Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-06-20
PRIVATE PUDDING 7
OR HOW THE HoosIER COME 1T.

Just struck New Orleans Tor tile mis-
time, after his tatboat was made snug
and fast, went up to see the sights OF the
city. Passing 81. Charles lie stopped
Immediately in front of the ST. Charles
Hotel, and looking up, seemed TO scru-
tiuize the building with the eye OF anar-
chi,ectural connoiseur.
After satisfying his gaze he asked Of
passrr by what building il was; on be-
ing told it was hotel, he inquired for
the entrance, and being shown, he as
cended the steep Steps. Approaching
the office, he inquired for the landlord.
of whom he inquired if he could get ia
bite" 10 eat. Mr.. E. R. Nudge, who
was the hos, at that time, and who is a
host at all times. humoring the fellow,
told him lie could do so by paying dol-
lar, After considering for some time on
this item, and gravrly looking his host
in the face, lie said "WelI, I'll go it,
thar's my dollar, whal's your dinner? %
WELL" said the other, with smllr,
st is not ready yet, but take a seat at
the table there, and YOU can anuse your>
self with the papers for hal: an hour,
when you will hear the gong, which will
inform you that dinner is ready."-
The gong, what's that z" asked The
Hoosier. "Oh you will find out when
you hear il" replied Nudge. Satisfied
with this answer, The HoosIer, after look
ing wildly around him, sat down and
rumnaged over the papers. Time sped
on at its customary rate. when suddenly
the gong sounded, and as usual the crowd
moved for the dining room.
Recovering from his astonishment al
the noise of The gong, and scouting the
delicious fumes Of the dinner. the Hoo
siel made rush through the crowd for
seat, but being met by the host he was
conducted 10 his allotted chair. The
gentlemen seated on each side OF linn,
as ell as the gentlemen opposite him,
had their wine before them.
After finishing his soup, and having
his plate well filled, The Hooser observed
the gentlemen helping themselves freely
to wine, and so, seizing the bottle Of Ills
right hand neigtbor, he attempted to
help himself, when he was modesily ia.
formed that the wine was "privale. y
The Hoosier did not seem to comprr,
bend, and with blank sort Of look, re-
sumed his knife and fork. On laying
them down again, and having apparently
come TO the conclusion llia, it could not
all be "private wine, he seized hold
Of his Iett-land friends bottle. "Ston,
if you please, sir" said the offended in
divdua with fierce look, :; that is pri>
cate wine, sir" The Hoosicr looked
still more aslonishcd, and finding it
hard case, thought he wouid make an
other trial any how. So reaching across
the table, he seized the bottle opposite
TO him, and was just in the act Of filling
his glass, when his uis.a vis re>ecbopd
"private wine, sir, if you please" and
! withdrew the bottle from the fearful
leakage it was about to undergo.
The "gfeen 'un," becoming cnragcd
at being ioiled on every side, and OBJ
serving that there was general simper-
ing and tallering among the walters,
turned on the servant who stood at the
back of his chair, and who had taken
away his plate Tor the fifth or sixth time,
and cried out to him with an oath to
bring back his plate, and that If he ,onk
it awsy again, "he'd be dod rod ii he
didn't draw his picker on him." and,
suiling The action TO the word, but his
hand into his bosom, showing the handle
of huge bowle-knife.
After this things went on qnielly, till
The desert was put on the table, when
large Chartotte Russe pudding was Sc.
right before the Hoosicr. This he i'm.
medareIy drew near his plate, and look
ing right and left at his neighbors, he
helped himself to large portion of it.
Keeping his eyes fixed on the dish,
while eating he perceived his righl-hnnd
neighbor attempting 10 withdraw the
dish from him. "No you don't Mister"
said The Hoosier to him, "lha, thar pud-
din is priuats pudding" The Ieft-hand
gentleman, net observing what had pass
ed, then said, "Aliow me 10 take this
pudding, sir7" "No, you can't take
that thar pudiin',". And lie helped
himself. Shortly after the gentleman
opposite was in the act of drawing the
dish over to him. "EIold on, Mister"
said the Hoosier, with look of triumph,
"Fd have you TO know that puddin' is
private puddin, while at the same time
he put his thumb 10 his nose and made
sundry gyra,ions with his fingers. "You
can't come it over me-" he contiaued,
feeling that a joke had been pracliced
upon him. "Priva,e wine, eh T.
The attention Of the table being at
tracted during the latter scene, the gen.
temen around burst into roar Of laugh
ter, and soon the whole story was whis-