Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-11-21

volunteered to play, and feeling that he
ought to profess indignation on being call
ed thief.
II IL the shoe fits, wear it, was Hoss
Heads pointed answer.
Did you apply the twayern thief &c
us 2 asked the other fop. ID s
'Sartin' did
Then, sirrah. we willlet you know.ah
that we only assumed the character oi
sweryants.a We are gentlemen. sirrah,
and we inswist on your-a-takin' bwack
the obnoxious wappellation, or we'll seek
redress
Yes, sirrrah, we'll seek redress with
our canes-ah.' said his highly indignant
companion, as he fourished very slim
specimen of a cane over his head.
= What 2 exclaimed Hoss Head, draw
ling himself, out to his full length and Civ
ing the diminutiyes before him rather a
scornful look. 'Whatl you want to
fight. do you? Just clsr a ring boys,
and STAN back, if you want to see me eat
them two critters in half mint. l can
do it by any watch in this crowd. Just
clear the ring
Stop, stop Uninterrupted the clerk, who
saw that matters We're going too far. we
can't have any lighting here
Then larn your sarvints to be purlite,
replied Hoss Head.
They are not servants, sir, and do not
belong to the house. They are not even
boarders. and assure you, sir, l never
saw them before this evening"
Don't belong to the tavern, and tryin'
to skin me-
Il presume. sir, they only intend to
play harmless joke.'
That's all. pown onah,' replied one Of
the fopsi who saw that matters were as
suming rather serious aspect for himself
and friend. THAT was all we intended,
wasn't it Chwarles p
Pom onah, it was
Kinder pokin' fun at me. eh? Wal.
now kin stand joke as well as the next
man on airth, and Kurnel, I'll gin TWEEN.
ty>fve cents all in silver. Jest to carry
them ar men out of the house,
1 have nothing to do with them, sir,
and you can act your pleasure replied
the clerk.
The fops surmising the intention of the
Hoosier, started for the door, but he sei-
zed them both. and said:
Hold on! it's better to ride when it
costs nothing. I've got to tell you q sto-
ry and larn you a lesson afore you leave
this tavern and grasping both tightly by
the collar. he held them as If in a vice.
The fops demonstrated, but Hoss Head,
told, them very mildly, that there was no
use talkin' for they could go until they
heard his story. They consented to re-
main if he would let go of them, to which
he did not object. N;
ways found in hotel office, Hoss Head.
with his eyes on the fops. told the follow
ing story: III
my old man, down in Yallar county,
owns as sumptious farm as lays in all
them diggins. On that ere farm he's got
an old horse. he calls Dick, as good ma
tured critter as ever rubbed his nose in
feed. and all anybody could say of him.
was, that he was right smartly common
in his looks. One time, rich feller, who
lives some whar in this town, was travel
| in in his carriage, and broke down, right
agin our farm. He concluded he'd 90 in
the cars, and he left his horses with the
old man TO take care on 'em, an must
| allow, purifier pair of critters never rub.
bed britchin.' The old man put 'em
in the barn>yard along with old Dick, aud
told 'em to make 'emselves to hum. Old
Dick was monsus glad to have company,
an he cum Iuuuiu' up to 'em in neigh
borly sort of way. an throwed his head
over fust one o. their necks, and then the
other, an was as luvin' as any gal could
want her beau to be. The city hosses
didn't appear to like this much. an they
kind o. drawed back, took good look az
Dick, and secin' he was uncommon ugly,
they jest turned up their noses, firted
their tails and walked off.
This sort o. riled old Dick, for he
knowed he was just as good boss as ey-
er lifted a hoof, and after, thinkin' TO his
self awhile, he determined to have satis>
faction on the two upstairs, who thought
they war better than him. So he goes
mp to them an turns his back to 'em Just
this ways and here Hoss Head got down
on all fours, with his hind parts to the
two fops. after he had stood this way
about mint he rared and kicked this
way and the same moment Of his feet
was in the stomach Of each of the fops,
and they found themselves sprswiing on
the floor.
odd Dick continued HOss Head. un-
moved at what he had done, 'keeled them
over, and by the time they war up. he
was thar agin, and he rared agin this
way: , and the fops who had just risen
and were making for the door, found
themselves on their stomachs. Our old
hoss kept following of 'em up continued
Hoss Head. as he move slowly backward
on all fours. until he got the city HOSES
who could brag of nothin' but the purity
hair on their hides. right by the bars. an