Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-11
A YelI.merited Compliment---C
PresentaIIon---Euu Particulars.

A bighly-interesting ceremony took place
at the Counting-room of the DAILY PATRIOT
Office few days since, the full particulars of
which would have appeared at an earlier
date, but for the fact that they were taken
down in such an exceedingly short hand that
it has required all this time for our strongest
phonographie reporter to stretch them out.
The ceremony was nothing less than the pre-
sentation of an elegant Cane, with tasteful
Ivory Head, to Lieut.-Corporal G.. WASHING
TON BRIeKs, Commander-in-chief of the Invin-
chile Don't-care-a-cussitiers DIETER or at least
as well known as the Bricksville Home
Guard), said to be the best drilled and most
gallant and indomitable set of men that has
ever been organized into company since the
destruction of the Old Guard of NAPOLEON
on the fatal field of Waterloo. This is GER
tainly high praise; but we are assured by
several members of the company that its
heighth is only equalled by its business
While many of their fellow-citizens are en-
joying the sweets of camp life, and treading
the primrose path of warl;ke dalliance among
the coal valleys of the Venerable Dominion,
they have thrown themselves as living wall
around the beauty and innocence of Bricks
vile, ready to die in their defense, or perish
in the attempt. Such heroic chivalry is wor-
thy of the brightest days Of the Roman EN-
pire.
The Cane in question bore the thrilling in
scription &c. W. 3. ," and was presented to
the gallant gentleman who wears those mi
tials by the SUBSCRIBER, on behalf of Colonel
-, of - Springs. In performing
his pleasing task, the SUBSCRIBER said:
Liela-C6ryoral Bricks: On behalf of Col.
-, have the honOr-an honor largely
mixed with pleasure-of presenting you this.
beautiful Cane as a testimonial of several
things, which will not pause here to emu
merate, particularly as l have MT been fur
nished with them. This cane, sir, is one you
ought to be proud of, aud when its posses
sion, and the recollection of the source from
whence it came, together with the medium
through which it is presented, shall cease to
swell your bosom with the liveliest emotions
of pride, trust sir, you will have it mount
ed with large and costly gold head and
unborn, but expecting to be born at no dist
ant day, will rise up and call you sensible
i had much more to say on this happy occa-
sion, but ''unaccustomed as l am to public
speaking L have forgotten what it was, and
will merely promise you that should think
of it soon, l will send it to you by express
In conclusion, accept this cane, sir, and
and-in short, and so forth.
In accepting the present, Lieut.-Corpora
BRICKS said:
SubScribeT:-I accept with gratitude, anG
in neat and appropriate address, the hand
some cane you have so gracefully presented
on behalf of our friend Col. -. "II
conclusion" as you have beautifully OBJ
served, let US now proceed to the nearest de
pot of soothing syrups, and there pour out
libation, of Newsoms Invigorating Cordial
to the health, the happiness and the pros
perity of the Colonel. Come OIL sup
pose you have currency enough to adjust th'
swindle.
So ended this pleasing and memorable in
cident OF course the proposition in refer
ence to Newsom, &C., was merely joke
and was thought no more Of ~