Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-06
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Called-Seven Oud, seven Oud,
OATS de game vat ketched me rite away;
Seven Oud, seven Oud,
Dat de game vat dat roosder he did blay.
Ven losed me den, vent to a bOlices.
Und told him all about it rite away,
He took dat T00Sder to de station houses,
Und de judge he asged me vat had to say,
tOle him dat dat Teller vas a swinder,
Und dat didn't know how il vas myself
Dat he gave TO me de High de Low de Jack, too,
Und dat he held de same curds to himself,
In-Seyen Oud, seven oud, etc.
De judge de den says-"rn discharge de bris-
Oner"
..Hes got my vatch"-I gwickly den cried out;
II kno" dat'" says de Judge, "und as for you,
IN give you six months Of you don't gwck hold
l shut mp gwick, und vent home to my family,
Und tole my boy about it (whO vas lame),
IND take him ON my knee, now every evening,
But, tole him for to never blay dat game
Called-Seyen oud seven oud, etc.
j. j. Toon has purchased the Christian
Herald, of this city, and which paper will
be consolidated with the Christian Iader,
of Atlanta, Ga.
Two new cars for the Edgefeld Street
Railroad arrived over the Chattanooga road
yesterday.
man was seized with fit at the Chat
tanooga depot yesterday. He fell on the
platform and recovered in few minutes.
a coiOred convict named John Hall, SEN
fenced TO one years Imprisonment for lar
ceny, arrived here We sterday from Harde
man county, and is zebraed by this time.
Frank Hardin, cOlored lunati.. was re-
manded yesterday to Jail.
gentleman while In visit TO this CITY
few nights ago passed through a stone
cutters yard about three o'clock in the
morning and mistaking white stone for an
old friend in night clothes was heard to ex-
claim as he embraced it "Why are you up
so early-you'll catch cold" 1t is thought
he was drlnk-right huge.
Two young darkies looking at carriage
spake thusly:
Jim-"Dar-Dar say is a dollar in de
carriage"
Bill-"Whar's de dollar
Jim-"See dem two young men wild slick
hats and shining collars in de carriage
well denis de dollar-iifty cents piece"
The young man who took chance on a
doll baby at the fair was unlucky-the old
maid who drew it was delighted move !
draw.
The scavenger force has been doing up
Cherry, Church and other streets.
The Edgefeld Detective Police surprised
two burglars attempting to break into the
grocery store of John Coleman in North
Edgetield night before last, fired several
shots at them but they unfortunately made
their escape.
Gen. TheO. Trauernicht, city editor of the
EnigrGIu who has been confined TO his
room for six weeks past from indispOsitiOn,
is again at his post of duty.
There has been another advance in nails
&. /. HOLSTER has made happy hit in
introducing here the Paragon Cigars. They
are having big run. What is life without
its joys, or a Paragon dinner without a
Paragon cigar?
Rev. DR.. Young, of our city, has accepted
an invitation to preach the Baccalaureate
Sermon before Emery and Henry College,
June 2. This will be gratifying intelligence
TO the many Nashville boys at that insti-
tuition.
A constant dropping will wear a rock.
Keep dropping advertisements on the public
and they will soon melt under it like rock
salt.
Robert L. Lee, Jr., son of the honored
Southern chieftain, was in Macon, Ga, on
the Sd inst, on his return from Florida to
his home in Lexington, Va. He was ac-
Companied by his wife who is i'm feeble
health.
The new distillery Of MeSsrs. Burns Il
DOugheny, near this city, formerly belong
ing TO the firm of SpurlOck Il DOueheny,
VIII he in operation III few days. This
will be the only distillery in Davidson
county.
DIR. Bernier, French physician, cures
the 'iOlly red nose" of the inOrdinate lover
of alcoholic spirits, by the local application
Of an electric current. The application of
the wire of his galvanc battery removes
the Bacchanalian hue which talnts the
facial organ.
A Philadelphia lady of three-Score and
ten on receiving an offer of marriage SIM
peringly referred the Octogenarian who
made the offer to her father, and that gen
tleman, aged ninety, graciOusly gave his
consent, and danced at the wedding.
A very pretty and simple style of waists
is called the French blouse. It is very cas-
lily fitted, and when made, is comfortable TO
wear. 1t is trimmed so as 10 resemble a
vest, and made with the DucheSSe sleeve,
which is Of coat shape, and is ruitled up the
outer seam and around the wrist.
This is what the cambridge (Ga.) Demo
crGt thinkSabOut il: "TO see a wasp waist
ed young lady, in ringlets and an abund.
ance Of hOunces, gracefully sail TO the head
Of the table, and with voice rs angelic as
a tenor flute, call to the waiter for mess
of cold pOssum and kOllards, is the most |
trying thing romance can encounter"
A New London tug has been named "a. |
+. Burnside Such is fame. That tug by |
any other name would steam as fleet.
Progressive teacher to pupil Of the pc |
Jane Hooker, just take that |
chewing gum right out of your mouth.
Little girls who chew gum in school need |
never expect TO become President of the /
United States"
Some one says The lion and the lamb may |
lie down together in this world, but when |
he lion gets up il will be hard work to find |
he lamb.
A tree which was cut down recently in
Kansas, contained two bushels of bees and |
mee hundred pounds of beautiful p'anspa-
'ent honey.
A grocer recently had pound Of sugar
etuned, with note stating that it con-
aimed too much sand for table use, and not
enough for building purposes.
A young lady at Wampun, Wis, was so
Iifiicted with warts tnat she committed
uiCide. This must have been a clear case
# awaits on the mind"
A very wicked man, being recently taken
Il, and believing he was about to die, told a
leighbor that he felt the need of preparation
or the next world, and would like to see
ONE proper persons in regard to it, where
upon the feeling person sent for fire in
urance agent.
PolonalseS are invariably fastened up in
ront this spring, either with bows or but
oms. They are lOOped high and far back,
living Tres bOutdnt effect behind.
TROPICAL FLORIDA.