The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-07-03
LEISURE PARAaRAPHs.


The frst thing young woman wants to
do after she is sixteenis to become a brides
maid; and the next to have one.-Ex.
The highest desire of an old maid is to
become little girl again, and the next to
have one.
Things are different from "what they
used to was" An exchange says that at
late dinner in North Carolina, there sat
down to the table three ex- Governors, an
ex-Juslice of the Supreme Court, two ex-
members of Congress, and some other men
of honorable distinction in their State, and
the only person Ia the room who could
vote or hold Office was the negro who wait
ed on the table. Such is reconstruction.
A new weekly. to be entitled Literary
Pastinass, will make it's appearance in Rich
mond about the middle of July, under the
business management of A. e. Crutchfeld,
Esq, formerly Of the Express. It will be
purely literary paper. gotten up in the
handsomest style oftypography, with occa-
sional illustrations. One interesting and
valuable feature will be series of bio
graphical sketches of our distinguished
men, with. now and then, engraved like
nesses. In all respects, it is designed to
bring the new enterprise fully up to the
most elevated standard of letters.
Theracent eapers of Mrs. E. A. Pollard,
nee Grenier, who in her girlish days SO long
resided IN Petersburg, have caused consid-
cradle comment in Richmond. cit cannot
be possible remarks a correspondent of
the Petersburg Express, ''that the woman
is sane. Surely, much attention has
! made her mad, or some deep seated grief
has unbalanced her mind. Personally,
one of the mos! beautiful and attractive wo-
men OF her day, and gifted with mental fac
ulties of high order, she might have been.
a comfort to her family aud an ornament
to society, but alas alas how true it is,
that like jewel in swine's snout. is a
woman without discretion. ass
A person of close observation will come
across some singular marriage notices oe-
casionally. We clip the following from
exchanges
BorEs-B1sHoP.-On Tuesday. by the
Rev. Thos. Hastings. Mr.. Julian Bolts to
Miss Harriet Bishop.
We thought that horses ailments
| Fell not to human lots
| The Church is not exempt it seems
Bishops got the Bolts.
Combination week, Mr.. J. Cobb
to Miss Kate Webb.
A gruff old fool, whosits nowjust beside US,
Says in our year, 'Iaok out for little spiders.''
STEED-CURRY-Ont the 9th inst, Mr..
Sam Stsed to Miss Sarah E. Curry.
Said Brown, Sam Steeds so very small,
fear he will be fUrried.'
| 'Oh, no. said Jones. "a steed's horse,
And short one is soon curTied
| TURN-TURN.-On the 14th, Mr.. Jo-
seph Turn to Miss Mary Turn.
Let's hope they were good children both
- And honored veil their loving mother
We can't complain in such events.
For one good turn deserves another
Who ever heard of an editor being rich?
Geo. D. Prentice, Of the Louisville Jour-
nal, hopes to be some day, and makes the
following disposition of his riches. He
says:
III possessed the most valuable things
in the world, aud was about to will them
away. the following would be my plan Of
distribution :
would give to the world truth and
friendship which are so very scarce.
would give to physicians skill sud
learning.
would give to printers their pay.
TO gosslping women, good seDse, mod
esty. large waists and natural teeth.
To young sports and dapdies common
sense, little cash and hard labor.
To old maids, good temperS, smOotht
faces, little talk and good husbands.
To old bachelors, love for virtue, chill
; dren and wives.