Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-05-13
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A HARRISON.
THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM HAMILTON.

- NAT HARRISON.
THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM HAMILTON.
ssIn early days, old Nat Harrison was elect
ed to the legislature from this County, said
an old fellow, as we were all seated around
the little hotel at McLanesborough, Hamil-
ton County, Illinois
"Old Nat was q regular brick-he was
elected just because there was no one to run
in opposition to him. Our country was
rather bad of tor intelligent people in those
days. A few days after old Nat had gone to
Springfield, to attend to the duties of his
Office, I happened to be there also, on some
business Of . private character, and thinking
he would be glad to hear from the folks at
home, I concludedto call 0 q him at the
"Prairie," and enquire after his health.
"I've been we'll, Tom" said he, "but l
got awfally scared the first night stald, in
this darned place."
elbow was that? I inquired.
nWell, said Nat, "I'll tell you all about it.
You see, that fellow behind the counter
the fellows here call him the host-well, l
told him I wanted to see my bed, so Idknow
where to sleep when I'd come in after a while:
He took me up stairs to a little room, and
saidI could sleep there, and then he went
down. I took good notice Of it-broWn door
with yellow streaks here and there, and a
white airthen lock-handle-I started down,
a.thinkin' about this, and I wouldn't look at
no other door, for fear I'd kinder get >em
mixed up in my head, and forget which was
mine.
About twelve o'clock that night, l cam
in with 8 half CROWN huinmin' in my head,
and the very first thing I found at the, top
of the stairs vas my identical door, with the
yellow, streaks and white leck-handle. Good,
sassI !, and in / lumbers. I walks up to
the bed and what do you think? Why l
found one Of your long-legged, black'whis;
skered town felioWsin it fast asleep. l takes
him by the beard, rears him up on his end,
and gives him q short sarmin' tells him to
leave as. quick as double triggers, or I'd be
cussed i'll wouldn't kick him, down stairs,
tells him I don't want to do it nuther, for I
"as ;sa g. H.m;lten Init + I got to
va Ga ms .o,b e . fin team.
The fellow looked awfully scared, and
without saying 8 word he got; ups very hum
pie IKE, ana stareea ior MS uiy syoo. -
hung on a cnair up In one corner isT' y" +
the ngnt and oegun 70 unufess AN e.
to him. draw on tnem euas anu 'o'u. -;nn
here, OF IN Dc, earned aon'
round 70 look ner'e a' n.m Sees ~ 1880.
IN at me with one OF tne 9eI "|.
butcher kniVes In tne "ot,S: "s:i, .ns sa
/, Nat, you've got yourse1 ineo a-.gn' p'aOo,
by lingo! and go we began 70 Jumper atou1a
tne room IKE very aa,'oar 49,
and here ne came. At LAST I got pe'"eeH
htm the door sna OUT ! shes' -t
ssIhis beats all said!; hepresene1sesg.
the Legislature treated In TINS way: WEN
down stairs qua TOLD the ieier peolno 'ne
counter that some euss was a mys,oUm ,
Ono, L guess not sala me- ''pelhapS 'n''e
is some mistake; yours Is NO. o.
sThinks l perhaps there may De some ms
take, and so | goes back. men l gov up
to the top Of the stairs / began 70 count al
the grst door, and until had counted eign''
l found that -thsy.ail lookea just s1ao1iy d
hke. j opened Inc gig a'a o'of anu ",
feeling certain that was 'ne one p.Sne .sS Ta'
lot me. a canais wac Ju Am ~a,
oy sne hsat 81 ~nisn saw 'na aaI;uod ~
son was IN PED. No' ie, ~ orswI
KICK Up announcer mu n s,hi"a .hout i Ina
IN WIN nun ana SAy nO' ~ I'D .nd re.dv 70
very SLUT 'nI' h.a We" not hseu IN he'd Iong he.
81 W Siesp. "nd, vouno man and
iofe tue uoof openeu' aau saai aaat. bv
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'na' quo 1e.el supsa go ~ him.
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nay rIs 80, I've ill., . ,Ieotr;o;tv
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