Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-01-13

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ssThat was all we intended, wasn't 1t Charles %
''Pon onah, it was.'
s'Kinder pokin' fun at me, eh ? Wal, now,
l can stand joke well as the next man on
airth, and Kurnell, I'll gin twenty-five cents
all in silver, just to carry them ar men out OF
the house"
81 have nothing to do with them, sir, and
you can act at your own pleasure, replied the
clerk.
The rops, surmising the intentions of the
Hoosier started for the door. but he seized
them and said
..IIold ont its better to ride when 1t costs
nothing. Eve got to tell you a story, and larn
you a lesson before you leave this tavern"
and grasping both tightly by the collar, he
held them If in a vice. The fopS remon-
strated, but IIoss Head, to the delight OF the
crowd, told them that there was no use talk
in tor they could not go until they heard the
story. They consented to remain ii he would
let 20 of them, to which he did not object.
Surrounded by such persons rs are always
found in hotel office, HosS Head, with his
eyes on the fops, told the following story:
.sMy old man down in Yaller County owns
as nice farm as lays in all them dlggings.
On that ar farm he's got an old boss, he calls
him Dick, as good natured 4 critter as ever
rubbed his nose in feed, and all anybody could
say of him was that he was right snartly COM
mon in looks. One time a rich teller, who
lives some whar in this town, was trdvelln' in
4 carriage and broke down right agin our
farm He concluded he'd go in the cars. and
left his horses with the old man to take care OF
'em, and l must allow that purifier pair OF
critters never rubbed brchen. The old man
put them in the barnyard along with old Dick,
and told 'em to make themselves to hum.
Old Dick was monstrous glad to have compa-
ny and he cum runnin up to them in neigh
bOry sort of a way, and throwed his head
over fust one of their necks and then the 9th
er, and as luvin' as any gal conid want her
beau to be. The city hosses didn't appear to
like this much, ard they kinder drawed back,
took a good look at Dick, and seein' he was
uncommon ugly, they just turned mp their
noses and frted their tails and started of.
This kinder riled old Dick, for he knOwed
he was Just as good boss as lifted hoof, and
after thinkin' to himself awhile, he determined
to have satisfaction on the two upstarts, who
tho't they was better than him. SO he goes
up to them and turns his back to them just this
way and here Hoss Head got down on all
fours with his hind parts to the 70, S. ssAiter
he had stood this way about mint, he rared
and kicked this way and the same moment
one of his feet in the stomach of each of
the fops, and they found themselves sprawling
on the floor.
cold Dick,'' said Hoss Head, unmovcd at
what he had done, sskeeled them over, and by
| the time they up he war thar, and he rared
again this way - and the fopS, who had just
| risen and were making for the door, found
| themselves on their StomachS. ''Our Old boss
! kept follerin' 'em up; continued Hoss Head,
| as he moved back slowly on all fours, sEuntil
| he got the city hosses, who could brag of moth
| in but thar purity har and thar hides, right by
| the bars, and he rared sort o this way, and
| sent them both out of the barn yard a kitten,
| and taking good aim he gave the fopS third
and harder kick which sent them through the
| open door on the pavement.
As soon as the f0ps could get up, they ran
! off screaming murder at the top of their weak
| feminine voices, which, however, were not
! loud enough to alarm any one. The specta-
| tors Of the scene nearly split their sides with
laughter. as kick after kick was given, hearth
! " concurring in the opinion that Hoss Head
was administering just and well deserved
punishment. After he had given the last and
| most fearful kick, the Hoosier resumed an
| erect position, and partic ipating in the gener-
al roar OF laughter, said:
| ..Wan, boys, guess [ learned them dan
dies that the best hoss don't always show the
finest har.'
The event made Hoss Head quite lion at
! the hotel. Invitations to drink were extended
TO him oftener than was desirable, wine was
sent to the table, he was conducted in {
carriage through the city to see the sights
| and when at length he started for home, tht
landlord told him lie had no bill to pay, ano
that he could consider his shat chalked" " FOL
that hotel whenever business or pleasure cal
led him to the city.
John Isaiah Hempfied Hoss Head expressed
himself highly delighted With the Queen city
and all the people within it, except tops, anC
left the Western Metropolis very highl!
tickled individual. The fops have not beef
seen since that sever memorable evening,
when for a joke they assumed the characte
of servants.