Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-22

| IN IuH party Costume WHltt
slippers with pink satin bows, tarletaI
en- trdine looped with flowers, and spangled
gumarabic drops, which glistened scarcely
less brilliant to the confused gaze of the
| young man, than did the diamonds on hel
| lily hand or the tears that rolled down her
soft dyed cheek when he had gone. For
know We that this beautiful maiden did not
60. When ''the clock struck one" he was
seen considerably spiritualized near the
Maxwell House, apparently consoled by
another youth who said
Not sound was heard on the silent street,
As home from the concert we hurried;
For we found not strset car, carriage or bus,
And We felt considerably worried.
We hailed a driver we used to know
And hurriedly asked the reason;
He said, as he sadly shook his head,
That the horses were all sneezln'.
And so we silently went our way
To the place where we kept our FLY;
We found her weeping at eyes and nose,
And shaking as thong 81 twere chilly
In vain we offered her tempting oats,
And a "bran smash warm and smoking;
She turned her head from the fragrant bait,
She swallowed as if she was choking.
We shook down bed Of fresh new hay,
With a new bag OF corn for bolster;
And we gazed at the saddle overhead,
With its shining stirrups and holster.
We thought, as we looked in the glazing eye,
Thather troubles would soon be over;
Never more would she crop the grass,
Or Craze on the crimson clover.
Slowly we turned from the stable door,
With hearts that were sadly beating
And when we went in the ear ly morn,
We found her quietly eating.
This Epizooticated youth should console
himself, for she viii forgive him, especially
when she reads the following fIOn the
Louisville Commercial, Nov. 81. about
Novel Bridal Chariot:
"EpizOotic times do not arrest the bright
shafts of the rosy god, or draDe ths mar
rage altar in mourning. Horse or 10
horse, men will marry and women will
marry until the end of time, and Mr.. d. B.
Cradle, well known druggist, corner of
Jackson and Walnut streets, exhibited
his freedom from epizoatic bondage by
marrying young lady at Jeiiersontown on
Tuesday night. Now, Jefiersoptown is
twelve miles from the city, and everybody
knows that Mr.. Cradle might have cried,
'My kingdom for horse till he WAS hoarse
without tangible results. Mr.. Cradle, aware
OF the iHsuDsrable difficulty, and failing to
obtain even oxen, hired pine cOl0rsd men
to pull him out to the residence of bis fu-
ture wife. This novel hymeneal turnout
made good time to Jeflersontown; the we'd
ding came of most brilliantly, and the hap
py pair returned triumphantly to the city,
drawn by the sturdy nine, and eXulting in
their triumph over EepizOo.'"
Robinson of the Transfer Company says
be will have OK teams for his buses 10 day
and all who contemplate bridal tour any
where around the city should engage the
vehicle.
Oxen are in demand here at the present
time, so they are at Cincinnati, for the En-
Qujrer OF that city, under dae of Nov. 10,
has this concerning ox-driVing:
To the Editors Of the Enquirer.
"SoUTH CAROLINA, OHIO, Nov. 49,
Please answer, through your paper to-mor-
row morning, what the chances are for OBJ.
tanning employment as ox-driver in Cincin-
natl, and about what wages No. ! exper-
fenced driver could obtain.
Respectfully, Ox-DRIvER.
ga good ox.driver can find ready employ
Inent IN this city. II he finds himself in
gads, ne can make from 81 to So per day.
Better aud himself in oxen Also"
A young man aged sixteen years, niue
months, two weeks and three quarters Of a
day, has applied to us for position as OK
driver. He weighs l73 pounds, is bow-leg-
ged, wears No. 10, can chew up six inch
twist Of tobacco ia one day, crack bull.
whip thirteen feet long, has lost both of his
jaw teeth, loves macksrel, and once split
rails for q living. He is well suited for the
position and we recommend him.
McIver & Co, hare two
wagons, each drawn by twoyoke of oxen,
that run away as soon as they strike
street, and start down
hill towards the cotton factory, where they
are hauling coal. One Of the drivers has
refused to drive the OK, unless he has the
assistance Of brakeman to put on the
brakes. They ran away yesterday and
caused young man hitched to a hand-cart
TO do likewise, While the oxen did no
damage 10 the wagon, because unlike other
beasts Of draught and burden they never
run off the road, except they be thirsty and
water is near. The young man was so
Mortified that in attempting 10 get out Of the
street he did much injury 10 his cart. 1t
was filed With meal, soda, huge pump
AAAAA ee1A SACSS'J GOBPJ tOl a
large family. al of these were split aud the
young man was finally stopped by heroic
not until he had knocked off one
boot heel and mashed a two-story hat |
against a lamp post, besides sprainiDg his |
left ankle which was treated by physician. |
At last accounts he WIS doing well, though |
some pain; he thinks the epizooty |
a horrible thing.
The epizoOty in this city and elsewhere |
In Tennessee is OF mild character. Its |
progress is unchecked and we think it use |
less TO be alarmed at its approach. The |
disease has attacked more horses of the |
Fire Department, and volunteer companies
John Allen, calOred, captain of the Hook /
md Ladder company, has organized force |
Of men to sct in case OF necessity. The |
price for wood is most exorbitant and is
scarce. a day or two ago a poor widow
wanted to buy six sticks of wood, for which
he owner demanded the mode. ate sum of |
$3.50. Wood is being sold at from SIP to
Sl5 per cord.
The hucksLers are still alarmed, aud very
ew save those having OK teams are now
yisiting our market house. This will not
continue long so far as fear is concerned,
or the plague is spreading all over the
State. Il has reached Chattanooga, and as
ar west as Memphis and Jackson. Leb-
mon also is visited by the disease, which
S said came from horses that were brought J