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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-27
FOURTEENTH TOAST.

Tennessee: the State of Jackson, Polk
and Johnson-her sons have ever been
foremost in the council and the camp; her
daughters are the queens Of the nation.
Col. w. ID. BURTON, Of Louisisna-Mr.
President: | respond with my whole
heart. Tennessee is the proudesi, dearest
word on earth TO noe. Twas here i first
drew the breath Of life. Here spent the
halcyon days o: boyhood. / love her
very soil, her mountains, rivers, dales,
gallant sons, and above all, her fair daugh-
tiers. After az absence Of eighteen years,
/ am proud to return on this glorious oc-
casion, in the full vigor Of manhood, to
offer al he shrine of our Alma Mater the
pure tribute of love TO my native home.
May Tennessee ever be in the future what
she has been in the past-proud, gallant,
and true 10 constitutional liberty.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-27

California produced last year nearly
fifteen million pounds of wool, which was
larger by almost two million pounds than
the production of An other STATE.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-27

A SHARP REToRT.-Pedsnt remarked
to a farmer, 81 cannot bear q fool.
Your mother could was the reply
The Liberal.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-27
THIRTEENTH TOAST.

The Ladies: We say of them as Cicero
said of letters, "Adolescentiam Aunt, SEN
ectutem oblectani, secundas res ornapt
adversis solatium prsbent, delectant domi."
r L CARUTHERs, JR, OF NASHVILLE
Mr. President: The lateness of the hour
precludes me the privilege of answering az
/ would. After DIR Kelley's eloquent and
beautiful tribute, feel incompetent of do
ing the subject Justice. He did not much
like being put last with the sweetest sub
jeci; bnt consoled himself with the rehec-
ton that the notes of the dying swan were
the sweetest" and that the sweetest toas:s
of the day were reserved for the dying
banquet. He then branched off in such an
eloquent and howery manner with his
subject that We would spoil it were we to
even put il down. He closed by hoping
that the committee would not exclude the
ladies from the next fest, as he hoped to
be able TO bring one of his own on that &C.
eaaion. H... a... .#...
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-27
Opposite Upper End of the MarksGhOu

WE PREsENE:EHIE sEAsoH.: MOST
unqusstiOnabIy. the LARGEST and FINEST
stock Of Idasn Clothing In Tmnsssss. Our
ssSSs are Of the most perfect character In pol
Of FABRIC. CUT. FIT. GENERAL MAX
UP and ELEGANT PROPORTION. rhss.
goods are known to have undsrEons thorough
process Of shrinking before making up. and
beautifully Iaundried after they are made.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-27
THIRD TOAST.

"The Alumni Of the Law Department
of the Cumberland Observation-Disclosures
worthy disciples Of that noble science,
which, nurtured by an enlightened philo-
sophy, invigorated by sound learning, and
and embellished by eloquent literature, is
the most efficient support of constitutional
liberty.
This was responded to BY Frank E.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-27

Our representative tonight: renowned
alike in the forum and the field, his Alma
Mater is proud ofso worthy Bon.
GEN BATE-Mr. President and gentlemen
of the Alumni: As the sentiment indics.es
other labor for me, it may be breach of
military etiquette to become skirmish er
when have to bring up the rear tonight.
thank you for the sentiment proposed.
/ return to Lebanon for the first time
since 1860. l left this place, as gradu-
ate, in 1852, with high hopes for the ftI-
ture, expecting to climb the hill of fame
at whose base sill find myself One of
the gentlemen who has already addressed
you has spoken in feeling terms Of an
AIumnus Of this school who was cut of in
the prime of life. knew Robert Green
we'll; aud | fully endorse the eulogy of my
friend Col. Williams. He was ever sc'
tuated By the spirit Of the motto which he
adopted on leaving College. There's DO
such word rs failp'
Also paid a handsome compliment to
Chancellor East, classmate, in which be
gave some excellent advice 10 the class OF
1869. Pronounced glowing tribute to
woman, Who was the queen Of song and
star Of chivalry-last at the cross and first
at the sepulchre-and casts blessings and
smiles over mankind.
In looking around, be found that many
familiar faces were gone, as well as the cid
college walls. In reference to the building,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-27

Female Education: Woman, without edu-
cation is the diamond buried in the caVerns
of the earth-with it, she is the same dia-
mond, polished and resplendent whose
lustre gilds the coronal of mans life.
Rev. d. G. KELLEY, D. D.-Mr. tresi-
dent-I slise to protest against this toast.
The females have been banished from this
hall. After lawyers, preachers, literary
men and Camp Blake have been toasted,
the Master Of Ceremonies, with his usual
impudence, announces the name of wo-
man. Had | not been girl once myself,
| would not cretend to answer it. Have
been twelyA years in a boarding school.
But the speakers before me have stolen
my thunder. Under the light of this
christian country, woman comes forth the
educated lady. 1 protest that woman is
not 10 be taught otherwise than man. She
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-27

Stokes During the War-sOme Ques-
ton 10 which Answers will not
Likely be Given.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07
The PrOdigal Son in Chinese.

Ayoung Chinaman, Choy Avail, scholar
at the Five Points House of Industry reads
the Testament i'll English, and then gives
the sense in dialect of his own and this
is what he makes of the parable of the
Prodigal Son:
a man, he two sons. Son speak he to
father: father got money give some he
father he take it all right. just now give
you half. He give him half; he 60 long
way-like me come China to New York
No be careful of money, use too much !;
money all gone he very hungry. He went
to man. He want work, he say all right !;
he tell him to feed pigs. He give pigs
beans he eat with pigs himself. He just
now talk: "My father he rich man-too
much money. What for me stay here hun
CRY? Iwant go back and see my father
l say to him, very bad. He knows bad.
Emperor [Godl see bad. No be son, me
be coolie.'' He go back =; long way, father
see him. He take him on the neck. The
son say, 81 very bad. I just now no be
your son l coolie." His father talkey to
boy, and say, sect handsome coat give
he ring give he shoes bring fat cow-kill
him give him to eat" They very glad
He all same dead; just now come back
alive he lost; he get back. Number one
son come. He hear music he tell servant,
''What for they make music?' He say,
{" Your brother come back; your father
very glad he no sick he kill fat cow
Number one son very angry :; he no go in
inside very angry. Father he come out :;
he say, No, no be angry" Number one
son he say, 81 stay all time by father !;
never make him angry. My brother he
very bad, he use money too much he have
fat cow and music" Father say, 90 You
no understand he just dead he now come
to life he lost, he now come back
DRAWER Harper's Nagazine for August.
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Peter and His Gal.

hitcht my cheer close to hern, shet my
eyes and trembously sed, "Sal you're the
very gal I've been hankerin arter for a long
time. | love you all over-from the foot
of your sole to the head Of your. crown, and
| don't keer who knows it and if you say
so, We'll be jined i'll the holy bones of mat
rimony. Z pluribus union, gloria Monday
morning, siz temper tyranis, non compus
mentis, world without end,'' SEE /; and
felt as though / had throwd like an allegay-
ter, felt so relieved. With that she fecht
a skream, and after while she SEE, "Pe-
ter?" "What is it, Sallye" SEE l. "Yes, :"
SEE she, hidin her face. You may depend
upon it felt orful good "Glory! glo-
ryr' seq I. 81 must holler, Sal, or I'll
burst open. Hooray, hooray! I can jump
over ten rale fence. can do any thing
fellow could, would, or orter do" With
that, sorter sloshed myself down by her,
and clinched the bargain with kiss. Talk
about yer sugar-talk about yer melasses-
talk about mite blooming serious-they
me to come nigh 'em, they would
have tasted sour arter that. o broom
straws with sorghum lasses on 'em !!
eff Sails daddy hadn't bawled out, cts
time for all honest folks to be in bed, do
believe I'd staid all mite. You'd orter see
me when sat hum. pulled dad outer
bed and Rugged him | pulled man outer
bed and Rugged her; pulled the niger
servant outer bed and Rugged her. "Dad,"
says I, elm goin' for to git married. -
married bawled dad. married y
squalled mann. eyes, git married." seq I,
"married all over jined in wedlock hook
ed on for worser or better, for life and for
death, to Sal am that very thing. Peter
Sporum, Esq" With that up and told
them from Alpher to Omegar. They were
mighty pleased and mighty willin', and we
IN r. 7 mean Sal and II was Snliccd
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07
The Century-Plant.

Mr.. f. A. Frost, of Rochester, N. Y,
forwarded photographs of the century-plant
now preparing to bloom upon his premises,
and the subjoined interesting account of
the singular flower:
"The American Aloe, or Century Plant,
is native of Mexico and South America,
and has been introduced into some of the
warmer parts of Europe and the United
greenhouses. Accounts give us descrip-
tions of the Towering of this majestic
plant in several localities, among which
may be mentioned one in DevOnshire, Eng
land, which had flower stem thirty-seven
feet high, its branches being loaded with
10000 blossoms /; also one at Cornwall,
England, which lowered in 1887, and had
flowers of a sulphur yellow color, above
five inches in length, to the number of 50SS.
The tlower-buds appeared the last of June,
and on July 21st there were thirteen lateral
and alternative branches thrown out, at
the extremity of which there were numer-
Gus clusters of tlower-buds, measuring
from fourteen to eighteen inches across
On September 18th the f1ower-stem was
twenty-five feet high, and had thirty-four
arms or branches, beside cluster of flow
er-buds on the top Of the stem. By the
middle of October the lowermost clusters
were i'll great perfection, and remained in
bloom until Christmas. From October 10th
to the middle of November, the stately APP
pearance of the plant, with its gracefully
curved branches expanding like beautiful
candelabra, and sustaining such number
of erect blossoms and buds, the flowers
beautifully succeeding each other, presented
to the eye a spectacle highly gratifying
AS the flower stalks grew and the flowers
expanded, it seemed to exhaust the plant,
and the leaves dropped and rapidly with
cred, but the stalk remained green, and
took several months to get dry. The Cen
tury-Plant now about to flower on my
premises is the Agace americana ,folia earle
gata, or stripped-leaved American Aloe Il
believe none of this variety have ever flow
cred in this country before; it is now about
seventy years old, and was purchased by
the late Hon. John Greig, of Canandaigua
N. Y, i'll the year 1909, from Princes Gar
den, Flushing, L. l., and at that time was
supposed to be nine or ten years old. On
the 25th of April last indications of its
Towering were observed, and its daily adj
vance is carefully noted"
Mr. Carpenter said that, in behalf of the
American Institute, he made application to
the owner of this great curiosity, and he
was happy to announce that it would form
an attractive feature of the coming fair
Mr.. Carpenter further stated what he had
learned from private letter, namely, that
the blossom stalk is now sixteen and half
feet high it is growing at the rate of three
inches per diem, and is likely to keep on at
that rate Tor q month to come-at least un-
til it is in full bloom.-HearA and Home.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07
Beautiful Extract.

Men seldom think of the great event of
death until the shadow falls across their
own path, hiding forever from their eyes
the traces of the loved ones whose livin.
smiles were t he sunlight of their existence
Death is the great antagonist of life, and
the cold thought of the tomb is the skele-
ton of all feasts. We do not want to go
through the dark valley although its pas
sages may lead to paradise; and, with
Charles Lamb, we do not want to lie down
in the muddy grave, even with kings and
princes for our bed-fellows.
g But the fiat of nature is inexorable.-
There is no appeal of relief from the great
law which dooms us to dust. We flourish
and we fade as the leaves of the forest, and
the flower that blooms and withers in a
day has not frazier hold upon life than
the mightiest monarch that ever shook the
earth with his footsteps. Generations of
the countless multitude that throngs the
world to-day, will tomorrow disappear as
the footsteps on the shore.
''In the beautiful drama of Ion, the in
stinct of immortality, SO eloquently uttered
by the death-devoted Greek, find a deep
response in every thoughtful soul. When
about to yield his young existence as a
sacraiice to fate, his beloved Clemanthe
asks if they shall not meet again, to which
he replies: 4 have asked that dreadful
question of the hills that look eternal-of
the clear streams that flow forever-of the
stars among whose fields of azure my raised
spirit hath walked in glory. All were
dumb. But while gaze upon the living
face, feel that there is something in the
love that mantles through its beauty that
can not wholly perish We shall meet
again, Clemanthe'"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07
BetrOthal.

o for one hour of such enchanted light
As made fairer daytime in the sky,
When on the willow-bank we sat that night,
My old-time love and |.
A while we talked so low and tenderly,
We felt the listening trees above us lean !;
And louder far the silence seemed to me
That fell at last between.
Her heart lay floating on its quiet thoughts,
Like water-lilies on a tranquil lake;
And love within, unknown, because UNI
sought,
Lay dreaming half awake.
All, Love is lightest sleeper ever known!
A whisper, and he started plain to view ;
Old as the heavens seemed our story grown,
While yet the moon was new.
And when she spoke, her answer seemed
the while
Sweeter for sweetness of the lips that told,
Setting precious word within 4 smile
A diamond ringed with gold.
Then doomed for us the perfect century
flower;
Then filled the cup and overran the brim;
And all the stars professional, that hour,
Chanted a bridal-hymn.
All, Time, all after days may fly away,
Such joy as that thou hast but once to
give,
And Love is royal from his crowning-day,
Though kingdomless he live.
Harper's lMgtzine.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07
Evidence of the Senses.

A skeptic said to a Christian, elbow do
you know you have a soul? Did you ever
see it? NO. was the reply.
"Did you ever smell it? ono"
''Did you ever taste it p "No."
"Did you ever feel it?'' eyes, always
and Enthusiastically"
"Well, now," said the skeptic, "the
four most accurate of your five sences stand
arrayed against one-which one shall we
believer"
The Christian answered, "Did you ever
see pain?'
"No," said the skeptic hesitatingly.
"Did you ever hear pain?" "No."
"Did you ever smell pain?' mo"
'Did you ever taste a pain9" "No."
odd you ever feel a pain?' Certain
ly,' was the reply.
"And still, my friend, it is palpable that
you have no more evidence of pain than 1
of my soul; for consciousness of life UNDER
lies all other consciousness
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07
Bachelors, Attention!
The attention of bachelors is invited tc
the follownr sswail'

The attention of bachelors is invited to
the following ''wail:'
''There are some sad sights in this world;
4 city sacked and burnt-a battlefield after
great slaughter-a London in the midst
of plague-a ship burning at sea-a fam
lily pining in starvation-a jug of molasses
wrecked upon the pavement. All bad it is
true.
"But to u.s. the saddsst sight of all is an
old bachelor wearing toward the end of his
journey of life, his great duties undone.-
Miserable creature! just look at him; his
slirt-bnttons off-his stockings out at toes
hot son OF daughter, nor a relative to
drop tear, close his eyes in death, or to
leave his money to-nobody, in fact, to
care for him. Stunned by saint and sin
ner.''
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07
Advice TO the Girls.

Do not estimate the worth of Il young
man by his ability to talk soft nonsense,
nor by the length of his moustache.
Do not imagine that an extra ribbon
tied about the neck, can remedy the defect
of a soiled collar or an untidy dress.
If your hands are Drowned by labor, do
not envy the lily fingers of Miss Fuss and
Feathers, whose mother works in the kitch-
Ell while the daughter lounges in the parlor
If a dandy, with cigar between his fin
gers, asks you if smoking is offensive to
you, tell him, emphatically, eyes" The
habit should be, even though the odor may
not.
Do not waste your tears on the imaginary
sorrows of Alonzo and Melissa, nor the
trials of the dime novel heroines. Seek
rather to alleviate the woes OF the suffer-
ing ones on earth.
If your dress is inconveniently long, and
a gentleman steps upon it, don't be angry,
but meekly beg his pardon, as You ought.
Always cherish partiality for the smell of
diShwater-it is more conducive to health
and far less expensive than "Boquet of
Eden"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07

MANNERs.-Yo Dung folks should be man.
nerly. How to be so is the question. Many
a good boy and girl feel that they can not
behave to suit themselves in the presence
of company. They feel timid, bashful, and
self-distrustful the moment they are adj
dressed by a stranger, or appear in COM
pany. There is but one way to get over
this feeling and acquire graceful and easy
manners, that is to do the best they can all
the time at home, as well as abroad. Good
manners are not learned from arbitrary
teachings SO much as acquired from habit.
They grow upon us by use. We must be
corteous, agreeable, civil, kind, gentle
manly and womanly at home, and then it
will soon become kind of second nature
to be so everywhere. A coarse, rough man.
ner at home begets habit of roughness,
which we can not lay off if we try, when
we go among strangers. The most agree
able people we have ever known in COM
pany, are those that are perfectly agree
able at home. Home is the school for all
the best things, especially for good man.
ners. COMMoNER.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07

WEAR A SMILE.-Which will you doo
smile and make others happy, OF be crab
bed and make everybody around you mis-
cradle? You can live among flowers and
singing birds, or in the mire surrounded by
fogs and frogs. The amount of happiness
which you can produce is incalculable, if
you will only show smiling face, kind
heart, and speak pleasant words. On the
other hand, by sour looks, cross words, and
a fretful disposition, you can make hum
dreds unhappy almost beyond endurance.
Which will you do? Wear a pleasant
countenance ; let joy beam in your eye and
love glow on your forehead. There is no
joy so great as that which springs from
kind act or pleasant deed, and you may
feel it at night when you rest, and at morn
ing when you rise, and throughout the day
when about your daily business.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07

Daniel O'Connell was addressing an
audience at an Anti-corn-law netting in
in Covent Garden Theatre, when an inter
ruption occurred. An individual would
persist in standing up in the pit. "Sit
down. "Turn him out" ETC., resounded
from all parts of the house; but the fellow
was obstinate, and would stand. The po-
lice interposed, but it was labor in vain.-
At last o. Comell waved his hand for silence,
and then, speaking to the police, said:
"Pray, let the worthy gentlemen have his
way; lies Il toilor and acaats to rest himself"
The obstinate man Immediately sat down
amid thunders of applause from every por-
ton of the vast assembly.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07

moustache bristled up what was coming
81 love YOU
els that all %
Is not that enough ~
"Why, thought by the expression of
yovr countenance that it was something
more serious.''
at will be serious enough for me, unless
You tell me that my love is returned he
said, throwing himself on his knees before
me.
Indeed" I was wondering how he
was ever going to get up. That was very
serious consideration.
"Can you love me?''
81 did not feel quite certain about that
in fact, think that was as much in doubt
about the state of my heart as Mr.. Fagge
was.
evil you have me, darlingo'
The next instant Mr.. Fagge gave yell
of pain that penetrated my soul. With
hurried glance took in the whole situa-
ton. Father had arrived, and was now
putting his threat into execution. Mr..
Fagge made no resistance, but allowed my
father to lead him to the door. My blood
boiled. sprang toward them, and grasped
Mr.. Fagge around the neck.
"My dear Aminidab,'' l cried, 81 do
love you indeed do. You shall not take
him, father He is mine, mine my be-
loved Aminidab -
beatrice - shouted father.
"No, father, you shall not part us.
"Beatrice, will you not obey me?''
SIN all but this. But you can never
tear us asunder-no, never" And chung
tighter to the beloved of my soul.
Father sank into chair, seemingly quite
overcome. waited for him to speak.
''Mr. Fagge take seat at length he
said. Beatrice" turning to me, ''do
you mean to marry this man?'
Eyes, SIR
Enough y father smiled. "Beatrice
allow me to introduce you to the Hon.
Walter Stillheet, of c., one of the veal
thiest men in the city, and my particular
friend
turned toward Aminidab. lie was just
removing wig from his glossy black curls,
and in his hands held a fiery red moustache.
With a cry of joy sprang into his arms.
"Will you love me as well as you did,
Beatrice ," he asked.
"Yes,' l murmured. He kissed me.
"There is only one way to manage a
headstrong girl, Mrs. Puggins," father
said, as my mother entered the room. We
all laughed heartily.
"Iou played your part well, father" I
said.
"Well, the rest remains for you and
him.
All this happened some months ago; we
are married now, but never regretted my
fathers ruse.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07

When Napoleon I. escaped from Elba,
the Moniteur, then edited by Louis XVIII,
thus chronicled the progress of Napoleon:
1.-The anthropophagist" has escaped-the
"Corsican ogre" has landed-the "tiger"
is coming-the "monster has slept at
Grenoble-the "tyrant" has arrived at
Lyons-the "usurper" has been seen in
the environs of Paris" Bonaparte adj
vances toward, but will never enter, the
capital" Napoleon will be under our
ramparts to-morrow-the Emperor" was
at Fontainebleau-and lastly "his Impcri-
Majesty" entered the Tuileries on March
21st, Gin the midst of his faithful sub
iects.'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07

A Missouri paper says it knows of a
girl there who, one night last summer, at
tended 4 ball. danced all night, went home
in tie morning, got breakfast, dinner and
supper for ten harvest hands, did two
weeks washing and the milking, made
calico dress, practiced her music lesson,
went blackberrying, gathered gallon,
walked to town in the evening to attend
concert, and walked home again before
bed-time."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07

following:
"Sir-can get divors, & how soon on
grounds that | cannot support my wife
have one child, boy am willing to take
it will cost. if it costs $50 cant pay that
much. Direct to box 249 Burlington VT"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-07
FOR SALE

PAIR OF HEAVY TIMBER OR STONE WHEELS,
with and iron axle; in good order, and nearly
new. viii be sold cheap. Can be seen at Cherry Hill
Blacksmith Shop. June 10, ls69-3w*