Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-21
ParaRTaDhtcaI,


On one of the residence streets of thi:
city may be seen, on pleasant evenings, d
fond young couple who sit out on the
steps energetically chewing gum at each
| other in a manner affectionate beyond de-
scription.
Young Nashvilians are hereby warned to
not postpone until Sunday mornings their
visit to the barber shop, as by a bill just
passed in the General Assembly, BARRIERS
are prohibited from pursuing their vocation
on Sundays, the bill to become law upon
receiving the signature of the Governor.
As Senator Richardson was doing all in
his power to make their visit to the Senate
Chamber yesterday agreeable and pleasant
to the party of Eastern capitalists and their
ladies, one of them-Mrs. Vanderpool, of
New York, remarked, 81 am very sorry,
Mr.. Richardson, that haven't daughter
for you" To which the gallant Senator
responded, ''My dear madam, have wife
and four handsome little ones at home"
CAB, indeed" exclaimed the lady, "then it
is not matter of regret that 1 have no
daughter"
There was something really inspiring
about the manner in which the Senate
transacted business yesterday. There was
no buncombe nor foolishness INDUCED in,
the entire day being devoted to hard work.
Senator Smithson tells Of a lawyer of his
acquaintance who, when his business calls
him away FRI m home, takes six clean shirts
along, and as one of these garments be-
comes soiled, be puts fresh one over it,
continuing TO do so until he finally returns
home with an empty carbetbag, and wear
ing his half dozen shirts all at once. Il is
probably unnecessary to add that this legal
light is bachelor.
Senator Tillman explains that he voted
for the tippling bill in the same way that
Larry Epps' horse ran away with the pillow
-"With id sight of reluction," being
actuated chiefly by commendable desire
to crafty his cold water friends. He had
his doubts as to the constitutionality Of the
bill, but was willing to give 1t the benefit
of tn reasonable Doubt"
Henry Ward Bcecher said ''a fire devil
sits on every Mansard roof" For an imp
OF darkness to do that is impo' ight.-In-
didnGpOLis Journal.
Huntley, of the St. Louis Journal, is a
schemer. Wishing to run for the position
of coroner of that burg at the coming cleo
ton, he bids for the Irish vote by trying to
make the Cells of that city believe old Sol
rosmed around St. Louis st. Patrick's Day,
conversing in the Irish tongue
Calling Coy up in the morning can
hardly be classed under the head of Espast.
times" especially if the boy is fond of exer-
else the day before. There is rarely a
mother who is a success at rousing boy.
All mothers know this; so do their boys.
And yet the mother seems to go at it in the
right way. She opens the stair door and
insinuatingly observes: "Johnny.n There
is no response. fJohn-nY." Still
no response. Then there is short, sharp
"John," followed moment later by pro-
longed and emphatic "John Henry" A
grunt from the upper regions signifies that
an impression has been made, and the
mother is encouraged to add, "You'd better
be getting down here to your breakfast,
young man, before come up there an give
you something you'll feel! !" This so star
ties the young man that he Immediately
goes to sleep again. And the operation has
to be repeated several times. A father
knows nothing about this trouble. He
merely opens his mouth as soda bottle
elects it's cork, and then the "Johh Henry
that cleaves the air of that stairway goes
into that boy like electricity, and pierces
the deepest recesses of his very nature.
And he pops out of that bed and into his
clothes, and down the stairs, with prompt
ness that is commendable. 1t is rarely
boy allows himself to disregard the pater-
nal summons. About once year is be-
lieved to be as otter as is consistent with
the rules of health.-Daabuuy Neaos.