Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-09-07

100 not 10 rIGHT.- Ill JOuB
said an individual who was standing.
yesterday afternoon, at the corner OF
Third and Vine streets, "vhy did you
push against me?" The speaker wac a
Stout, red-faced man, with a know
Nothing" caster upon his mob, a white
coat, ditto prints, patent leather boots,
minus a vest, but in lieu thereof pro-
fundity of frill, which stuck out a foot.
and visage very much resembling a
full moon preparatory to storm, look
ing red and angry, with mist sur
rounding it, said mist caused by vio-
lent perspiration, which somehow made
the pugnacious individual appear as ''ii
he moved within an atmosphere of his
own" The person addressed was
tall, slim and ''interesting" las the fem
mine scribblers would say, specimen
of humanity, who. with umbrella wide
ly spread, was endesvoring to screen
himself from the burning-scorching
don't begin to be hot enough term
rays of the sun, and whose aforesaid
shade came in contact with the know
Nothing" tile of the stout looking gen.
tleman, thereby causing the spleen. al
ready at bubbling heat, to boil complete
ly over.
"Sir," replied the knight of the UNI
brella, "did 1 hurt you?"
mo" retorted the peppery individ-
ual, "d-n you, you couldn't hurt me-;
I'd ike to see such thing as you hurt
me-"
"Did you allude to me when you said
hingg" replied the other, still perfect
ly cool. although an almost impercepti-
bic flush radiated his countenance, and
there was lurking devil in his eye
which foreboded mischief.
"Well, what if l did?" was the re-
joinder.
He of the umbrella, touching the
spring, caused it to collapse. and hand
ing it to hackney coachman, promised
him treat if he would take care of it.
He then tugged at hot looking pair of
kids which encased his digits, which,
after pulling off and depositing within
his side pocket, he took handkerchief
and coolly wiped his face. Now,
friend" reiterated he, "did you mean
that 1 am thing"
The red-faced man had in the mean
time, been looking on, an interested
spectator of the scene; and the GOODNESS
of the "thing" evidently had an effect
upon the murcury of his own thermom-
eter, for he replied in tone entirely di-
vested of it's swaggtr-"Well, what If
l did say thing, wasn't l right? Amt
you a thing?''-and, very quickly, as
the right hand of his vis a vis clenched,
was undergoing a retrograde movement,
evidently preparatory to battering de-
monstration-"and amt Ia Ming2 and
if it comes to that, amt we all things?
What's the use of getting in passion?
Inever get in a passion; it is d-n
sight too hot work at this season of the
year"
"But," retorted the other, 81 want
an explanation; what kind of thing
am I?''
"Look here" replied caloric, as he
looked around upon a crowd Of grinning
hackney-coachmen. who were enjoying
the fun, cit is too id hot to argue
the matter out here; if you'll come in
side the house I'll tell you"
And he led the way. followed by his
persevering antagonist and the balance
of the crowd into the cool and capa-
cious drinking saloon of the Burnet
House, where the rubicund and good
natured visage of the indefatigable Hill
beamed like a refreshing genius amid
the good things to be found within that
repository of bon vivonts.
"Give me brandy cobbler," said
he.
In twinkling the cobbler, transpar-
emily cool. with the lumbs of crystal
shining within the ruby liquid, was set
before him.
"Now, sir" continued he, "this is
what l call thing, snd in such weather
as this, d-n good thing, too, gen
tlemen-what will you all take?"
The interesting looking man with the
umbrella was paci6ed. The knights of
the whip were delighted. Drinks all
round were discussed and paid for by
the red-faced man, with profundity Of
frill, who, shaking hands with his oppo-
nent, swore that he would Gas lief fight
him as any body, provided 1t wasn't
such Id hot weather. Gin. Eng.