Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-09-10

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The fops, finding that Hoss Head hae
thrown the joke :npon them, endeavored t.
recover, so they informed him that he coul,
not be brushed unless he paid in advance.
"Pay in advanced was Hoss Heads in
dignaut reply. "Thunder and salvation
don't the tavern pay you for your lazy, triflil
work2 reckon you think I'm kinder green
and want to skin me, dou't you?"
"Pon onah, we dwon't replied one.
"We ah spweak the truth" answered tn
other.
BY this time Hoss Head was victorious
so far as the spectators were concerned
While they could sport with the Hoosier'
ignorance of "cily manners" they coult
but despse the senseless dandies, who coulc
make him an object OF ridicule. Ever.
''hit," therefore, that H"ss Head gave them
drew forth loud accia,nations from the gen
rlemen present This nerved "the gentle
man from the country" aud giving his heao
i toss, which threw his II. s 10 one side, h'
| asked
"Arn't they nyin to skin me, boyss"
4 Les, came iTOul d unZet'.
81 thuuk So, from the start, an it sort o
rile me TO cum across such critters. I've
hearn tell Of the cattle aiore, and was OF
the look out for 'em. Squire Jones told me
aiore left hum 10 look out for the taverI
thieves when got TO the city. an by thuu
der I've run agiu two OIL 'em right at the
start"
"Dwo you mean to insult us9" asked
one Of the tops, forgetting the part he hae
volunteered to play, and feeling that hs
ought to profess indignation on being caIlee
i: thief.
elf the shoe fits, wear it," was Hos:
Heads pointed answer.
Did you apply the tavern thief to us,
asked the other top.
"Sartin did"
"rhen, sirrah, we will let you know at
that we only assumed the character o
swervants. We are gentlemen, srrah, and
we inswis, on your takin' bawck the OBJ
noxious wappellation, or we'll seek wedress.'
eyes, srrab, we'll seek redress with our
canes ab,' said his highly indignant com.
panion, as he Aourished very slim speci
men of cane over bis lead.
Whatw exclaimed Hoss Head, drawing
himself out to his full length and giving the
diminutives before him rather scoruTul look
"What you want to fight, do yous Just
clar ring, boys, aud STAN back, il you
want to see me eat them two critters in hall
il mint. can do it by any watch in this
crowd. Just cIar the ring"
e" Stop, stop!" interrupted the clerk, who
SAW that matters were g"ing too far. We
can't have any fighting here"
"Then larn your servants 10 be purlite,
replied Hoss Head.
They are not servants, sir, and do not
belong to the house. They are not evel
boarders, and assure you, sir, never saw
Them before this evening"
Don't belong to tile tavern, and tryin
to skin me-
- presume sir, they only intended to
play a harmless joke"
"Thats all, pown 'onah, replied one ot
the iops, who SAW that matters were assum'
ing rather serious aspect for himself and
friend. "That was all we intended, wash
it Chwarles ?'
"Poh onah it was"
"Kinder pokin' fun at me, eh Z" " Wall
now kin stand joke as well as the next
man on earth, and Kurnell, iii gin twenty
five cents all in silver, jest to carry them al
men out of the house."
81 have nothing to 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 seized
them both, and said:
"Hold on it's better to ride when it costs
nothin'. I've got to tell you story, and
learn you lesson afore you leave this tav.
ern," and grasping both tightly by the col
lar, he held them as if in vice. The fops
demonstrated, but Hoss Head, to the delight
of the crowd, told them very mildly, thai
there was no use talkiu', for they could not
90 until they heard his story. They con
seuted to remain if he would let go of them
to which he did not object.
Surrounded by such persons as are al
ways found in hotel office, Hoss Heac
with his eyes on the lops told the following
story:
"My old man, down in Yaller county
owns as sumptous farm as lays in al
them diggins. On that ere farm he's go
an old horse, he calls Dick, as good naturec
critter as ever rubbed his nose in feed
and all anybody could say Of him was, tina,
he was right smartIy common in his looks
One time, rich fellow, who lives sum whal
in this town, was travelln' in his carriage
and broke down, right agin our farm. He
concluded he'd 90 in the cars, and he lel
his hosses with the old man to take care or
'em, an | mus, allow, that a purifier pair oI
critters never rubbed a britchin'. The ole
man put 'em in the barn.yard along with ole
Dick, and told 'em to make 'emselves tc
hum. Old Dick was mnnstrous glad to have
company, an he cum runnin' up to 'em in q
neghborIy sort of way, an throwed hi
head over fust one O. their necks an ther
the other an was as lurin' as any gal coulc
want her beau to be- The city hosses didn'
appear to like this much, an they kind o
drawed back, took good look at Dick, ane
seein he was uncommon ugly, they jest turned
up their noses, hirted their tails and walkee
of.
"This sort O. riled old Dick, for he know
ed he was just as good hoss as ever lftet
hoof, and after thinkin' to hissef awhile
he determined to have satisfaction on thu
two upstarts, who thought they war bette
than him. So he goes up to them an turn
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