The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-05-08
THE HoOSIER AND TIE SALT PILE.
BY DANFORTH MARBLE.

crowd over glass oil sherry, at Elorcnce ;,
New York. one evening, Pm sorry that the
stages are disappearing so rapidly; never
enjoyed travelling SO Mell as in the slow coach
cs I've made n good many passages over the
AlleganieS, and across the Ohio, from Clcve-
land to Columbus and Cincinnati, all over the
South, down East and up North, in stages,
and | generally had u good time.
"Whcn / passed over from Cleveland to
Cincinnati the last time, in the stage, | met
queer crowd--such corps, such time you
never dld see never was better amused in
my life. We had good team-spanking
horses and one of the drivers you read Of
Well, there were nine insiders and ! don't
believe there ever was stage full of christians
ever started before so chuck full of music.
There was a beautiful foung lady going to
anc of tho Cincinnati academies next to her
sat jew peddler--for Cowcs and n market ;
wedging him in was dandy blacklcg, with
iewelry and chains around his breast and neck
enough hang him There was myself aud
an old gentleman, with large spcctaclcs, gold
headed cane, and a jolly, solderng.iron look
ing nose by him was circus rider, whose
breath was enough TO breed yellow fever, and
could be felt just ms easy as cotton velvet. "A
cross of woman came next, whose l0Ok would
have givcn any reasonable man the double.
breasted blues before breakfast : alongside of
her was Il ralc backwoods preacher, with the
biggest and ugicst mouth ever got up since
the flood lie was iankcd by the low conc
dian Of the party, an Indiana hoosicr, gwine
down to get MI army contract to supply the
forces then in Mexico with beef
1--WE rolled along for some time, nobody
seeming inclined to open The old aunty
sat bolt upright looking crab apples and per-
simmons at the hooser and the preacher, the
young lady dropped the green curtain of her
bonnet over her pretty face and leaned back
in her seat to nod and dream over .japonicas
and jumbles pantalctcs aud poetry the old
gentleman, proprietor of the Bardolph nose
looked out at the corduroy and the swashes;
the gambler fell off into a dozc, and the circus
coyey followed suit leaving the preacher and
me vis-a.yis, and saying nothing to nobody --
lndiannyi' he stuck his mug out of the win
dow and criticised the cattle we now and then
passed. ] was wishing somebody would give
the conversation start, when 'Iudianny'
made break
This amt no great stock country says
he to the old gentleman vii Il the cane
"' No, sir, says the old gentleman. There's
NtIN tlllle EIdIllp ana lIlc TdIlH ~ lhCI-
ty much worn OUT
"'rhcn there was nothing said again for
some time. Bimeby the hooser opened again
9" Its the d---est place for simmon trees
and turkey ybuzzards ever did see =
"The old gentleman with the cane didn't
say nothing, and the preacher gave long
groan The young lady smiled through her
veil and the old lady snapped her eyes and
looked sideways at the speaker
"'D Don't make much beef here, l reckon,
says the hoosier.
90 No. says the gentleman.
90 Well don't see how in h---ll they all
manage to get along in II country wlar thar
amt no ranges, and they don't make beef a
man amt considered worth cuss in Indiany
what hasn't got his brand on hundred head
Yours is q great beef country, ! believe,
says the old gentleman.
Well, sir, il aint anything else A man
that's got sense cnulf to foler his own cow-beI!
amt in no danger Of Staryin. I'm gwinc down
to Orleans to see if can't cit contract out
Of Uncle Sam, to feed the boys what's been
lickin them internal Mcxcans so bad / s'pose
you've seen thtm cnssed lies what's been in the
papers abont the Ihdiany boys at Bony Misty"
I've read some accounts of the battle =
says the old gentleman, THAT didn't give a
very dattering account of the conduct Of some
Of our troops"
With that, the Tndiany man went into a
full explanation of the affair, aud gittin warm
ed up as he went along, began to cnss and
swear like he'd been through dozen cam.
paigns himself The old preacher listened to
him with evident signs of displcasurc, twstn'
and groanin' till he couldn't stand it no lon.
ger"
My friend says he "you must excuse me,
but your conversation would be great deal
more interesting to mc--and Pm sure would
please the company much bclterif you
wouldn't swear so terribly. It's very wrong
to swear, and hope you'll have respect fol
our feelins', if you hahn no respect for youl
Maker.
" If the hoosier had been struck with thun
der and lightnin', he couldn't have been more
completely tuck a5ack. He shut his mouth
right in the middle of what he was sayin', and
looked at the preacher, while his face got as
red as fire.
Swcarin',' says the old preacher, is q
terrible bad practice, and there amt no use il
it, no how. The Bible says, swear not at all
and spose you know the commandment,