Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-22

William Bennett, an old English soldier,
of the Peninsular, has just died at Inchi-
core, aged los. He was one of the soldiers
who buried Sir John Moore at COrunna,
''darkly at dead of night"
Not six months ago one of Nashville's
legal scons in addressing the court, had &C.
casion to use in the argument of his plead
ings the phrase so well known to and I'M
derstood by young lawyers, tune pro n11lc.
The counsel for the opposite party, in order
to show the error apparent not on record,
thus replied in his usual happy style:
When in Latin quoting quasi hume
You reverse the order of nunc pro tune.
Thus the cat which we call skunk
Chances ends in showing her spunk.
This was all in good humor from begin
ing to end and no exceptions were taken.
Fanny Ellsler, the once famous danseuse,
is sixty-tWo years of age, and still in the
enjoyment Of the pleasures of life. Her
home is in Holland, where she is remarka-
bic for liberality and charity.
In New Orleans, it is said, the ladies are
observing leap year by giving up their seats
in the ST. eet cars to gentlemen.
a letter recently passed through the post
Office, addressed as follows:
Ben-syl-vany is der Staight;
Oft VenangO, OATS der county,
We're oil bOurs out init Hefen's pOunty;
Franklin, she's der county seat,
Der Bost-ofise on Liberdy shtreet;
Sharly Taylor, he's der man;
Send dis yust so quick you can"
Chicago people are smart. 1t is reported
that. to avoid the fire limit ordinance,
houses are built on rollers outside the fire
limits, and quietly slipped across the lines
in the night.
An anti-swearing association has been
formed among the railroad men at Harris
burg. By the rules of the association, a fine
of ten cents is exacted for every oath
uttered. They claim large and rapidly in
creasing fund.
One of the latest developments in Eng
land IS a new religious sect called "COm-
prehensionists." If it succeeds in cOmpre-
hendiDg all the other sects it will itself be-
come incomprehensible.
The Danbury (COnn.) Ne,rS speaks of
violent snow squall which struck that place,
dashing down upon as from the western
hills with all the vehement grandeur of
four dollar rooster when pursued by stone.
The man who wrote the following has
been on slippery places:
What does he do when Sidewalks glareJ
And every brick seems but snare
To toss the walker unaware?
He spreads his ashes.
Long NAV he live, the man of soul,
Filled be his bins with red ash coal,
And blessings fall upon his poll,
Who spreads his ashes.
And when he leaves this world of slides
And with grim Death serenely ghdes,
Nav this be heard, and naught besides,
"Peace to his ashes!"
A late lady's magazine states that rich
silks of light gray color will be all the rage
| this spring among the worshippers at
Fashions shrine. Hard-run Benedicts will
doubtless be pleased to hear that milliner
| bills will be CORRESPONDENCE light.
Addison said: "The true art Of being
agreeable is to appear well pleased with all
! the company, ard rather to seem well en-
| tertained with them than to bring enter
| tainment to them. A man thus disposed
may not have much learning, nor any wit;
| but if he has common sense, and something
friendly in his behavior, it conciliates mems
minds more than the highest parts without
this disposition"
! A Young lady walked into the secrets of
the Knights of Pythias at Scranton, Pa, the
other day, by donning male attire and get
ting initiated. The brethren are in con-
steTnation, and the best thing that can be
done is for some one of them to marry the
enterprising damsel and thus keep the Sc
crets in the family.
Do with trials as men do with new hats
put them on and wear them until they
become easy.
knowledge will not be acquired without
pains and application. 1t is troublesome
and deep digging for pure water; but once
when you come to the spring they rise up
and meet you.
Oliver Wendell Holmes says: "There
are a good many real miseries in life that we
cannot help smiling at, but they are the
smiles that make wrinkles and not dim
pies"
Where ought we always to find the milk
of human kindness? In the pale of the
church.
a fourth Atlantic cable is seriously pro-
posed. This new bond ought to secure an
ani-cable adjustment of our troubles with
England.
A mother, who had with her a little
daughter, was examining the figure OF a
horse on a tombstone, and wondering OF
what it was an emblem. There was moth
ing to explain it in the inscription. ''Mam-
ma" said the little one, as they moved
away, 81 shouldn't wonder if she died Of
the nightmare"
oDo YOU cast things here?" inquired a
Yankee, the other day, as he sauntered
into a foundry and addressed the proprie-
tor, ayes, we do" "You cast all kinds
of things in iron, eh ?'' was the next query,
"Certainly; don't you see it is our bust.
ness?" "Ah! well, cast shadow, will
you?" He was cast out.
A novel and somewhat "cheeky'' method
of raising money has been adopted by GER
tain benevolent societies out West. A gen.
tIeman seats himself in the middle of the
room and offers given sum (say fifty
cents) to each lady who kisses him. The
ladies are said to set their faces against the
PROPOSITION with remarkable unanimity.
: A Detroit man, who had contributed a
bundle of his cast-off clothing for the relief
of tbe victims of the Minnesota fire, re.
l ceived from one of the sufferers the follow
|, ing note: "The committy man Civ NE
amongst other things wat he called pair
NV pants, and 'tWOuld make me pant some
TO ware EN-. l found your name al
where Won live on one of the pockets. my
) wife LATED so when Shode EN- to her that
. thot she wood have a COnipshun fit. She
wants to know if there lives and brethes q
man who has legs no bigger than that. Sht
, sed if there was he orter be taken up fO
e vagrinsy for havin no visible means Of sup
port. / coldent get EN- on my Oldest boy
, so used them for gun cases. If you have
e another pare to spare my wife wood like Il
pet EN- to hang up by the side of the fire
place to keep the tongs in"
Dennis O'Shunessy advertises as follow
: in the Columbus Republican: 81 hereb,
q give notice that my wife Bridget has LEI
5 nv bed and beard, and that will not pa
her debts; as we are not married"