Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-05-09
From the Detroit Free Press
PfccoIomini Eats a Corn-Dodger and
Shakes Hands with a wolverine
what She TIL ought of 1t.

~ at She Oh
While Piccolomini was at the Biddle House
in this city, characteristic incident occur
red, which was quite the delight of the nu-
merous admirers of the little princess. and
which showed. to a charming degree, the pc
cular love of admiration and popularity
which she unmistakably possesses. There
had been lodging at the same hotel, for a few
days, a genuine specimen of the untamed
Wolverine-one of the rough, hearty, back
woods style of old fellows, bluff and outspo-
ken. and great condemner ofcity airs and
frivolties. Having pocket full of money,
the result of the winters trade in skunk-skins,
which the papers say has been profitable, he
was enjoying himself on the fat of the land.
Having satiated on the first-claSs fare OF the
house before his money had bali run out. he
began to long for some of the Old-fashioned
diet, and the first article that suggested itself
to his rowing fancy was the familiar corn
dodger which had been the solace of his cabin
| from bis youth.
Being inpulsive as well as bluff. he lost no
time in applying to his obliging host. Charley
| Dibble, who, much to his dissatisfaction, was
obliged to inform him that he had not a cook
| in the house who could make a cOrn-dOdger,
adding, also, that there probably was not one
| in the city who ever heard of such a thing.
] Not to be daunted, however. our hero made
II straight wake for an clearinghouse, and by
| dint of energetic management. succeeded In
| getting one made. having stood over the cook
! and superintendent the whole operation. He
was in his glory that night as be was seated
at the table with the big corn-dodger before
him. and all the company wondering what on
earth it was. Directly opposite, it happened
| that Piccolomni was placed, and no eyes
| were wider spread than the brown OrbS which
Illuminated the childish face of the petite
Siennese. The little mink looked at the
| c0rn-dodgcr. which was as big as half
bushel, and then gazed at her male COM
panion in the prettiest of all puzzl, ments
| Then she lang hed "A little. and leaned forward
so as to look in the face of the old fellow,
| giving him IL glance full of the most radiant
| diaJlerie that ever mortal saw in wOman's eye.
| He was quite fascinated, but mistoOk the
cause. He honestly thought that Picco-
| lomini wanted some of his cOrn-dodger, and
seized his knife with glowing countenancc
and pleased expression, he calculated:
Have a piece. Miss!"
A puzzled expression oversp~ead the pretty
| face opposite for moment, but sudden
light dawned upon it, followed by a merry
laugh aud such ID clapping of hands. Then a
| succession of mods ensued, which signifed
assent to the delighted trader. He lost nc
time in carving out huge piece, which h,
passed over on the point OF his knife. II
wasn't much of bite for him. but the little
| prima donna could barely clasp 1t in bott
hands as she received it in high glee. She
looked at il with delightful bewlldermen
for a moment, and then. with a ru,ful face a
the predicament in which she had got herself
nut her teeth to it. She nibbled at it like
mouse, smiled an angelic smile, took a SECOND
nibble, and laughed as heartily as a school
girl. Then she deposited it on one side o
her piate,-it covered up two thirds of it,
and with relieved air returned her thanks
Tat ees ver-ee coot my frien.' link h
ees mos vat you call him?-mos,' mos ex
cellont."
"No. you don't say SOL" exclaimed the de
lighted trader. Who'd thought it. by jim
miny? Give us yer hand, sissy" ard h
fairly jumped out of his chair as he stretched
out a brawny palm clear across the table
which was grasped with a half-feartul ant
half-comical expression by the jeweled han'
of the little princess. The scene created al
uproar, and there was no end of hilarity AM
good humor, in which none more heartil
participated than PiccolOmni. Who wonder
that she wins her way wherever she goes?