Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-01-24
Nat HarsIsons
THE REPRESENTATIVES, fRoM. Han. IL, IL

- Z; -nNat HarfIs6ns
- @TnE REpREsiEsTa7tyEs FROM Han d iifTos. /
aIu early days, old Natl Harrison was elee
ted to the legislature from, this section,, ,tsai
an, old fellow, SIS we were sII;seated aron1,
the little hotel at Mel ssbSsough, Hamiltol
County Illinois. ss i.s.,gs l..s;s.! ~,
V "Old Nat was regular ,brick--he wa
elected just because thereSwss no: one to rul
in opposition to him. Our country wasrathe
bad eff for. intelligent people ID those days
| A. few days after old Nat bad gone to Spring
field, to attend to the duties Of his, office,
!; happened to be. there alses on, some sbasiaes
;ofa private character, and.thinking hewoult
/ be glad to hear from 'thea foIks at home,
concluded to call on him at:tIe Prairie ani
enquire after his health. nss.s2s. - ( -
. 1--we been well, Ton, !, said be; but ] got
awfully scared the first night 7 staid in thi.
darned place. =. :;ssli.k Is 5-..'.l...
=" How was that?p Inquired. "a
WELL" said Nat, "1'llltelf you all about
IT., You see that fellow behind the. counter
the fellows here call him the host-well
told him wanted to see my bed, so I'd know
where to sleep when Fdscomein after while
He took me up stairs'to;a little room, and
said could sleep there, and then he went
down. took good dnotice of Thrown door
with yellow streaks here and there, AID O
white airthen lock-handle1 T started down, q
thinkin' about this, and wouldn't look at no
other door, for fear I'd d.kinder get 'em mixed
up in my head, and forgetwhich was mine.
y .HAbout twelve o'cloclsthat night, I came
in with halfgrowin' hummin, il. my head,
and The very first thing 4 found OF the top
of the stairs was my identical door, with the
yellow ,streaks and white lock handle. Good
says I, and in lumbers. 3 I walks up to the
bed and what doyou think Why T found
one Of your long legged BEackzwhiskered
town fellows in it fast asIeepls I7takes. him
by the beard, and rears him up on his end,
and gives him short sarmina'; tells him to
leave as quick as double triggers, or I'd be
'cussed if. 1 wouldn't kick him down stairs !;
tells him I.don't want to do it nuther, forsI
was member of the. Legislature, and Rep
resentative. from Hamilssn,. but if ]. got to
fghtisg he'd frd me to be a full team. :,
!"lThe fellow locked avfnlly scared, and
without saying a.word he got up, very hum
bic like, and started for LIS dry goods winch
hung on a chair up in one-corner: 7 sot down
the light and begun tosindress and says I
70 MN, gsai% ni On laeg Ggqa ana !ooale from
aelc' ei eii De uaiIeu u IT, turning ro9na
70 iooh :, 4eloe a. e nun . sees. a,9 comm al
%e win uho .h aor,d y, Jag s o9'neef
you've got yourself into e tight place, bJ
I as5', l;iro l 4bo 30 We. aooa' .ns
,oon inc WIG 'tty na'lyp mere went, ana
nsie nc 0eme. a1 isst gov between nun ana
tue aoor LOOT ana Out IS! snot.
lhls oeaes all, saidaI; representative
DOWN do nS stsrs aud tod sr w Sshs sns s
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Nn TD guess ssre w. pSSa 1s ss;9ay sooa:
e .oma p;staIa & % wn,ss sst : NJ pefnss suefe
Th;nla TIL nauS.c, yoJ,s H. = ~. ~; eis =;
take and 40 aoas hasa S W. ssg ~ so1 ~. ~ a.s ~
the ton of the Stars Ibsssn ls casn tbs h
:; = Seeas s. -
foane sney All teokese,iAss- eAaoe.y a'ise;1
opened the eighth ooor and went I'M ieeilng
CERTAIN that was 1ne one Plekee onl lIF me.
a CANOE s ', %ss oqfnins on lhs esnIe, oy m .ne
iigne Vi ~nicu L So" .pan e0!io Person "as
IN nea. Noe ieenns lhcnaea M 10, 10 KICK up
q: aao.hef muss' conc'uIea W .fATi ~ VIII
hlm anu say nothing aTous II. 10 very
snor' ''1ne was IN Dea ana reauy 10 90 70
sleep hao moi Deen IN pea long oeiore the
door opened, ana young man ana woman
came inle the room ana took seats ey tue
oandlc'StA9a.
Something else on hand, Nat, thought
10 myself, Dut let 'em rip"
They looked very sorious at tfat, but "
nnaliy wore OIL, ana tney got TO chattin' very
lovingly, and to hugg'n and klssin' little;
YVES denghted with the performance, ano no.
thot the teller IN bed with me ought to see
it and enjoy the fHp too, SO Whispered to
him;
Say, oaptain-old hoss, luselook up" 80
They both started up like q lectrlcity
shockln' mill had touched 'em, and they
seemed TO be orfully scared, till the gal said
1t wes only the wind blowing agln the winder.
= They soop got to hnggn' and klssin' again,
and as | could not rouse my friend thought
I'd Just have little fun to myself "Slipsp
aays J., jest as they were fetching lips TO,
ge,her, and up they sprung like lightnin and
it, the young fellow dropped the key and
couldn't get out.
(" Never mipd.n said I. "its fun for me as