Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-23
Mr.. PIsCHBEOK's SPECULATION.
BY FREDER1cK g. EzENs


William Dorrv, or as he was called BIZ bis lTierds
and everybody else, old Derry, held grand
levee on Sunday night at his comfortable quarters
In Twenty second street. A suite of looms on the
second floor; book case lined with futed aud
faded green silk that kept ont Cf view two IN Ives
Of spicy novels and twelve shelves Of boxes of Sc
gsrs, pots Of pickles, packs OF cards. bottles filed
and Ea'l-6led with divers coloTed flids mesr.
schaum pipes, slippers and many ohar things Pc
cuiiar to bscdelors shmeDts; score OF pie.
lures on the walls, pink cbeskei die-awaYed eyed,
red tipped uudties in dshabila-fsm us horse
groomrd to the utmost polisl-snd brac- o,
dogs heads: sw9 round ta3les with ceutrsl swing
iny IL hts; 9 sofa AID pillow; chairs OF fashion,
sble pattern and side table with pitcie fl
tempting state Of dew AMI Oes de it a few asses,
large and small, with d=cauter OF Oh brandy,
constituted the estGbl shine, OF NJ. William DIR
r..
Do-ry was a fne specimen Of large old bacle-
lor; none Of your sssman, wiry produciols--al all
wig aud VII ske.s--tut c pOrtly gentleman in
broad white vest, with broad black wa,cl nib.
hon, s9otless shirt bosom, az essy smile, good
teeth, rosy complexion, curly hair, and merry
twinkle iu his attractive blue eyes. ne was ore
Of those good tempered fellows who always en-
Joy life and its good things who 1--we 10 eat drink
sad make merry, no matter what comes Of IT, At
watering places, be was generally to be found in
the mids. OF a bevy Of merry girls and matryus,
AMI { home he had q set Of friends, old and new
who made time pass along pleasantly enough wtl
horses, the cubs, cards, and q few other simple
anussments.
There was q captivating grace in the movements
Of DJrry's hands, as they sid the cards through
each 9th T, and turned them over to his right hand
friend to "cut" Then TO see him.
With curved aud plant wrist, dispense the
pack, was beautiful. The company assembled 10
his rooms amounted to but half dozen in n1u-
bsr-nEmely, four bachelors and two married rss-
GALS, who ought to have been ashamed Of them
selves There are two tables; ct one presjss
D5rry, N all the majesty OF whist and at the other
the two married men, in the full enjoyment Of Their
liberty, are somewhat boisterously demonstrating
to their single friend, by gsms Of three handed
uchre, that the sum of suy two sd2s of triangle
is greater than the third side.
Where's Pincnbeck tc-nigit?" ssid one Of tie
married.
"Don't know" carips out Dorry. Saw him
after church. walking home with old Popl5rs girl
--(my trick, and that makes book.')
"Tnink he'll mako q strike there ?" asks tie lib
Grated.
Cant say" anawers the host in al the glory of
his " bite teeth; Csnd two by houors) tut think
Old Pop ought to keep bis wsather-eyo Cpe-;
L iEch seems to bs mighty poplar Ia hat quarter
At this all the guess burst out IN q laugh, snd
one OF tie two sides Of the triangle Immediately
consigned his soul to eternal csarc, 'f that " as
no; t1e best tLi1g ho had ever heard in bis life B."
pinch is mighty good fellow said che Of ire
whist players
Almighty good fellow" echoed the party in
chorus.
"a, what Ike il hin IS that be never puts
on any airs on account Of his lamiiy-thsts w1as
l like to see in a man"
Pity be hadn't little more money" said Dor
~, with a merry twinkle IN the cornerO his eyes.
"Thstsso" replied q side of the tTiausl5, who
lad Just been eUchred, land then he would 1t have
to use bis friends 50 ofen."
"Owe you auythiug?' said Dorry.
Yes a leeIls, answered the eucnred party.
"Owe you snylhing?' said Dorry, noddng to
the whist player on bis righthaud, Gone By cards
" Well, he don't owe anybody else"
Yes, lie does too, for he owes ms, said Left
And I'm in there, said D -rry's partner.
" III bel" sad The host, there is not one Of us
here in this room that Pinch does dot owe borrow.
cd morey 10 20 Donors are easy"
at this, the other two sides OF tie tFDgIa affirm
e. separsteIy, and Of their own accord thas lley
would like to bet that way, too.
LIS a cursed mean trait IN a mBu,' said tie pre-
fame individual, ito be always spOngiDg o. his
friends 10 that way"
"Oh! yes echoed the party, in c0uIcm 5tuous
chorus.
" Such msn amt fit to associate with gentle
men, said the proaEe enc, with duplicate c5r-
segment Of himself to the place previously allu-
del to.
That's so, .ohorussed Dorry and friends
81 think, said the proiane man, 'we ar bound
t. cut Lin dead, everySne Of us; if don't"
And here followed another Consignment Of
himself, at his own personal risk, to the same %.
caIIty.
{" So say we al of Us" schoed the players; b1t
jus: at this junclute the street door bell announced
q visitor, aud the next moment LCrtrz1 ~ as Iu the
room aud shaking bsI6s violently win everybody
in it. "WLy Pinch my boy, how are your
give us your hand, Old fellow" Been mourning
your sbseLGe' "L0Ok as fresh as a primrose to-
nIgh;" aud other eadesrirg epthets broke IRON
the party, while prOfsns one was making out g
fresh consignment tor piscs not T. be usIned Cy
way Of we,cJme, IS old DJrry was proposing,
"Now, since PiLol has come, wen take drinks Al.
round"
10 say that LoreIzo was speedily engsged rs
furth hand at the euChTe tsDe, would be 10 STATE
facg simply, aud moth ng else; for in a .ew mo,
ment5 he was turning up right b)weTs,' sud
"sO'ug It alone and making marching and
grsdua ly reducing tie little pile Of earnings which
tie two married ULes had been acgumulat n 2 hat
evening, to the great y of his prohns friend aud
partner orr Oslts, who participated in the spOl5.
Teen after tue game was over, and the ON began
to look misty, gud the dew was off tie pitcher sld
tie old CogusG hearty exhausted, be proposed 10
his pryfsne friend 10 cut for hal, and won, sud
50 gradually led him o., dJar by dollar, UnliI be
had Il duced him to two dimes toothPIck and q
few feeble oalbs.
When matters reached this crisis L)reuz0 gTsCa-
July took drink Of brandy AID water, for he hid
scarcely touched it before, and sinking HAMS
again oil round, left the rooms
Mankind said LOreIz) to himself, IS he
walked 0r.skly down tue avenue, is az iusi-u ion
p PECULIARLY human in ITS sections. l fl ecsd inst
party tonight, and l caa do it every night IN %
year, aud yet they wouldn't see into It Now,
what is TIE philosophy OF 1t, considered in a birds
eye point of vieW2 They pay for mus.me1',
and there they end I pisy tor money sd t-eIe
tegin- quently l take the dollars and cave
the iuu to them them. Playing cards for 0muse-
ment gambling for smIse nentI That Is human
enough oh Oh oh l know what they are
uow-trying to make II up ~ little quiet game
among themselves. HUI ho the poor ds-Is.
Going it sharp ard hungry enough no doubt.
What prime field human nature Is ate al :
The soil is deep, rich and generous ard to lJCk at
it 10 al agricultural point Of view, how well pay
The msn who knows how to cultivate IN
OF The Henderson (Ey) Commercial urges
tls henderson and Nashville Il K Company, 10
purchase one hundred Regrues at $l,0O) each, 90