Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-10-17

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nsnt reply. Thunder and" salvation don't
the tavern pay you for your lazy, triHing
work l reckon you think I'm kinder green,
| and want to skin me, don't you ?"
| "Psn onah we dwon't replied one. ave,
all speak the twuth," answered the other.
BY this time I1oss Head was victorious, so
far ss the spectators were concerned
While they could not sport!with the Hoosier's
ignorance Of "city manners" they could but
despise the senseless dandies who made him
an object of ridicule. Every hit, therefore,
lloss Head gave them, drew fourth loud OK
clamations from the gentleman from the
country" and giving his head toss, which
threw his hat to one side he asked
"Ain't they tryin' to skin me, boysf"
"Yes," came from dozen.
81 thunk so from the start, an therefore,
was on the lookout for 'em. Squire Jones
told me afore ! left hum, to look out for
tavern thieves when get to the city, and by
thunder I've run agn two of EN- right at the
start"
"Dwo you mean to insult 2" asked one
OF tho fops, forgetting the part he had voun.
teered to play, and feeling that he ought to
profess Indignation on being called thief.
"lf the shoe fits, wear it," was Hoss Heads
pointed answer.
did you apply the term twavern thief to
us ?" asked the other fop.
"Sartain, did,"
"Then, sirrah. we will let you know that
we only assumed the chwaracter of servant.
We are gentlemen, srrah, and insist on youah
taking bwack the obnoxious wappelation, or
VIC will seek wedwess.
Eyes, sirrah, we will seek wedwes. with our
canes alb" said his companion, as he fiourished
SLIM specimen OF a cane over his head.
"What !" exclaimed Hoss Head, drawing
himself out to his full length, and giving the
diminutives before him rather a scornful look.
"What, you want to fight do you just clear
n ring, boys and stand back if yon want to see
mo eat them two critters in half O minute.
can do it by any watch in the crowd. Just
clear the ring.
"Stop, stop" interrupted the clark, who
saw that matters were going too far, "wc
can't have any fighting here"
"Then larn your servants TO be purlite,"
replied Ioss lload.
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"
Don't belong to the tavern, and trying to
skin me-"
Il presume sir, they only intend TO play
harmless joke
"That's oil por onah," replied one of the
fops who saw the matters we're assuming
rather serious aspect for himself and friend
That was all we intended, wasn't it Chawlee?"
"Pon onah it wns."
"kinder pokn' fun at me, oh? Wall now,
can stand joke as well as the next man Oh
arth, and kurnell, I'll gin twenty-five cents
oil in silver, just to Carry them ar men out of
the house."
81 have nothing to do with them, sir and
you can oct to your own pleasure" replied the
clerk.
The fops surmising the intentions of the
IIoosier, started for the door, but he seized
them and said:
"Hold on its better to ride when it costs
nothing. I've got to tell you story and
larn you lesson before you leave this tavern"
and grasping both tightly by the collar, he
held them as if in vice. The fops remon-
strated, but Hoss Head to the delight Of the
crowd told them that there was no use n
talkn for they could not go until they heard
the story. They consented to remain il he
would let 60 Of them to which he did not
object.
Surrounded by such persons as are always
found in hotel Office IIoss Head with his
eyes on the fops, told the following story:
''My old man down in Yaller County owns
as sumptuous u farm rs lays in all them dig
gins. On that ar farm he's got an old horse,
he calls him Dick, as good natured critter
as eve. 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
feller, who lives somewhar in this town, was
travelin' in a carriage, and broke down right
agin our farm. lie concluded he'd 60 in the
cars, and left his horses with the old man to
Al of ~ | oil tbat n
purifier pair OF critters never rubbed brichen'
The old man put them in the barnyard along
with old Dick and told 'em to make them
selves to hum. Old Dick was monstrous
glad TO have company and he cum runnin' up
to them in a neghborly sort Of way, and
throwed his head over fust one Of their necks
and then the other, nm was as luyin' rs 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 at
Dick, and seeing he was uncommon ugly
they Just turned up their noses and firtsd
their tails and stalked off,
"This sort'o red old Dick, for he knowed
he was Just as good horse as lifted hoof,
and after thnkin' to himself awhile, he deter
mined to 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 just this way;" and here Hos9
II cad got down on all fours, with his "hnd
parts" to the fops-"After he had stood this
way about mint, be rared and kicked this
way" and the same moment one of his feet
was in the stomach of each Of the fops, and
they found themselves sprawling on the floor.
"Old Dick" said Hoss Head, unmoved at
what 10 had done, "keeled them over, and by
the time they war up he war thar, and he ra-
red agin this way !" and the fops who bad just
risen and we're making for the door, found
themselves on their stomachs. "Our old
hoss kept follsrin' 'em up" continued Hoss
Head. as he moved back slowly on all fours,
until he got the city hosses who could brag
of nothin' but their purity har and their hides,
right by the bars, and he rared sort'o this
way, and sent both OF them out OF the barn
yard kiln, and taking good aim he gave
the fops third and harder kick. which sent
them through the open door on the pave
ment.
As soon as the fops could get up. they ran
of screaming murder at the top OF their weak
feminine voices, which however, we're not loud
enough to alarm any one, The spectators Of
the scene nearly split their sides with laugh
ter, as kick after kick was given, heartily
concurring in the opinion, that Ho.s Head