The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-06

One Of the p~rettiest and plessantesi
mornings Of Nay, nosr the close Of that
delightful month Of balmy airs and frsg-
rant flowers, the train Cor Louisville wss
I freishted with an unusual number OF eie-
CANT women aRd gay, nicely dressed men.
AZ usual, amongst the latter, was a large
proportion Of Uncle SANS pets with shOul.
der straps. There was no longer any ap-
p~rehension Of gueFriIlGs or other msurs-
ders on the road, and after getting fairly
under way, she passengers, catching the
spirit Of the lovely morn, addressed them
selves to the task Of making time pass of
pleasantly. Il was not long ere AL, who
were SO disposed, we're enjoying themselves
in some wsy- On one Of the seats in the
ladies' car was a married lady with & little
daughter; opposite facing them was snOth-
or child, & son, and 3 colored "Gady"-we
believe they are all "ladies" noW-Eith the
baby. This mother Of these children was
q beautiful mstrOn, with sparkling eyes, in
exuberant health, and viyaeious spirits.
Behind her sat ayOung Lieutenant, dressed
TO kin, and seeking 9 victim. He scraPsd
up an acqusiatsncs with the mother By at
%tentiOns to the children. It was not long
before he was esssying to make himself
very agreeable to her, and BY the time the
sun began TO decline, one wonld have
thought they were old familiar fhends.
The Lieutenant felt that he had made an
imPression-his citation manifested It. The
lady dreaming of 10 wrong, suspecting ne
evil, was apparently pleased with her cas-
ual acquaintance. By and bye, the train
approached the tunnel at Muldrough's
Hill. The gay and festive Lieutenant,
leaned over and whispered something in
the lsdy's ear. Il was noted that she ap-
Peared as if thunderstruck, and her eyes
Immediately after famed with Indignation.
A moment more and a smile lighted
up her features. What changes That
smile, Il was not Of pleasure, but was
1t was uuperceived by th e
Lieutenant. She made him a reply, which
him apparently very much
For the understanding properly Of this
nsrratiys-this DER true tale-we must tell
the reader what was whispered, and what
Whispered the Lieutenant, "
mean 70 kiss you when we get into the tun-
nell" Replied the lady, "Itwin be dark
who will see 1T" Into earth's bowels-into
The tunual, ran the cars. Lady and colored
quickly changed seats. Gay Lieu
tenant threw his arms around the LADY
pressed her cheek TO his, and fast
and furious rained kisses on her lips. In g
moments the train came out into the
dsylight-white lady looked amazed,
lady bashful, blushing; gay Lieu
tenant befogged. "Jane," aid the white
.udy, "what have you been doing ?" Re-
the colored lady, Nothing 90
& Yes you have" said the white lady, not
under tones, but in voice that attracted
he attention Of all in the car "see how
your collar ia rumpled, and your bonnet
mashed" Jane, poor cOlored beauty, hung
head a moment, the Conserved Of all
observers" and then turning around TO the
Lieutenant, replied, " zEis nan kuggcd and
ne n he tznneiF' Loud and long
the laugh that followed, among the
passengers. The white lady enjoyed the
oke amazingly. Lieutenant looked like 3
heep-steaIing dog-len the car ard Yves
Ieen no more during the trip.