The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-03-14
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"Yes, sair," pleasantly responded
tho Frenchman,"a little"
You got a boss, ehi' continued
the landlord.
Yes, sair; / wish re hostler to
give mine boss plenty 10 eat-plenty
hay, plenty oats, plenty water, sair.
"Yaw," responded the landlord,
"den Jacob, give'm der oats, and
der hay, and der water" aud with
this brief direction to his subordi-
ate, the landlord turned away from
his way worn traveller to resume
his conversation with his more ap
pareut Influential friends. The old
Frenchmsn very patiently waited
until the discussion should cease,
and the landlords ear should be
disengaged, that he might be appri'
z,d OF the fact that travellers had
stom acbs, and that Of the old French
gentleman was highly incensed by
long delay, and more particularly
by the odorous fumes oil roast fowls,
ham and eggs, etc., issuing from
the inner portion of the tavern.
"Lsndlord, I will take suppair, if
you please" said he.
"Yaw; after desc gentlemen shall
est der suppcrs, den somesing will
be prepared for you."
"Sair!" said the old Frcnehman,
firing up; | vii not wait for 70 shent
lemen; want my suppair now, d.
rectly-right away; | not Wait for
nobody, sa.r!"
"If yen no like 'em, den you 60
off out mine house." answered the
old sour krout, "you old barberw
"Br-bair!" gasped the old
Frencbman' in suppressed rage
"Ssir, will go no where l vii
stay here so long by gar as -as--l
please, sair!'
"Arc you aware. sir" intcrposcd
the .cgsl gentleman that you ar,
rendering gross and offensive, ma
licous and libellous. scanialous anC
burglarious language to this gentle
man, in his own domicile, with NAL.
ice prepenso and iore;hought, and
d"
"Pooh! pooh! pooh! for you, eair!'
testify replied the Frenchman.
"Pooh! To me, sir! Ne, Ss1?
bullyingiy echoed Blackstone.
Yes, sir pooh-poOh! VOL
geese, sair."
1t were vain to try to depict tn,
rage OF wounded pride, the insolcnc,
of travelling barber had stirred II
in ,he very . &c Of ihe man oi law
logic, an legal. lie swc!lel up
blowed, and strutted about like
miffed gobbler in barn yarl. Ii
ir cd to cool down his rage, but i
burstei forth:
"You -you--yon internal ol,
frog eating, soap'and lather, YOU
you-yon smoke dried, oSe eyed
A poor old wretch, you if it wasn't 10
PHYS sake. Id have you taken u
t and pnt n the county Jail for v,
, grsrcy, | would, you poverty striak
G eli old rascI'!"
r Jacob" bawic the landlord t
! his sub. bring out der old hos
= again, pefore he die NIT de crows il
mine stable; now, you shall 90 va
r pout y ur blshnish nit yer hoss too!
a said The landlord, with IN evilen
G rush Of blood and beer to his head
5 "On, veri WELL" patiently al
+ swered the Frenchman, "veri vel
d Sair, sal go-but,' shaking his fin
!, ger very significantly a. the lane
e lord and lawyer, 81 como back to
k Il orrow morning, l buy dis proper
. tee; you, sir, sal make dc deei i
h my name-l kick you out, sair, It
the lundlord,) and you. TO the law
!. yer,) | sal like de goose. Booh!"
It With this, the poor old Frenci
& man started for his gig. amid th
"IIaw! baw! hsv! and ha! ha! h
hc!" OF the landlord an lawy,
=, "That for you," said the Frencl
Is man, as he gave the surly Datcl
l. man hostler a real halt dollar, too
the dirty ribbons and drove OF
ot Now the farmer, one ol the thro
p spectators present, had dnietl
IS watched the proceedings, and bcin
gifted with enough insight in,
of human nature to see something MOI
l. than IAN old French, in the pcr5o
= and manner of the traveller; an,
moreover, being interested in II
|. tavern property, followed the Frenc'
10 man: overtaking him, he at ont
70 offered him the hospitslities OF h
domicile, not far distant, where Il
er tavellcr passed a most comtortab
night, and where his host found o,
or that he was entertaining no less
III pecuniary miracle Of his time than
Stepen Girard.
le Early next morning old Sieph
'e in his old and shady gig, accom-
he panied by his entertainer, rode ov
le to the owners Of ihe tavern propert
to and with them sought the lawyer, Il
ID deeds were made out, the old Frenc
OF man drew on his own bank for Il
le thirteen thousand dollars, he ga
T. the farmer ten year! lease up'
the place, paid the lawyer for h
~ trouble, and as that worthy accot
re panied the millionaire to tho doc
n. and was very lobsequiously bowil
ar him out, old Stephy turned aroul