The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-04-18
A Landlord Graiified.


A Yankee-hut whether he was tra-
der or not can't say--Astooped at tav-
ern. away up north in the State of New
York, called for sfxins', and after swal-
owing pretty considerable bill, retired.
Meanwhile the landlord and inteflopers
were busily engaged in conversation.
By and by, Yankees and Yankee tricks
were discussed. The landlord informed
the bas-room company there was a live
Yankee in the house, and if'twere posi-
BILE he would have a trick or two out of
hlm before he left, while the aforesaid
hangers, on were 10 be witnesses. AZ
ter pleasant smile, all rou nd, at the land
lords expense, they left.
Next morning landlord and com pany
were ready to snap at MIR. Yankee, as
soon as he made his appearance. Break
fast being over, in walks Jonathan, with
an air peculiar to folks .deoun east paid
his bill, and was 10 depart, when the land
lord accosted him with: zs :a
you it is PLAIN TO see, sir, are Yam
kee. Can or will You obIIge us with
trick or two, for assure you we are will
ling TO be tricked If you can do lt.''
wall, donno about that. Hev done
d lew III IIlY IIner uul L hfa ttW
anything, smart this inornin." -"
.Oh do. Lets have trick" cried the
eager crowd. E -=uzsa q. ss.e
'Wall, seein' it's you I'll dew it jest
to pleas yer; but Il swow, you mustn't git
mad" . .sso mts
'.Oh no, not at ail'' says the landlord.
"I'll GO his securitv," chimed old rum
nose. 5 a -a t
81 reckon" says Jonathan. "yew sci!
a prodigious sight of liquor in these parts,
and good tew. Yeou'ye pipe of wine
down celor, eh?" p
'.Oh, rale stuff. too, can tell you"
''Wail,' says Jonathan, "come along,
all yeou that want to behold the mirical
performed; and down they went into the
cellar. The said pipe was pointed out.
"Neow," says the Yankee, "gentlemen,
yew see that pipe of wine, dew yeou9 A
nod Of assent went the rounds of the
crowd. "Wall. meow, can take brandy
out of one end, and gin out Of t'o,her."
-77"Do it, and you can take my head for
a football" exclaimed the landlord
Jonathan coolly drew from his pocket a
large gI,nlet, and bored hole in one end
of the pipe, which hole the landlord was
requested to cover with his thnmb. He
did so, and soon hole was bored in ..toth.
er end'' Jonathan kept sober phiz du
ring the operation, and requested the land :
lord to stop up tother while he went after
somthinlo put the derned stuff in. The
landlord complied with his request, and
stretched acoss the pipe. .resembling..a man
o-war's man about to receive Il dozen with
the cat.' Jonathan meanwhile decamp
ed, he did. The landlords back began 10
ache, and he began 10 think the Yankee
was long time getting walls to put the
liquor in. Soon the walls of his wrath be-
gan to boil over, and words too deep for
human ears were struggling for utter
ance, and he holding on endeavored 10
keep the wine from leaking out. Soon
the hoax began to leak from the outsiders.
By and by, one gave a laugh, and guess
ed the landlord was done leetle the
brownest of anything he'd ever seen; and
then didn't the walls of the old cellar ring
again with bursts of laughter! Well, they
did.
The landlord raved and swore almost
no, he was deacon in the church,
And at last he broke forth with Dog my
eternal cats, if hain't s.been tricked by
the confounded Yankee - He tried to
get some one of the crowd to supply his
place, but old rumnose never let good
opportunity slip; he thought it would be
well, inasmuch as the landlord bad allow
ed himselfto De tricked by MIR. Yankee
Doodle, that he (the landlord) should treat
all hands, which having promised faith
fully to do, they released the landlord
from his ,lresome position alter losing his
patience and some of his wine. -r