Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-03-21
1HOSS ALLEN ~


This celebrated gentleman is q recognised :" boss"
certainly, and we are told, rejoices at his cognom-
men as he did at his nomination for the chair gu.
bernatoral, last election. lie did not run well e.
nough TO reach the chair though; it appears from
his own account that his boss qualities any how"
tell considerably below those of the sure enough
animal. This is his story-which he is very fond
Of relating up by Palmyra.
"Iou see, bows, came to the river, and found
had to swim Had best clothes on and didn't know
what to do! What river? Why Salt River-our
Salt here, in Mssouri-infernal thing, always full
when don't want it! We'll, boys, you knows boss
Allen no back out in him, any how Stripped to
the skim just tied clothes up in bundle, strapped
it on the critters head, and cross we swan togeth-
err. We'll, don't you think while was getting up
lhe bank, the beast got away and started off with
my clothes on his head and the more ! run and
hollered and whoad'd,i the more ce,ialn't catch
the varmint Way he'd go, and arter--hot as
Etna, too, all the way, and yaller flies abont-and
when did get to'ble near, he'd stop and look, cock
his ears, and give snuff as if he never snelt
man afore, and then streak it off again as if was
an Injun! We'll, boys, all had to DO was to keep
tolern' on, and keep flies off, and did, till we
came to slough and, says |, now old Teller, got
you, and drv him in Well, after ALL do you
know tellers, the Internal criter wouldn't slick he
went in and in, and by'm by came to a deep place,
and swum right across--a fact true as thunder =
w ell, you see, Wnen come to the deep place, 1
swun, too and do you know that that varmiht of
a beast just naturally waited till got out, and look
cd at me all over, and could act'lly see him laf-
fin! and 'CaS nasty enough to make horse laugh,
any how!
"Well thinks |, old Teller, reckon you have had
fun enough with me nop, so | gets some sticks and
scrapes myselfa! over and got tol'be white again,
and then begins to coax the varmnt Well,
whoad'd and odd boyd and cum up right civil to
him, tell We, and he took it mighty condescen-
din too; and just when had him sure-hanged if
he didn't go right back into the slough again, SWIM
the deep place, walked out and stood on the other
side watin' for me.
"Well, by this time the tormented yaler flies
came at me- agin, and just naturally went in after
the blasted beast, and stood before him, on tother
side Just as nasty as Lefore-did by thunder, boys
Well, he LqGed again till he nearly shook the bride
off and way he went, back agin, three miles, to the
river, and then he just stopped dead and waited til
| came up to him, and just kind axed me to come
and take hold of the bridel, and then gave kicl
and ruction and aoent in again, latin all the time
and, right in the middle, hang me, if he didn'
shake my clothes off, and way they went dowr
stream, while he swum ashore, and just naturally
| lay down on the bank and cussed all creation.
| "Well, you see, boys, there lays Dove an hour
when see a Teller pullin' up stream in skiff, ii
tryin' on coat and says |, stranger here, wher
you're done gettin' my coat on I'll thank you fol
my shirt and the fellow sees how it was and pulls
ashore and helps me- tell you what, boys, yor
MAJ talk of horse laughs, but when you want
good one, just think of Hoss Allen !"
Louisville Reritle.