The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-03-18
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In THE WRONG ROOM;
Nat. HarrisOn's Experience.

"IN early days old Nat. Harrison was
elected to the Legislature from this coun-
ty," said a fellow as we were all seated
around the stove, in little hotel at Nc
Lainsboro', Hamilton county, Illinois
Old Nat. was regular old brick He
was elected just because there was no
one to run against him. Our county
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 on business Of a private
character, and thinking he would be
glad to hear from the folks at home, /
concluded to call on him at the "Prairie
House," and inquire after his health"
"I've been well, Tom," said he, "but
got awfully scared the first night l
stayed in this 'ere darned place."
"HOw was that?" Inquired.
WELL" said Nat. "I'll tell you all
about it. You see that fellow there be-
hind the counter; the fellows here call
him the bard-well, 1 told him want
ed to see my bed, so I'd know where to
| sleep when I'd come in after while.
He took me up stairs to little room,
and said could sleep there, and then
| he went down. l took good notice of it
brown door with yaller streaks here
and there, and white earthen lock
| handle.
81 started. down stairs a-thinkin
about this, and / wouldn't look at
another door for fear I'd get 'em kin
der mixed up in my head, and then for
get which was mine.
"About twelve o'clock that night l
came in with kind of halfgrown hum
min in my head. and the very first
thing found at the top of the stairs
was my own identical door, with the
yaller streaks and white lock handle.
"Good," says I, and in l lumbers.
walked up to the bed, and what do ye
think? Why, l finds some one Ofyour
long-legged, black-whiskered town fell
lers in it-fast asleep. 1 takes him by
the beard, reared him up on his end,
and gives him short sarment-tells
him to leave as quick as double trig-
gers, or I'll be id If l wouldn't kick
him down stairs-tells him l don't
want to do it nuther, for am mem.
ber of the Legislature-the Representa-
tive from Hamilton-but if git tC
fighting he'd find me full team. The
fellow looked awfully scared, and with.
out saying word he got up very hum
BILE like, and started for his dry goods
which hung on chair up in one corner
l sot down the light and began to un-
dress; and says to him, draw on them
duds and toddle from here for I'll be
cussed il Turning around at the
same time to look fierce at him-I sees
him Il comm at me with one Of the
drottest butcher knives in the world.
"Well, thought !, Nat. you've goi
yourself in close place, by lingo! and
SO we begun to lumber around the room
like the very nation. HereI went, here
he come, Atlast got between him and
the door, and out l shot.
"This beats the devil, says /, Rep
resentative to the Legislature treated in
this way. went down stairs and told
the fellow behind the counter that some
cuss was in my room.
"No guess not" said he; "perhap,
there Is some mistake-your room il
number eight"
"rhinks / perhaps there may bt
some mistake; and 81 l goes back. When
/ got up to the top of the stairs beyan
to count at the first door, and on till
counted eight. ! found then they al
looked axactly alike. / opened the
eighth door and went in, feeling certain
that it was picked out for me. A can
die was burning on the table, by thu
light of which saw that some person
was in the bed. Not feeling inclined t.
kick up another fuss, concluded Il
crawl in with him and say nothing
about 1t. Ina very short time l wa
in bed and ready to go to sleep. / ha'
not been In bed long before the doc
opened, and young man and woman
came into the room and took seats b.
the candle stand.
"Something else on hand, Nat,
thought to myself, "but let 'em rip
"They looked very serious at first
but finally it wore of, and they got +
chatting very lovingly, and to huggin
and kissin little. was delighted wit
the performance, and thought the felle