The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-16
Beau Hickman and Canada Bill.

Canada Bill, one time, was pass
ing through the city of Washing
ton on his way to New York after
a successful gambling trip on the
steamboats, of the Western and
Southern rivers. The thought
struck him that he would stop and
see Beau Hickman, the great wag,
then world famous as q clever trick
ster. The two sports met on the
steps of the huge marble capitol.
Canada Bill by bootblack.
SIS your name Hickman, pard 2
inquired Bill, extending his hand.
'The same, sir. Whose hand might
l have the honor OF pressing p re-
turned Hickman, thinking that his
new acquaintance was q newly ar
rived Western member of Congress.
The hand you grasp, pard,' res
ponded Bill, SIS one generally known
as being more able to deal cleverly
than fairly. /, like yourself, am
one OF society's razor-strops. l
am.
Canada Bill, by gump
Shake the number two times
for I'm glad to see you, Hickman
How long do you stop in town ?
Stopped off expressly to make
your acquaintance
Are you known in this city?'
mo-
Then I'll turn you to account.
How much money have you to ven
ture on a sure IhingP
SCOT $4,000
with you?'
Right here and Bill pulled forth
two huge rolls of bills.
How would you like to tnrn that
into $4,000 within the next three
days?'
Name the job, and Pm your man.
'ShI Well take a drink and
Hickman led the monte-tosser into
the card room of fashioable sam
pie room. n
The next day genteel, solemn.
looking man entered the gentle
mems parlors of WillaTd's hotel,
which were filed with Senator's
Congressman and ofice-seekers and
holders of all grades. He carried a
small notebook In his hand, and as
he approached each group he would
bow and say:
Gentlemen, / am collecting mon
ey for a widow lady and her three
children. They belong to q once
| proud but now cast down family
If you will aid them, please ask no
further questions, but give what
you see fit.'
In the entire hotel the gentleman.
ly beggar only received three do
nations of twenty-five cents each
The others waived him impatiently
aside, while some plainly told hin
he was an impostor. Before leav
ing, he said quietly to the three gen
tlemen who had givon him money
This will be repaid you tenfold
| tomorrow evening, at this hour
He then took the address of each
asking them to not fail to be in the
parlor the next evening to get thei
money, cautioning them to speak t
no one of his promises-that he wa
Sir Orlando Matterson, Presiden
of the Royal London Society 70
the Encouragement of BeneYolence
| AS matter of course, before b
had got block away from the no
tel every one knew all that he ha,
said and done. and all considered
him some crazy lunatic.
Soon the report got about that b
was an immensely rich bat insan
English noblcman, who spent yearl,
hundreds of thousands In seekin
t those out who were willing to len
aid to the needy, and In rewardin
them afterwards, so that, accordin
to his cracked brain, the cause @
! charity might be in general &C
CELEBRATED.
The next evening he came agalI
asking aims, and everyone was o
. the lookout for him. He first sing
led out the three gentlemen VIII
|, had given him twenty-five cent
each, and very quietly passed eac
an envelope containing two dollar
, and fifty cents, and small card ~
!. on which was printed:
Give and you shall receive Ca
your bread upon the waters and
shall be returned to you tenfold
tRsmember the.exampie Of Sir d