Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-07
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The Indianapolis Journal, puts II in this
SCI sible shape: ga two column ccode of
honor, b=iny the rules for the government
of hostile meetings between gentlemen" Is
baiDg published 10 many papers. Next will
come "The Murderer's Complete Hand
book, or the Guide to Gore"
The Indications are that the meteoric
show promised by Mr.. A. G. Ford, the u.
S. Signal Observer, is going to be immense
ly popular. He has already received a num-
Der of applications for front seats, Botwith-
standing the fact that the entertainment
does not begin for several nights vet.
Every one who has been in Washington
and attended the sittings of the House Of
Representatives has seen, DR.. Mehsffey, the
genial and accomplished reading clerk of
the House. Walking down tn, avenue one
morning, on his wav 10 tie Capitol, he en-
countered bevy of yourg ladies, to whom
he paid his respects in passing. When he
had gone by, one 9fthe ladies, to whom Re
was stranger, said, "Who was that ?"
"Why, don't you know? That's DR.. Me-
hsffey. BE explains the bills to the men,
beers Exchange.
A Portland (Me.) paper tells of resident
of tina. city, eirl eight years old, under the
control of her unfeeling father and harsh
step mother, who has been seen to throw
ber into corner of q room, a dista &c Of
six feet. The father varies the perform
ance by hanging her up by the thumb, and
| so leaving her for hours. The child is one
mass of bruises, and its flesh f:ightfully
lacerated. If those Portlanders were pos
sessed of proper idea If the sieternal fit
Eess of things" that unfeeliDg father and
harsh step-mother would be utilized as
lamppost ornaments.
an. II. B." the delicate, modest, refined
lady correspondent of the st. Louis Repub-
| licdn is doing London and Paris. She has
this to say of the London opera, which she
characterizes "a dreadful bore." ''You have
| to be swell-dressed, and carry huge hou-
quet and huge fan, and haye your head
| decorated, and Get into an opera-cioak, and
when you shut the door of your box, the
ris sitting, and when you leave it open,
some lawdy dandy muff, with too much
after dinner wine, stumbles in, and then
begs pardon. But it's jolly to go to the
Oxford and the PaYil ion and Cremorue
where the Hnaduitersted Britisher and bis
wife drink their bitter beer, and hear good
comic songs"
A watering place letter to the Boston
| Transcript tells how croquet party was
broken up rather unceremopiouslY. A
New Yorker cane leisurely down the path
from the woods, and before reaching the
open ground started on furious run.
"Three bears" he painted out, Gs he rush
ed by. Balls might have rolled to Kings
ton then, and nobody cared. Mallets flew
after them. A LADY reading "Good bye
Sweetheart" :o1k q quicker leave OF b n
than the story warranted. Two blowers, os
tensibly watching the game, deserted eact
otLer in the hour of psril Ole msn rush
ed franticaly of, uprooting a Pine tree in
bis headlong course, and thirteen BREATH IS!
me1 and women reached the piazza OF thS
! hotsl before oae of them suspected tht
hoax, or could ''see where the laugh came
inn
a correspondent of the Manchester
Guardian writes, in this cosby way o
Dona Maria, the eighteen year old spouse
of Don Alphonso: "Tbe Dona Maria Is 81
admirable horse woman. She ia also
good pedestrian, of which last winter sht
gave abundant proof, marching on one oc
casion for eight hours up to her knees ii
snow, with he thermometer five degree:
below freezing point. She was mounted
on her entrance into Casseras, on beauti
full bay, which she guided with eonsnmmat'
grace and skill. She was dressed ina hussar
like violet jacket trimmed with fur, long
riding skirt of similar color, and wore CO
quettish pair Of riding boots Of patent leath
er, with geld spurs. For head GOVERNS
she were white hat, with long go d tasse
dropping gracefully over tie right car. o.
her Jacket shone tho gold star Of Portugal
while on the sleeve of her jacket were Ia
gold stars and stripes CT general. In he
right land she BIZ Id dainty little 1idin
whip, whicN, with small, beautifully orns
meDted revolver at her left side, completes
her costume"