Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-30

ted to my friends, and more deaf to the calls
of humanity, l might have been to-day the
owner of the finest block Of buildings in
Nashville. As it is, am not the owner of
block of buildings anywhere.
ssNo foot OF land do possess,
No cottage IN this wilderness
Apoor, wayfaring man,
daily toll for Mrs B
who likewise has to toll for mel
And do the best car-"
But to proceed. At the early age OF twenty
three loved divine female as l never loved
before and have seldom loved since-except
in the case of Mrs. B. My friend (heaven
save the markD BRADDs unfortunately loved
her also. was about to marry her. could
have done it easily enough; for though she
had declined the connection on one or two
occasions, yet had the solemn assurance OF
Madame CELESTE, a celebrated Astrological
High Priestess of Fate, that she was merely
making test of my cOnstancy. was &C
tualIy putting on new pair oil call-sklh
boots with the intention of going over and
engaging myself to her, when BRADDS came
with that cool effrOntery which has always
characteriz d my friends in their intercourse
with me, that he was engaged to her himself,
and asked me as personal favor that would
not further annoy her by prOtestations of a
love which, though she could not doubt, it
was utterly impossible to return! This was
cool indeed and 1 ought to have made an
example of BRADDs by instantly knocking
him down and marrying the girl. But did
nothing of the sort. My friendship for
BRADDs triumphed, and yielded him the
gIittering prize, and in six weeks became the
husband of Mrs. B., whom led to the altar
clandestinely for fear some other friend would
come along and ask me in the name of friend
ship TO give her to him. feel now that l
should have made the sacrifice
This was the first time l lost my wheel
house. as the steambOat-men say, to save an
other mans craft; and have been constant
" doing something of the sort ever since
shall refer to but two more cases came
here to get the Nashville POstOfice. l sue
ceeded. 1 had it in my grasp The pen wa:
already dipped into the ink, as it were, tC
sign nv commission. At this junctHre, the
Cabinet of LINCOLN was shaken to its centre.
Ii tottered to its fall. L was a tempest-a
burrfcane-a whirlwind-in its midst.
alone of the thirty millions Of American
people could save it. a word, breath from
me. and the storm would be lulled to repOs
and the Administration saved from the darl
Gulf of Ruin. In this hour of what may b
termed National Calamity by the Republican
party, LINCOLN appealed to my friendship fo
himself and his interesting family. L wa
melted to tears. rose triumphant abov,
the sordid exactions of selfinterest, and &C
cepted the sacrifice. l uttered the word. anC
the tempest furled its murky wing and lait
down to slumber l saved the Cabinet-bu
lost the PostOfice.
then turned my attention to the Marshal
ship for the Middle District of Tennessee
There were half a dozen applicants. Among
them was my friend E. R. GLAsCOcK, of Nash
vile. But he had no chance. In fact, no
body had a chance after / signifed my will
Iingness to accept the appointment. l had &
dead sure thing of it. This everybody knew
1t was the common topic of conversation ii
the highest political and diplomatic circles
Lord Lyons. the British Minister, did me tn
honor to remark, at large dinner party a
the residence of the Russian Ambassador
that .'BLrNNKs had dead sure thing Of it
Imagine my feelings them when on the yer
day my appointment was to be submitted
the Senate, / received the following tele
graphic dispatch from nly friend GLAscocE
who, it seems. had seen from my last letter t
Won (which, though not intended for publ
cation, you unfortunately inserted in the Pl
friot.) that had turned my attention to th
Marshaiship:
NASHVILLE, MARCH q.
To COL. CorioE1nus Hltiades BlynIlES.
C1Te Abe Lincoln, Washington, d. C.,
Ny DEAREST, kISDEsT FRIEND If you a
cept the Marshalship it will be dead loss
me of thousand dollars When l was
Washington 1 bet that amount with Wigfa
that would get the place. would MT min
it at all, and would much rather you woul
have the Office than to have it myself bI
coniidentially, can't afford to lose the be
i appeal to your friendship, which hsN
ever cherished as the greatest blessing OF m
life, and which / am sure will not suffer yo
to make me financial victim to the remors
less Wigfall. Withdraw from the contes
and let me have the Marshal's place, and
won't say anything more about that doubl
barrel shotgun / lent you year or two sg
I'll make you present of it. / shall re-
upon your valued friendship, which was Ne
er appealed to in vain. GLAs.
Twenty years ago l thought BRADDs Wi
cool. Little did then dream that / shou
one day encounter an individual, compar,
to whom, so far as GOODNESS is concerne
BRADDs would have been a red-hot hors
shoe. Here was another appeal to my frierl
ship, which has suddenly become the create
blessing in life The extreme beauty OF th
will strike you more forcibly when remar
that the day before Col. GLAseocK left Was
ington asked him, as a personal fa0Or,
lend me twenty-five dollars and a new CO
he had come on here in, promising to haE
them back to him Immediately on my rstu
home. Did he comply with this very reaso
able request? You will say of course tn
he did. But no such thing! He not on
declined, respectfully, it is true, but frml
TO lend noe the money and coat but did .