Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-22
NO BODY HURT.
The Coat and Hat Mystery Explained
Too Much whisky.

Too Much whisky.
In last Tuesdays UNION AND AMERI-
CAN was made mention of a new silk hat
and cloth coat being found between two
lard barrels in the pork factory Of Mr.
Adam Coe, North Nashville. The house
being well protected by fierce dogs and Sc
cured from bUrglariOus visits by means of
high walls and sound locks, it was some
thing of mystery how the quondam Oc-
cupant Of the abandoned apparel could
have gained access. Suicide, insanity and
other concomitant ills of woeful despair
that beset erring humanity and darken the
Joys of life. However just these suspicious,
they fortunately were not confirmed by any
reality in the finding of some vic
TINS body who had been but
walking shadow in life's empty dream.
In vain was search made and inquiry insti-
tuted. Yesterday, however, friend of the
owner of the goods approached Mr.. Coe
and told him how they came to be there.
II seems that young man, whose name
we viii not mention, went visiting in North
Nashville, aud after leaving, fell in with
lot Of fellows who feeling considerably en-
couraged by this new addition, proceeded
TO make merry the records Of the dying
night in a conviyial gathering. Wine,
wit, Robertson county and various other
drinks which are sometimes united in an
evenings entertainment performed their
appropriate part in rendering the party
nerrytOriOuS as human beings are suscepti-
bic of becoming. At last the twinkling stars
warned them all to break up and 60 home.
The young man endeavored TO do this,
but unfortunately having more jigjuice in
his brain than locomotive precision in his
pedal muscles, he strayed like lost sheep
frOm the flock. Misfortunes now befell him
In varied forms and successive places. At
first he made mistake, and ringing some
body else's door bell, received a bucket of
wafer. Next he stepped into a mudhole
and spoiled bis pantaloons. Other accidents
met his erring footsteps, until at last, made
desperate by the many Ills that drunken
fash is heir to, he passed near the pork fac
tory Of Mr.. Adam { Coe. The dogs barked
fiercely, but having lost the sense Of fear an
hour ago, he managed to mount the fence,
from which be fell on to the ground, pre-
senting such ludicrOus appearance as to
even impress the instincts Of the dogs with
a feeling akin to respect, and wonder, as
did Wriggles when he slipped from
the monkeys tail, and landed between two
unnamed African lions. The dogs retired
at a respectful distance, wagging their tails
and swapping their teeth. The young man,
by some unknown means, made his way to
the building, and being crazy with whisky,
has never found out how he managed to
get inside, where he pulled Off hat and coat,
and laid him down to sleep, which was in
teTTupted By Scowls Of demons and haunted
by phantasmagoria mOcEng slumber and
defying repOse. In a foot Of his place OF
encampment was an open hatchway, open
ing into cellar below, yawning in borrid
silence, and ready to receive him in its grim
embrace of death. Recovering from his hall
real, half waking state, he arose
and stumbled over barrels and other things
scattered about the greasy -four. At last
he found himself near a window fourteen
feet from the ground. Already the star.
began to pale and daylight was blushing or
the eastern sky. Family, though sufficient
" realizing his position, be looked abou
for some avenue Of escape. None present
ed itself, save the window the distanc,
from which to the ground detied human
slfety and imperiled its attempt. Withou
consider NJ the consequences, bow could he
{ crazed young man made fearful anC
desperate leap. He landed in safety and wa
Immediately surrounded hy The dogs, VIII,
had during the inteTegnum Of his ludi
crous presence lost their respect and forgot
ten their politeness. He kicked one owe
ID seized the other, a smart chunl
ola purp by his stump tail. The brut
b 7oke, and running towards the fence
wedged his head between two planks ant
lifted the young man high Off the ground
throwing him over the fence, and, alas
again headforemost into mud hole. Pick
ing himself up, considerably sobered by thi
unexpected and unaccountable experimen
I'm gymnastics, he trotted for home, wher
he arrived in a dreadful condition. This i
all be knows about the affair, and coul'
never have told or even imagined where /,
had deposited his hat and coat. To hun
for the locality would be to "hunt half da.
for forgotten dream"