The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-13
PAoETIE.

A gentleman who had married sec
ond time INDUCED in recurring too
often in conversation to the beauties
and virtues of his first consort He had,
however, barely discernment enough to
discover that the subject was not an
agreeable one TO his present lady.
Excuse me, madam" said he, al
cannot help expressing my regrets for
the dear departed
Upon my honor" said the lady, al
can most heartily affirm that ! am as
sincere a mourner for her as you can
be."
A little fellow, not more than five
years Of age, hearing some gentlemen
at his fathers table discussing the fam
iliar line, IAN honest mans the noblest
work of God, said he knew it WASH t
true; his mother was better than any
man that was ever made.
They have little town "Out Yves"
which appears to have been overlook
ed by Dickens and some other English
travellers, and which is, "all sorts of a
stirring place In one day they re
Gently had two street fights, hung a
man, rode three men out of town on q
rail; got up a quarter race, and tur
keyshooting, gander-puling, a match
doghght, and preaching by circus
rider, VINO afterwards ran a footrace
. for appleiack al round; and as if that
was notenough, the Judge oftAe Court,
after losing his years salary at a
single handed poker, and whipping q
person for saying he didn't understand
the game, went out and helped to lynch
his grandfather for hogstealing
"Going going, just a goingr cried
out an auctiOneer.
Where are you goingP asked
passer-by.
Well replied the knight Of the
hammer, I'm going to the Geological
Gardens, to tell the managers that one
of their balloons is loose.
An irresolute mans mind is general
ly, as Richard III. said Of his own body,
"but half made up"
The following hit at Southern army
contractors appears in the Chattanooga
Rebel Il will answer for more North
ern ATTITUDES
To rob the country two contractors come,
One cheats in corn, the ether cheats in rum,
Which is The greater, il YOU can explain,
A rogue in spirit or thief in grain2
A.RONANcE. CHIEFLY RHYWED.-They
meet in the street, and they sigh,
passing by. Meet again, and its plain
that they'er both nothing 10th man and
wife to be for life.
"Dear, says he, You love me p
YES, do. Pray, do you love me
too?"
"FondlyT
"La2 ask Mammal
Of he goes, to propose, and receive
mothers leave.
Ma says Yes
You may guess with what JOY he ems
ploys various trades, by whose aids tbs
his wish to furnish for his spouse a At
house. When that's done, they're
made one, by a priest; give feast set
OIL seen--honeymoon--blisses, kisses,
Mister, Missis-whSt tale Of true tove
this is
Mr. Jones called upon the gentleman
who advertises TO restore oil paintings,
and requested him to restore a valuable
landscape, which was stolen from him
two years ago
IA waggish spendthrift recently said:
: +" Five years ago ] was not worth .
cent in the world low see where ] am
through my own exertionsF
"Well, where are your
why, owe more than S3,OOOF
Young ladies are ike an arrow
they cant be got of without beau
Another reasOE why they are like al
arrow When they get into your heart,
they can't be got out "till death.
An English Judge being asked what
contributed most 10 success At the bar
replied Some succeed by great tai
ent, some by miracle, but the majority
by commencing without a shilling