Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-03
CONNUBIALITIES.


AS when thy song first filled my dreamin
soul.
Stay thy soft footed flight awhile, and hear
Me swear l come, whate'er between US roll
Thou art all fair, my love. Mine eyes can sc
No spot or blemish where my heart doth lie
Thine all-subjective sweetness pleaseth me
SO foolishy that if doubt, die.
| Whist must do to make thee love me, dear
| Is't but to will !? Then my swift soul goes on
Armed 'gainst opposing worlds. But when
1t is to do, am shameful rout.
| A band of hope-The wedding-ring.
| Welcome lines to the ladies-Mascu
lines.
| ''That singular man" is bachelor.
| The lady with "a single purpose" is al
old maid. .,.
There are, on the whole, few things 6
woman can do SO well as marry.
| A delicate parcel to be forwarded by
rail-A young lady wrapped up in her.
self.
/ When a married man becomes corncd,
it is perfectly proper for his wife to pull
his ears.
Young folks grow most when in love.
1t increases their signs wonderfully.
A Hindoo proYerb says: ''Strike not
even with flower, wife, though she
has thousand faults"
What flower should supersede orange
| blossom IN the case of bride who sells
herself for money: Marry-gold.
A Wisconsin woman, who lately obtain
ed divorce, re married before the docu-
ments could be signed, and then came
back and got them.
"A loving wife at Long Branch said ::
''The horrid surf makes me keep nv
mouth shut" Sarcastic husband-siTake
some of it home with you"
The marriage service, in the opinion of
the Cleveland Herald, should be changed
to read: "Who dares takes this woman. y
And the groom shall answer: 81 dare. I"
A Baltimore couple, recently married,
appended to the announcement of the
fact in the papers--"Advertised for the
benefit IF 4 iefg of our inquisitiye
t.:czG2s,
a short time ago, in Contra Costa
| county, Cal, husband decided property
TO his wife, naming for consideration.
Glove and affection" The same day the
wife applied for divorce.
It is etiquette when a lady preacher
marries couple for her to kiss the groom.
There is, consequently, quite an inquiry
among gentlemen about to commit matrt-
mony for pretty female ministers.
Mrs. Amanda Peer, of Laporte county,
Ind, stated recently on the occasion of
her golden wedding, that herself and hus-
band had been united for fifty-four years,
| and never had word of difference, much
less real quarrel.
a sportive young lady says: 'sIf the
course of true love does never run smooth,
why don't they water it, and roll it regu-
larry so many hours a day, until they get
the course so smooth that any donkey can
run upon it?"
Spotted Tail offered to marry the best
looking woman in Washington, and take
her to the plains, and furnish her all the
jerked buffalo she wanted. Singular
enough, the woman didn't even refer him
to pa.
''The husband who behaves unkindly
to his wife deserves to have his house
burnt over his head,n said domestic ty-
rant who knew all about him. E'Then
you ought to keep yours fully insured"
was the lady's retort.
A Socialist remarked Chat the dearest
ship in the whole world was friendship"
whereupon young man rose from the
congregation and stated that he knew an
other, dearer ship still, and that was
cOurtship. n. B.-He had once been de-
PENDANT in claim for breach of promise
of marriage
A foolish old bachelor says: 'Young
men, keep clear of calico if you want to
do anything great. Calico is beautiful
institution. A pair of sweet lips, pink
waist, and the pressure of delicate hand
will do as much to unhinge a man as the
measles and the doctors bill to boot.
A wedding in Bridgeport, Conn, was
interrupted for moment the other day
by an apparently sane gentleman who,
stepped up to the bridegroom at the altar,
tapped him on the shoulder, and said in
an audible whisper: 'Before this little
affair goes any further, l would like to
know one thing-Tho will build the
fires T"
A Texan paper tells of q young couple
who eloped on horseback, accompanied
by q clergyman who was to marry them.
The lady's father gave chase, and was
ovcrtaking the party, when the maiden
called out to the clerical friend, Cant
you marry us as we RUM" The idea took,
and he commenced the ritual, and Just
as the brides father clutched her bride
rein, the clergyman pronounced the
lovers man and wife. The father was
so pleased with the dashing action that,
as the story goes, he gave them his
blessing.
The young men of Naples have an OPP
portunity, once a year, of selecting
wife, provided they can prove that they
are able to maintain one. On L9dyda
March IS, the Founding Hospital of the
Annunziata is thrown open, and all the
girls who have arrived at manageable
age are gathered in one room, where the
avaliers are allowed to enter. When
young man sees q girl whom he desires
to make his wife he drops his handker-
chief in front of her. If she accepts his
suit she picks it up, and they walk off
arm in arm, to signify their intention to
the authorities, and to make preparations
for their marriage. Strange to say, these
marriages usually turn out happily.
Make 1t up? There's no need, assure you,
For nothing you do has the power
To move Newell, if yor' IL stop teasing
I'll be pleasant and give you flower. :.
There, win that do d? Oh, no. don't mean 1t,
It's heliotrOpe-throw it away,
just think, if my mother had seen it,
What IcOllld she be likely to say.
Oh, please don't go down on your knees now,
just think, perhaps some one may come,
| If vour syInh-like Miss Belllnap should see Us,
Her anger would make her quite dumb;
But since you insist on an answer,
Though I'm sure we are going too far,
Why, always agree with mamma
AGENTS WANTED everywhere to sellthy
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