Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-08-05

I'm early days old Nat Harrison was elec-
ted to the Legislature from this county, said
an old fellow, as we were all seated around
the stove, in the little hotel at u 'Leensboro', ,
Hamilton county, Illinois.
''Old Nat was regular old brick lie was
elected just because there was no one to run
against him. Our county was rather bad off
for intelligent people in those days. A few
days after old Nat had gone to Springfield, to
attend to the duties Of his Office, / happened
to be there also, on some business of a private
character, and thinking he would be glad to
hear from the folks at home, concluded to
cali on him at the Prairie House." and liz
quired after his health"
.'Pve been well, Tom," said he, '.but got
awfully scared the first night l staid in this
ere darned place"
'.How was that ?'' L inquired.
"Well," said Nat, ''Fli tell you all about
it. You see that fellow there behind the
eountcr-the fellers here call him the host
well, told him wanted to see my bed, so
I'd know where to sleep when I'd come IL af-
ter awhile He took me up stairs to a little
room, and said could sleep there. and then
he went down. took good notice of it
brown door, with yaller streaks here and there
and white yearthcn lock handle. I star
ted down, a thinkin' about this, and I would
not look at no other door. for fear I'd kinder
get em mixed in my head. and then forget
which was mine.
about twelve o'clock that night came
in with kind of half CROWN hummin in my
head, and the very first thing I found at the
top OF the stairs was my own identical door,
with the yaller streaks and white lock-handle-
Good says l, and in l lumbers. l walks
up to the bed, and what do you think ? Why,
[ finds one of your long legged, black whis-
kered town feilers in it-fast asleep. takes
him by the beard, rears him up on his end,
and gives him short sarmint-tells him to
leave as quick as double triggers or I'll be
id if wouldn't kick him down stairs
tells him don't want to do 1t nuther, for l
am a member of the Legislature-the Repre-
sentative from Hamilton--but if git TO fight
ing he'd find me to be a full team. The fell
low looked orfully scared, and without saying
a word he got UP very humble like, and star
ted for his dry goods, which hung on chair
up in one corner 1, sot down the light and
begun to undress aud says to him, draw
on them duds and toddlc from here, or I'll be
cussed if Turning around at the same
time to look fierce at him-I sees him a COM
iu' at me with one of the dod dro.test butcher
knives In the world + 49, te..,
| rea .tWell, thought ], Nal. you've got yoursel
in close place, by lingo! and 50 we begun
to lumber around the room like the very ma
ton. Here went, and here he come. Al
last got between him and the door, and out
L shot. e =eg E.r.l.ux ts.5a3f
+ This beats all hell. said I a Represen-
tativo TO the Legislature treated this way.
went down stairs and told the fellow behind
the counter that some euss was in M. room
mo, I guess not, said ne; 'tperhap.
there is some mistake-your room IS numbel
eight IL =
Think r. perhaps there may be some mis
take; and so 1 goes back. When | got up tt
top of the stairs | began to count at the hrs
door, aud on till l had counted eight !
found that they all looked just exactly alike
L opened tho eighth doo- and went in. feeling
certain that it the one picked out for me
A candle burning on the table, by the ligh
of which saw that some. person; was in tht
. bed Not feeling inclined to kick up anothe
/ fuss. concluded to crawl in with him and sa.
nothing about i. Ia u very short time wa