Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-15


B-A good old dame was pl ing her tiff,
and listening devoutly to her daughter reading
the Bible at her side. She was reading in the
book of Genesis, and being not yet perfect in
the art she would now and then miscall
word. So it CHANGED that she read, stammer-
ingly, these words:
"Now these eight did Milcah BORE"
"Whst, what's thatG" said the old lady,
tread that again."
The good daughter complied, and looking
more carefully, read ''did Micah bear"
"Ah, that will do" said the old mother
"they might milk bear, but to milk a boar,
my daughter, is impossible"
"CAN YOU EAT CRow?"-Lake Mahopac was
so much crowded, the past season, or rather,
the hotels in its immediate vicinity WERE that
the farm houses were filed with visitors. One
of the verify farmers residing there, it appears,
was especially worried to death by bore ders
They found fault with his tabe-this thing
was bad, ana that wasn't fit TO eat.
"Darn it, said old Isaac, one day, "what q
fuss your makingl can eat anything"
''Csn you eat crow2" said one of his young
boarders.
ayes l kin eat crow"
"Bet you bat" said his guest.
The bet was made a crow caught ard nicely
roasted; but before serving up, they contrived
to season it with good dose of Scotch snuff.
Isaac sat down TO the crow. He took a good
bite, and began 10 chew away. $40 be sure
kin eat crow" Another bite, and an awful
face. "Yes ! kin eat crow-(symptoms of
nausea ii kn-eat crow; but Iii be darn'd if
banker arter 1t
Poor Isaac rose from the crow feast in some
what of hurry and bolted towards the back
of the house
ANECDoTE OF JENNY LIND.-Tbe Paris cor
respondent of the NJ o. PicOyune, speaking
of the unconquerable taciturnity of Jenny Lind
during her late visit to France, relates the fol-
lowing anecdOte:
At Calais or Boulogne-I tell the tale as it
was told TO meas soon as her arrival was
| bruited about town, the wonted Jenny Lind
fever" burst forth with great violence, and in
| fected every person of musical tastes. Some
of the invalids resolved TO hear her-they be-
! longed TO that class of Frenchmen who be
! ieved with Napoleon that impossible was in
no COOL French dictionary. They determined,
not only that Jenny Lind should sing for them.
but Should sing for them gratuitouslyl They
were three in number. They forced their
way into her drawing room, clad in black with
wide cravais, and looking IS severe aud Judi
cal as they conld. One OF them walked blunt
/ ly up TO the Swedish nightingale and without
ssluing her said in dry, authoritative tone,
''Give me your passport" Jenny Lind sur
/ rendered the precious document. Her inter-
/ locutor examined the passport aitentiyely, FIRE.
| quently glancing srum the document to the
bearer TO compare the description it contained
{ tsaI
ended, ho addressed Jenny Lind with an iron.
/ ical rudeness, $50 you have neglected no pre-
caution; but We know you are travelling under
an assumed name" "For whom do you take
me Z" asked the brilliant artistic very haughti-
| ly. "Sow don't put on any airs before Us: We
are used 10 them. An intrigante of the most
dangerous sort has furtisely quilted Paris, ow
iHg every body, and is now presumed o. be on
her way 10 England with an assumed pass
port" ado you think, sir 4" Il think Mad
asne that intFigante is before me, you are pre-
ciSely like the person described BY the Project
Of Police" Jenny Lind was indignant--pro-
! tested that she was Jenny Lind. Els there
anybody here who can ayouch your identity a.
She knew no one. Then, Madsme, YOU must
70 10 gaOi with me- Jenny Lind became
/ more earnest in protes ing that some mistake
/ was made, since she was really the only Jenny
| Lind. III you speak the truth, Madame, you
can easily convince Us. You sag that you are
| Jenny Lind. lou know her talents-she is
uneqaaled Is 4 singer, LEI Us hear YOU sing"
As the great artist hesilated, the pretended pr
lcenan exclaimed with wslI.feigned irony, IL
knew could confoand you and detect yoGr
imposition; of with rs tn gaol, Madame -
Pressed 90 closely, Jenny Lind at last resolved
10 sing. She sang the Cas,a Diva from Norma.
with a melody, purity, pouer-bnt you have
heard Jenny Lindl The pretended police were
delighted, and their enthusiasm betrayed the
deceit they had 50 successfully pot on the ar
siste. They implored her pardon, ending their
ssUQnent appeal with vow to bestos large
gifIs 10 the poor. Jenny Lind is IS Kind As
! ever and she pardoned them