Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-03-29

gentlemen present.
Expressing desire to get fixed up, ths
clerk showed him the wash room, when
the two tops, Who had endeavored to enjoy
the Hoosier's greenness. were struck with
an idea-about such an one as generally
racks the bedullel brains of men ifthey can
be called men-of their stamp. Anxious to
display their smartness, and to create
amusement at the expense of another the
fops sliced the porter's brushes. and Civ
ing the crowd knowing look, as much as
to say. ''we'll make fun for you approach-
ed Hoss Head.
"Shall We bwush you.. sirrah?v asked
one, endeavoring to play the servant
"Wall, now by thunderl" exclaimed
Hoss Head. as he dropped the soap from
his hands, and ceased his ablutions. II
always war good at guessin. but this beats
all creation. Look here Kurnell''-ad-
dressing the clerk-"I no sooner seed
these fellers to night, than guessed right
out, they were sarvants.'' The boisterous
laugh which followed was to the great
chagrin of the fops.
They list look, he continuel-every hit
being heartily enjoyed by all but the tops
Gas if they warn't made fur notLin else but
to scrape the mud from a fellers legs, and
little chores around tavern. thunk that
when Fl st seed 'em; an by thunder warn't
I right. though? Brush me off? Sartainly!
and with dignifed air) mind you make
clean sweep. or I'll report you to the
Kurnell, thar" -
The tops finding that Hoss Head had
thrown the joke upon them, enleavored to
recover; so they informed him that he
could not be brushed unless he paid in adj
vance.
"Pay in advaucer' was Hoss Heads in
dignant reply. Thunder and salvationl
don't the tavern pay you for your lazy tri
fling work? 1 reckon you think Im kin
der green an want to skin me. don't you"
"Pon onah, we don't replied one" 1--WE
spweak the truth" answered the other
BY this time, Hoss Head was victorious.
so far as the spectators were concerned.
While they could sport with the Hoosier's
ignorance Of ''city manners" they could
but despise the senseless dandies. who
would make him an object of ridicule--
Every chit" therefore, that Hoss Head
gave them, drew forth loud acclamations
from the gentlemen present. This nerved
the gentleman from the country and
giving his head toss which threw his
hat to one side he asked
"Arn't they tryin' to skin me boys?"
YES" came from dozen. 81 think
so, from the start, an it sort of rifles me to
cum across such critters. I've hcarn tell
of the cattle aforc and | was on the look
ont for 'em. Squire Jones told me afore
left hum to look ont for the tavern thieves,
when / got to the city. an by thunder I've
run agin two of them right at the start"
do you mean to insult u.s." asked one OF
the tops. forgetting the part he had volun-
teered to play. and feeling that he ought 10
profess Indignation on being called thief
81 the shoe fits, wear it," was Hoss
Heads POINTED answer. did you apply
the tavern thief to us?" asked the other
fop. '.Sartin, 1 did, Then. sirrah,
we will let you knoah that we only as
swumed the character of swervants. We
are gentlemen. sirrah, and we inswist on
youah twaking back the obnoxious wap-
pellation. or we will scwk rcdwess. =
"Yes, sirrah, we'll seek redwess with our
caaes-ah, ''said his highly indignant com
panion,as he fourishei very slim speci
men Of a cane over his head WHAT ex-
claimed Hoss Head. drawing himself out
to his full length, and giving the diminu-
tives before him rather scornful look
What! you want to fight, do you? Just
clar ring, boys, and stan back, if you
want to see me eat them two critters in half
a mint. can do it by any watch in this
crowd Just clare the ring Stop. stopl'
interrupted tie clerk, who saw that mat
tiers were going too far. I'VE cant have
any fighting here Then larn your SER
wants to be purlite, replied Hoss head
They are not servants, sir, and do not be-
long to the house. They are not even
boarders, and assure you, sir. never saw
them before this evening" Don't belong
to the tavern, and tryin' to skin me- /
presume, sir they only intended to play
harmless Joke "Pon onah, that was all,
exclaimed the tops. Kinder poking fun
at me. ha? Wall, now l kin stand a joke
, as we'll as the mex man on airth. and Kur-
nell, I'll give twenty-five cents, all in sill
yer, Jest to carry them ar chaps out Of the
house. i have nothing to do with them.
sir, and you can act your pleasure. replied
the clerk. The fops surmising the inten-
ton of the Hoosier. started for the door.
but he seized them both, and said: Hold
on it's better to ride, when it costs moth
ing. I've got to tell you story, and larn
you lesson afore you leave the tavern,
and grasping both tightly by the collar. he
held them as if in a vice. The tops re-
monstrated, but Hoss Head, to the delight
of the crowd, told them very mildly, that
there was no use talking, for they scould
not go until they heard his story. They
consented TO remain if he would let go OF
them, to which Re did not object.
Surrounded by such persons as are al
ways found in hotel Office. Hoss Head
with his eyes on the fops, told the follow
ing story:
My old dad. down in Yellow county.
owns as sumptuous farm as laws in all
them diggings. On that ere farm he S
got an old boss he calls Dick, as good ma
tured a crittcr as ever rubbed his nose in
feed, and al any body could say of him,
was. that he was right sr,artly common in
his looks. One time rich Teller who
lives somewhere in this town, was travel