The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-29
Rzadn1soHSos OF AN OLD NAsHv11na

RHMIN1scHEC8 OF AN OLD NAsHy1nnH
INF.-The following amusing reminis.
oepce, connected with the history of q
famous Nashville hostelry, that was
numbered among the institutions OF the
past long years before the war, is told by
the franklin Reoie,o and Journal, which
says that the principal actors are still
living:
"While the old inn stood on the square
in Nashville it was the favorite hotel OF
tho travelling public. On one occasion,
among tue mlny guests there assembled,
we're Harvey ID from Williamson,
County. nnd John G., from Maury
County. intimate friends, and both con
vivial in their temperament. They had
imbibed freely of spirits, and were in
that happy condition in which they con.
sidered the world all their own, and
were rather noisy in their demonstra-
tions. Some of the visitors complained
of their noise. and the proprietor, after
some persuasion, induced the gentlemen
to retro to bed. He conducted them to
their room, saw them safely lodged in
bed. waited patiently until they slept.
and then drew the bed which, as was
taohed to the ceiling by cords, up nearly
to the ceiling, raising them some nino or
ten feet from the floor. Everything
passed off quietly. the gentlemen sleep.
ing soundly until or 2 o'clock in tho
morning. when John G. who was
sleeping behind, called out to his friend
Harvey, get me the water; the pitcher
IS on the table there in the corner Har-
N lint :ol.1
ing to earnest solicitations, lie threw
himself out of bed. in the pitch dark
ness OF the room, to the floor beneath.
He was unprepared for O. leap, and the
shock Of the fall surprised him. In-
stantly he oopjectured that he had fallen
down stairs, perhaps through trap
door, so he got down on his hands aud
knees aud commenced cropping about to
ind some means of ascent to the room
above. The delay occasioned by thcso
movements was torture to JOHN. who
was pnrched up with thirst. SO lie
oalled out, in language more profane
than polite: Harvey, what are you
doing?' The answer came from The
depths below: John, fell down stairs
and emit find the steps to get up again. ;
We'll, must come down there to show
) ~ N'No "oJ oP' WHO'LL SOU WOulu,
john, for can't find the steps, John,
thoroughly vexed at the stupidity of his
friend, sprang out Of bed, when 10! lie.
too, went whirling through the air into
the distance below, and soon found him
self sprawling on the floor beside his
companion. Harvey, 1 fell down stairs
myself, was the first exclamation. Then
the two commenced q search for the
staircase. ladder, anything to enable
them to get out of this deep abyss.
Round and round they went upon their
hands and knees. They found table,
upon which they discovered O pitcher of
water. Quenching their thirst. they re-
sumed their search. Their clothing had
been deposited on the foot Of the bed, SO
this was beyond their reach. and the
wonther Was intensely cold. They must
keep moving or freeze The weary
round was kept up until the gray dawn
began to streak the East, when they as-
ccrtained their true condition. Steulthi-
ly they lowered the bed. hastily donned
their clothing, and only remained long
enough to pny their bill to the night
clerk, when. mounting their horses, they
made their tracks for home"