Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-21
FACTS AND FAxC1Es.

What object in nature, though nature be grand,
Can compare with a snow-white, well-shapen
hand;
supposing, of course, the possessor to be,
A maiden with manners sweet, artless and free.
The eyes were much Landed by poets of old,
And long yellow hair was often called gold;
Yet l, thought respecting that well-meaning
band,
Love best to sing praises to a fair little hand.
Yes, poets may sing of soft golden tresses,
Which receive from the breeze its fondest car
resses;
OF sweet ruby lips and laughing blue eyes,
That sparkle like diamonds, or stars in the skies
They may sing OF great heroes and patriots bold
OF mountains and valleys and ruins of old,
Ihat are seen meath the skies OF fair distant
land.
But III ever sing of the beautiful hand.
The weather-maker yesterday must have
been on a frolic, and forgot that it was
spring.
The clothing of little negro gill, at the
residence of r. 81. Barry on Berryhill street,
took fire yesterday morning, and she ran
screaming out of the house. DIR. w. A.
Barry hearing her cries, rushed to the scene,
and played fireman successfully by smoth-
ering the flames. In doing SO, however,
he burnt his hands badly, and will be unfit
for duty for several days.
A detachment of u. S. Artillery, num-
bering 30 men, under command of Col. G..
+. Towle, passed through the city yesterday
en- route to Fort Barancas, Pensacola, Fla.
They came from Newport Barracks, and 60
to that point to make up company sta
toned there.
Old Con Bank, formerly engineer of en-
CINE No. 40, on the Chattanooga road, re-
turaed yesterday from st. Louis, where he
has been for sometime under medical treat
ment for paralysis. He is much improved,
and forty or fifty of his old comrades went
to see him at the depot.
Superintendent Wyatt is laying a water
pipe i. ho- alley between Union and Deade-
rick streets.
The magnificent residence of John Whor-
ley on South Summer street has been COM
pleted and the owner moved in.
W. L. Barry, ESQ.,, the veteran printer,
leaves to-day for st. Louis to visit some
relatives.
The raft brigade were in town yesterday
in full force. Every one of them purchased
new fog horn.
A new omnibus, bearing the name of
"Albert Fink" made its appearance on the
streets yesterday.
One horse drew thirty-seven members of
the Salem society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals to meeting of the So
ciety, one muddy evening recently.
One of the best definitions of inconsist-
ency we have ever heard was from Teu-
tonic orator, at a recent town meeting near
Boston, who said: 'sIt is wonderful, shen-
tlenen, how elastic some men are in dere
brainsln
1t being decided that TichbOrne
Undoubtedly never was rich born,
They tuck him in jail,
And all of us hail
The end OF the trial of Tichborne.
A gentleman of high standing in 1t.
Joseph county, Ind, lost one Of his sleeve
buttons. 1t was found in the heel of a
young lady's stocking. Hose to blame
John G. Saxe's sonnet, with a letter is
good:
l send this letter, my sweet to tell
The old, old story of my hearts deep wealth
Of tenderness; and of my bOdy's health;
And how in all things worldly am well:
Which thou wilt gladly hear. 1t holds not much,
Besides, TO pleasure thee. 1t bears no word
OF fond affection which thou hast not heard
Leap from my living lips. WE'LL will touch
My mouth unto the leaves caressingly;
And so wilt thou. Thus, from these lips of
mine
My message viii go kissinglY to thine,
With more than Fancy's load of luxury,
And prove a true love-letter, warm and sweet
As ever yet loving spouse did greet!