Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-20
FACrs AND rANCrEs.

Deacon Dodd once feelingiy said
About his Betsey, long since dead,
sslf ever an angel loved man,
That angel, sir, was Betsey Ann;
q happened to secld her, she was so meek,
(Which the Deacon did seven times in a weekly
She'd clap her apron up to her eye,
And never say nothin', but only cry"
But ladies, p'haps you'd like to be told,
That Deacon Dodd, like other men,
Waited year and married again;
But he married most inveterate scOld,
And now tits the Deacon's turn to be meek,
As he gets well rasped from week to week;
But rather than "open his head" he'd burst
he wishes the second was with the first!
But as she's as tough as hickory limb,
No doubt she'n live to say of him,
elf ever a saint the foOtstoOl trOd,
That man-that saint-was Deacon Dodd."
"A fire was discovered in the cellar of
the drag store of Dortch 81 HaddOx yester-
day morning, but was extinguished before
any damage occurred. Spontaneous COM
bustiOn is mentioned as the cause.
The Hon. John Pope, ex-candidate for
Mayor, was on the war path yesterday, and
announced himself from Deaderick street
curbstOne as candidate for Congress in
this district.
The Dolly Vardens were out in force
yesterday, and were charming to behold.
The cornstalk brigade in the neighbor-
hood of the city have commenced the labor
of determination, and the consequences
look much like camp fires at night, and con-
tribute great deal to the smoky condition
of the atmosphere.
The police were yesterday as vigilant
as usual, but found it necessary to make
only few arrests.
"A number of gentlemen are making
preparations to visit Cincinnati within the
next few days. but with the distinct under
standing that they be permitted to return
home before the termination of the Nash
vile Exposition.
w. II. Morrowis at present in Atlanta,
Ga, representing the interests of the Board
of Managers of our Exposition, and endeav-
oring to have the manufacturers of that
place send specimens Of their handiwork to
Nashville. The Constitution hopes to see
Atlanta the Banner City of the South in
this enterprise.
$50 where the woodbine twineth,"
win soon be applicable to the Merchants
Exchange, if the rustic trellis work, and
planting of vines in front of that establish
ment yesterday means business, and ave
think she do"
An individual passing up Cherry street
with bloody face being asked the cause,
replied that somebody had planted Dolly
Warden over his left eye. That new
name for assault and battery.
"A street car run off the South Cherry
street track yesterday afternoon, near Lin
coin alley, and created considerable excite
ment. One of the horses being whipped
by the driver, made plunge and fell to the
ground, where he lay until assisted to get
up.
Dot TNaIoh hoe sy,A-oJ,,oaH Gov
visitors the Dolly Warden cock tails.
Geo. r. Calhoun and G. A. Thompson
are the originators of a rebus, which they
are saving for the Exposition.
L. G. North, machinist, will have a
mounted engine and boiler in the Exposi-
ton, the regular plantation style, but with
some improvements of his own. His es-
Enlistment is in Wood q Simpsons ma
chine shop.
The following lines appear in a colored
folks hymn book used in South Carolina:
Yves be nearer to de Lard
Den de white folks and dey knows it.
See de glOry-gate unbarred-
Walk in darkeys, past de guard,
Bet yer dollar He won't close it!
Walk in, darl1eys, troo de gate,
Hank, de kullerd angels boiler!
Go away, white folks, you're too late,
Yves de winnin kuller! Wait
Till de trumpet blow to follerl
Halleloejahl tanks to praise!
Long enutf we've borne our crosses;
Now, ives de superior race,
And wild GOrTamighty's grace,
Yves gwine TO Hebben afOre de bosses.
- Walworth's new novel, "Beverly,"
which G. W. Carleton e. Co. will publish
this week, has an ingenious plot, based
upon the extraordinary legal decision that
man cannot be convicted of murder, un-
less the corpus delicti can be produced.
-Whitewash brushes and other easy
means Of publication are happily coming
into general use.
y esterday was a calm and beautiful
day, and, as might be expected, the streets
rejOiced in the possession of numerous
representatives of Dolly Warden styles and
other refreshing exhibitions.
The Evansville Courier says that lobe
Hurt compares everything and everybody
to steamboat, but as usual in such way as
to be complimentary to the people and
things so compared.
For the past few days it has been gen.
orally conceded that the Cumberland river
was the biggest swell about town. Com
petition is, however, very lively, and the
probabilities are that the river will not long
retain its present distinction.
We hear but little nowadays about the
courthouse fence. The free bridge, county
lunatic asylum, or some other project has
swallowed up all other more Unimportant
enterprises.
strawberry festivals are referred to in
conversation, but as a matter of necessity
such festive occasions date way out into
May.
-Weatherwise people are already pre-
dieting an unusually hot summer, although
as yet we have no particular reason why
the approaching warm spell should be one
Of extraordinary ferceness.