The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-09
HOSS HEAD AND THE FOPS.

Hotels have now become so numerous in
cities, and fare so reasonable, that they are
the resort, at times, of nearly all classes oi
society. The man who can afford TO travel
from home, can afford 10 stop at hoiel; and
as landlords are smart enough 10 regard the
wants of the million as we'll as those of the
millonaires, we find the rich and the poor,
the high and the humble, side by side, at
hotel tables. Home-spun there sports sill
yer fork With as much gusto as Mr. Broad
cloth, aud the humble Sally is as much en-
titled TO aud enjoys as fully, The good things
of life al The richly loaded table to the hotel,
as the accomplished Miss Josephine Martha
Washington Victoria Maria. Consequently
the hotel is good place TO study human ma
ture, for there we see men and women, too,
from all the walks of life, and of all classes
of character. Oaen 'ex.lrsams meet, and,
when such is the case, amusing incidents are
sure TO occur.
Sitting one evening in the Office Of the q.
House, in Cincinnati, my attention was at
trac,ed toward Two genuine and unadue:a-
ted tops who occupied seats near me. A
description of them would be uninleresling,
70. their is no community in this broad land
O. ours without It's fops, and fop IS fop,
and nothing else, the world over. They ad-
nit of one disinction-cily fop and country
iop; and they differ orly in the extent of
their dress, or exterior display, i! being con-
ceded, believe, that fops possess merely
sufficient brains to make an animal human.
The individuals referred TO were city fops,
diminutive specimens OF humanity, 10 ev-
cry regard.
One of them had received letter from
lady which he read 10 his companion 10 whom
ne declared the writer was 'chawming beau
tiful; but, as she was without prospect, flor
q fortune, y he could no, consent 10 return
her love. He vowed that the billeidoux an
noyed him exceedingly, as he disliked TO
break the dear creatures heart.
While they were thus engaged in conver-
sation, tall slrspping Hoosier entered The
hotel. He had 'Buena VISTA on his head,
and red flannel swamus' or his shoulders,
while his lower ex.remiies were in brown
iinsy pants, and The slouiest hog-skin boots.
His hair was long and scraggy, his face un-
shaved, at least, for week, while his whole
form was covered with dust, which indicated
that he had just arrived by railroad. In one
hand be carried bundle, which was evident
iy his clothing tied up in span new yell
low and red cotton handkerchief, and in the
other held a stout but rude walking slick,
not long since from its mother hickory. He
had that awkwardness of gait peculiar 10
connlfymen whose days are spent almost
entirely upon farms, and whose minds are
devoted 10 the one thing most sought after,
but moi The most desirable, the accumulation
of wealth.
He paused moment al the door, glanc-
ing al The crowd within, and al once attract.
ed the attention of the fops, who immedi-
aieiy gave SORT of consumplive laugh Or
sneer, at the homely appearance of the siran-
ger.
sIs this yer tavern ~ be enquired of the
fops
"A twavems horiblep exclaimed one of
The fops holding mp both hands