AN INNOCENT HOOSIEE'S EXPERIENCS WITH A HOSE PIPE.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4440, 29 March 1883, Page 3

AN INNOCENT HOOSIEE'S EXPERIENCS WITH A HOSE PIPE.

Yesterday afternoon a tall, lank individual, dressed in a faded suit of brown

jeans,'his pantaloon's tucked into a pair of remarkably largp and dusty boots, and wearing a broud-brimmed straw hat, much the worse for use, was sitting on one of the benches at Garfield-place, curiously watching the park-keeper watering the grass.. The operation seemed to impress him considerably, Rid he looked as if he waited to speak to the man with the ho"c. He made one or

two ineffectual efforts, but each tjme sat

down upon the bench without havhg opened.his mouth. At length, having conquered his naturrl diffidence, he frose and thas addressed the keeper : . " Say, stranger, I'm from Injiany, and " I'd like might/ well t> see how that thar thing is worked." The man with the hose courteously explained the operation, told all about the waterworks, and finally offered to let the • Hoosier try his hand at watering the grass, if he wished.

With a smile of innocent cad child-like

gratification the man from "Injianny" firmly grasped the hose, as if he feared it would, get .away from Jiim, r id began. For a moment tlje stream went on the grass, then by way of variety he squirted it over the gravel walk. "Stop bat right off," shoutad 'he 'keeper. In his effort to do as he was bid, the Hoosier planted one of his ponderous boot.* upon the hose, and the waf or ceased to spurt from the nozzle. "Why, it bez stopped; what is the matter with the plaguey thing p " he asked . in a tone of smprise.. Just then, looking straight into the '.nozzle, he dbenged his position the better to study the siluaticn, rtid the stream gushed forth into his face. . V Ugh, ugh," he gasped, half choked, . swinging the hose around in a helpless manner, sprinkling a crowd of Lystande/s, and at last levelling it square in the breast of the custodian ot the park. ." Stop that you idiot!" yelled the keeper, " or I'll murder you," r.nd as a s.re m of

water, instead of being retroved, was directed now into his Jpce, he prapplrd wi<h the unfortunate counliyman, and, with the Jiose grasprd. between them, they rolled and-over oa ihe wet grass, biting and scratching Jike.a couple oi cats. The Indiana man came out on' top, and, while he proceeded to pummel his antagonist, he allowed the hese to squirt out iv the direction of the sidewaik, where the stream fell Iwo oft he finest summer bonnets of the season,and drenched c couple of lovely stiffstarched while dresses. Just at this juncture half a dozen policeman and t!>e patrol wagon airlvrd. With much difficulty, and not until they were thoroughly spiiukled, the officers managed to pull the Hoosier away aud convey him to the Central, where the charge of wilful destruction of properly—the sa:ne property consisting of two summer bonnes and a couple of. dresses—was placed against his name. If his clothes are snytiiQg like dry to»morrow morning, his case wi'lbe tried in the Police < ocrt. —Cinninnali G.zel'o.