Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
DIFFERENT HAMMERS.
The Style III Massachusetts and that il
Missouri

Missouri
Two sports were discourslng upor
New Years sports and New Years Gus
toms at home in the older States, says
the Virginia, New, Enterprise. Then they
tell to discussing the hospitality OF the
people of various State Of the Union.
Said one of the men, "Now in Mis-
sour you can travel through the country
from one end of the State to the other
and not be charged cent for nights
lodgings; but go down to Massachusetts,,
and at every farm house they'll tax you
tour sh;llings."
Said the other, Eyes, that is so. You
ride up to farm house in Massachusetts,
and the proprietor comes to the door; you
ask if you can stop over night with him
He says, Certainly, SIR He then
calls one of the boys, Or perhaps the
hireI man, to come and take your horse.
You dismount, and are shown to a cheer
full parlor. You find newspapers and
books to read. Presently supper is an
nounced, and you find roast spare-ribs,
apple-sauce, mince-pies, jams, ,jellies
sweetcake, and all that kind Of thing,
with tirst-class cup of tea and all the
milk you want. When you 60 to bed you
are shown to a room that looks like a
bridal chamber. In the morning you
find pitcher Of water, wash bowl and
all else needed IN making your toilet,
ready at hand. You have Il fins break
fast, hot biscuits, and ali the trimmings
your horse is presently brought to the
door, nicely groomed, and looking as
lively as young schoolmarm; you ask
your entertainer what Is to pay. and he
says, "Four shillings, SIT. He really
says that, and l don't deny it. You pay
the four shillings, mount, and are off,
square with the world and feeling like a
tighhng-cock.
Now l have Travelled ali through
Missouri; and I'll tell you how it is there.
You ride up to house, and seven stump
tailed yellow dogs jump off the butt of a
haystack and come yelping about you.
You don't see anybody about the house,
SO you ride out toward the log stables
There you find woman trying to milk
a wild-eyed cow that is tied up by the
horns. You ask il you can stay all night
She says, 4 reckon; jest tie your boss
up to the corn crib
"For supper you have bacon, corn
dodger and black coffee. You sleep in a
room where the boys and gals are strew-
ed around you on the floor or IN trundle-
beds. You go out to the we'll in
the morning, and, by the aid
of the sweep draw water with which
to wash yourself in the tin pan that
stands near at hand on the bench
you find a lot of jelly-llke soft soap quiv-
ering III Il broken crock. The supper re-
pcats itself at breakfast. After break
fast you go for your horse; you find him
coated over on one side with manure,
and looking dull and disconnected. FL
nally you go back to the house, hitch
your horse to one Of the posts of the
porch, and goln to take leave of your
host
You ask him what is to pay, and,
drawing himself up proudly, he says,
Nothing, sir; 1 don't keep hotel, but if
you've mind to give the children some
thing, it's all right
"Now, there you are; you're son of a
gun if you give those children less than
two bits apiece, and I'm son of gun
if there is ever less than thirteen of them
Yes. I've travelled in Mlesouri.'