Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-05-14
II NEVER SAW A BAR SHOT UP"

tainabe was in a room where six othe,
wayfarers were lodged, at the Planters
Hotel, and TUNED 10 at late honr with
some trrpidation, not having been accus.
toned to the society of strangers, under
such circumstances. The disagreeable
novelty Of my situation prevented sound
sleeping, aud while tossing uneasily up
ON the mattrass, | heard tall and rathe,
'ough'looking gentleman from Arkansas
who had retired at about the sau:e hour
with myself, mutteripg some incoheren,
expressions, about two o'clock in the
morning.
"Can't stand this" he exclaimed, at
length, and soon after be was pulling the
be'-rope euerge:ically.
The porter appeared in due time, his
countenauce expressive OF great reluc>
tauce. What's wanted r. asked the
servant. ,a5 i. -zs
II want a mint julip-stop, let me
see, looking at the s!eepers and count.
ing them off with his fore tnger.) !
want one, two, three, four, five, six,
seven juIips, about as quick as you can can
hurry them up" %. =. 81 'sz.
: Ca,a't &c. 'em SIR The bar is shut
up sir,' p. 5 !
So saying, the porter departed withou:
saying anything more. \ '=
The Arkansas gentleman seemed nom
p|ussed, He sal up in bed and solilo-
quised. "Bar shot up bar shot up
| never seen bar shot up yet"
In about two minutes he was dressing
himself with bis clothes, and addressing
himself with the same remark. II nev-
er seen bar shot up before,,"
Having completed his toilet, be dis
appeared, and lay broad awake in q
musng mood. The Arkansian, after 3
half hours absence, reappeared. He
bore in his saIver, on which were placed
seven juhps made in the most approved
style. l raised my head on his entering,
and he excla: med, "halIo, stranger, take
a drink, aud invite your friends to do
the Same. -. j
I explained to him that I had no
friends in that pa't of the United States.
He proceeded to arouse the sIeepers, and
if my memory is not at fault, not one
refused the beverage.
"Though the bar was shut up" re-
marked.
swell, stranger-it was shot up-the
first bar~l haye ever seen SHOT up. But
here's the tool that picked the lock-, and
he drew from the inside Of bis coat a
nuge bowie knife,
After draining his julip to the last
dregs, tie strange gent retired, and just
as | was composing myself to sleep, |
again heard hun soliloquising.
mo, I thank you, sir. No, l thank
you, sir. "a pause) What in hell did
he mean by that? Can't stand that
must 90 down and see about it, " ~
Again the Arkansas gentleman arose
and went down. stairs, while I lay Won
dering what he was about. Soon | heard
a noise as OF a serious row in the bar
room below, and hurrying on my gar
ments l descended. Several persons
were holding my Arkansas friend and
others were using restraining force in a
similar manner upon another person,
" Who, like my fellow-lodger, seemed BEL
|igerently inclined. AT length their
rage was cooled, andzI was enabled to
the cause Of the quarrel
When the Arkansas gentleman had
first descended and persuaded the BAR
keeper to concoct the juleps, another gen.
tIeman was present, and tire Arkansas
in the most amiable manner
said to bin, Stranger, 'spose you and l
lake private drink together before l
lake these juleps to my party up stairs"
The stranger replied" No. thank you2'
Arkansas, finding his juleps ready
about that time, took them up stairs,
where we punished them as before
stated. After settling himself in bed, it
occurred to him that the stranger below
had refused to drink with bin when ih-
vited, and be determined, on reflection,
to 90 down and ask him what be meant
by saying, No, l thank you sir" On
indiny that he was as full Of fight as
himself, and instead Of an apology, be
PIE ented a howie=knife, both drew their
and the bartender and porter
lad been obliged % call in assistance 70
prevent them from cutting each other. !
The affair was finally settled With
1rink all round, and the Arkan>as gent
departed next day down the river.
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