The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-07-20

Head had thrown the loke upon them
; endeavored to recover; 50 they informed
him that he could not be brushed unIes
he paid in advance,
'Pay in advanced was IIoss Head
Indignant reply "Thunder and saliva
ton! don't the tavern pay you for you
lazy, tri0in' work? reckon you tbinI
Pm kinder green, an want to skin me
don't you!'
'Pon onab, we dwon't' replied one.
Wc-aa spweak the truth answered
the other
BY this time, IIosS Head was victor
Gus, 80 far as the spectators were con
cerned. While they could sport will
Iloosicr's ignorance Of what is termed
city manners they could but despise the
senScless dandics, who would make him
an object Of ridicule. Every hit, there
fore, that IIoss gave them. drew forth
loud accamations from the gentleman
present. This nerved the gentlemen
from the country and giving his head a
toss which threw his hat to one side of his
head, he asked
'Arn't the tryin' to skin me, boys!
Yes come from a dozen.
i tbunk so, from the start, an ii sort
o rIes me to cum across such critters.
I've healn tell oil the cattle atore. ard |
was on the lookout for EN- Squire Jones
told me aiore | left hum, TO look out for
the tavern thieves when | got to the city.
an by thunder We run again two on em
right at the start.
'Dwo you mean to insult usl' asked
onc Of the tops, forgetting the part he had
volunteered to play, and feeling that he
ought to profess indignation on being
called a thief
If the shoe fits, wear it, was IIosS
Heads pointed answer.
Did you apply the twavern thief to usP
asked the other top.
'Sartjn' | did
'lhcn, sirrah, we will let you know ah
that we only assumed the character oil
swervauts. We are gentlemen, sirrah.
and we insWist on your.ah takin' bwack
the obnoxious waPpellation, or we'll seek
redress
'Ies, sirrah, we'l seek redress with
our canes.ah, said his highly indignant
companion, as he nourished very slim
specimen Of a cane over his head.
What! exclaimed Iloss Head, drawing
himself out to his iull length and giving
the diminuliyes before him rather scorn
.uI look. 'Whal! YOU wan't1o fight do you!
lust clear ring, boys, and stan back,
ityou want to see me eat them two critters
in halfa mint | can do it by any watch
in this crowd. Just car the ring
Stop, stop interrupted the clerk, who
saw that matters were going to far. we
can't have any fighting here
Then larn your servants TO be purlite,
replied lloss Head.
They are not servants, sir, and do not
belong to the house. They are not even
boarders, and assure you. sir, that
never saw them before this evening"
Don't belong to the tavern, and trying
to skin mel .a.
4 presume, sir, they only intended to
play harmless Joke
That's all, pown 'onah,' replied one
Of the fops, who saw that matters were
assuming rather a serious aspect for him
self and friend. That was all we in.
twended, wasn't it ChwarlesP
Pom onah, it was ..
Kinder pokin' fun at me. ehF Wall,
now | kin stand joke as well as the next
man on arth. and. Kurnel, l'Il gin TWEEN.
ty.fye cents all in silver, jest to karry
them'ar men out O this house.
Ihayo nothing to do with them, sir,
and you can act your pleasure, replied
the clerk. ...
The fops surmising the intention OF the
Hoosier, started Tor the door, but he
seized them both, and said;
Hold on! its better to ride when it
costs nclhin'. I've got TO tell you a story,
and larn you lesson aiore you leave this
tavern, and grasping both tightly by the
collar, he held them as if in vice. The
fops demonstrated, but Iloss Head, to the
iufnte delight of the crowd tod them
very mildly, that there was mo use talk
in, for they could not 90 until they heard
his story. They consented TO remain III
he would let go of them, 10 which he did
not object. .... ..-a.
Surrounded by such persons as are
always found in hotel Office, IIoss Head,
with his eyes on the tops, told the follow
ing story;-
NV old man, down in Ieller county,
owns as snuptious a farm as lays in all
them diggins. On that ere farm he's got
an old horse, he calls Dick, as good ma
tured a crtler as ever rubbed his nose in
feed, and all anybody could say of him.
was, that he was right smartIy common
in his looks. One time, a rich ieller, who
lives sum whar in this town, was traVeIin'
in his carriage aud broke down, agin our
farm. lie concluded he'd 90 in the cars
and he left his hosses with the old man to
take care on EN-, an must allow, that
a purifier pair of critters never rubbed a
britchin.' The old man put 'em in the
barn yard along with old Dick. and told |
EN- to make 'emselves to hum Old Dick
was monsus glad to have company, an he
cum runnin' Up TO 'em in neighborly
sort of way, an throwed his head over
iust one O. their necks an then the other,