Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-08-14
Nat Harrison.

Nat Harrison.
THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM HAMILTON
Tn carly days, old Nat Harrison was cleo,
ted to the Legislature from Hamilton Coun-
ty,' said an old fellow, as we were all sea-
ted around the little hotel at McLancsbo
rough, Hamilton County, Illinois.
cold Nat was a regular brick-he was
elected because there was no one to run in
opposition to him. Our country was ra-
thcr bad off for intelligent people in these
days. 4 few days after old Nat had gone
TO Springfield, to attend to the duties of his
Office, L happened to be there also, on bu-
sincss ofa private character, and thinking
he would be glad to hear from the folks at
home, | concluded 10 call on him at the
+" Prairie" and enquire after his health"
GIVE been well, Tom," said he, "but |
got awfully scared the first night i staid in
in this place"
How was thatW ! inquired.
We'll" said Nat, "I'll tell YOU all
about it. You see that fellow behind the
counter-the fellows here call him host
well, | told him wanted to see my bed, so
Id know where to sleep when I'd come in
after while. lie took me up stairs to a
little room, and said could Sleep there,
and then he went down. | took good no.
ticc of thrown door with yellow strcaks
here and there, and white airthcn lock
handle-L started down, thinkin about
this, an | wouldn't look at no other door for
fear I'd get" EN- mixed up in my head, and
forget which was mine.
About twelve clock that night, came
in with half grown hummin' in my head
and the very first thing that found at the
top of the stairs was my indcntical door,
with the yellow strcaks and white lock han
die. Good, says |, and in l numbered. |
walks up to the bed and what do you think |?
Why l found one ofyour long legged, black
whiskcrcd town fellows in it fast aslccp.-
takes him by the beard, rcars him up on
his end and gives him short sarmin; tells
him to leave as quick us double fingers or
I'd be cusscd if | wouldn't kick him down
stairs; tells him don't want to do it ma
thcr, for was member of the Legislature
and Representative from Hamilton, but if
| got to fighting he'd find me full team.
"The fellow looked awfully scared, and
without saying a word he got up, very hum
bic like, and started for his dry goods,
which hung on chair up in one corner
sot down the light and begnn to undross
and says | to him, draw on them duds and
toddlc rom here or III be darned if L
turnin, round to look fierce at him) sees
him commin' at me with one of the dod
droddcst butcher knives in the word.--
We'll, thought |, Nat, you've got your
self into tight place by Jingo and so We
begun to lumber around the room like the
very nation. Here | went, and here he
came. AT last / got between him and the
door and out / shot.
"This beats all, said / Representatives
OF the Legislature treated in this way. |
went down stairs and told the Teller behind
the counter thatsomc cuss was in my room. !"
No, | guess not, said he, perhaps there
is some mistake, yours is No 8.
Thinks perhaps there may be some
mistake so goes back. When got up
to the top OF the stairs / began to count at
the first door and until / had counted cioht.
found that they all looked Just exactly
alike. | opened the eighth door and went
in, feeling certain that was the one picked
ont tor me. a candle was burning on the
table, by the light of which / saw that some
person was in bed Not feeling inclined
to kick up another muss, concluded to
crawl in with him and say nothing about
it. In very short time was in bed and
ready to so to sleep. had not been in
bed long before the door opened, and
young man and woman came in to the room
and took seats by the candle-stand.
Something else on hand, Nat, thought
to myself, but let 'em rip.
They looked very serious at first, but it
finally wore of, and they got to chattin'
very lovingly, and to huggin and lissin'
little. was delighted with the pcrfor-
II ancc, and that Teller in bed with me
ought to see it and enjoy the fun too SO |
whispered to him:
Say, Captain-old hoss Just look up.
They both started up, like a electric
'!y shockin" mill had touched 'em. and
they seemed to be orfully scared till the
gal said it was only the wind blowing aein
the winder
They soon got to huggin' and kissin
again, aud as could not rouse nv friend
l thought I'd just have little fun to nv.
self. "SlipsP' saysI jest as they we're
fetching lips together, and up they sprung
like lightnin and sloped for tho door, but
as fortune would have it, the young fellow
dropped the key and couldn't get out
Never mind" said /, "it's fun for me
as we'll as you. love to see such thinns
goin on"
This seemed to scare them more than
ever 1t was rich--too rich to enjoy alone
and | determined to wake my bed fellow