Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-01
A Private Pudding; or How Hoosiel
came il.

A Private Pudding; or How Hoosier
came it.
Many years ago Hoosier, who had Just
struck New Orleans for the first time, after his
natboat was made snug and fast went up to
see the sights ofthe city. Passing st. Charles,
he stopped Immediately in front Of the st.
Charles Hotel, and, looking up, seemed to
scrutinize the building with the eye of an ar
ehitectural connoisseur.
After satisfying his gaze, he asked passer-
by what building it was on being told it was
q hotel, he inquired for the entrance, and
being shown, he assembled the steep steps.
Approaching the Office, he asked for the land
lord, of whom he inquired if he could get ga
bite" to eat Mr.. E. R. Nudge, who was the
host at that time, and who is host at all
times, humoring the fellow, told him he could
do so by paying dollar. After considering
for some time on this item, and gravely look
ing his host in the face, he said, 'tWell, I'll
90 it thar's my dollar whar's your dinnern'
"Well." said the other, with smile, 'it is
not ready yet, but take a seat at the table,
and you can amuse yourself with the papers
for half an hour, when you will hear the
gong, which will infom you that the dinner
is ready 'sThe gong, what's that ~ asked
the Hoosier. ooh, you will find out when
you hear it, = replied Nudge. Satisfied with
this answer, the Hoosier, after looking a
round him, sat down and rummaged over the
papers. Time sped on at its customary rate,
when suddenly the gong sounded, and, as
usual, the crowd moved for the dining-room
Recovering from his establishment at the
noise of the gong, and seeming the delicious
fumes of the dinner, the Hoosier made rush
through the crowd for seat, but, being met
by the host, he was conducted to his allotted
chair. The gentlemen seated on each side of
him, as well as the gentleman opposite to him,
had their wine before them.
After finishing his soup, and having his
plate well filled, the Hoosier observed the
gentlemen helping themselves freely to wine,
and So Selling the bottle of his right hand
neighbor, he attempted to help himself, when
he was modestly informed that the wine was
i'private." The Hoosier did not seem to
comprehend, and with blank sort of look
resumed his knife and fork. On laying them
down again, and having apparently come to
the conclusion that it could not all be ''pri-
vaten wine, he seized hold of his left-hand
friends bottle. "stop, if you please sir,
said the offended individual, with a fierce
look, ''this is private Uine, sir" The Hoosier
looked still more astonished, and it being
hard case, thought he would make another
trial anyhow. So reaching across the table
he seized the bottle opposite to him, and was
Just in the act of filing his glass, when his
pis-a-uis re-echoed "Private wine, sir, if you
please,n and withdrew the bottle from the
fearful leakage it was about to undergo.
The .'green un," becoming enraged at
being foiled on every side, and observing that
there was a general simpering and tittering
among the walters, turned on the servant who
stood at the back of his chair, and who had
taken away his plate for the fifth or sixth
time, and cried out to him with an oath to
bring back his plate, and that if he took it
away again, "he'd be dod rod il he didn't
draw his picker on him. and, suiting the ac-
ton to the word, put his hand into his bosom,
showing the handle Of huge bowie knife.
After this, things went on quietly, till the
dessert was put on the table, when q large
Charlotte Russo pudding was set right before
the Hoosier. This he Immediately drew near
his plate, and looking right and left at his
neighbors he helped himself to large portion
OF II. Keeping his eye fixed on the dish,
while eating, he preceived his right-hand
neighbor attempting to withdraw the dish
from him. "No you don't, Mister,'' said the
Hoosier to him, ''that thar pudding is private
pudding" The left-hand gentleman, not OBJ
serving what had passed, then said, "Allow
me to take this pudding, siri" emo, you
can't take that thar pudding, saidthe Hoosier
with scowl, .'that's private pudding" And
he re-helped himself.
Shortly after the gentleman opposite was
in the act of drawing the dish over to him.
"Hold on, Mister" said the Hoosier, with
look Of triumph. t'I'd have you know that
that pudding is private pudding, while at the
same time he put his thumb to his nose, and
made sundry gyrations with his fingers.
"You can't come il over me, he continued,
feeling that joke had been practised upon
him. ''Private wine, ehi''
The attention of the table being attracted
during the latter scene, the gentlemen around
burst into roar of laughter, and soon the
whole story was whispered from one to an
other. The thing took so well that every
gentleman was induced to send his bottle to