Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-20
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The writer never could understand VIII,
exclamation points always figure so promi
nently in notices of buildings to rent.
Sergeant Bates isn't dead, as reported
last week. We are sorry to have disap
pointed the public, but we feel as bad owe
1t as auybody.-Detroit Press.
Thirteen roosters per annum-strictl,
in advances" is the subscription price Of thu
| bloomington, tIo11d,) Democrat, accord
ing TO an exchange.
The Salt Lake Herald says that Mrs
Ann Eliza Young's lectures about Brigham
We're priined, prepared and doctored by Z
jurist, an attorney and clergyman.
An embryo poet, who is certainly a close
observer OF human nature, remarks: ''TimC
marches on with the slow, measured tread
OF a man working by the day"
A Nashville lady says she is not sur
prised at the failure Of photographers to get
a good picture of her, for it is impossible to
make good negative" Of positive char
acter.
The ladies of Sacramento, Cal, celebrated
the advent of the first SNOW in that section,
thiSwinter, by a vigorous and continued
pelting of such Cinnamon as were unfor-
tunate enough to appear upon the streets.
Item for ''relic" hunters: "The custo-
dian of what had been Garibaldi'S straw
stuffed bed on Ischia was heard to mutter,
on seeing lady carrying few straws as a
relic: 'They win do it; I've stuffed it six
times already since the general left"
In consequence Of the disheartening dis
cOvery that the average Evansvillian, his
wife and daughters are not of literary
turn of mind the Evansville Library Asso-
citation have thrown up their hands in dis
gust, and the Board of Directors are going
to resign next month.
A ''Solid" Nashville man took a country
friend home TO dinner with him the other
day. They rode out on the Spruce-street
cars, and, just before the conductor came
around, the wealthy Nashville man inquired
of the rIIralist, ''Will you pay the fare, or
shall ?" Upon this gentle hint, the coun-
try friend produced his wallet.
\ society young man on Main street met
with a singular and painful accident last
evening Whilst attiring himself to attend
an evening party, his diamond pin acct
dentally dropped on his left foot, smashing
it SO badly that he will not be able to leave
the house until after New Years.-NOTTis-
torn Herald,
A merchant on Summer street has cleared
one of his windows OF various articles of
female apparel and in their place has hung
up about dozen pairs of stockings of vari-
Gus sizes. As Christmas is so close at
hand, Harry wants to know if these belong
TO the family of Mr.. -, and if they eX-
pect Santa Claus to fill them all.
We saw yesterday the following extract
from a private letter, comparing the two
leading cities of our State: memphis makes
ten times the brag of Nashville on one-third
the money. Memphis makes more promi-
ses than it has money to pay; but Nash
vile is so stingy with her money that she
will make neither promises nor payments"
The japan Mail says the sending of
japanese youths to America and Europe TO
educate them as civil servants is a failure.
They return with mere smattering of
knowledge, a high conceit of their abil-
ties, strong taste for beef and beer, and a
prodigiOus contempt for their own country.
1t cost Detroit punster four front teeth
TO ask a mechanic named Wolf if he wasn't
the animal in Sleeps clothing so often re-
teTed to- Wolf answered with a stool,
and now his iovial fellow-citizens know that
he doesn't like conundrums." 1t is only
by asking questions that such things can be
found out.
The SiOGc city Journal tells how three
men tried the new ice on the Missouri riv-
er, after having heard conflicting stories as
TO its thickness. We quote: Finally they
procured small boat and made the ven
ture. Tappin pulled on rope attached to
the bow while Smith pushed at the stern.
The object in taking the boat was, in case
the ice gave way, to have it handy to take
to, and thus save themselves from watery
grave. 1t was agreed that MIR. Hale-he
being Il large man-should remain on shore
until Smith and Tappin had gained the 9th
er bank when he should follow on his
hands and lknees. The parties with the
boat reached the other side in safety, when
Mr.. II. struck out as previously arranged.
He spread himself out like bat, in order
to cover as much surface as he could, and
thus crawled for half an hour-a very IA
tiGuiug process of navigation. At the end
Of half an hour he had reached midway of
the river, when he heard noise behind
him that files his soul with terror. He
thought the ice was breaking up and that
he was a goner, sure. lie looked around
and there close behind MIN was team of
horses attached to a load of wood. He
Sprang to his feet to escape being run over,
and lit out for his comrades, who were ly-
ing on the ground almost clroked with
laughter.