The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-08-03
Mlisfellanrous.
From the NeSO Orleans Picayuac.
PRIVATE PUDDING;
Or, How the HOosier Come It..

many years ago HoOSler, VINO had |
Just struck New Orleans for the first time,
after his fiat boat was made snug and fast.
went up to see the sights of the city
Passing St. Charles he stopped imme-
dialely in trout of the St. Charles Hotel,
and looking up, seemed to scrutinize the
building with the eye of an architectural
connoisseur.
After satisfying his gaze he asked of a
passer by what building it was; on being
told it was hotel, he enquired for the
entrance, and being shown, he assembled
the steep steps Approaching the office
he inquired for the landlord, of whom he
inquired if he could get "a bite" to eat
Mr.. E. R. Nudge, who was the host at
that time, and who is host at all times,
humoring the fellow, told him he could
do so by paying dollar After consid-
ering for some time on this item, and
gravely looking his host in the face, he
said, well I'll go it, thar's my dollar,
whar's your dinner Well SAID the
other, with a smile, it is not ready vet,
but take scat at the table there, and YOU
can amuse 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 thatl' asked
Hoosier. oh you will find out when
you hear it, replied Nudge. Satisfied
with this answer, the Hoosier after look
ing wildly around him sat down and rum.
mayed 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 establishment at
the noise of the gong, and scenting the
delicious fumes of the dinner, the Hoos-
ier made rush through the crowd for a
seat, but being met by the host he was
conducted to his allotted chair. The
gentlemen opposite him had their wine
before them.
After finishing his soup and having his
plate we'll filled, the Hoosier observed
the gentlemen helping themselves freely
TO wine, and, so, seizing the bottle of his
right.hand neighbor.h attempted to help
himself, when he was modestly informed
that the wine was private The Hoos
ier did not comprehend, and with blank
sort of look, resumed his knife and fork
On laying them down, and having appa
rently come to the conclusion that it could
not all be private wine he seized hole
of his left-hand friends bottle. stop. i
you please, sir, said the offended ind
vidual with fierce look, that is priuat
aCiae, sir The Hoosier looked stil more
astonished, and finding it hard case
thought he would make another trial an,
how So reaching across the table, ht
seized the bottle opposite him, and wa
Just in the act of filling his glass, whel
his vis re echoed private wine, sir
if you please and withdrew the bottl,
from the fearful leakage it was about t.
undergo.
The "green 'un," becoming enraged a
being toiled on every side, and observing
that there was general simpering ant
tittering among the waters, turned on tn
servant who stood at the back of his chair
and who had taken away his plate fo
the fifth or sixth time, and cried out L
him with an oath to bring back his plate
and that if he took it away again, "he''
be dod rot if he didn't draw his pick Ell
GU him. and, as suiting the action to tn
word, put his hand into his bosom, show
ing the handle of huge bowie knife.
After this, things went on quietly, ii
,h hn ,nlN ,ho
large Charlotte Russo pudding was Sc
right before the Hoosier. This lie i'm
mediately drew near his plate, and look
ing right and left at his neg ghbors, he help
ed hinselfto large portion oft. KeeI
ing his eyes fixed on the dish, while ca
lug he perceived his right hand neighbc
attempting to withdraw the dish fror
him. No you don't, Mister said til
Hoosier to him, 'that thar puddin' is pr
gate pudding" The left.hand gentl,
man, not observing what had passed, the
said, "Allow me to take this pudding
Sirl'-"No, you can't take that thar puc
din" said the Hoosier, with scow
"that's private puddin." And he rebel
ed himself. Shortly after the gentleme
opposite was in tine act of drawing tt
dish over to him. "Hold on. Mistel
said the Hooser with look of triump
I'D have you to know, that that puddi
is private puddn', while at the san
time he put his thumb to his nose al
made sundry gyrations with his finger
"You can't come it over me- he CONT
ued, feeling that a joke had been pra
ticed upon him. "Private wine, ell?"
The attention ofthe table being attra
ted during the latter scene, the gentlem,
around burst into roar of laughter, al
soon the whols story was whispered fro
one to another. The thing took so W,
that every gentleman was induced to sci
his bottle to the Hoosier with his col
pliments, and our green 'un' soon
came as merry as lord. Hiccouqhir
as he left the table, he turned round
gentlemen and said: "Well, old Hi
cough) follows, you (hiccough) could +
(hiccough) come it over (hiccough) I
with your (hiccough) private wine.' T
glasses fairly danced upon the table vi
the uProar and laughter which this Ii
remark created, and the Hoosier stagg,
ing out Of the room, made the best Of
way to the boat.