Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-12
EXPERIMENTATION.
a Compilation Of sareasm..

A Compilation OF Sarcasmg.
A student at one Of our universities
asked his tutor what was the difference be-
tween phenomenon and phenomena. The
tutor, annoyed at being asked such trivial
question, replied, amid the laughter of the
pupils: -
HWhen one bright scholar puts the fools cap on,
He makes himself a real phenomenon;
When the others joinhim, and like asses bray,
They altogether make phenomena"
+ An acquaintance Of ours by the name of
Page, of advanced years, found young
lady's glove the other day, and handed it to
her, saying: m ans sfror7 fi
I'If from the glove you take the letter G,
The glove is love, and that give to thee"
piled:
I off from the Page you take the letter p,
/ Then Page is age, ard that won't do for me."'
! THE CLIENT AND HIS LAWYERS.
Two lawyers when lznotty case was Ger,
Shook hands, and were as friendly az before.
" "ZOundsl" said the client, "I would fam know
You can be friends. who we're such foes just
'ThO9 fool" said Onei 1--WE lawyers, though so
keen, m
Like shears, meier cut ourselves, but whavsbe-
tween"
A FATHERS RELATION.
A vixen wife who, for the horsewhip's smart,
Ran to her father, begged he'd take her part:
"What is your fault?D said he; "cOme state the
''I threw some coffee in my husbands face,
For which he beat mel" "Beat you, did he? IS
lfei
He beat my daughter; POUNDS; III beat his rife"
FROM THE FRENCH. ac Sc
''NOw tell me, my FRIEND" said the Duchess Of
To a witty gallant at party, one night,
"What the difference may bel prithee ex-
Between, me and the clock that is ticking in
$685. sight?" .-.--..--....-...4 -.
qJust this" he replied, ''that the clock by its
Is made to remind us, by night and by day,
OF the march of the hours; while as to your
grace r
You make usfOrget theyare passing away!' 4
There scarcely ever was fiaer compli-
ment paid to lady than that which was
addressed by Dean Swiftto wife who was
constantly praising her husband: 4
You always are making god of your spouse,
But that neither reason nor conscience allows;
Perhaps you may think tits in gratitude due,
And you adore him, because he ad0res you.
Your arguments are weak and 80 You viii ind,
For you by this rule must adore all mankind.
Anne of Austria, mother of Louis XVI. +,
was one OF the finest women OF her time;
the greatest of all her. personal beauty,
however, was her hands. The Duke Of
Mantua, who frequented her court, made
many extravagant verses in their praise,
which gave rise to the following epigram BY
| Scarron:
| At the end of her sleeves she had
| A pair of hands so white, I'd. M
1t sure would have made my heart glad
| Had they boxed me from morning till night.
FULFILLING The Law.
| Let each one strive, with all his might,
| To be a decent man,
| And love his brother as himself
| Upon the golden plan;
| And if your neighboF CHANGED to be
| A pretty female woman,
| Why, love her all the more-you see
/ That's only acting human.
| A young lady of this city was observed to
hand agentleman lamp as he was about
to retire to rest. The young man should
have written and placed the following lines
under her door:
You gave me lamp, gave you my thanks,
| And add as a compliment justly your due,
| There is not girl in the feminine ranks
| Who could, if she would, hold a candle to you.