Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-25

That living round you see
Are not our boots; they all belong
To Mr.. Nobodyl
-Mardi Gras.
Charming creatnres-snakes.
Odd John Harper is out on crutches.
Florida gets along with only 4OO In
juns. 49,,
tax.
Scotch Proverb-Do nothing in haste
but gripping O. feas.
-fsn't it about time for the Nashville
small how TO monopolise the Sidewalks
with his game of marbles?
PEOPLE with no music in their souls
play on pianos in Iowa. "Seven up" is
the tune, and the keys are not used.
A Kingston youth has frozen bis nose
seven times this winter, pacing III 'front.' OF
his sweetheart's house, waiting for the
eother fellow" to leave.
-Pittsburg managers refuse front seats
in the theaters TO ladies' who do up their
hair a la mode. And they are right.
"A Baltimore couple did their counting
in adjacent cells, and we're engaged before
seeing each other.
--Sprigpins has not given bis wife a
cent for the last month, for fear OF being
summoned before congressional commit
tee on charge of trying to influence her
action by the improper use OF money.
"A Memphis mule, Sunday, took stub
born fit, refusing to move an inch. The
people in the car alighted ana
pushed their car a square, when finally the
mule changed his mind and started en- at
gallop, leaving half of the passengers BE-
hind.
"A dyeing establishment in this city has
a mixture which is called ''the purple dye"
His a strange coincidence that msn who
had very sick dog the other day expressed
his apprehensions in precisely the same
language.
"A lively Vine street young lady says its
all a mistake about her not taking an inter-
est in married gentlemen, for she does-in
those whose wives are dead.
-Huntley, local of the st. Louis
Journal, is genius. In a late issue OF that
pspsr. he had column of nineteen separ-
ate and distinct items with Alternative head
lines.
THAT class of young ladies who pro-
posed semi-Weekly meetings at the State
Library for the purpose of prosecuting their
studies, have concluded not to begin opera
tons until after the adjournment OF the
| LEGISLATURE. The Legislators were plung-
| ed into deep despair when they learned OF
| the determination, but their wives were not
| A lady, whose hubby is required to
| spend his time in Nashville during the ses-
| sion of the Legislature, asked that indiVid-
| ual Sunday, how much longer he would
| have to remain in the city, to which he re-
| Piled, GThree weeks after this one." Now
| The little woman had always stood at the
| head of the class in mathematics III her
| school DAYS, and in flash she had inquired
| ont inst the amount of time involved in
the answer; so she said, "Then why don't
you say exactly four weeks, my dear'''
| Sure enough, why didn't be?
Those patriets who are petitioning the
legislature to change their county lines,
are somewhat ambiguous occasionally. For
| instance: Yesterday petition was read 10
the Senate proposing to run new hne De-
| tween the counties Of Clay and jackson,
commencing at the gate OF Amos Ilnsley,
etc. Suppose that, while the Legislature is
celebrating upon this matter, Amos Inns
| lev should, in sudden freak of enterprise,
move that gate arOd or SO 10 the rlghs OF
left, then where would that county line beS
Echo answers 81 dunno"
| A gentleman told his wife he was 60
ing cut On business and might not be back
till late. "You are not going to the Black
Crook, are you?" she asked. ."Black Crook
what do you Ike me for?" be Indignantly
exclaimed. "Oh, WE'LL" said she, 81 was
only Joking. l am going cut to do some
shopping. Don't be alarmed if l am not
in when you return" The next that wor-
thy couple saw Of each other was at the
aforesaid Black Crook, where some destiny
seated them side by side to their astonish'
ment.
They were discussing the bill regulating
the pay of special judges of the Supreme
| Court. Senator Richardson said he wanted
to put all the Judges on the same footing
Senator James strongly opposed the propo-
sition, saying that he did not want to put
Judge Burton, for instance, on the same
footing with Judge Nicholson. The writer
of this fondly trusts that the readers Of this
paper who are acquainted with the fact
| That Judge Nicholson now lies on the hal
of his back because of broken leg, will see
where the laugh comes in. Ii they can
not, they will please leave word at the
counting room, and a small cheap boy will
be sent around to their residences to eX-
plain the joke.