
was walking with me, 10 point out some
"LBERAL" KEN1UcKANs.
Burbridge pointed to Col. Scott,
grave aud ferce-looking man, and said
"lle will help you, Beau; lac is good
fellow" Hickman soon managed 10 en-
gage the Colonel, IN his adroit way. in
casual conversation and. Of course, end
ed b. asking him for n dollar Scott.
as was expected, rebuffcd Heau sharply,
an scol'Ied him for begging IN such
NJ nucr Beau got away speedily and
coming back to Burbridge, said s'IIe
is no gentleman; he has insuted me"
'Who has?" inquired Burbridge.
"That man with the big, black
beard" replied Beau, pointing to Col.
Scott.
"My God!'' cried Burbridge, "you are
dead man. Hickman; that is not the
man sent YOU to; that is Col. Scott,
THE DUAIIsT AND DEsPEKADo.
He will kill you if you have given him
the slightest offense." Beau was evil
IDENTIFY a coward, for he turned as white
as sheet, and got out of the hotel in
hurry. Col. Scott roomed with me, and
Notwithstanding his great piratica
beard and fierce looks, was one Of the
gentleSt and most amiable of men.
told him of the trick Burbridge had
played on Beau, and Scott, entering into
the zest of the joke, said he would scare
Beau out of the hotel. to the infinite re-
lief of the guests and landlord. Next
day Burbridge met Beau on The street
and said to him, 'Look out, Beau, Col.
Scott is after you"
IT WAS VERY FUNNY
to observe Beau, night after night, come
to the door of the hotel and peak in to
see if Scott was about. lie would adj
vance step by step and reconnoitre eve '
chair and corner for the enemy, and il
he caught but Il glimpse of the black
beard in the distance, away lie would
90, and we would see no more Of him
that night about the hotel.
One of Beau's favorite tricks was to
get introduced to the new Senators and
members of Congress, and
CHARGE FOR TIE INTRODUCTION.
1t used to be $40 for Senator and &5
for Congressman; but of late years,
Beau reduced the price of introductions
to So for Senator and $3.50 foI a Com
gresham. Some of them rcbuffed sharp
ly, but nearly all paid.
The Southern men were Beau's best
patrons, and up to the beginning of the
rebellion he throve and prospered OF
their generosity. He said to me, one
day after the war: 81 was lOval, but my
best friends were rebels. The carpet,
sackers are mean set, and won't pay
their dues. They are, assure you, sir,
altogether contemplate, ana
A REGULAR SET OF DEAD-BEATs."
This he said gravely, as though he were
the most honorable gentleman in the
world, and least of all dead-beat him
self.
Of late years Beau had had hard
time to get along, and | am told he
sometimes nearly starved. He had a
regular set of friends over the country,
whom he called
HIS CONTRIBUTORS.
They numbered over a hundred, and he
charged them the small sum of % cents
per month. If they failed to send Oh
their dues, when they amounted to 81 g,
Beau would have letter written, and
remind them gently they were in arrears.
| think it was on this stipend of charity
he relied mainly since the war for Il
scanty living.
He was the only
RIAL GENTLEMAN BEGGAR
| ever saw in America, and as such was
peculiar. His manners were courtly, his
language chaste and at times beautiful.
He never lost his temper, and his urban
ity, even to those who irsulted and re-
butfed him, was so marked aS TO make
them ashamed aud regret their rough
ness to the poor old man. He must
have received in youth an excellent edu-
cotton and was we'll read. His voice
was smooth and soft, and words always
came at his command to express his
ideas clearly, and often elegantly. In
person he was tall, spare and inclined
to be raw w-boned His face was neither
handsome nor ugly, and it always wore
pleasant smile and had an intelligent
expression. Poor old Beau! we shall
miss him when we go to Washington.
AARON ABOUT.