Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-31

To other hearts than mine.
The popular colored ink for writing
love-letters now is violel, because it fades
so soon.
The latest marriage announcement read
thus: 'sNo cards, no cake, no presents,
no wedding trip, no honey moon, no di-
vorce."
Georgia has rival in absurdity to the
Fat Mems Association. 1t is a 'ShppeI
Club" composed of gentlemen who have
been rejected by the ladies of their choice.
At Gotham Church wedding, recently,
the bridegroom and his soon-to-be father
in-law proceeded arm in arm up the aisle,
the bride following, leaning on her
mother.
A married couple at Fort Dodge, Iowa,
finding the matrimonial knot irksome,
mutually agreed to secure divorce, which
was effected by the woman consenting to
beating before witnesses.
1t is the latest style at church weddings
for the bridal party to arrive an hour later
than the time appointed. Some one sug-
gests that it may be to give the church a
chance to get crowd inside.
A bridegroom interfered with parson
at Ringgold, Ga, who, in accordance with
the usual custom, desired to kiss the bride,
and assured the preacher that as he had
paid for the ceremony he was not going to
have any of-that fooling.
A sportive young lady says: eff the
course of true love does never run smooth,
why don't they water it, and roll it regu-
larly SO many hours a day, until they get
the course so smooth that any donkey can
run over it,"
In deciding a suit for divorce, an Iowa
Judge said, ''that evidently the plaintiff
herself furnished large share of the
provoking cause of her difficulties, and
that her remedy was not in court, but, if
her health would permit, in a reformation
of her manners"
a West Point correspondent says that
the poor cadets are worried continually
by Misunderstanding girls, who are willing
to exchange wealth and maidenhood for
the title of wife. Thus far the campaign
has not been successful
The New York Sun has a heading,
'Divorced," between the Marriages,
and 'Deaths, " and the record, Monday
related that Frances A. Field had been
divorced from George Field, and Emma
G. Pastor from William II. Pastor. The
inference is that the ladies intend to
''seek grecner Fields and Pastors new"
The late DR.. Cabarrus, of Paris, was so
unsentimental as to dispute the existence
of ''true love" When his friends men
toned all the duels fought by lovers, to
controvert his opinion, the doctor answer
ed: "Exactly, that is what say. To
love well is such hard work, that it takes
four of your handles to love the same
woman"
A young man who carried a collection
plate in service, before starting out from
bis pocket a five-cent piece, as he sup,
posed, put it on the plate, and then pass.
ed it round among the congregation, which
included many young girls. The girls,
as they looked at the plate, all seemed
astonished and amused, and the young
| man, taking a glance at the plate, found
that instead of nickel five-cent piece he
had conversation lozenge, with the
words, "Will you marry me9" in red let.
tiers, staring everybody right in the face,
A short time ago, in Delaware county,
Pa, Quaker lady, maiden who had
reached the ago of go, accepted the Offer
of man who belonged to the "world's
people" and the Presbyterian church, and
began to prepare for the wedding. As
usual, delegation of Friends waited on
her, and demonstrated with her for mar.
rying out of meeting. The bride elect
heard the visitors patiently, andthen said:
'Iook here I've been waiting just sixty
years for the meeting to marry me; and
if the meeting don't like me to marry Out
of it, why don't the meeting bring along
its boys9" That was conclusive, and the
delegation merely replied FAREWELL" ant
vanished.
A story has been told of gracelesl
scamp who gained access to the Claren.
don printing office, in Oxford, when thu
forms of new edition of the Episcopa
prayer book had just been made up anc
were ready for the press. In that part o.
the 'form" containing the marriage ser
vice he substituted the letter for thu
letter in the word live; and thus !h,
VOW ''tO love, honor, comfort, etc., 81
long as we both shall live" was made t.
read $50 long as ye both shall ike!'
The change was not discovered until tn
whole of the edition was printed off 1
the sheets thus rendered useless il
England be still preserved, it would be
good speculation to have them neatly
bound and forwarded to Indiana am
Connecticut"
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING OF?
What are you thinking of, Kitty my darling,
Sitting SO soberly under the tree?
What are you thinking of? Tell me the secret,
Or may guess2 Are you thinking of me7
Only toss Of her head for reply,
Then a side glance, and very soft sigh.
What am thinking Of, Kitty, my darling,
Come I'll be candid, and freely confess,
My thoughts by dear little maid have been ca
| tured;
1 won't tell her name, but III have you to guess.
| Only very sweet smile for reply,
And an arch glance, with soft little sigh.
All! YOU are wiuful, Kitty, my darling!
But to your heart I'm sure you're not true;
Whisper nfe now just of whom you are thinking,
| And III whisper my secret to you.
Blushing abe whispered with many a sigh,
Iheard-well, no matter-but, thsn, twasn't 1.