The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-04-23
MisceIlaurnsts.
ROWAN AND TIE WATCH.

Presently the master of the neighboring
hut, with two brother Nimrods. rushed
into an adjoining room, and swearing
they were half starved clamrous!y de-
manded what they could have for dinner.
The landlord with many apologies,
told them he had nothing but bread and
cheese to offer them.
81 am extremely sorry gentlemen"
said the landlord, much embarrassed,
but
How dye mean. sir?' interrupted the
master of the hut mperiously. "by hill!
don't understand this, Civilian! Moth
ing but bread and cheese to offer us.
Why smell something roasting in your
kitchen at this very moment. sir"
They all swore they smelt it.
"Why, that's very true, gentlemen" !"
said the landlord, still more embarrassed.
There certainly is shoulder of mutton
on the fire, and | wish with all my heart
could let your honors have it, but un-
fortunately. it is bespol,en by an Irish
gentleman in the next room. and--"
"A what? An Irish gentleman did you
say. Gwilliam?" roared out the master,
with con;emptuons sneer.
sYes. sir, and-"
Here the landlord was interrupted by a
earth quake Of laughter. in which the
whole trio joined.
pray, what is this Irish gentleman
like, demaEded the squire, as soon as he
could speak; ''has he been long caught?
Has he lost his tail yet? Oh for heavens
sake, do tell us, has he lost his tail yet,
Civilian?
Aye, has he cut his eye-tooth, yet,
Civilian? asked the others, and again
they all laughed most outrageously.
Indeed. gentlemen, began the per-
picked landlord
'.No more of this, said the squire, un-
less you mean to make US sick. Go send
the mutton TO us, and let this Irish gen.
tleman have a welch rabbit. And dye
hear? continued be, pulling out fine old
family gold repeater, aud putting it into
the landlords hand. ''take this to him,
with my compll lments, and ask him if he
can tell the time of day by it. Go-go,
sir! do as command you, or it shall be
the worst for you, promise you
The landlord who burst not disobey.
after many apologies, delivered the watch
with the IN ssage, TO Rowan. who had
overheard every word that passed.
Perhaps the squire could not have Sc
lected a worse subject for this gratuitous
insult than Hamilton Rowan, who sez-
ing one of his travelling pistols which
lay in the window, Immediately Joined
the trio. who were enjoying themselves
and laughing heartily at the joke.
"Gentlemen, said Rowan, with severi-
ty, 81 am sorry to interrupt your mirth.
I delight in Joke myself, especially
when it's good one. But the fact is
our landlord here, who must either be
drunk or dreaming. or both. has just
brought message which he afirms he
wss ordered to deliver TO rae from some
gentleman in this room. Now, though |
cannot for moment suppose any person
present, continued Rowan, fixing his
eyes on the squire, guilty Of so black
guard all act, must request as mere
matter Of. form, to know whether any
gentleman here did send me this watch
with any such message. I'll thank you
for an immediate answer, gentlemen ad-
ded Rowan. examining the priming of his
pistol; for there is a delicious little
shoulder of mutton. just roasted that am
anxious to pay my respects to.
Perceiving them all dumbfounded, Row
an demanded of each in succession
whether he was the owner of the watch.
They all replied ia the negative.
Most extraordinary, said Rowan;
then calling to the landlord, he asked
him if the watch belonged to him.
"To me. sir? No, sir! replied the man
in great astonishment.
do you know any person, then, out
OF this room, to whom the watch belongs
demanded The imperturable Rowan.
'.Out ofthis room, sir?
'sAy, out Of this room, sir. Have the
goodness to look this way. and speak
without hesitation, to the point. sir.
No. sir, certainly sir, | don't know
any person out Of this room to whom that
watch belongs. replied the landlord.
'Very well, sir. now go and serve the
mutton up! Well, upon my honor. now
that is mighty comical, continued Row
an, as soon as the landlord left the room;
here's a watch that belongs to nobody
in the room and nobody oul OF the room;
not evento the person from whose hands
| received it. Well. ] must keep II l
suppose, until claimen Starts up, I've
no other course to pursue. In case you
should hear OF any such person. gentle
men there's my card. (throwing il on the
table.) Upon my word, a mighty
handsome wa.ch-a repeater too!-Let
me see--ay, just5 fourteen minutes forty