Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-01-27
NAT HARRISON,
OR
The Representative from Hamilton.

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was elected to the Legislature from
mis- county, said a fellow, as we
were all seated around the stove in
a little hotel at McLainsboro, Ham
ilton county, Illinois
Old Nat was a regular old brick.
He was elected just because there
was no one to run against 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, | happened to be there
Oh business of a private character,
and thinking he would be glad to
hear from the folks at home, | con-
cluded to call on him at the "Prai-
rie House." and inquire after his
health
"I've been well, Tom" said he,
"but | got awfully scared the first
night | staid in this 'ere darned
place" "
"How was that 2" inquired.
"Well, : said Nat, "I'll tell you
all about it. You see that fellow
there behind the counter; the fell
lows here call him the hard-well,
| told him | wanted to see my bed,
so d know where to sleep when
I'd come in after awhile. He took
me up stairs to a little room, and
said | colld sleep there, and then
he went down. l took good no
tice of Thrown door with yaller
streaks here and there, and white
yearthen handle. started down
a thinkin' about this, and | would
not look at another door, lear I'd
get 'em kinder mixed up in my
head, and then forget which was
mine.
"About twelve o'clock that night
came in with a kind ofhalf- grown
in my head, and the very
first thing l found at the top OF the
stairs was my own Identical door,
with the yaller streaks and white
ock handle. Good says /, and
in | lumbers. | walked up to the
bed, and what do you Think Why,
finds one of your long, legged,
black whiskered town fellers III it
fast asleep, ! takes him by the
beard, rears him up Oh his end, and
gives him a short sarment--tells
lin to leave as quick as double
.riggers, orIl.hed-d d If | wouldn't
Kick him down stairs-tells him /
lon't want to do it nuther, for am
! member Of the Legislature--the ,
representative from Hamilton-but :
f / git to fghting he'd find me a full
cam. The fellow looked awfully ..
cared, and without saying q word ,
le got up very humble like, and
tarted for his dry goods, which
lung on a chair up in one corner
sot down the light and begun to
Indress; and says / to him, ''draw '
IN them duds and teddle from here, 9
OF I'll be cussed if T." turning
round at the same time to look
eroe at him--I sees him a-comin' !
1 me with one of the drottedest '
utcher knives in the world. |
"Well, thought |, Nat, you've
.ot yourself in a close place, by :
lingo and SO we begun to lumber
round the room like the very ma
ION. Here went and here be
ONE, AT last | got between him :
nd the door, and out shot, = =
"This beats all hi, said I; a :
representative to the Legislature :
'eated in this way. / went down :
fairs and told the fellow behind
lie counter that some cuss was in :, 9
~ room "
"No, / guess not" said he "per- = =
APPS there is some mistake-your = =
,om is number eight" =
''Thinks ] perhaps there may be y =
,me mistake; and so goes back :
I'd opened the eighth door and y
ent in, feeling certain that it was =
cked out for me, A candle was " Y,
lrning on the table, by the light = =
which / saw that some person =
as in my bed. Not feeling in y I.
ined to kick up another fuss, I y y
included to crawl in with him ahd . =
" nothing about it. In very !"
Iort time / was in bed and ready e
GO to sleep. / had not been in 2
d long before the door opened
ID a young man and woman came
to the room and took seats by m