The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-12
BOARDING-HOUSE DEAD-BEAT
Watch Him.

Last Friday evening a well-dressed, elder
ly man stopped in front OF the board
ing-house No. 1876 Jackson street, and accost-
ing a young gentleman, one of the boarders
who was seated on the gallery, inquired
whether Mrs. B. lived there. On receiving
an answer in the affirmative, be walked into
the house and expressed desire to see the
lady. Mrs. B. being out, he said he would
await her arrival, as be wished to secure
room and board, Mrs. 3. g house having been
recommended to him by Col. -, OF Mo
bile
Pending the arrival of Mrs b, the "old
and respectable party who, by the way, IN
troduced himself as Mr.. Jenkins-proceeded
to make himself agreeable to the guests OF
the house, and to the aforesaid young gentle
man in particular, and related anecdotes OF
CLAY, Calhoun and other distinguished per-
sonaces, with VIII ,m he modestly asserted he
had been on terms of most intimate friend
ship Dinner ing announced, and Mrs. u.
not having returned, Mr.. jenkins was
cordially invited by the "young gen
tleman" above mentioned to partake,
that was truly wonderful, or, as one OF the
boarders forcibly expressed it, che was
regular famine breeder" After dinner, hay
inc intimated that he would like to take
smoke, he was Immediately accommodated
with pine and tobacco by his "dear friend,
the "youug gentleman aforesaid.
He was in the middle of an interesting an
ecdote of Mr.. Calhoun, when Mrs. B., the
land!ady, made her appearance, and IN an
rather abrupt manner asked Mr.. Jenkins
whether he intended to stay all night, and
that if he did, or wished to secure board at
her house, she would require him to pay in
advance. Mr. jenkins agreed to this, but re-
marked that he had neglected to draw any
money from the bank that day, but that it
made no difference, he would step over to
Magazine street and obtain from some of the
merchants of that locality with whom he was
acquainted, the trife required Of him. But
he did not return.
The same evening of the day on which the
above events occurred, the "young gentle
man boarder, who was very indignant at the
manner in which his new found friend had
been treated by Mrs. B, called to see friend
who resided at another boarding house in the
lower part of town; seated in the parlor he
heard the door bell ring, and his whilom
friend, Mr.. Jenkins, was ushered into the
room. But to the utter establishment OF the
"young gentleman who rushed forward to
greet the new conner, he was met with, eek
cuse me- sir; but I've never had the pleasure
of meeting you before.
The :'youpg gentleman could only gasp:
els not your name Mr.. Jenkins?" "No,
sir" was the reply; "my name is Brown.
"Brown! Brown" the bewildered young
gentleman mechanically repeated; when, sud
denly stepping forward and snatching pipe
from the pocket of Mr.. Brown, he exclaimed
in triumphant tone OF voice: "Well, you
may be Mr.. Brown; but you've got the pipe |
loaned Mr.. Jenkins this evening" The
venerable fraud wilted, and, confusedly SIAM
mering out some unintelhgble words, took
his departure, foiled second time in his
little game Of defrauding a boarding house.
For the benefit Of boarding. house keepers
we will give, as near as possible, descrip-
ton Of Mr.. Jenkins, alias Brown:
"He is about five feet ten inches in height,
spare made, stoops little, nearly white chin
whiskers iron gray hair. He is dressed in
dark clothes and carries goId-headed thorn
cane, and claims to have just arrived from
Mobile. and is here for the purpose OF going
into the shoe or grain business. Boarding
house keepers and others should be on the
lookout for him, as he is no doubt thorough
going confidence man."