The Placer herald., 1870-02-12
NAT HARRISON; Or THE REPREsEN.
TATIVE FROM HAMILTON.

III edtly OdyS oiu NM AdIIisOu was eleCt'
ed to the Legislature from this county. said
fellow, as We we're all sitting around the
stove, 10 little hotel at McLainsboro,,
j Hamilton county, Illinois.
Old Nat was a regular old brick. lie
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 Nat Lad gone to SPRING
| field to attend to the duties Of bis office,
happened TO be there on business Of pri-
| vate character, and thinking be would be
glad TO bear from the folks at home, con-
cluded to call on him at the Prairie House,
aud enquire after bis health.
f'Pvs been we'll, -fom,' said he, but got
awfulIy scared the first night, staid in this
ere darned place. .lIll .'rt l.
How was that Z inquired.
WELL said Nat, IN tell you all about
it. You see that fellow there behind the
counter; the fellows here called him bard
well told aim wanted to see my bed,
SO I'D know where to sleep when como in
after awhile. lie took me up stairs to lit.
tie room, and said could sleep there, and
then he went down. took good notice Of
it-brown door with yaler streaks here aud
| there, and white yearlLen lock handle.
started down tbinkin' about this, and |
wouldn't look at another door, fear I'd get
'em kinder mixed up in my head, and then
forget which was mine. About IL o'clock
that night | came in with half grown hum
min in my head, and he very first thing
| found at the top Of the stairs, was my
own Identical door, with the yaer streaks
and white lock handle. Good, says |, and
in lumbers. | walks up to the bed, and
what do yer thiukl Why l fnds one of
your long-legged, black -whiskered town fsl
lers 10 it fast asleep. took him by the
beard, rears him up on his end, aud gives
him short sarmint-tells him to leave as
quick as double triggers, or I'll be id
it wouldn't kick him down stairs-tells
him don't want TO nuther, for I'm mem.
Der Of the LegisIature-tbe Representative
from Haniton-but if l git TO fghtin he'd
find me full team The fellow looked aw-
fully scared. and wilbo4l saying word
be got up very humble like, aud started for
bis dry goods, which hung on chair up in
one corner. | sot down The light and begun
to strip; and says to him. draw on your
duds and toddIe from here, Tor I'll be
cussed if turning around TO look fierce
at him-I sees him comm with one of the
droltledest butcher knives 10 the world.
Well, thought I, Nat, you've got yourself
iuto close place, by Jingo and SO we
begun 10 lumber around the room like the
very nation. Here went and here he come
At last got between him and the door,
and out shot This beats all hell, said /;
Representative to the Legislature treated
in this way. | went down stairs and told
the fellow behind the counter that there was
feller in my ROOM
No, guess not, said he, perhaps there
is some mistake; your room is number eight
Thinks |, perhaps there may be some
mistake; and so goes back. When got
up to the top of the stairs began to count
at the first door until had counted eight.
| found they all looked just exactly alike.
| opene the Gig th door and went in, feel
ing certain that it was picked out for me.
A candle was on the table, by the light of
which | saw that some person was in the
bed. Not feeling inclined to kick up an other
fuss, concluded to crawl in with him, and say
nothing about it. Ia a very short time |
was in bed and ready to 60 TO sleep. had
not been in bed long before the door opened
and young mao and woman came into the
room, and took seats by the candle stand.
Something else oD hand, Nat, | thought 10
myself, but let 'em up. They looked yer,
serious a, first, but finally it wore off, and
they got TO chatting very lovingly, and 10
huggin' aud kissin' little. was delight
ed with the performance, and thought the
fellow in bed with me ought to see it and
enjoy the fun too; so | whispered to him
Say, Captain, old boss, jus. look up
They both started up like a shockin' mill
bad touched 'em, and they seemed to be
a~fully scared, till the gal said it was only the
wind blowing against the winder. They
soon got 10 huggo' and kssin' sgip and as
| could not rouse our friend, | thought I'd
have little fun to myself.
Slips, says |, just as they were fstchin'
their lips together, and up they spraug like
lightning and oped for the door, but as
fortune would have it. the Young felIer bad
dropped The key and couldn't get out.
Never mind, says |, It's fun for me as
wei! as for YOU. love too see such things
Bo'ns ou'
This seemed to scare them more than
ever. ..
1t was rich, too rich, to enjoy alone. aud
| determined 10 wake up my bed fellsr.
slapped my hand on his cbin-it was cold
as ice.-Tbunder and St. Louis, Nat. says |,
you're in bed with dead man, and with
out waiting TO consider the matter, sprang
to the floor. The youngsters gave loud
squall and fetched agin the closed door, and
pitched with EN-. which resulted in smash
ing the darned thing open. Without wait
ing for formali!ies or ceremonies. we all
boted for the stairs. Hearing the racket.
the landlord, who occupied a room still
further back, came boiling after US. Catch.
ing glimpse OF him. I took him to be the
dead man. and SO put al! the steam on.
and run close in wake Of the lovers. l
could not pass them, however, for they
were scared just out Of their senses. having
no idea but was The deceased in close pur.