Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-27


the first person upon whom the title of Doctor of
Medicine was bestowed who received 1t from the
College of Asst in 1929. For several ages the doc
tOrdte was title invested with high honor; but IN
the present century and especially in this country,
there are so many thousands of them that the title
is greatly diminished IN value, and now hardly
worth having.
AFEMAIE BODY GUARD-While at Graham's Town,
Cape of Good Hope, Prince Alfred, Of England, was
made much Of and seem to have smitten the ladies
as much as II. r. II. has in this country. Prince
Alfred has as body guard of seventeen ladies' well
equipped and first rate hOrsewOmen, each wearing
blue rosettes with silver anchors and the corps was
named prince Alfreds Own Body Guards" A re-
tired cavalry man took the command, practiced
them in forming threes and wheeling into line, and
found them a most willing and obedient escort
They escorted him to the quarters provided for him
at the Lieutenant Governors private residence
there they were presented, and received his most
gracious acknowledgements. There was grand fett
given at OAKLAND, ana his Royal Highness requested
the lady guard to escort him to the fee which they
did in the most orderly and uniform style.
How Smiths Bull won the Premium.
We commend this to all who attend State and coun
ty fairs. 1t is from the Rural Nelo Yorker and was
published in that journal year ago, and it is now
repubhshed in the Star for the benefit Of officers who
fill vacancies in committees:
Col. MooRE.-Some years ago got acquainted
with one of your contributors who edited the Wool
Grower, and he used to put me in print. must say
my vanity was fattered seeing my name printed II
the paper, with some things said and some / didn't
say; and we've kept the papers ever since. After
all everybody likes little fame, but some are sat
isfed with smaller amount than others. Well,
have been thinking would Just try and see if you
would not put me in the Rural on my own hook es
pccially want to tell you about my going to the
State Fair at Buffalo the other day.
CONCLUDES TO co.
As it was not so far off but that could go with
our team, mother and concluded we would hitch
up and have a week to the sights and sOhe
cousins we had not seen for long time Mother
CHATS the wife YOU know II thought we ought to
take something to the fair. | told her TO take tub
of her butter, but she didn't think il was good
enough. but thought might take some Of the stock
But thought it would be great bother. However,
Sam was pretty strong in the faith that we could
beat everybody on horses. and wanted to take old
Nance She's a right smart old beast, is that cid
mare, you may depend.
TAKES TIE MARE.
Well, we packed off Sam. for l willing to give
the boy a holiday. 1t does the boys great good Il
attend these kind of fairs do believe after seeing
all | saw there.
GOES IN.
We got safely in town on Monday night and Tues
day went TO the fair grounds to see what was GO
"a
ed, and had got his card on her head, and a good
stall and all things comfortable The animal ar
rsngements fistrate generally, and during all
the time Of the fair the supply Of FODDER was good
l think that Major Patrick. who was everybody in
managing things trump sort Of man
HEARS SOMETHING.
A. / was standing up near the business office in
the crowd heard a couple of men talking about
premiums. Ouc sand to the other:
Are you an exhibitor"
Yes
80 am L and we had better look to the commit
tees.
"Why SOL
you see the committees are never full and if you
on hand at the big tent when they called il
is easy to slip in a friend, which is a mighty Ricc
thing sometimes
We'll am showing patent for making cow
Cumbers, and If you can get the premium it will
make my fortune"
And am showing a new kind Of bob-tailed
hens, and a premium wont set me back
We'll, you get me on the committee, and | will
name YOU for mine
All right: go in TO win when you can"
Thinks l, perhaps if that's the way the thing
leans. / may as well take care of myself as any one
else. Everybody for himself seems to be the rule
on these occasions. So Oft ! streaked 10 the cattle
pens to find Smith-he is my neighbOr. you know;
Smith, who is in the patent bull line. Mr. p. evi.
IDENTIFY means "improyed.D Says |, smith you re
showing bulls, and I'm showing old Nancy. and !
CUES if merit counts win; and that's the talk
here paper Then | told him what l heard
about the committee.
is that so:'
Exactly"
We'll. / think old Nance is the best mare in the
yard"
And you We got the best bull on the ground"
Then told him that we must be up at the tent il
time.
We'll. sure enough, when the committees were
made up, was on Smiths bull committee and he
was on the mare committee.
THE COMMITTEE GOES OUT.
The head man took the book, as he had the things
in it and We were all introduced to each other ant
went down to look at the bulls We were on the
red bulls So We went along and looked at them
and didn't say much till we came to Smiths bull
and looked at him pretty carefully. pulled his tail
punched my fingers in his ribs, and went through
the motions. l had seen the others Says /
"Thars 4 bull that looks like it, Smith had comb
ca him all over with fine tOOthed comb and brush
ed him with hair-brush, and he looked slick fol-
he was just as fat as a hog. And from all / saw,
think fat at fairs, like what the lawyer said abou
! charity, covers a multitude of sins.
GETS TIE HORNS roKED AT HIN.
/ Just as I sand that the fellow who had bull il
the next stall comes up 10 me pretty fierce and say
/ he:
What do you know about bulls"
We'll" says |, Il think know what they are use,
! for in my section
May Le," says he, you re one of the commit
! tee.'
=" have that honor" SAYS l.
But, says he, " that bull hain't got any pedi
gree"
Well" says I, The had father and mother, diin
! he"
'Oh yes but then nobody knows who the
were"
We'll then nobody knows but they were just a
! likely as your bull parents.
Tl1rF Lob rF,- 11'- hon,
sir. Got by imported ShirttaI out of Skim-milk. b.
! Thunder, &c. and he showed a string of names a
/ long as your arm.
Well" says | To the committee are We to judg
! the pedigree or the ANIMAL"
And they said, The animal. of course"
Then" SAYS I to the fellow. will your bull &C
! better stock than ths?'
"Of course he will, says he for he's got 4 ped
! gree and that bull hasn't.
We'll" says l. your bull has got somebody t
! brag for him. and the other hasn't certain An
/ that sort o. Knocked HIM But, saws l.. I've know
people wo felt grand over their pedigree. and I'y
seen a heap of people who couldn't 90 further hac
than their father and mother, who had banged ther
all 10 pieces for smartncss. Handsome Is that han,
some does says l. and As the hymn-book says.
man : a man for a that Pedigree 90 to grass ! 9
/ in for the animal
SMITH 5 Bull WING.
When We got through and looked at our mark
The other two had Smiths bull second. had hil
first. So we talked il over, and finally, as they iii
uot,arc much about il. they altered the figures an
gave Smith The first premium, which ! thlnA w
right.
AND TIE Old MARE.
SmtihhaI great time over old Nance. 1t turned OF
that each OF the other two committee men had irlenC
whose mares were TO be judged, and they preti
soon picked out their foyorites So he kept sun al
let chem talk. and they soon got Eto quarrel, az
then they appealed 10 Smith and he kinder side
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