The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-24
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPT "a, 1862.
Another Racy Letter from 0rpheus
c. Kerr.

A
G. Kerr
If tired Natures sweet restorer. balmy
sleep, should ever take il into her head 90
invade 0dr distracted country =ht would
meet with less resistance in Washington
than it is possible for the able-bodied
mind TO comprehend. Notwithstanding
the fact that President Lincoln is an hon
est man, my boy, the genius Of Slumber
has opened large wholesale establish
ment here, and the tendency TO repose is
80 general that the authorities are Just
able TO wink at secession sympathizers.
1t takes so long TO get the news of the
war from New York that our citizens
grow languid in the intervals. On Mon
day, indeed, an cnterprising chap from
Nantucket opened a Museum on the out
skirts Of the town, by way Of varying
the monotony, and quite q numerous
crowd assembled TO witness the perform
ance. This Museum comprises real
twO-shilling piece, Enclosed in a strong
glass case, TO preserve it from the yio-
lencc of the mob, aud even respectable
old married men go TO see il, for the sake
of past associations. On the occasion Of
my visit TO this unique establishment /
arrived shortly before the exhibition be-
gan, and found brilliant array of beauty
and fashion for an audience. IL was
quite interesting, my 10y, TO hear the
conversation going on. There was a fine
young chap Just in front of me who has
recently been appointed TO the staff Of
the Commander-in-C in consequence
Of his great experience in the coal bust
ness, and says he 10 another Iubin's EX-
tracts chap:
"Fwedwick, who is that vanishing
crcatchah oyah they with the Peach
Orchard eyes and Lehigh hair?'
cav, dimmy y says Lubin's Extracts,
"that's the great heiress. She's worth
eighty thousand postSge-stamps."
"The wed kindr' says the young staff
chap, eagerly it the sticky wed kind,
| FwedP
mo-" says Lubin's Extracts, scornrul-
| ly; otis the green ten cent kind
"lniWojoose me" says the stali-chap,
! "intwoioose me, Fwed; mnst
know her--upon my soul must
Upon his soul, my boy--he said upon
his SOUL When il is possible for an in
PRODUCTION to take place upon such n soul
as that my boy, il will be comparative
ly easy TO manmuyrc an elephant brig
ade on the extreme point of an infant
needle.
When the manager of the Museum
came out TO lecture upon his great ma
tural curiosity, there was immediate ST.
lence, and when the case was uncovered,
revealing the quarter TO full view, several
very old gentlemen tainted. Alas! they
remembered the time When--but no mat
Ter now-nO matter now.
"Ladies and gentlemen says the man
ager, pointing solemnly TO his treasure
"the rare and beautiful coin which you
now behold was well known to our fore
fathers, who stamped the figure of Liber-
Nv upon it, in order 10 show the world
that this is the only country where q man
is at Liberty to deal in slaves by way Of
financial speculation. This rare ooiu
disappeared as soon as the Liberty speal
of seemed TO be endangered, nor will il
reappear in this country again while there
are 80 many brokers ahead
On quitting this admirable moral eX
hibition, my boy, did not return to thii
city, but went Immediately down TO Ac
cOmac, TO attend the great Union meeting
Accomac, my boy, has at length deter
mined that this war shall DO yigorousl,
carried on, even if il takes several public
speakers TO say so; and the conduct o
Accomac, in calling a meeting for such
purpose, reminds me of a chap | ono
knew in the Sixth Ward.
lie was a respectable family chap, VIII
had formed partnership with all hi
neighbors for the express purpose O
taking entire and exclusive charge q
their business for them, and eyinccd suCl
a deep interest in the most private affair
of his friends, that absence did not con
duer their love for him. One Sunda
there was n city missionary at the Dhurc
no attended, who implored the aid an
prayers Of the Congregation in behalf q
n poor, but pious family who were starv
ing TO death around the corner lie
any tracts been left with our suflerin
frenz Z? says the respectable chap, risin
in his pew, and pinching his chin
thoughtfully. Yes says the mission
airy sadly, we sent them some tracts o
the immortality of the soul but horribl
to relate, they gained no flesh by them.
The respectable chap, who was broke
by profession, was much moved by thi
, revelation of human depravity, and say
he 10 bsld-headed chap in the nel
pew Brother Jones, you must atten
10 this sad case in the morning, w
must remember our fellow beings i
; affection, Brother Jones. Early to-moI
i row you must take some bread TO thi
suffering family. Ii you have no brca
. Of your own, RroiheF Jones" says n
+ respectable chap, rather feelingly, econ
+ to my shop and IL will sell You son
e for this charitable purpose But Brotht
,. Jones proved TO be gtieyous backslido
II my boy, and said he had an engage
!, ment 10 go to HOboken on the mOrI
a ing in question. Very wei" says d
20 respectable chap, when he heard thi
then / will arrange il in another way
Tell our starving brothers and sisters
have faith, says he 20 the missionary,
q heartfelt manner "and they shall
fed, even AZ the rawlings fed my old irier
Elijah" So, the next day he called
Z rppefin0 nf brethren IN UFaV that fOf