Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-27


on A visit one morning to Congress Spring,
was suddenly afflicted with cholic,
and not having any escort with her, she
went home on her own hook, and being
noticed walking down Broadway on her
personal curve, the originality and grace
of her figure struck every beholder, and
the next day all the young ladies in Sara
| toga we're practicing the Bend.
"The lady was Greek-from Tipperary
so, in her honor, they called it the Gre
| clan Bend.
GRECIAN BEND POETRY.
Since the "Grecian Bend" came into
fashion there have been almost an incrdi-
bic lumber of poems and songs written on
the subject, A gentleman of statistical
turn of mind, who has pretended to keep
the run of the papers, informs us that he
has seen over two hundred poems and songs
on the subject Some of the songs are
yery funny. One entitled "The Grecian
Bend" to The tune of "Villikins and His
Dinab," has had a very large sale. II re-
lates the story of maiden who dWelt IN
the City of New York, the daughter of a
rich father, Gwho cut big swell"
Much greenbacl1 and gold each year he did
And bis daughter she went and she took to the
bend.
The father expresselh much surprise al
seeing this change in the form OF his be-
loved daughter, but consoles himself with
the reflection that she inherited it from her
| mother. who used 10 stand Ger the wash
tub with that very same bend" That the
daughter explains that such is not the fact
that she has the "Grecian" in all its
glory, and that, Furthermore, she practices
Il ont of Difference TO the wishes of her low
er, TalloWboy.
Oh, no laughed the father, the Black Crook
And bend, called the Grecian. is its cousin, I'll
bet.
And the cat, sweetest daughter, has oft. / Opine,
| A kink such as that has riz up in her spine.
And hardly 1 think it doth dignity lend;
To copy from pussy her sweet Greclan Bend.
But the song goes on to say that Tallow-
boy woed and won this fair Grecian Ben
dist:
So the wedding come off in Madison Square,
Borrowed diamonds were plenty andsO was false
hair
And the fash 'nablc parson prayed heaven bless
On those who before it did Grecianly Bend.
Those who are in the early stages Of this
disease would do well to take warning OF
the sad story called
THE BLACK CROOK SAD But TRUE TALE.
| Miss Flora Gushing was by all acknowledged
| And many a scene Of Splendor Grand was by her
| As she went so the nobs all went-whate'e CT she
did was we'll
| She Joined the Saratoga ring and soon become
the belic
Her form and face were faulterless, her name
without stain,
Her dress was 1ocomofiDe-like, it had so long a
But dire Misfortune seized the girl. and caused
her mOurnful end;
| Disease it took her of right straight; it was
called the GTeciRn Bend.
| She grew much worse, yet she received not pity,
but abuse
| And though she never had looked fast, thsy
said she then looked loose;
| Her parents were III deepest gret-thelr hearts
! with pain were rent
| Yet stlll this girl with Grecian Bend kept fol-
lowing her bent.
] Atlasr when she found that her ways her trends
| and parents troubled,
| And that her form lost habits charms alto igh
she thought il doubled,
| She said hencefOrth she'd stand erect-"-t;h
| when she tried to do,
| Shed grown so stiff that, in one ,Cord, the dan
o. sci broke W firO.
"A Moral Tale, with a Climax" is the
title Of a poem WHICH has had the run OF
the press for many weeks past. 1t Is all
ahout marry some-one-oT. other who had a
little goat, lis hair as black as jet:
And Everywhere that Mary got
| The goat was sure TO get.
! He followed her to a watering place,
where she harnessed it TO little cart.
| It capered gayly round about,
| Except when on the road;
And everybody liked the goat.
| Because the goat Is as good
Then Mary bought a new black dress,
high-heeled shoes and a pannier, and she
| got, in consequence, Greclan Bend.
This the goat did not like:
lie gazed at her in silent grief.
| And pined away with trouble;
His beat grew weak, his eye grew dim,
To see her bent up double.
10 more he capered round about.
| No more he drew his cart;
| And so she took him out to walk
To cheer his dropping heart
Put when he saw her pannier,
| Far from the busy crowd,
| lie got his EbeneZer up
| And bleated long and loud.
Then he bent his body up
And gave q sudden jump:
, His horn went through tho pannier,
And struck her hip ker-thump
Mary dropped her parasOl,
And gave a healthy shout;
The straps gave out with sudden snap,
And she was Strengthened out.
1t is Furthermore mentioned that tn
goat recovered from his indisposition
And also:
After that the other girls,
Who heard of Mary's shock,
All left their panniers at home
When they took walk. .
An accident quite as bad as the one jus
related occurred to a lady who had a Gre
clan Bend, and was unlucky enough to g
into street car. Hear the result:
She stepped upon the platform
Her grace | can't forget
For oh that Grecian Bend Of hers
Clings to my memory yet.
Her bonnet "sOme," you bet
But that lovely Grecian Bend OF hers
Was the heaviest bend met.
Her waterfall was gorgeous,
And all who saw, contend
That her grace was never equalled
BY the Saratoga bend:
But, alas, for maiden beauty
Dust will return to dust,
And the most enchanting bender
Is doomed TO mote and rust.
In STOPPING to assume her seat
II hate to tell but must,
Some whalebOne thing that STAYED her up
Bent doublc-and then bust"
A Westerner adds one to the numerO
and still increasing number of poems. J
1t a specimen of Western talent it may
IS worth while 10 give his introduction. 1t
le called
on A BENDER.
saw being young and fair
60 tripping down he thrOnged street
The sunshine playing in her hair,
On velT ct springs her tiny feet.
Her form a Parian statute rose.
J., Each limb fleet as a wild gazelle;
10 And more Of poetry than prose,
n Spake in each movement Of the belle.
y An hour had passed andlOl | saw
y being sadly, sadly changed;
There was in every look flaw,
70 Her every motion seemed deranged.
OF saw the beaux her steps attend;
ne But she who late was bHthe and talr
Now stopped to show the "Grecian BEN
u And stopping lost each graceful arr
r Be that however as il may,
,o trust these lines will not offend
~ And ifmy pen has gone astray'
Excuse ittlir one, wnen say
Ii Twas tempted by the "Greclan Bend
IN ,,--,- -ry ,,r-pr 7-uErpFC,TAN PEND