Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-21

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ALL 'tis rainy dav! -- nr
E streams food the muddy way,
-...r And The fair ornament $1,000
- .- Cheeky cads hustle;
.- Homeward it now retreats I
Flies from the crowded streets
Safe, at last! ali, but not III
r-rr1 Notthe same bBsflei .r
- The above may be appropriately called
the charge of the Dolly Warden brigada.
Talking about the d. Y's, parties wishing
to subscribe to the fund for buving mn and
making a bonfire Of everything in the
United States that is called ODDLY
Varden,' may send their subserin-
tions to this office. This is an enterprise
which should challenge the warmest syn-
pathy and smiles of the gentler sex. :
Talking about smiles, there Is nothing
more bewitchiDg than the sweet LAUGH If
woman. 1t is like the sound of flutes on
the water. 1t leaps from her in clear
sparkling rill; and the heart that hears II.
feels as i bathed in the cool exhilaratinp
spring. Have You ever pursued an unseen
fugitive through trees, led on by fairy laugh
now there, now lost, now found? We have
and we are pursuing that wandering voice
to this day. Sometimes it comes to us in
the midst OF care or sorrow, or irksome
business, and then we turn away the evil
spirit Of mind. How much we owe to that
sweet laugh 1t turns prose to poetry: II
filings sunshine to flowers, over the dark
ness of the wood in which we are travelling:
it touches with light even our sleep, which Is
no more than the image of death, but is
consumed with dreams that are the shadows
of immortality. -
-One OF the Venable peculiarities of the
Maxwell are hot FLANNEL cakes for break
fast and "Blanquette" Of veal for dinner
this warm YEA, her. These are certainly
very good comtorters for the inner man.
Perhaps the best pavement put down.
IN Nashville, is the one In front of Polk
Place, on the southern side, running from
Mrs. Folks residence to the avenue. II
was put down by John Sigler in lS48 and
looks as sound and fresh as if il was only
year Old. A good, old-fashioned, honest
job, - :, -'--'''
. -One of the most interesting events that
has occurred at GoodleLtsville this wear was
the children's picnic at that place on We'd
nesday. There were about 300 children
who participated in the festivities, and
nearly as many candidates.
The Kate CantreIls were out AGAIN last
evening. When nearing the home stretch
that mysterious red craft came up along
slde; and then there was some tall rowing.
Stroke!
A gentleman of this city who got a half
fare ticket TO the sale at the late Gen. Ew-
ellis farm, says he lived cheaper that day
than usual. He cat dollars worth of
South down mutton and drank five dollars
worth OF butter milk
There was public examination of the
school of DIR. A. J. Roper, at Nubbin Ridge,
yesterday, which was attended by the whole
nelghborhOOd, and large number of per
sons from this city. Il is spoken of as one
OF the best school entertainments that has
occurred anywhere in this county.
The sale of paintings in the UNION
AND AMERICAN block was largely attended
last night, and they went off cheap. The
sale will be continued this evening.
The pupils of Tulip Street Sunday
school had their annual picnic at Florence
station, six miles this side of Murfreesboro,
yesterday. re
The new house Of Gennett & Co. the
peanut; Kings, is progressing rapidly. 1t
will be an ornament to South Market
street
The prominent fishermen on South
Market street have pitched their tents on
South Harpeth for several days sport with
the finny tribe.
The Edge6eld Presbyterian Sunday
school have picnic Saturday next on
Capt. j. n. COrbett's beautiful lawn, Gal
latin pike. A better place could nst have
been selected.
"A Chicago cat which disappeared after
after the great FIRE came back to its corner
The other day, and seemed quite at home
among its cid friends, although they had
built a new house. @
"A new-fangled corn dropper, which
drops too rows and hunts ground squirrels
a. the same time, delights thr Indiana
farmers.
They don't say hogs in Indiana
'crude bacon" is the term.
"A merchant called to see us Yesterday.
spoke Of his large stock Of goods, beautiful
1ress goods, etc, and complained of his
United number of purchasers. 1t was evil
lent to us why he failed, for
she came within the sanctum
With the force to sympathize;
He fattered 'em and thanked EN-
But he didn't advertise.
Those who are interested in the sub
ect Of cats will be gratiied to learn that |
he third annual cat show was RECENTLY |
opened at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham,
With every indication Of a successful result. |
from the reports in the London papers we |
earn that there is only one tortoise shell |
Tom to be found in all England, and that |
lnimai was on exhibition at the Crystal |
Palace. Fifty pounds is the value placed |
N this rare grimalkin. - |
- A lady recently rode into The town of |
JannelltoD, Ind, he wife of one man and |
'ut the wife of another, being divorced, |
licensed and remarked, all in one day.
q never saw such a cold woman as |
hiss-is, "said one enVious beauty of anoth- |
It, the other evening. 81 feel quite conf !
lent that she must give her husband q cold |
n the head whenever she kisses him."
An old lady refused to let her niece dance |
With young graduate, because she heard |
le was bachelor of arts, whereby she I'M
leIstoOd him TO be an artful bachelor.
Lawyers can do animmense amount of |
ourting without getting engaged, or liable
0 breach Of promise suits.
Moses and Aaron Wilcox were born the
anne day, married sisters, were partners in
BUSINESS at TWinsburg, o., which was
allied after them, died on the same day,
nd are buried in one grave. Ali of which
vas according to the Mosaic and Aaronic
ispensation.
When elected Greeley viii show what
e knows about farming By roofing out al
cad beetS around the White House.
The Vicksburg Herald is authority for
he statement that peach tree which grew
pon the spot where Gen. Tilghman was
hot and died in the battle of Champion
ILL, nine years ago, has always borne blood
ed leaves.
The neatest thing in the suicidal line is
D fill your mouth with gunpOwder aud then