Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-06

aNow Is The Writer of eur discomfort
made glorious summer" and very cred
table article of summer It has been, too,
for the past two days.
eli Perkins," the absence of whose imi-
tations of Artemus Ward from the columns
of The Nese York Commercial Advertiser
has proved SO reniuneratte to It's Hropyie-
tors, writes for the new Graphic. Eli mas
but single competitor in the field CT harm
less lunacy-the young man who attempts
jokes for The 81. Louis Globe and sends
marked copies to exchanges with the re-
quest, "please copy."-lErchange.
In view of the near approach of Easter,
our musical critic is saving up his funds in
order to purchase eggs for that festive oc-
casion. He has been extremely careful as
to his expenditures for two weeks past, and
hopes to have on hand lucre sufficient to
purchase at least half dozen eggs. Pro-
posals for coloring the same will be receiv-
ed at this of1ice-that is, if they are sent,
properly stamped and directed.
Dom Piatt says of Edmund Yates: We
parted In tears with our hrother-pen-driver
in the work of doing up the late Inaugural
ton ceremonies for the New York Herald.
| We came to like the hearty, good -natured
John Bull exceedingly, although our share
in the calf and 'alf" of the mammoth me-
tropolitan organ song small by theside of his
elaborate entertaining account. "What
will you have now?" asked the jolly Pres
ton as be introduced Edmund to the back
room of the Herald Office. ga little good
brandy and few facts, you know, and, by
the bye, better tell me when to STOP" Ed
mund Yates is tall, stout, heavy jswed,
hearty-looking Englishman, full of genial
fellowship and an ornament to Bohemia.
May he live long and prosper.
The Nashvillian who would persist in
walking on the sunny side of the street yes
terday afternoon, could only be ac.uated by
desire to avoid his creditors.
At II O'Clock s'the other night" a re-
porter on this paper stopped to admire q
leg of mutton gracing the window of res
taurant on Union street. He was observed,
and brisk young man stepped nimbly up
and turned eff the gas which lit the win
dow, thus leaving it in darkness. Of
course the reporter was hungry Che always
is), and strapped, and .friend-ess, and an or
phan and all that, but he wouldn't have
stolen that leg of mutton-the brisk young
man was unnecessarily alarmed. The re-
porter was taught il early childhood the
sin attached to the stealing of legs of NUT
ton, and those lessons of his childhood's
DAYS can never be effaced from his memory
-neYerl no never! and if, upon the occ2-
sion referred to, be had really desired to
stay his hunger "till the coming Of the
morr," by putting himself outside of that
leg of mutton, he would have stolen dol
lar from the restaurant man, and purchased
that mutton.
What an absurd idea It is TO place long
row of free born American citizens on the
platform with the speaker on the occasion
of a public lecture. The writer has fire.
quently had occasion to observe (and al
ways with feelings Of the most acute an
guish,) the ridiculous attempts made by
the f. y. a. C. composing this row to appear
at ease comfor able, cheerful and happy
The effort is very commendable, of course
but it is always an utter failure. The fact
is, they don't know what to do with Their
feet, their hands, or themselves. 1t wont
do for them to single out one individual ii
the audience and stare at him, for if they
did he would probably lose all interest IL
the speakers remarks, and possibly would
set down every individual! member of thai
row SIS an ass. They can't whisper to eact
other; they can't while away the time by
reading newspapers, or old letters. Indeed
the only thing they can do is study the ex
preston of the speakers back, gaze ouI
upon the audience in an imbecile, helpless
sort of way, and think Of their sins.
Having little time on his hands las
week, the st. Louis Journal man carried
into effect plan he has long cherished il
secret; be visited a hair store, and the re-
suit of his system of judieious inquiry in
stituted at the establishment, he presents Il
a grateful public in the following words an(
figures, to wit: "The style of wearing the
hair now adopted by the ladies, that is tt
have it pulled up in heap at the topo TIT
head, is known as the Marie Antoinette
and the Rescued the first title being de
rived from the preparation for execution b.
decapitation, and the second from the ap
pearance given to those adopting the styl
of having been just rescued from water,
grave. Among young gentlemen who brusl
their hair upwards the style is known a:
the 'Absalom.'"