Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-03
"FEED MY LANBs.n

FEED MY LANES"
We hope we may be excused for seem
ing irreverance, but We cannot avoid stating
the fact that the little lambs were fed
bountifully by the kind people Of franklin.
The sheep also got plenty, and even the
black sheep we're taken good care Of 10 ali
OF which yoHr correspondent can testify.
THE SPEAKERS.
And now Messrs. Bond and Colyar adj
dressed the crowd, after which DIR. Green
makes few appropriate remarks for DIR.
Sharp, who is confined 10 his seat BY an
attack OF bashiulness. The orator OF the
day makes his appearances now, and is in
PRODUCED to the crowd as
MASTER FRANK FKIZzELT..
THAT name, Frank, will do Immediately
the utmost silence prevails, and the Young
orator almost staggers as thousand mag
netie batteries in the shape of double that
many sparkling eyes aredirected upon him. |
His voice aud ennneiation are clear and per
feet, and reach every ear in that crowd. |
We took no notes Of his address, bat the !
girls did, and every word Of it is no doub, |
engraved upon the soft tablets of many a |
y 4
lars. lie placed the pastor Of the church 1
in franklin in rather a delicate predica- |
ment, when be stated as piece of delicate |
news, that he expected TO get married in |
The course of the year. This Is fortunately |
leap-year, and we would advise the ladies |
of that town TO appoint committee of one
whose duty il shall be to see that The worthy |
pastor keeps his word. After some appro- |
pirate and very humorous remarks, Master |
Frizzeil sat down blushingiy amidst a per-
feet storm of applause and young tornado |
of bouquets.
THE FINALE
The band strikes up Home, street home, az
a signal that all must make themselves per-
fectly at home. The grounds soon become |
dotted over with groups Of young and old, |
and good cheer, fun and merriment prevail. |
The little ones play ball, graces and other |
games suited TO their age. The Johnnies |
bring water from the spring, and the |
Charles mOnopolize all the pretty girls in
some shady nook. The old people talk Of |
the days of "Auld Lang Syne," when the |
world was much younger and more beauti- |
full, and the silken web of many an old |
friendship long severed, is renewed here |
and there. But joy aud sorrow ever walk |
arm in arm, and il is but step from this |
happy scene to graveyard, where sleep |
10 peace the brave boys who strove in a |
nations madness. Many a tear-drop rolls |
down upon the green sward as some sor-
rowing matron speaks of her departed son,
who ought and might have been the sup |
port and solace of her declining years
Terrible river dark river of war,
With thy tide of blood and gore;
Let thy waves be swept atar,
In Lethe's gulf for evermOre.
And now my little Ministries, let your
strains be more joyous, for we have done |
forever with the past.
Beautiful river bIest river Of Peace
May thy waVeets brightly shine, |
And thy ebbings never cease
Till we find the Peace divine.
THE RETREAT.
We would gladly draw a thick veil of |
oblivion over the concluding scenes, but |
as faithful historian we are obliged to go |
on to the bitter end. In the first place, we |
came very near losing the sheep and pet |
lambs that had been placed in our care by |
our friends at Nashville. They had strayed |
off, and had been 80 thoroughly mixed up
with this immense crowd that their indi- |
viduality or whereabouts had been totally |
lost. We were almost in despair until the |
whistle OF the return train pierced the air,
when We were delighted to see them all |
come back again, unlike Bo Peeps sheep,
With their little BeaNr behind them.
OF course the Charles, Willies and Rich
ards again, for the JOhnnies were following |
their noble instincts of usefulness, and |
carrying the babies and baskets.
As We stated before, railroad transpor-
tation had been very precious on this Occa-
sion, and tremendous rush took place for !
the cars.
The high and lofty tumbling exhibited |
on this occasion would have done credit to !
Dan Rice's circus in its most palmy day.
The female performers distinguished them
selves particularly, and the consequence |
was "a perfect crash of drygoods and a
wreck of crinoline."
Your correspondent became somewhat |
soured, and left the female train for the |
mail train, which came along just about |
that time. The cars had to make several |
trips between the two points, and the rear
guard did not get home till midnight. In
fact, many of the boys haye not come home
at all, but they are no doubt we'll taken /
care Of by the hOspitable people of Frank
lin. The Floras, Fannies, ,Ophelias and |
Lucies, who are interested in this matter,
are swearing vengeance aud / should not /
like 10 be in President Sloss' shoes just now.
Impeachment is certain, and he won't es-
cape as easily as did President johnson,
We can assure him. j. j. Ct.
Nashville, June /, 1868.