The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-07-23

How He and Canada Bill Piayc!
IL on tina Washingtonians.

i
ing trip IN the Western aud Southern
rivers. The thought struck him that
he would stop and see Beau Hickman.
the great wag. then world famous rs
a clever trickster The two sports
met on the steps Of the huge marble
Capitol. Hickman had been pointed
out To- Canada Bill bv bno;black.
els Your name Hickman. parI:"
inquired Bill. extending his baud.
1.-The same. sir. Wbuss hand ni.h,
[ have til. honor Of pressing" return
Ell Hickman. thinking that his new
acquaintance was 81 newly arrived
Western member Of Congress.
The hand Won grasp. par'i." re-
-ponded Bill. ''i- "rr generally known
~ being m"re able in deal ci,.vcrly
than f..irlv. J., Ike yourself. am "ue
Of SOC .iy'- razor >tr"p-. lam"
..Csna,!a Bill. by gum"
"Si,ake the hummer iwn iim.>--i.r
I'm glad {" s.-- vo;,. Hickman.
stopped I'll expressly {" naSe ,"u'
Acquaintance.
"Arr you knoxn ia ihi- city >"
.-Nu."
"Then Ill 'urn y"n {" goud accuun;.
How much have ynu I" venture "u Il
sure Tim"
! Got $1,000"
"Wiih y"u,"
Right. here. an.! C;;ua,l, i'i!!
pnlled firth ~" huge .''l!- at bill.
"lluw w"u;d vou like io TARA lha'
into sl2.00O within the next ih'r,
days."
. "Nam- m. j,i'. aud l'm v''nr ,iian.
Ssh, Well take il drink" AMI
Hickman led Ih. nlntc-io,>-r in;u ,hr
card -ru,un II u fashionable -iin. .C-
roam.
The mex: dav .enicc!. >"'emn-
ionkins man entered the gentleman
parl"r. nj Wii:ari'> hotel. wbira w,r-
/ filed with senators. cuIgrrS>urE aIsd
officer seekers AMI hol,ier> "a: all grade.
: ILL.,. carried a small nute is"ik in hi
hand. and a. he approached c::,.h
group i,c would bow snd say:
/ ..t;eni!eman. ] anI collecting iT"nry
+ fur Il wi,i,w l,dv AMI her three r,s!..l
rem. Thrv be!n',: {" :: n;I''. pT'''i.! h'.i
u,.w c.,si-.inwu family. ]. v"u will
aid them please ak u" further Tnc~
;inn>. hut give them wha, v,'u 49,. ti'.
. In the cu;ir.. hotel ii,e :.rn'i"H,1mlv
bcggrr o,iv received ihrr- 'i'HI1'i";'S
+ -! TWENTY-FIVE CENTS each. ih. uIh' l.
waved him im:s,ii-n'ly a-i.;'.. "hii'
some plainly :cii lin thai be va. au
. imp~'.r. B-iure i-avirc br SAIL
quietly {" The ii,r.. .-"l;si".-" ~h"
had given him m"u-v:
This will h.. repaid To- y"u ;"ni,,li
/ tomorrow evening AT this hour.
H. then took the a,I.l:,>> of cacii,
asking them TO nu, fail To he IN the
parlors next evening Ia get their
money, and -auriuni,'g them n"i to
speak of hi- pr"mi-e-rhat he was sir
Orlando Mstier>"n. pre- ideu. "i the
Royal London Sncirty fr tn" En-
enlargement ~. Heuevoirrce.
As a matter 81 course :siIre i:s- iIa,;
got a blnck away from the hn,ci ev-ry
one knew all that he hal said ami
done, and all considered him -ome
crazy fanatic. Then repnr, .o,
about that he was an immensely rich
hut insan. Engli-h n"bleman. who
spent yearly hundreds oi thousands IN
seeking those out who We're willing ;o
lend aid 10 the needy, and in reward .
ing them aiterwarl, - according 20
his cracked brain. the cauSe Of charity
might he greatly accelerated.
The next evening he came again.
asking alms. and every one was on the
i"okout for him. He first singled out
the three gentlemen who had given
him twenty-five cents each, and very
quietly passed each an envelope cnD-
tanning 81. 80, and small card, upoD
which was printed: ''Give and We
shalt receive" cast your bread on
the waters and it shall he returned 10
Won tenfold." Remember the ex-
ample Of Sir Orlando Matterson a YOU
journey through life"
Sir Orlando Matterson took S63 in
donations from the house that night.
and it was noticeable that those whom
his example had thus quickencd were
very careful that he should have their
correct address. The same result
followed in each Of the scores of hotels
and sample rooms which he hal
initiated the night before. The third
night he. with solemn face, returned
tn each donor Of the previous night .he
exact tenfold promised.
1T would Ike a joy which ! would
consider cheaply purchased, said he
confi.lentiallylto a dozen gentlemen,
IF at the cost Of half a million dollars !
could teach the citizens of this beau
iiful city to he thoroughly generous to
the poor"
This night he was like the ticket ;
seller at the railroad. One. two. five.
ten. and even tweniv-dollar bills Were
showed at him on all sides. 50 great
had been the awakening in the cause
Of benevolence which the example Of
Sir Orlando Matterson had aroused.
A benign smile lowered about his
mouth. and tear that gliitered he
times in his mild. kind eyes. proclaim
Ell the Joy his soul Eel, a he showed
bill after bill into his pockets and eaz-d
with the look of father ON his con- +:
verts.
That night Canada Bill showed up
to Beau Hickman something over
eighteen thousand dollars.
"WeIl split her now" suggested
Bill. rs he ceased counting. i
'.Twouldn't give you $4,000"
1uoth Hickman. lie. it he ill to- !;
morrow night. ! think can raise a !
little hush money on this racket" :
Next night Beau Hickman wen. :,