Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-23
PARAGRAPHICAL.

We learn that griddle-cake sociables are
raging in Iowa.
An exchange says that the combined
wealth of those who went down in the
Vile du Havre exceeded twenty millions
of dollars.
John ChuIch told a Kentuckian the other
dav that Daniel Boone was only a ''One-
horse whisky distiller," instead Of a great
hunter and the family of Mr.. Church can
secure his effects by writing to the coroner
at Maysville.-Ci Cincinnati Times.
For rooty beggars read ruta-bagas and
then YOU will see the point OF this little
joke cotton off by the st. Louis journal
man: "a vessel cOasting and selling tur-
nips on the coast of Massachusetts, has
been discovered to be really engaged in the
sale of bad whisky. She thus doesn't belle
her profession since she furnishes turn ups
to the rooty beGgars.' 1t isn't much of a
joke, but the JOlTHd man felt badly that
day.
An exchange tells us: "That there was 4
wedding. and baby which theT didn't see
on the bed where they piled their things
and twas asleep, and it didn't wake up,
and when they were going home they
found it lying peacefully in the slumber
that knows no waking. And this occurred
in AppomattoX county, Va.
Under the heading Of ..Who Knows, 4
boy throws ont these lmansWelable inter-
rogatiOnS:
Who knows the feelings that thrOb in the breast
OF the youth with but one suit of clothes?
Who know the hours of pain and unrest,
Which that suffering youth Uldergoes?
Who Knows how he feels when his coat-sleeyes
grow SMALL
And his elbows begin To appear!
Who knows how he pins and patches them all,
And drop, mid his work a sad tear?
Who knows how he worries his suffering mother
For means with which to buy new suit?
Who knows how he worries his father and bro
ther.
And uncles and sisters and cousins to boot?
A somewhat verdant chap remarked TO
clerk Of the Maxwell House few days
since: II think all the tellers what comes
to this house must chaw terbacker, fur l
see it takes a mighty big spittOOn to ac-
commodate EN-" pointing to the fountain
which stands in the center of the rotunda.
The Memphis AUdldacbe man unburden-
ed his mind of little joke the other night,
with this result: "A very provoking blUn-
der was made in this department of the
paper, yesterday, by the substitution OF the
word 'beauX' for the very obvious one OF
bows, in connection with an item relating
to a young lady's costume at the first SOcia-
BILE Of the Social Club at Mr.. Clarke'S the
night before last. There was a very little
attempt at joke, and the intelligent COM
positOr came near precipitating tragedy
by his superior cussedness." If the cusSed-
ness ofthe compositor is superior to that
Of the local, that comp. must be curiosity.
An Individual with hay-seed sticking to
his garments approached Sawrie, Of the
Maxwell House clerical force, yesterday,
and throwing huge pair Of brogans on
the counter, exclaimed: "Say, mister,
here's them air Shoes" Sawrie looked at
the man in astOnishment. II say, here's
them shoes. You know you said you'd
take em back if they didn't fit, and they
don't fit at all-not by a burned sight.
The ''obliging and Efficient etc, recovered
himself by this time, and told the man
with the brogans that there was mistake
somewhere, as they didn't sell shoes at that
establishment. He finally succeeded in
convincing his visitor of that fact, though
with considerable difficulty.