Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-13
A New YORK Character.

A gentleman now residing Nashville
who has spent great deal of his time in
New York city, relates the following anec-
dotes of Charlie -, a well known
character of thtt city, which stories now aD-
pear 10 print for the first time:
When Fisk's fine boat, which ran from
New York to Sandy Hook was completed,
he invited Charlie to go aboard, and took
great pride in pointing out the magniGcence
and splendor of the new boat, which was
one of the most elegantly gotten up boats
ever launched. Fisk was especially proud
oftwo very handsome oil paintings which
Ornsmanted The cabin, one being picture
Of himself and the other of Jay Gould
Says Fisk, look there Charley-how is
that for high? Amt that something COR
geous?"
Charley made critical examination of the
paintings and replied:
eyes, v-very fine indeed; v-yery fine, and
v-7ery appropriate, b-but there's s-some-
thing lacking, in order TO m-maka the ap-
prOpriateness c-cOmple' e."
"Why," exclaimed Fisk, ~ think those
paintings are perfect; L can't see what is
wanted to make the appropriateness COM
plete ~
swell, there is one thing" persisted his
visitor" ''You should have had p-pic-
ture of the Savior crucifed b-between you"
Charley is a genial fellow of eminently
social procivities, that sometimes lead him
into imbleiug rather more than he would
like his wife to suspect.
One evening al the Club some other con-
vivIal BanediCts were discussing the matter
with Charley, and asked him how it was
that Mrs. I. always had such unlimited
faith in his sobriety.
"Why b-b-bOys" said Charley, "Y-you
see have &C carefully l-laid out p-p-plan
of operations tn that l always c-c-arry out
a PIP plan of operations, th-that / always
c-c-carry out $50 that il ha-has be-be-come
e-second immature, and co -con-con-conse-
quently | ne-neyer fail. Ip-p-pause awhile
as soon as g-get into my entry, llock the
door, then [ m-make for the hat-rack, IT.
take n-neW departure for the hall table,
th-then to the stairs. As s-soon as l get my
Inland in the rail I'm all Right, ego up
stairs, k k-quietly to our b-b-bed.roo
where the g-gas is l-llaft burning for me,
n m make no noise undressing, slip quietly
into bed--and I'm all right"
A night or two after this, Charley in
dulged more freely than usual at a Club
supper and went home more thoroughly
''sat up than common, and next day at the
Club was observed to be quite thoughtful
and subdued in manner,
"Well Charley" said one, Chow goes it
to-day" "N-n-not very well, thank you;
t-too-too much wine Hast night"
SPY the way, how did your home tactics
work last night ?" "P-p-pretty well, b-but
not altogether a success. You see. went
ho-ho-hOme with John s. Alec, somehow,
had t-t-trifing d-ditficulty with my latch
key, Du-bUt got in all right, locked the
door, dove for the hAt-rack and reached
that s-safely, t-t-tacked across the hall to
the t-table, all right SO far, XXX kept nv
sh-shoulder against the w-waIl till g-g-
got TO the stairs, correct. Th-then W.
went very carefully, crept into th-the bed
room, g-got off my b-b-boots and clothes
very well, let the g-gas burn, didn't dare
10 trust myself TO ego across the r-room,
without se-se-sonet ming to ho-hold on to,
and was slipping cautiously into b-bed
when Mrs r raised up in b-bed and en-
CURED 'Wh-why Charley, are you g-going
to sleep with your hat on? N-nno, It
wasn't a success last night"