Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-08-11

In early uhyS. Olu MAI uaTTIsOu was
elected to the legislature from Hamilton
County," said an Id fellow, as we were
seated around the little hotel at McLaues-
borough, Hamilton County, Illinois.
"Old Nat was "a regular brick-he was
elected just because there was no one to
run in opposition to him. Our country
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, l 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, l concluded to call on
him at the Prairie and enquire after his
health
live been well, Tom," said he, 'but
| got awfully scared the first night l staid
In this darned place"
"How was that p I inquired,
"Well," said Nat all tell you all about
it. You see that fellow behind the coun-
ter-the fellows here call him host-well,
| told him | waD,ed to see my bed, SO I'd
know where to sleep when I'd come in az
ter a while. He took me up stairs to a
little room, aud said | could sleep there,
and then he went down. | took good no.
tice of Thrown door with yellow streaks
here aud there, aud a white airtben lock
handle-I started down, a thinkin' about
this, an | would'n look at no other door.
for fear I'd kinder get 'em mixed up in
my head, and forgot which was mine
About twelve o'clock that night, |
came in with a half CROWN hummin in my
head, aud the very first thing | found at
the top Of the stairs was my Identical door,
with the yellow streaks and white lock
handle. Good, says |, in lumbers. ]
walks up to the bed and what do you think
Why l found one of your long legged,
black whiskered town fellows in it fast
asleep. ! takes him by the heal, rear
him up on his end and gives him a short
sarmin tells him TO leave as quick a
double triggers, or I'd be cussed if
wouldn't kick him down stairs tells hiu
| don t want to do it nuther, for ! was
member of the Legislature. aud Represen
tativc from Hamilton, but if | got to fight
ing he'd find me a full team.
1.-The fellow booked awfuIly scared, an
without saying a word he got up, very hun
bic, like, and started for bis dry good
which hung on a chair up in one curner.-
| sot down the light aud begun to andress
aud says | to him, draw on them buds al
toddle from here, or I'll be darned if
- burning round to look fierce at hin
sees him a ,omin' at me with one of Il
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into a tight place by Jiugo! and SO
began TO lumber around the 70 m like t
very nation. Here | went, aud here
came. At last | got between him and Il
door, aud out ! shot.
This beats all, said /; Representa-
of the Legislature treated in this way.
went down stairs and told The f ller behi
the counter hat some cuss was in
room"
"No, I guess not" said he, Hperhs
there is some mistake; yours is No g.
Thinks | perhaps there may be 50
mistake, and so | goes back. Whel
got up to the top of the stairs / began
count at the FIRST door, and until |
counted eight. l found that they all 10
ed just exactly alike. ! opened the cigl
door and went in, feeling certain that
the one picked out for me. A candle
burning on the table, by the light of VIII
, l saw that some person was in bed. \
feeling inclined TO kick up another nj
! concluded to crawl in with him and
nothing about it. In a very short tim
was 10 bed and ready to 90 to sleep.
: had not been in bed long before the d
opened, aud a young man and woman C;
into the room and took seats by the car
8 stand.
r. Something else on hand, Nat" thou
| to myself, but let 'em rip"
They looked very seriou> as FIRST bt
finally wore off, aud they got to chat
i've, very lovingly, and to huggin' aud XII.
a little was delighted with the Del
nance, and tho't the Teller in bed with
ought to see it and enjoy the fun too,
whispered to him
' "Say, Captain-old boss just look
They both started up, like a 'lectr
sh ckin' mill had touched EN-, aud
seemed to be orfully scared, till the gal
tate il was only the wind BLOWN agiu the
der.
"Tney soon got to huggin' end K
again, and as | could not rouse my Fl
| thought I'd just have a little fun to
mes self. "S!ips T. SAYS |, jest as they
fetching lips together, aud up they sp
like lightpin' aud sIoped for he door
as ft rtune would have it. the young t
dropped the key and coulln' get out.
re, ''Neser mind" said l, s'it's fun 70
!, as we'll as you. l love to see such :
20 on"
This seemed to scare them more
ever. 1t was rich-too rich to enjoy
a d | determined to wake up my bed
low /; | slapped him on the chin-it
L. cod as ice
Thunder and st. Louis, Nat" s