Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-03-29
aTHE REPUBLICAN.
a Practical Illustration;
- Or, Hoss-Hea and the Fops. I

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Hotels have now become so numerous u
cities. ant The fare SO reasonable, that the,
are the resort. at times, of nearly llclasse'
of society. The man who can afford t.
travel from home. can afford to stop at
hotel; and as landlords are smart enough
to regard the wants of the million as wei
as those of the millionaire. we find the rich
and the poor, the high and the humble. side
by side at hotel tables Holnespun Their,
sports silver fork, with as much gusto as
Mr.. Broaicloth. and the humble "Sally'
is IS much entitled to. and enjoys as fully
the good things OF life at the richly loaded
table of the hotci. as the accomplished Miss
Josephine Martha Washington Victoria
Maria. Conseceently, the hotel is good
place TO study human nature, for there we
see men, andwomen too. from all the walks
of life. and of all classes of character -
Often extremes meet, and when such is the
case amusing circumstances are sure to
Sranspire. - ...s
3 Sitting one evening in the Office of the
o. House of Cincinnati. my attention
was attracted towards two genuine, unadul-
terated fops, who occupied seats near me.
a description Of them would be unlnterest-
ing, for there is no community in this broad
land Of ours without its tops, and fop is
a fop. and nothing else, the world over.
They admit OF but one distinction-city
fop and country Top; and they differ only in
the extent oftheir dress or exterior display,
It being conceded. believe, that ali tops
possess merely sufficient brains to make an
animal human TheiHdividuals referred
to were city feps, diminutive specimens OF
humanity in every respect. One of them
had received letter from lady, which be
read to his companion. to whom hedeclared
the writer was "chawmingly beauchiful.' .
but as she was without a prospect for a
fortune,) he could not consent TO return
) her love. He vowed that the billet doax
annoyed him exceedingfy.as he disliked TO
E''bweak the dwear cweature's heart"
= While they were thus engaged in con-
q vsrsstion, tall. strapping Hoosier entered
4 the hotel He had "Beuna Vista on his
head, and red flannel wamus on his shoul-
ders, while his lower extremities were eE-
eased in brown linsey pants. and the stout
est kind of hog-skin boots His hair was
long and shaggy. his face unshaved, at
least for a week, while his whole form was
covered with dust, which indicated that he
had inst arrived by railroad. In one hand
lie carried o bundle, which was evidently
clothing. tel up In "span new yellow
and rod Gotten handkerchief, andin the other
he held a stout but rude walking stick, not
long since from its mother hickory. He
had that awkariness of gait, peculiar to
scountrymen whose days are spent almost
entirely upon their farms. and whose minds
are devoted to the one thing most sought
after, but no. the most desirable. the accu-
mutation of wealth. -s
He paused moment at the door, gian-
cling at the crowd within, and at once at
tracted the attention of the tops, who i'm
mediately gave sort ofconsumptivc laugh
or snickering sheer. at the -homely appear
snce of the stranger.
as this yere TAVERN" he inquired of
the fops. "a twavern? howiblc1' ex-
claimed one Of the feps holding up both
of his hands. ga twavern, indeed, said
the other, "he must be from the woods,
Chawlee," and both renewed their laugh
ter. The Hoosier gave them an indignant
feok, and was about to reply, when the
clerk who had observed him, approached.
and informed him he was at q hotel. and
inquired fine wished to stop. Stop! sar-
tain dc, % was his his response,"you don't
reckon Teller to cum to such smart tav-
1ern rs this we're. without stopping, de you
KurnelI?" Hardly shallow meto take
your luggage. and furnish you with a
ROOM" 1"Just as you are mind-l'm not
partic'lor so / get six feet OF bed. and a
hull plate at the table. Gollyl but amt
this scroughing town. Quite place
sir. Walk this way il You please. and |
will attend to you Instantly said the clerk
as he took the Hoosier's bundle. wall,
noS, you're uncommon polite. stranger.
but reckon you make Teller pay for it
all In the course of circumstances. But
as your q sort ofhuman-set right up to
. stranger what's IN a strange, place | m the
chap to squar' your bill for fodder to a
figure, when you fotch it up. That's my
way o. doing business, Kurnell."
Il have, no doubt of it, sir" said the
clerk, smiling and handing him the book
for that purpose, asked him to register his
name. "Do WHAT" inquired the stranger,
somewhat astonished at the request Reg
lister your name aud residence in this book,
sir" sWrite it down thar Eyes sir. y
Cum. now Kurnell. none ofyour tricks. "
said the Hoosier, witha sly smile on his
countenance, and after moments pause
90 sir it's no trick ASSURE you. Werequire
this of all visitors, as much for their owl
as our benefit" "Y on dom tell?" Yes
sir. that's fact" "Want to Know whether
they kin write. reckon. Wall. that's
on the squar When a Teller goes away
from hum, he ought to show his cdication
mot only iarned to write. when |. was q
shaver bnt got up pretty high in the figures
I'll give you specimen of my chickogra
ply, as old Squire Smith calls writih, il
darned short order;;" and the traveller took
the pen, turned the book in an oblique di
rcction. and squaring himself to suit. lean
ell over the book to write His oddly
attracted the attention of all in the Office,
iucluding the fops, who, amused at his
remarks, gathered about him at the clerk S
dsk. The psu in his hand had toached the
book, when he paused. and, alter reflect
ing moment. raised his head and address
ing the clerk, said "Kurnell. do you want
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