The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-09

work! reckon you think l'm kinder green,
and want 10 skin me, don't yoaP
sPon onah we dwont' replied one. WE.
ah speak the twuth,' answered the other.
BY this time Hoss Head was victorious, so
FAT as the spectators were concerned'-
While they could not sport with the Hoo
sier's ignorance Of city Manners they could
but despise the senseless dandes who made
him an object of rdicule. Every hit, there.
lore, Hoss Head gave them, drew forth
loud acclamatons for the gentleman from
The country and giving his head toss,
which threw his hat to one side he asked:
'Ain't they tryin' 10 skin me, boysP
'Yes, came from dozen.
Il thunk so from the start, an therefore,
was GU the lookou, for 'em. Squire Jones
told me afore left hum, to look ou, for tav.
ern thieves when get to the city, and by
thunder Pve run asin two of 'em right at the
START
'Dwo you mean TO insult usl' asked one
Of the fops, forgetting the part hs had voiun.
teered 10 play, and feeling that he ought 10
profess indignation on being called thief
IF the shoe fits, wear IT, was Hoss Heads
pointed answer.
'Did you apply the term twaven thief TO
usP asked the other fcp.
'Sarlain, | did,
'Theu, sirrah, we will let you know that
we only assumed the chwafac,er of servant.
We are gentlemen, sirrah, and insist on youah
taking bwack the obnoxious wappellation, or
we will seek wsdwess.
'Yes, sirrah, we will seek wcdwess with
our canes ab,' said his companion, as he
flaurished slim specimen of q cane over
his head
sWhatv exclaimed Hoss Head, drawing
himself out TO his foil length, and giving the
dminulives before him rather scornful
look. what, you want 10 fight do you q
Just clear ring, boys and stand back il you
want to see me eat them two critters in a
half minute. can do il by any watch in
the crowd. Just clear the riag.
stop, sop,' interrupted the clerk: who saw
that matters were going TOO far, I'VE can't
have any fighting here.'
Then larn your servants TO be purlie, re.
piled Hoss Head
They are not servants, sir, and do not be-
long to the house. They are not even board.
ers, and assure you, sir, never saw them
before this evening"
'Dont belong 10 the tavern, and trying 10
skin me-
Il presume sir, they only intended 10 play
harmless joke
That's all pom onah,' replied one OF the
fops who saw the matters were assuming
rather serious aspect for himselfand friend.
THAT was all we intended, wasn't il Chaw-
lee?'
'pon onah ii was.'
Kinder pokin' fun at me, oh! Wall now,
can stard joke as we'll as the next man
on airlh, and KumeIl, Ill gin twenty-five
cents all in silver, just to carry them ar men
out of the house,
Il have nothing 10 do with them, sir, and
you can act your own PLEASURE replied the
clerk.
The iops surmising the intentions of The
Hoosier, started for the door, but he seized
them and said:
'Hold on! its better 10 ride when il COSTS
nothing. Pve got TO tell you story and
Ian you a lesson afore you leave this iavern,'
and graspng both tightly by the collar, he
held them as if in vice. The fops re.
monslraled, but Hoss Head 10 the delight OF
the crowd told them that there was no use a
ialkin' for they could not go until they heard
The story. They consented to remain if he
would lst 60 of them 10 which he did not OBJ
ject.
Surrounded by such persons as are always
found in hotel Office, Hoss Head with his
eyes on the tps, told the following story:
tMy old man down in Yaller County owns
as sumpiuous farm as lays in all them dig
gins. On that ar farm he's got an old horse,
he calls him Dick, as good nalured critier
as ever rubbed his nose in feed, and all any
body could say of him was that he was right
smartly common in looks. One time rich
feIler, who lives somewbar in this town, was
ltravelin' in a carriage, and broke down right
aein our farm. He concluded he'd go in
the cars, and left his horses with The old
man to take care on 'em, an must allow,
that purifier pair OF critters never rubbed
britcben. The old man put them in the
barnyard along with old Dick; and told 'em
to make themselves 10 hum. Old Dick was
monslrous glad TO have company and he
cum runnin' up 10 them in a neighborly sort
of way, and throwed his head over fust one
OF their necks and then the other, an was as
luvin' as any gal could want her beau 10 be.
The city hosses didn't appear TO like this
much, an they kind % drawed back, took
good look at Dick, and seeing he was un-
common ugly, they just turned up their 40
ses and fined their tails and slalked off,
This sort 20 riled old Dick, for he knowed
he was just as good horse as lifted a hoof,
and after thinkin' to himself awhile, he de-
,ermined 10 have satisfaction on the two up
starts, who thought they was better than him.
So he goes up to them and turns his back TO
'em lust This way . and here Hoss Head got