Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-01-24
90. "a .aNat FfarFIs 0slss


| the LITTLE hotel at nc cLahesb b6r0ugh Hamiltor
CountY Illinois. 49, !. 81 ~. =,
.~ eold. Nat: sas o regniar shfick--he 4mas
fFeleeted just because there uosone to run
/ ID opsositionit him. Our country wasrathe,
| bad off for. intelligent people ID those days
1sA few DAYS after old Nat lad gone eto Spring:
1feId. to attend 10 the dutiss Of. .hiiss Office:
! ehsppened to be, there also, on some sbnsiness
sufa private character, and thinking hewould
'fRee glad .ovhear from the foIksz sat hbme,i ]
/ Concluded TO can on Him at the Prairie and
enquire after bis health. 's = 80
4 :, q We beep vel, Tom ss:said but got
lawfully scared the tirst. nights ataid in this
idarneds place. 49, 4, ss,s-.a, s,
+. htT How was that ?y Einquiredss-4escs =
gaWell,n said Nat, 9 tell You alf about
lit. Yon See that fell6R behind the counter
the fellows here call him The host well I
told him I wanted to see my bee, So RAJ know
! where to sleep wherIs sdcomkin after while.
EHee took, me up sstairs.to 4 little room, and
said could sleep there, ana then be went
down. Itook good notice of it--brown door
with yellow streaks here and there, asd d
white airthen lock handle tarted down, a
thinkin, sbout this, and. .pWouldnt look as no
lofher door, for fear I'd kinder pet ,emmi1sd
! upin.my head, ,.aud forget etwhich mas mine:
b. g About 4welyeo' CLOCK that night, j, came
i'm with halfgrowin, hummia, ID. my head,
and the sery first thing found at the top
of the stairs was my Identical door, with the
yellow. .strenks and white lock handle. Good
says I, and in l. Jnmb bess. ] walks CD fte the
bed and what do you think = Why r found
one of your long legged Sack.@hiskered
town fellows In It fast sasleepss Tzfakeshim
BY the beard, snd'rears him up, on his end,
and gives him a short sarmin's tells him to-
leave as'qnick as double triggers, orsI ibe
seussed if, L wouldn't kick him down stairs;
felis snm i.aon,e want e DO at tnuthery iorI
WAS amesAper OF thes I4 Leg ana heps
1IesentaHSe; , IIgm 't1smliscp'a. pHt H tgot TO,
aSnt;sg ae,a ma me 70 gpe 2 flil team. III
i :sIhe tetoW loskeo sawttpify scared, and
without saying 9 WORD q ne got up. very hum r.,
oie hke, ana started Ior hhs dry goods gtch
nung on cnair up IN opecorner; sot DOWN
the igut ana DeSnH teshncress aad saysS1
20 hini, afag a1 thet gs.ga aha5 toaale lFom.
mere, or fli Dc aafneui ~ ly-t taSning round
20 iooh Aesoe ~. a,nl sss. sses, hln ae9mini a.
me wan one .oI tAs yls aedaFoeae patoher
knlyes IN lne world. ellr.Ihonght Il Nat,q
you've got yoursell mtg zaga place, .by
llngoi ana SO we pesn to lnm PEE aoont the
room hke tne very natlon. N5l Here ias went ard
mere ne came. At last = got between him and
the door ana out 1. shot. -. =
~ IGls beats al, seids representative
DOWN stsrs tsssasnsp 5Ss'fa sd
scoHntff knat seRe eyes gIaa lp. ny FooH." :.
.ss NC, guess moi pot,H saia hef y perhsns there
is some mistake yours is No. 8; 4. d
Thinks perhaps thers may be some mis-,
.ake' ana SO goes bacS Y heni got pp TO
.ne Top o. tne stars I essan 70 count Ct the. ]
undsthey all iooireds axsStlly
opened the eighth door and went in, feeling.
certain that aasathe one picked opt for me.
A candle g4s burning on thu table, by the
light Of which 1 saw that somo person was
in bed. Not feeling inclined to kick up
another muss, rconcluded to crawl in with
him and say nothing about it. 10 q very
short time ! was infbed and ready to 60 to
sleep. had not been 10 bed long before the
door opened, mud ayoapg man and woman
came into ,thesYooln and took ae SHY the
.oandle-stands :, 4 t. :..:ses.si x
."Somethipg else ON han Nat, thought l
10 myself, but lei, lem rip,nn ~ sys., -
They looked worry serious at frat, but 1T.
finally wore Of, and they got to chattin'. very
lovingly, and to huggin' and Eissin' little,
l was delighted with the performance, and
tho't the feller in bed with me ought to:see
it and enjoy the fun too, SO 7 whiepsred TO
him: 20 q 'tasst - s2i'@ <s
a Say, gaptain-old hoss, jusslook dp." -
They both started up like a. lectricitY
-shockin' mill had touched 'en, and they
seemed 10 be orfuliy scared, till; the gal said
it wes only the wind blowing agin tbewinder.
= They soon got to huggin, and kissin, again.
and as I could not rouse nv, friend thought
I'd Just have little fun to myself, Slipsf,i
aays r Jest as they: were fetching lips to-,
ge,her; and'up they sprung like lighthin and'
Il: the vouup fellow dropnefl the kev and
eL oa Ne nss;;nS .,;d sue. e., c. .ss a : :. s
well as you. Iloye to seessuch things 60 on
! This seemed to scare them more than ever
AZ was fion-too Ticn' toeenloy: atone. anu 1,.
od IN 10 ha r. -fctj ytad