Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-06
1880
MELANGE.

Josh Billings is said to have already
made Sal 900, clear Of all debts, by his bu.
| NOR.
1t is pleasant to contemplate the exist.
ence of fifteen feet ofsnow on the noun
tains of New Hampshire
-Bnks tumbled down stairs the other
Gay, and that wretch Bevins said that il
was better proof Of the descent of mar
than any Darwin had given.
1t is remarkable fact that, although
common sheep delight in verdsnt fields, re
ligious foe 8 are not anxious for green pas
tors.
"A little boy asked lady who made
her teeth. "My Creator" she replied
"Well," said the youngster, "Dr. -
made my mas, and they beat your'n clean
out o'sight."
AT an examination Of Candidates for
the Civil Service one of the questions pro-
| grounded MAS: ''What clerical experience
have you had, if any?" To this cue aspi-
rant had appended his written answer:
Lutheran" Another wrote: "Methodist
| e little.p .--......
An up town young lady, speaking o.
one other aYersions, said The seVerest Lnipe
on record: "He's almost a perfect Brute-hc
only lacks the instinct"
| "A Pittsburgh coroner M ,kes no charge
where he sits on young man who parted
his hair in the middle. He says that hi:
personal satisfaction is enough, without the
fee.
One Of the editors q the Giro mat
Enquirer recently saved the cook of a ca
nal boat from drowning, and has received q
letter from The girl, aud father, saving
"You have saved the girland she's your'n'
No cards: no editor.
| An old gentleman on Jefferson street
was son struck yesterday, an undutif.,l boy
having cropped brick from the haylofl
upon the parental head, u der the suppo.
sition ihst he was chunk ng Johnny CAV
ems.
-"Most extraordinary" said Sergeant
| Warren, the author OF "Ten Thousand q
Year." who was always Boosting of bis
visits at Great houses; ''dined a. the Duke
of Northumberland on Monday, and there
was 10 fish for dinner" NO." cried Doug
las Jerrold, "they had eaten it upstairs y
| Two young men in Burlington, 10 wa
quarreled about a young lady and fought
| it out with pistols. They did not succeed
III killing each other, but one of them sent
a bullet through tbs leg Of . small boy, and
| their irjursd honor was satisfied.
Probably siIs. Amanda Simmons, in
Iowa, never even dreamed that her dissi-
psLed husband would take her hasty adj
vice to "fall down stairs and break his dr,t-
ted neck,n but Simmons, determined tina.
the stain of disobedience should never rest
upon his character, promptly took the ad-
vice, and effectuslly broke his drafted
neck" Now Amanda, sweating over her
wash-tub, regrets that she was so ready
with her advice.
Michigan boasts Of two sisters, residing
at Battle Greek, in that State, who are an
ornament of the sex. The names of the
young ladies' sre Elizabeth and Lydia lay
lor. For five years they have been en-
ployed as compositors in the Office of the
Journal CT that place. They have made
from IS to $50 per week, have supported a
widowed mother, have kept house hand
sumely, have DOuS6t piano, have taken
music lessons, have given 500 to The Bap-
tist Church, ard have saved 81 200. These
ladies are unmarried, they don't make
speeches, are not freedom shreikers, prefer
white folks TO negroes, and are in every
way most estima5le persons. We admire
such representative girls, and hope they will
be numbered by thousands instead Of tens.