The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-09-10
The Fairfield Herald.
PUBLISHED
ETERY WEDWESDAX
Beau Hickman Dead.


est i'll Washington was-in various
phases Of property and advcrsity-a
singular. genius known as ssBeau Hick.
man" During tho whole of tho
period extending from tho beginning
Of our troubles with Mexico to his
death he was we'll known, not only to
residents but'to visitors, as the Capt.
tol itself; and it was his boast shat lie
had been OIL terms Of intimacy with
every respectable member of Con.
'gres, from Webster and Clay down TO
tho timo whan responsibility in Con.
'grcss was the exception and not the
rule.
Robert Singleton Hick man, as he
was we'll known, was born in Mary.
iand about 1878. Aftor a wild and
di%sipatca career iu all parts of the
country, hnt mainly in tho South,
Hickman driftcd to Washington, and
there he developed most cxtraor-
dinary passion for dress, his chief am.
bition being to shine as tho fop of the
day. Ho became an adept in per-
Bonal adornment, and being easy aud
graceful in manners, and possess ing
somo means which he dsbursed with
liberality, he soon occupied tho posi-.
tion Of tho American Beau Brummcl,
and assumed that worthy's titlo with
all its due dignity. Ho hobnobbcd
with all tho great mon of his day who
were given to sensual plcasurcs-and
thcro werc few up to twenty years of
Sphn y,nf--onI hnr rnl
among his regular and occasional com
panions in the dobauch and ut tho
gaming table Bome of tho brightest
ornaments Of The Senate and the
House.
But tho timo came when he could
no longer shine out in borrowed
plum1gc, and Beau became tho walk
ing advertisement Of tho fashionable
tailors, and tho stool pigeon Of tho
gamblers. Little by little lie went
down in tho scale, and when old age
began to creep upon him ho was fro
quontly dependent for tho ncccssarics
%elifc upon the maid servants of the
ho'els and upon tho charity Of stran.
gors Y HON ho levied upon with cool
1mpudsnoo that was always irrcsistir
blc.
Bcau Hickman is dead. A week
ago tho poor wreck, the victim of u
wasted life, was stricken with paraly-
sis. On Saturday he waa removed to
tho hospital, and yesterday morning
he brcathcd his last.
Ills real nA:no was unk nown, his
family, supposed to have been ono of
the wealthiest in Maryland or Vir-
g'nla, having semitic him stipulated
sum every year on condition that lie
should keep their secret. Ho ncvcl
told anything, even tho name whore
ho was born, and nobody cver knew
where ho lived in Washington until
ono night in Louisiana avenue fire
turned Kim into tho street with his
wardrobe in bis arms. Frequently
at tho Wa shington bars, wbilo tip.
ping glasses with tho politicians, ho
said i! was n poor city that couldn't
support him like gentleman, and it
was his intention to mako Washington
support him and he did, oven to tho
extent of icyyiug 70 cents from each
VI phO J ouhH puChO VI Uuo lOWIl, anu
larger suns from the larger animals.
For tho last few years Of his life, hav.
ing been afflicted with innammatory
rheumatism, lie made no use whatever
Of Intoxicating liquors.
Our Female Schools The Girl Mother 10
The Woman.
The education of our girls and
young women Is too important n
question to be lightly dropped now
that all tho female schools and COL
ieg"s throughout tho land are BEGIN.
lEg to ill. In connection with this
SUBJECT there is ono idea which ap.
pears t" escape tho memory of most
teachers, and that is that she who
becomes the mistress Of a household
cannot possibly perform her duties
wcll without being familiar with
numerous and worry tumble details.
NOW there can be 10 possible objec.
ti"n t. accomplishments in their prop.
or place ; but there is no good reason
why woman should bake bread and
have 1T invariably heavy merely be-.
cause sho speaks French perfectly and
Is mistress of tho piano. 1t is possi-
bio to make kitchen and parlor dove.
tan. a housckceper mood not sing
less at her piano because lior kcttlc is
singing on tho hob. There is time.
honored minstrel joke which describes
snpposititious young lady 80 accom-
pushed that she could wash dishes in
three different languages. Perhaps
there is moro truth in tho jest than Mt
hrst appears. Perhaps thcro is q
subtlor sympathy than tho world I'm
agnes between tho noatness with
which Charlotte Bronte handled
rhetoric and tho skill with which she
pared potatoes. Tho literary woman
VINO neglccts hor house in favor OF
BorriOboola Cha ought bv th;s timo