Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-08-13
MISCELLAN EOUS,
From the New Orleans Picayune.
PRIVATE PUDDING,
OR HOW THE HOOSIER COME IT.


OR HOW THE HOOSIER COME IT.
Many years ago Hoosier who had Just struck
New Orleans for the first time, after his f1atboat
was made fast went up to see the sight of the city,
Passing st. Charles, he stopped Immediately in
front of the St. Charles Hotel, and looking up he
seemed tie scrutnze the building with the eve of
an architectural connoissenr.
After satisfying his gaze he asked of passerby
what building it was on being told it was hotel,
he assembled the steep steps. Approaching the
office he enqured for the landlord, Of whom he en-
CURED if he could get ga bite" to eat. Mr.. E. r.
Nudge, who was host at that time, and is host
at all times, humoring the fellow, told him he
could do so by paying dollar. After considering
for some time on this item, and gravely looking
his host i'll the face, he said, "Well, Pll go it,
thar's my dollar, whar's your dinner 2" "Well -
said the other, with smile, sit is not ready vet.
but take seat at the table there, and you can a.
muse yourself with the papers for half an hour,
when you will hear the gong, which will inform
you that dinner is ready" ''The gong, what's
that? 2" asked the Hoosier. ooh, you viii find out
when you hear it," replied Nudge Satisfied
with this answer the Hooser, after looking wildly
around him, sat down and rumaged over the pa
pers. lime sped on at its customary rate, when
suddenly the gong sounded. and as usual the crowd
moved forward to the dining room
Recovering from his establishment at the noise
of the gong, and seeming the delicious fumes of
the dinner, the Hooser made rush through the
crowd for seat, but being met by the host he was
conducted to his allotted chair. The gentlemen
seated on each side of him. as well as the gentle
man opposite him, had their wine before them.
After finishing his coup. and having his plate
well filled the Hoosier observed the gentlemen
helping themselves freely to wine, and. so Selling
the bottle Of his right hand neighbor ne attempted
to help himself, when he was modestly informed
that the wine was ''private." The Hoosier did
not seem to comprehend, and with blank sort of
look, resumed his knife and fork. On laying them
down again, ard having apparently come to the
conclusion that it coad not all be- .privatep wine.
he seized hold of his left hand friends bottle
"Stop if you please SIR, said the offended individ
nal with fierce look, 'that is Pirate avine sir
The iloosiel looked still more astQnished, and
finding it a hard case, thought he would make
another 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
uis echoed '.prvate wine, SIR if you please. y
and withdrew the bottle from the fearful leakage
it was about to undergo.
The :'green 'nn," becoming enraged at being
foiled on every side, and observing there was a
general slmpering and tttering among the walters
turned on the servant who stoud at the back of his
chair, and who had taken away his plate for the
fifth or sixth time, and cried out to him with an
oath to bring back his plate, and that if he took i,
away again, she'd be dod rot if he didn't draw
his picker on him." and, as suiling the action to
the word, put his hand into his bosom, showing
the handle of huge bowie knife
After this things went on quietly till the dessert
was put on the table, when large Charlotte
Rouse pudding was set right before the Hoosier.
This he Immediately drew near his plate, and
looking right and left at his neighbors, he helped
himself to large portion oft. Keeping his ewes
right hand neighbor attempting 10 Withdraw the
dish from him. ''No you DOM" said the Hoosier
to him, 'that thar pudding is pssvate paddin D
The left hand gentleman not observing what had
passed then said, allow me TO take this pudding
sir! ''No you can't, that thar p,ddin, :" said the
Hoosier with scowl, s'that's private puddir,''
And he re- helped himself. Shortly after the.een-
teman opposite was in the act OF drawing the dish
over to him. ''Hold on, Mister" said the Hoosier
with look of triumph. 'sI'd have you to know
that that puddin is Private puddis," while at the
same time he put his thumb to his nose and made
sundry gyratons with his fingers. '.You can't
come it over me-" he continued, feeling that a
joke had been practiced upon him.--"Private
wine, Ell !"
The attention ofthe table being attracted during
the latter scene, the gentlemen around burst into
roar oflaughter. And soon the whole story was
whispered from one to another. The thing took
so well that every gentleman was induced to send
his bottle to the Hoosler with his compliments,
and our green 'un soon became as merry as lord.
Hiccoug hing, as he left the table, he turned round
to the gentlemen and said: Swell old (hiccouqh)
fellows, you couldn't (hiccough) come it over me
with your (hiccough) private wine" The glass
es fairly danced upon the table with the uproar
which this last remark created, and the Hoosier,
staggering out Of the room, made the best Of his
way to the boat.