Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-03
MELANGE.

A Kansas City book store is buying ND
al the works on cholera, with a view to
working up q corner.
Several ambitious mammas in Chicago
regret to hear that Lieutenant Colonel Fred,
Grant is about to marty a daughter of
Judge Dunbevy, Of som swhere in Ohio.
"A New England editor is said to have
played few tuoes upon an old banjo under
his own window, and then in the next
issue of his paper thanked the serenader
for delightful music.
The near.sighted hen which ate sawdust
supposing it to be cornmeal, then went and
laid nest full of bureau knobs, sat on 'em
three weeks and Matched out a complete
set of parlor furniture, was a pretty fair
hen.
The persecution of the church BY iinfe-
generate Western workings has eliminated
in the arrest of Wisconsin clergyman for
getting drunk and numerically beating his
little son, according to Solomon's injunction
concerning spare rods and spoiled children.
-Washsr-woman Ito small boy, who has
brought very dilapidated, shIt)-'eTeil yer
mother, if she sends this ERE again, shall
wash 1t In two" Small boy (equal to the
occssion) Livery sorry, mum, bat / don't
think mother would mind if you washed it
into halfdozen."
Mr.. L. T. Out. of Otoe county, Neb.,
is the happy father of recent pair of twins
"a girl and boy. The former has been
baptised Betsey, and the latter I. r. Out.
That Settles the question between Carleton
and the other old maid about the pedigree
of "Betsey and l. r Out"
Many poor, but honest and enterprisipg
young men are deferred from entering the
burglar professions kit of tools costs from
eight hundred to one thousand dollars. 1t
really seems as if some Of our philanthro-
pists should devise means whereby the am
bilious youth of the country could procure
cheaper tools.
"A Cincinnati drummer who, with the aid
of his feet, filed two seats on the morning
train of the l., G. g. L. road, few days
since, and who was too ugly to move,
though the car was crowded, was complete.
ly upset when the conductor quietly took
out bis foot-rule and after deliberately
taking the measure of bis feet, announced
in loud tone, eighteen and three quarter
inches"
AS fashionable young lady, fresh
from boarding school, came to her honest
old fathers breakfast table, instead OF
speaking English and saying, "Good morn
ing" she spoke French, and said "Bon-
jour-" "Of course, the bones yours, if you
say So" responded the practical old gentle
man, as he handed her the ossifed portion
Of a beef-steak.
The difficulty of choking off men who
are fond of speech.making was verified the
other day in prayer-meeting. A learned
divine was just on the point of making
speech on DarwiniSm when the director of
the meeting called on him to pray; where
upon be made his speech all the same, di-
recting it to the Almighty instead of the
audience, and prefacing the sentence with
80, Lord may we."
"A Philadelphia gentleman who writes
to the New York Tribune does not love the
hackmen of Niagara. He says: "They
actually, by force, dragged me into one of
their carriages, set their price, and when l
got out compelled me to pay twice as much
for what they were pleased to call extras
You may, probably, think me fool for sub
mittiDg TO this outrage, but what could
do? Turn which way would l was sure
TO face one of these fends glazing at me,
and if l had been foolhardy
enough to resist them, there is no
doubt in my mind that they might
have plsyfully hurled me hesdlong over the
falls. Besides, 8 hsC kman can talk a man
TO death. The inhabi ants of Niagara, if
they could, would make Jon pay toll for
the air you breathe. 1t is surprising that
they don't charge You TT listening to the
roar OF the falls at a distance. Why, it has
come to such pass there that body is al
most afraid to walk out at any time, for
fear he may look at somebody, and that
body rush up instantly and demand pay
for the privilege"