Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-14
MELAEGE.

"A rife company-A gang of thieves.
Power of evil-A power Of attorney.
"A light employment-Cleaning win
dows.
Motto for chess players-"Act on the
square,"
A blackboard.
Bad style of arithmetic-Division |
among families.
-"Kole oyle sixty cents gall" is a Ma
con, Ga, sign.
Miss Anna Dickinson is writing book |
on the labor question.
Minute diamonds are now worn for
vest buttons in full dress.
. -Ifyou wish to make an impression, fall
down in the mud.
The objection to boating matches is
that they generally end in row.
in what case is it absolutely impossible
to be slow and sure Pin the case of
watch.
The husband who devoured his wife
with kisses found afterward that she disa-
greed with him.
An old bachelor says woman may be
surprised. astonished, taken all aback, but
never dumbfounded.
In the st. Louis theatres they read out
the latest election returns between the acts.
It's the only way they can keep the audi
ence together.
The difference between October and
November is that, while with October the
leaves fall, with November the fall leaves.
"A youth with turn for figures had five
eggs to boil, and, being told 10 give them
three minutes each, boiled them q quarter
of an hour altogether.
The first exclamation of an American
belle on entering the Cathedral at Milan,
was "Oh, what a church to gea married
inl"
The Franklin, Ky, Patriot has accept
en- piece of poetry entitled who'll Dig
a Grave for Me?" We suppose the under
taker will attend to that matter, provided
he is assured of his pay.
-"Nothin' 10 drink on 1eckshun day, aud
YOU call this land of freedum," murmur-
ed q discouraged voter as he fingered about
the polls last Tuesday.
Walter, a fiVe-y year old, was surprised at
breakfast by the presence of diininutive
egg, served for his special delectation.
{" Mamma" said he, 81 think the chicken
was learning to lay"
FEATHER, what does the printer live
on?" "Why, child?" "Because you
said you hadn't paid him for two years and
you still take the paper" 4" Wife, put that
child to;bed; he's an everlasting talker."
The Mayor Of Cynthians, KY, loves
to be stirring about, and as the duties Of
| his Office are not onerous, he avoids having
the time hang heavy on bis hands by manu-
! featuring and selling whisky, raising tObac-
CO on bis farm adjoining the town, and
with specializing in apples and potatoes.
| The editor of the Franklin, KY, Pa
triot is grateful man. In his last issue he
returns devout thanks for the gift of "a
| cord as fine seasoned maple as ever blazed
/ on any mans hearth" which gift be appre-
ciates, mot for its intrinsic worth"-about
two dollars and fifty cents-"but for the
spirit of disinterested kindness inducing its
| presentation" Garry us out on board.
The Galveston NeaUS tells of a gener-
Gus hearted youth who stepped forward, a
few days since, and paid the fare OF dis
tressed damsel, who, unfortunately, had
''left her pocketbook at home lying on the
'pianner.'" The grateful maiden blushing-
IL asked him to sit near her, and as they
rode along the couple soon became quite
well acquainted, and when they parted, the
lady requested her benefactOr TO cali upon
her at her fathers residence, corner OF
Franklin and Louisiana streets. About
the time the youth discovered that bis peck
etbook was missing, ne found ha5 The
streets indicated intersect about the mid
die of Buffalo bayou.
"A Louisvillian hangs an old rife up on
the wall of the LIBRARY Museum in his
native city, and straightway the Ledger
SAYS: "This is glory enough for one man
surely. DR.. Graham, besides comforting 3
favor upon the public, ia creating for him
self 8 permanent niche in the temple OF
fame as one of the most liberal supporters
of great pubic bensfaction."
The elegant and accomplished bill
rosters of Louisville advertise their BUSH
ness, and also 'crea ate for themselves per.
msnent niche in the temple Of fame" oy
distributing, periodically, few thousand
memorandum books smong their patrons
and now every citizen OF that place kseps a
diary.
The local of the Selma Times says il
q late issue: "Though our reporter wan
| dered diligently around the city yesterday,
he was unable TO fud anything worthy o.
| record" The paucity Of matter on th'
local page of that sheet renders this intor-
nation entirely superiuous.
Down in Columbus, Ga, at their lat
Fair, they presented tin cup to the one re
caiving the highest numoer of votes as thu
honeliest man il the town, and he edlto
, of the Columbus Enquirer carefully az
| sented himself from the place Of voting un
| til the matter was determined. They say
| be would have secured the cup by hat
, | tering majority if he had been present.
3 "A well known business man Of this cit
| who had been out of politics for severa
wears, was very anxious to cast vote TO
? | the men he thought ought to be electe
3 | President and Vice President, but as b.
! didn't scare cuss" whether any OF the 9th
8 er Offices were filed, he carefully scratched
= off all the other names on the ticket, and de
= posting it in the ballot box, walked OF wit
s the proud consciousness OF having exercls
4 ed the glorious privilege Of a free DorI
;, American citizen.
1 "A young lady has written song
r | which she asks: "How can l tell Hum
2 Love Him no More?" There are severe
= ways in which the information may be IN
1 parted. For instance, if the young lad
/ lives in Philadelphia, and the young MAJ
q whom she doesn't love any more resides
D New York, she might Telegraph hin
s charges to be collected; or if she is not III
d dreadful hurry for him to hear the 50
8 words, she might leave it until she visit
New York; or she could write; or So
might employ her biz brother TO tell hin
r or ii both live in tue same city, she nigt
? call around after tea; or,-but there are
!, many ways, that doubtless some ot the
q have occurred to her ere this.-NorriSto'0
r, Herald:
> A Des Moines druggist sent his c!er
e out to drum for sales of oil. He carried u
n card of the proprietor and the picture OF b
- girl in bis side pocket. He called upon
Brakeman at Newton and tossed ear
upon the counter, saying that he represen
ed the establishment. The tradesma
n picked it up, gave it a steady look, and sal
it was a fine esta olishment, and was L
n formed by the clerk that he had representt
It it about three years, whereupon he remar
n ed to the youth that he supposed he wou
i, soon be partner. The youth said be shou
1t be pleased to sell him some coal oil, and To
e his establishment handled more oil tn
g, any other in Des Moines. The tradesm'
1t took another look at the card, and asked Il
1t boy if he wasn't mistaken. He biushing
at guessed he was, as he returned the cir
b. picture 10 his pocket.
70 Death of an Estimable Lady.