Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-12-03
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For he Daily Patriot
Zekfers EpistIe TO the Corporation.
Mister Ediiar:-Bein as i had cause for to
come 10 Nashval wun mite last week, ut bern
the mite 'pinted for my weddin. which didn't
cum off on account Of my cumin) thought
it ahoat rite should make the pnblick awear
as to the circumstances aforesayed- lou see
Mister Editur its all OWN to Nashvsl an the
bad Pikein uf the stfeats thar as led to the
breakin off nv my nupshalls with Hubby
McAromy-tan her daddy his with mint
o mummy but to the piat of the srihJeck-
The weddin tween Hubby an me bein sot
for arter supper that mite thought as how
must bey time arter the last lode of hauiln to
git into town and back afore Squire Been ana
ALL the folks cum Now the CRATE secrIt Mis-
ter yEdilur confidenshally tween you an me
an the gait-post, why wanted 10 git to town
was--naimly:-tO git shaved by reglar mig
ger barber as hes got good tuies, SO as to
Look onkommon sprooce unbeknown to Hui
DIV so as to stonish her feelns. ''Vanaty NV
yanatics all is vanaty sails The Preecher;' but
couldn't sbaiv with Uncle Mixes ralsor-lt
bein CAPPED like rip-saw since he's TUX to
cuttin NV his to-nails with It.
Well | got into my store-close, cum inter
town which hadn't got to aforc L struck the
,aivemenfs ON Church street close whar the
man keens the wimmin folks walled III to
keep en- from bcin run over by wood-wag-
gins. The paivements bein so onreggiar on
account % fcllers tryin to keep Their lana rom
washin had to take the Pike an cum on
down tn the aSang Clew Tavern" whar Big
Frank whom | used to sell wood tn, keaps
n paiated pole which Undertakes barberin'
By the time | got there, them boots NV nine
what I'd a been blackin fur 2 oars the Mite
afore. was as chuck full o. town mud az our
ole Vaughn hubs artcr the ircshet fencln'
Well they wanted me to leave my boots out
doors at the BARRIERS (tvell they node me)
aud then they shuk hands and begin to shalv-
in NV me. l reckon them fellers shaved me
fur nigh about wun our. they'd put so much
sope on nv jors it took that time TO scrape IL
all off felt nifty clean about the face, but
I-eannies warnt my undrrpinnin muddy ia
a bin wadn through thick and thin, leetie
hole an big hole, up hill an down hill from
the fur eend ov town clur to the BARRIERS.
They told me Their was no way to git the mud
-. off but by "takin Nv a warm BATH Win my
clnse on" | axed EN- eff they'd or dit twtll
g I could hall a lode NV wood fur l WANT Il 10
saiye a dime To git a horn with to keep my
dandar up at the wedding but they said they
didn't .shaiv on tick" so | tuck ii ticket NV
+ leave like the bankers doc when they bust
an | struck line fur Hamp Jones' Groce-
nv. Just about that time fire alarm broke
out an the ingiue tux rite arter me, but
reckin l run wuss an quarter boss lwrrnt
satisfied in my idees but it mout be- some oil
them BARRIERS runLin arter me with warm
o. hath To serve a writ on me for Shawn Their
nOates.
HowsumeverI reechcd lamps Grocery.tuk
a drink. and he sein how Vas surcunlstaAccd
q, lent me "a pair old Comparee's shoes, what
had bin left thar in soke for Ticker, years
ago. filed them Shoes with newspapers To
make 'em fit and started FIR hum. This time
/ tried the payment again but had mt got iur
afore run IL fowl pile o. goods boxes, SIGH
as store-keepers has to make the croud thick
in front o. there dOres. 1t brUoZcd Inc up
sum an tore my new breeches from the p cket
to the nees but KEEP on tweil fell across a
lode o. koal whar the store clerks had mt lees
IRE to toat init bcin stock takin time with UNI.
Them ole Shoes | had on would Mt go strait
no how-it scanned rs ef they KEEP constantly
drunk from 'sosiashuns. | got along poorly
4 To inn off Mace Wlpr
the paivemeant had sunk inter blivion fur debt
and the Jolt Ike to shuk every har outen
my he'd.
Afore l got back on to church street it was
dark, an the man was litiu Nv the street
lamps, bein a. how the moon did mt shin that
mite sior pub!ik ecoaermy | had run later
about foar pile o. goods boxes and wun sellar
an liked never to hev clum out. had run
over 8 bool-dogs, wun wheel-barrer and lit
tie child, but as luck wood hev it nuver got
hit but wunst and that time jumped inter
the Middle NV the Church street pike jest bC-
want the Metherdist Meetn House, au thar
lost one o. them Shoes. The lamps bein FUR
enuff part thar to maik it dark could nj
begin to lind my shoe, arter feelin about In
the slush for about ours, had to 90 cler
back TO lamps to git match an Il candle to
find that shoe an 10y that time il was niSh on
to patrol time / got outer town at last and
iutn dry walkin and then shuk the town mud
often my close-for you know, MI ter Eli
tur, it don't begin to srntlr Ike Ody k'lonc.
But. whar with the time Id lost "a gltIn M
ter Nashval and gitin out was lait, "a tie
canderdates say, ~ lait fur the weddln.
Now. this is the pint been wantin to KUN
at. I've suiiared serious injury. Squire
=. Been waited till all the whisky was drunk an
then went hoarn, aud Huldy she got dispini-
ed, concludn, as che thought, Id stadei IN
town and got 2 drunk Ia git hoam. an she
baint noaticed me sence, but TUX up with an.
other Teller.
Now. Mistur Editur, as said afoer, its all
OWN to the bad Pikeia NV Nashvall as sub
iekted me to damage rs will fetch no re-
klimpetse. | has noaticed In a Nashval pa
per letter on the subjik by wan Mister Pro-
gress. and my sentimeants is hisen TO pine
not Whar is your public spirited luvers OF
mud-washed pewrity. Trot 'em out. Eff
Nashyall had been the city il shoold be Miss
Hubby McAromy might now a bin Misses Eze-
kial Barnes, and shoppin thro your town dry
shod, an at the expeus of yours. in q ''siow o.
despond." IzEKiEI BARSEs-
Es- In passing the streets from the Theatre