Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-04


young idea how to shoot" your cores
sion between her and "mine host" con-
corning the parsing of the sentence,
"Whst is worth doing, at all, is worth
doing we'll" They disagreed upon the
grammatical classification of the word
a0Orth, she contending that it performed
the Office of an adjective, and he that it
is an sdverb, in the above sentence. Being
called upon to act as umpire in the mat
ter l hesitstiDgly inclined to the side of
the former. Will you or some one elee
be kind enough to give US more light9
Looking over the said
SCHOOL MISTRESS ALBUM,
l found and transcribed the following
lines, written On her twenty-sixth birth
day:
"Upon this fair and spotless page,
These lines to-day trace,
The twenty sixth year Of my age
I'm sure tits no disgrace.
I'm twenty Elk years old to-day;
Alas I'm still unwed-
Upon the old maid list they say
No gray hairs on my heidi
Ny hair is Of the raven hue,
Which it for years hath been;
And still my teeth in front will do,
Unless chance to grin!
1 cannot see that have changed
In being twenty-six;
'TwoHld run some creatures half derangcd
To be in such fix
No tyrant lord have to clSim
My time and my affection;
/ wear no Mrs to my name,
as badge OF my Subjtlgationl"
How do you like the ring of that met
al, ye lordly benedicts and signing loVersl
Docs it not have squirting toward the
party of the ''strong minded" So l
think, though I hope you mill say
nothing about it that may reach her
ears!
From Wilson went to
LIBERTY,
in DeKalb county. This village has
population of about 200; three stores,
two saloons, one cabinet shop, one sad.
dler shop, one blacksmith shop, two
churches, Masonic Hall, sn academy,
two physicians, q steam mill, tin shop,
etc. Liberty was founded in 1906 by
some Marylanders, and named by Adam
Dale, who at that time owned the land
all about there. II its earlier days, Lib
erty had no small aspiration to become
a commercial mart of some import
ance, by opening up Smiths Fork
to navigation with the Cumber-
land and other rivers. But for many
years, extending down TO the close of the
late war, it had been on the decline. Now
it is looking up again, and promises TO
become an interesting and pleasant vii
lsge. l. is surrounded by fertile Sec
ton of country, furnishing homes to an
ip1,ctrio,,c 4 a,orra'io r,p,o,.loti nn In
my boyhOod days sojourned q number
of weeks in Liberty, forming some pleas
ant associations, and the recollection of
her charming girls-long since married.
buck wheat cakes and honey, have not
altogether faded from memory. "Her
bright eyes haunt me still"
From Liberty, came down the Nash
vile and Sparta pike, seven miles, 10
Alexandria, situated in the northwest
corner of DeKalb county. This is
beautiful interior village, surrounded by a
rich and productive country.
ALEXANDRIA
was founded in 1917, by Daniel Alexan-
der, for whom it was named, and has now
a population of about 400 souls; three
dry good stores, one drug store, two
saloons, 6 barber shop, one steam saw and
grist mill, cabinet shop, a blacksmith
shop, one shoe and boot shop, one sadler
shop, three physicians, lawyer, two
churches, an academy, enc freednen's
school, one hotel, and number of nice
private residences, the most attractive of
which, 90 far as my observation extends,
being the property of the Hon. w. b.
Stokes, late member of Congress, aud
now Supervisor of Internal Revenue for
Tennessee. One of the greatest wants of
Alexandria now, is Railroad, and think
it probable che win ere long make an
effort TO connect herself with the Tennes-
See and Pacific Railroad at Lebanon, by
narrow gusge line. This done, Alex
andris would grow rapidly, and soon be-
come one Of the most fourishlng little
towns in the State.
In the country round about here, as
nearly everywhere in the hills, the pros
pect for a good corn crop is good; apples
and peaches tolerably good-enough for
cider and "cOblers." The people of the
hill country live literally on the fat of the
landau abundance of pure, cool water,
milk and honey, with many other good
things. If you want to take little re-
creation, free from the restraints of the
tripod and sanc.um, just go to the hills,
and spend few days hunting, fishing
and deer driving; breathing the pure
mountain air and drinking refreshing,
cooling water, saying nothing of the eat
ables, and l feel confident you will return
with clearer heads, renewed spirits and
more flesh on your bones.
had almost forgotten to mention
sale of
which was made here yesterday, indicat-
ting the prices likely to rule this summer.
The mules, fourteen head, were purchas-
ed by MIR. Frank Lester, of Wilson county,
the prices ranging from $l20 TO $3.50,
cash. / did not learn the ages of the
mules. OBSERVER.
A WAC asked for ''bsked potatoes with
monograms on them" young man
from the country" sauntered In and took
a seat at the breakfast table. He sat
fifteen minutes without speoking-the
waiter: standing deferentislly behind him.
w leU Is tu6 leDlC W DC oStE NC d6hOAs
''What will you havef" said the waiter,
handing him bill of fare. ''Tske that
paper away want something to eat-I
didn't come here to read" exclaimed the
indignant countryman.
A SAILOR went 10 a matchmaker and
presenting a small French watch to him.
demanded to know how much the repair
of it would come to. The matchmaker,
after examining it said: 'It will be more
expensive repairing it than the original
COST 81 don't mir that, " said the tar;
81 will give you double the original cost,
for | gave fellow a blow on the head
for it, and if you repair it, I'll give you
tWo."
APARTY of Round Lake Camp Meet
ingites held prayer meeting at the race
track, July Is. Old John Harper told