Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-13

Yon didn'd heard der news? Veil, veil,
Dots kinder funny, doc
Wy, efrey poddy knows Id yet
bond you dink IDS drue?
Yes, yes, dots so-ve god SON
MY olt woman and me
Und he's der smardesd leedle shild
You efer yed kin see.
He canned der very last nighd in March,
Der sassy leedle MOol,
OF he'd a waited leedle vile
He'd been Abril fool;
But Diet paby he knOwed a ding or two
Dey say so he look like me.
Dots cause Pm been he's farder,
Dot cOun DIS for dot youSee.
He's got der incest leedle shnood,
Und leedle hands und veet
Und he kind Wink init bodt he's eyes
OH he's gOOt enuf to eat.
Watts dot bed you dot Pm broud,
IVsel like OF Pm Wild!
voodn'd scawb him for farm;
No, he's doc nice shild.
Come in der house and saw him vonce;
Hush now! Don'd wake him ub!
He's god awful pair of lungs.
He kin swheel like bisenedpup.
See dere he is, now aind he nice?
He's tiXin his mould to gry;
He VOnts TO suck on sOmeding; l Guess,
He's leedle drOat dots dry.
Ven go down shdairs in der bier saloon,
Und drink a glass of bier
TO der healt of dot shmall shild of mine,
Dot vas send to ME dis year;
UBd ven hope ven he COTS to be man
Dot chused like he's farder he'll been,
Und ven hope anoder shmall shild will come
Nexd year dis time agin.
Events of public interest were exceed
ingly scarce yesterday, as is usual on Fri
days.
No prisoners were yesterday received at
the jail, none escaped and none were re-
leased.
A great many promising young forest
trees have lately been planted at the Wat
kin's Park.
At late hour last night there had been
but one arrest by the police, and this be-
cause Of misfortune rather than crime.
That blood is thicker than water has no
truthful application to hydrant water, such
as is now in general use at this point.I
There was a considerable amount OF
weather again yesterday, and things are de-
cidedly juicy.
The life insurance business must be get
ting duh. The different solicitors are now
electioneering with one another to obtain
risks.
Berry, Demoville Il Co. yesterday had to
charter steamboat to fill an order on the
Mississippi river for their famous Aromatic
Orange Bitters. Such a pile of boxes as
this firm turned out has not been seen on
the square for years.
Duck shooting on the back waters in
Edgefield yesterday, afforded good sport.
The friends of Sam Starkey will be glad
to learn that he continues TO improve.
Our different nursery establishments are
now sending in large supplies of plants and
flowers, and different portions of the city
are fragrant with the scents of geraniums,
heliotrOpes and kindred species Of the floral
kingdom.
A gentleman bought doll baby yester-
| day for his little sweetheart, and was aston
ished when he was told that it wasn't a
Dolly Warden.
A gentleman who is fond of fish is agi-
tating the propriety of constructing a fish
trap at the mouth of a culvert in Edgefeld
before the back water falls.
Reese's patent for planting fruit trees and
laying off an orchard is meeting with favor
among fruit growers.
The man who advertises shows not only
a business talent above his neighbOrs, but
he may be at once reckoned among the in
dependent, generous and public-spirited OF
the community. He who hides his light
under bushel, when such advantages as
those at present afforded are so freely Of
fered him, does not deserve to succeed.
A few iron nails placed in a vase with
flowers, will keep the water sweet and the
flowers fresh. This arises from the sulphur
eliminated from the plants combining with
the iron.