Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-25
PROSPECTUS OF
a new Story on an old
Subject.

THE AUTHOR in presenting the following work to the
public can not but feel that he has an srduous task to
perform in catering to the public taste and has somewhat
depressed from the established rules, and customs OF
thors by taking up subject which, carefully persued
and the advice herein contained the ambition OF
the author will be grated to its utmost extent and the
object of this work will have been attained viz to put
money in my pocket and to give to the careful and indu
gent ssaes sss se ssr o. sSs
the most of the manuscripts from which this tale was
founded taken from old dress pocket found in
by the author and originally owned by the ndsatigabe
MIS- TooDLE at conveying to the mind Of the reader
that bargain may be expected. Hoping the kind and
ndugsnt public will excuse any bunders and look with
pGtroising eye upon my humble efforts to pressure for
them chests of Imperial and Black Teas the finest
brought to this market and put up in such shape
that every it for themselves Still keeping in
that phanthropc principle which sctuated me to
purchase the importers choice selection Of Mocha, Old
Gov. Java and Baltimore Rio Coees must not digress
so far from my subject IS to forget that also laid in
bountfn supply of Bakers Broms and French Chocolate,
excellent morning drink for my nervous reader in these
troubous political times In compiling the forthcoming
work shall dilute" pretty extensively the merits Of
Rs Fly" The following extract taken from the "BanS
etown Fasset will convey some idea of the attention paid
to that valuable insect:
Eve take great pleasure in announcing that celebra
ed author from of the Western States ia in
city collecting specimens for forthcoming work, upon
which he is engaged. We notice large invoice Of the
genuine Heidsick Champagne" Together with full
assortment of choice Wines and Liquors. among which
the justly celebrated Tchernsy Brandy, all Of which the
liberal author intends to treat his readers to or as
many of them who have the msgnamty pay for it. We
wish the author to his work. which is to be
called /" Rs Fly"
AS the author feels incompetent to proceed in that
F0ury style common with writer's of the present day.
he begs to that in sproper place in the work he will
300 bags of that indispensable article in 49, so
and 100 h. bags thereby leaving at the option Of the
readers to Flour to their taste For G land what
author is without m that this supendous enterprise might
end in smoke the author has carefully laid in large
and choice collection of gdrs" which will give each
reader opportunity Of sustaining the author by giving
him "puT," and furthermore in order to veryy the
odroyerb Of where there much smoke there must be
fire. the compiler Of hess valuable manuscripts has
added heavy stock of Matches" As another digres
sou for which beg pardon of all authors who spice
their concoctions with brilliant showers of wit and humor
have employed substitute, which cannot but believe
is Of substantial nature, viz: choice assortment
of NatDegs, Ginger, C5dnanson C0Uss, French, English
and Kentucky MIstGrds Apies Pepper, ground and
ground Clsups of different varieties Worcestcrshire
John Bull and Harvey Sauces, and in the place of sweet
enng the many beautiful passages which will occur from
time to time with moonlight rags zephyr 6reezes, and the
nectar sipG from the pure lips of iOceles have en-
poyed the powerful argument of POtodered Crush
ed Loaf Clarified and Granusted and different degrees
of Broom Sugars combined with the more liquid streams
Of RebOiLsd Sugar House and Plantation A0asses and
tina bright and flowing Golden Syrup. How beautiful in.
dugent reader does Pope CULVER he author does not
distinctly remember) express himself in the following
"LlOnegd Strains :"