Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-08-30
Rousine A Hoosier.
A SCENE AZ A sTEAMRoAr n1NNrp


determination to do our duty-our whole duty.
Rousing A Hoosier.
A SCENE AT A STEAMBOAT DINNER
1t happened my lot not many weeks since to be
a passenger on board the fast running steamboat
NJ, bound from Cincinnati to st. Louis Among
the number of persons in the cabin, was H would
be wag and live Hoosier fresh from the swamps and
Dogs of Indiana 1t so happened that in his humor
for fun H resolved to quiz this he supposed
green individual, and only waited for good oppor-
tunity Of so doing. None occurred until dinner time
when the wag took particular pains to place himself
exactly opposite the Hoosier at the table, and soon
after the company had commenced eating, he hail
ed him as follows -
81 say, my friend you're from Hoosierdom, sup
pose"
"Tm from Indiana" was the civil reply.
tDo they raise cabbage where you come from l''
s'No but reckon they du whar you cum FROM
'What do you Judge by?''
"By the looks Of that ur cabbage head between
your shoulders"
Several sitting H now began to litter at his
expense, but nothing daunted he returned to the
charge. " Does your mother know you're out 2" he
asked. agA. ~.
Eyes, reckon so she told me to go talk tojthe
goslins.' -
"Indeed,'' said H, biting his lips, :: then YOU
must be goose to understand the language so we'll
"When among Romans du as Romans du,n was
the instant retort g talk the language of those
am talking to-"
(Which way are you travelling" cried H, as
another giggle round the table,
'Down the Ohio river, reckon" and the Hoosier
half filled his plate with poached eggs.
What business do you follow q but instead of an
swerng the question: the face the Hooser sudden
became red blood and he dashed the contents of
his plate full in the face and bosom of the wag
There was sudden start among those at the ia
BILE, which turned into instant confusion by the
further actions of the Indianian Raising aoft the
heavy plate in hand he brought it down with
stunning force upon the head of the individual at his
right side, knocking him backwards upon the floor
where he lay sprawng. unable for the moment torise
But the maddened Hooser was not vet pacified.-
No had the plate done its duty upon it's victim
than bending the left arm he brought back the ell
bow with terrible force into the mouth of the man at
so prostrating him at full length, with his head
against the door of berth. This DONE the Hooser
jumped up and placing his back against the side of
the cabin seized hold of the chair he had been sit
ting in, and stared around him with eyes flashing
like those of mailman.
In the meanwhile the now thoroughly excited pas
sengers had risen from the table, the female portion
fleeing into the after cabin, and the men gathering
around the assaGter.
He's mad y shouted one
"ThrOw him overheard ~ yelled another
g Knock him down - cried third
* Bind him hand and foot 7" bawled fourth.
''Take care he don't kill some one !" echoed a
fifth
But the voice of the sixth speaker was drowned by
the louder lungs of the Hoosier, who suddenly ex
claimed in voice of thunder
"Whars the captain %
e Here am" answered the person called for, as
he up to the spot.
{" Wall, want that and this man searched -
and he pointed to the two he had knocked down.
What for o. asked the captain
What for z Why. for stealing. That black guard
on my right stole my puss, contann' five hundred
dollars, all in eagles, which I've been wear lawn
up to go to Kaliforny and that thief on my left
stole my new silk pocket handkerchief gin me by
Polly just afore left home.'.'
By this time the fellow who had fallen under the
plate had managed to get up.
You're liar, sir % he shouted, in a passion. at
the same time thrusting his hand in his BOSOM
| You're a thief you of a gun u retorted the
Hoosier, in a rage 'Sarch him, captin, and if you
don't find the puss on him why chop me into sassa-
ges and eat me for supper, that's ALL
awe must search you, sir, said the captain to the
man accused.
81 won't be searched,' answered the fellow haugh-
tily. "rm gentleman"
THAT remains to be SEEM said the skipper, calm
| ly. - Searched you shall be-
| The man was accordingly examined, and though
| every pocket was looked into, money answering
the description of the Hoosier found and they
were about giving it up.
"Look in his boots! = exclaimed the loser of the
purse - He's some kin to John Andre, and will be
| hung vet afore he des'
The left boot was pulled off: and sure enough,
there the money, exactly answering the descrip
ton, confirming the guilt of the gentleman!
Upon the other fellow the handkerchief was also
found having the Hoosiers name legibly written
upon it, and the two rascals were, with permission
of the Indianan landed upon the shore at once The
Hoosier was for also putting H ashore, declar-
ing that he had engaged him in conversation on pur-
pose to call his attention that the scoundres could
rob him. But as the wag was we'll known to many
on board he was let off, the Hoosier swearing it was
SOON satisfaction to know that he had spoiled his
best rufHed shirt with the contents of his plate.
H has never since attempted to poke fun at
an Indianan, and doubtless the two thieves also
careful how they succeed in Rousing Hoosier.
SHIRT-TA1L CANoN.-THE PANIc-sTRIcKEN GOLD
dated Oregon Bar, North Fork, June r. in which we
find the following good yarn:
The bars in this neighborhood bear rather terrible
names to the verdant dggers and from the questions
asked on their arrival you would Judge their stay
Bar, Dead Mans Bar, and Rattlesnake Bar, and with
each of these bars is connected some horrible legend
which has given the above sanguinary titles to them
A few miles above us there is deep guich, where
last winter among others, was encamped timid
| Juvenile, who had holy horror of Indian yells
grizzly roars, and coyota banks. A waggish
neighbour being aware of the amiable weakness of
the youth, maciously took advantage of his failing
and one night managed so to combine all the above
noises as to give utterance to the most demonaca
and hideous sounds heard in this land of orig
nalties The performer being located near the young
mans abode, the consequences were very much as
anticipated Terrified and panic stricken, the dig
ger vamosed the ranch clothed in nothing but his
flannel and dug up the hill as he never dug before
The red ensign was discovered early the ensuing
morning near the summit of the hll but its former
proprietor had entirely disappeared rugged in Geor