Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-11
4 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Ifthare he any weakness for which ] ell
| lertam no pity and make 10 allowance, il
is thai Of pIIuient, pryng curiosity. And
| If anyone me anness be more base than an
! other, would designate elyesdrOpwug, and
! breach Of confidence. In the publication
| IF the subjOiRd dialogue, 40 confidence is
violated hecause none was given. And oc-
cupying, rs | did last night, an adjoining
bed room lOthat Of the dfdmufiS pPrSOHu,
was compelled TO listen to the converse
lion of two young men when | would have
preferred TO be asleep. But the converSa-
lions was not tElrren Of its moral. and
suggested some reflections that may inter
Est the readers Of your interesting local
columns: New YORK.
TIE DIALOGUE.
Scene Third story Of Nashville
BoutdjRg House. Tiwe-NjdljqH.
No. WHATS The matter with you 10
night, Tom? You seem very much in the
dumps.
No. 2-I feel dissatisfied with myselfand
out Of humOr generally.
No. What out of sorts, when You
have within an hour or two left presence
where the heart unfolds and eXhales its de-
vOtion?
No. Yes; that was the occasion. if not
the cause, Of my discomfort.
No. Tom, don't he mysterious. Has
she said: I'VE can only DE friends''3
No. 1T hasn't come TO that yet. But
il may, Miss -- never looked so sweet
and loveable as she did tonight There
was other companY-twO of her female
friends. and DANDY Jim, and -. the
law sHdent. The conversation became
literary, or scientific, and originated in
discussion of some piece in the UNION AND
AMERICAN about "rhaugeable April
Miss exclaimed. 20, would so much
like 10 llnGw-bIr. -, you can explain, [
am sure. How is it that the signal Office
at Washington can foretell that we shall
have a terrific storm tomorrow, or fair
weather Tomorrow Please tell us, "
No. What did You answer?
No. What cOuLd / answer, but to
stammer something about The science Of
.NeiporoIogg. without knowing the mean
ing of that word, and Leeling as totally I'M
able to answer Miss ---'S question as to
identify the aHthor OF the Juuius Letters,
or to solve the riddle Of perpetual motion
No. We'll, how did you get out Of it?
No. THAT COnceted law student un-
deuOok TO answer for me. He used terri
blv blg words, and made ont nothing; but
/ was not prepared to correct him Miss
- looked at me pityiugy, as much as
to say, fright nice fellow, but ignorant. ]
wish he would study law, and read and III
form himself, 50 IS to appear to more adj
vantage in society
No. ]. o well, Tom,
Never mind the weather, 50 the wind don't
blow.
No. But the wind does blow, and |
can give no reason for il. | cannot explain
the commonest natural phenomena. I've
been TO the thaater often enough, but what
do we learn there? And then be exposed
before the girl love and he thought a
BOBBY, T. there are books or men in Nash
vile to teach me the signal office mystery,
I'm going to beinormed. Then Ill 60 to
Miss -- and tell her that | haze re-
viewed my earlier studies a little, and can
indulge i'll little chat on meteOrOlogy.
No. bravo, Tom. l shall now dream
that | was despatched bodily over the wires
to Washington 10 ask all about that tarna-
ton machine! Good night.
THERE is an old Scotch proyerb that
March borrOws the three first davs from
April known as the "borrowing days."
ssMarch borrOwit from AyerlI
Three days, and they were m
The origin of this curious old proyerb is
perpleXing, as no alteration such as the lines
would imply has been made in the calendar.
DR.. Jameson says that ''these days being
generally stormy, our forefatllers have ELL
deavOred TO account for this circumstance
by pretending that March borrowed them
from April that he might extend his power |
so much longer" and he adds, s'those who |
are much addicted TO superstition viii |
neither borrow nor lend on these days"