Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-10-13
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.RoUSING al HoosIER,

ca = /. III
since to be passenger on board the fast
steamboat M, bound from Cincinnati
to StSLouis.ss Among the numerous pas
sengers' in the cabin was III - q -, would
be,wag, and a live. Hoosier, fresh from
the swamps and Dogs Of Indiana 1t so
happened, that in his humor for fun, H.
resolved to quiz this, as he. supposed,
green individual, and only waited for a
good opportunity of doing so. None, 90
6ufred until dinner time, when the wag
took particular pains to place himself OPP
posite the hoosier at the table, and soon
aftetth company had commenced eaung
he hailed him ms follows
ISL say, friend, you're from Hoosiefeon
5@f'm from Indiana" was the civil re
~" Do they raise cabbage where you cum
from ?''
enc; but reckon they du where you
cum from
.What do you Judge from 2"
K" By the looks Of that cabbage on your
shoulders
Several sitting near H., now began to
litter at his expense, but nothing daunted
he'returned to the charge:
=. Does your nanny know you're out?"
he asked.
$50" Yes, l reckon so she told me to go
and talk to the goslings."
..," Indeed" said H., biting his lips,
"then you must be goose to understand
the language so well.
"When among Romans, 1 du as Ro.
mans du," was the instant retort. "l
talk the language of those l am talking
to-"
(Which way are you travelling ?" cried
H., as another giggle went round the ia
BILE.
"Down the Ohio, river. reckon"
and the Hoosier half filed his plate with
poached eggs.
"What business do you follow" but
instead of answering the question, the
face of the Hooser suddenly become red
as blood, and he dashed the contents of
his plate into the face and bosom OF the
wag.
There was sudden start among those
at the table. which was turned into in
slant confusion by the further action of the
Indianian. Raising aloft the heavy plate
in his right hand, he brought it down with
stunning force upon the head of the indi-
vdual at his right side, knocking him
: backwards upon the floor, where he lay
sprawling, unable for q moment to rise
But the maddened Hooser was not yet
pacihed No sooner had the plate done
its duty upon the victim, than bending
his left arm, he brought back the elbow
with terrible force in the mouth of the
man Mt his left side, knocking out a cou-
pie of teeth, and prostrating him at full
length, with his head against the door OF
berth, This done, the Hoosier jumped
up, and placing his back up against the
side of the cabin, seized hold Of the chair
he had been sitting on, and stared around
him with eyes flashing like those of a
mailman.
In the meanwhile, the now thoroughly
excited passengers had risen from the ia
BILE, the female portion fleeing into the af
ter cabin, while the men gathered round
the assaulter,
+" He's mad p shouted one.
"Throw him overheard I" shouted an
other,
"Knock him down !" cried third.
"Bind him hand and foot - cried 8
fourth.
"Take care he don't kill some ono p
echoed fifth.
The voice of the sixth speaker was
drowned by the louder lungs of the Hoo
eier, who suddenly exclaimed in voice
of thunder
"Whar's the captain -
"Here am" answered the person
called for.
Wal, want that man and this mar
searched" and he pointed to the two he
had knocked down,
F" What for o.
"Why, for stealing That fellow or
my right, stole my puss, containing FIVE
hundred dollars, all in eagles, which
have been year laying up in Californy--
and that thief got my new silk handkcr
chief, gin me by Polly, afore left home.
BY this time, the fellow who had faller
under the table, had managed to get up
You're liar, sir % he shouted, in q
passion, at the same time thrusting his
hand in his bosom.
YOU'RE thief, you son of gun p re,
torted tho Hoosier in rage. "Search him
captain, and if you don't find the puss on
him, why, chop me into sassengers, and
cat me for supper-that's ALL"
owe must search you, SIR" said the
captain to the man accused.
81 won't be searched" answered the
fellow, haughtily. II am gentleman" "
"That remains to be seen. replied the
skipper, calmly. Searched you shall
be-"
The man was accordingly examined
completely but no money answering the
description of tho Hoosier, was found,
and they were about giving it up.
"Look into his boots ?" exclaimed the
loser of the purse, He's some kin to
John Andre and will be hung before he
"The left boot was pulled off, and the
eagles belonging to the Hoosier found and