Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-07
PARAGRAPHICAL.

A letter writer says that the right to
pop the question falls toman by reason of the
pecuniaIy responsibility to which he sub
jects himself by taking unto himself awife.
We learn from an exchange that Mrs.
Peru, of Delta, Iowa, believing that ''Blest
is the bride that the sun shines on" post
poned her daughters wedding four times in
order to get bright day. The bridegroom
then astOnished her by sending in his for
NAL resignation to the daughter.
A Nashville man was asked yesterday,
when he intended to send for his wife, who
las been spending several months in Cana
tla II don't know" he replied gloomily.
an these panicky times the is a certain
class Of goods that won't bear transportation
from such great distances"
The sarcastic bachelor who writes para
graphs for the st. Louis Journal, says:
Miss Anna Dickinson has contrived to gain
applause by being two or three hours be-
hind time in starting for town where she
is to lecture, and then chartering a special
fast train, appearing before an expectant
audience about anhour late. The applause
is of course immense since the gentle An
ME receives credit for great priyations she
has endured in order not to disappOint her
vi COuISt llit uCbltC VI bltC lCO-
turess will wear out in time, but the fact
that she has adopted it will raise her in the
estimation of that very large class of people
who are not enthusiastic on the subject OF
woman's rights. Anna evidently knows
what a womanly attribute is, which has
been denied by some wretches, and must
gain added force by appearing as genuine
woman, in being so much behindhand..
An old lady from Hickman county Wis
tied the Capitol few days since, and was
very much astonished at what she saw
there. She was very much interested in
the Egyption mummy, in the Library, I'M
| til she was told that it was two thousand
years old, then she thought there was sell
about it, $50 long" she exclaimed, ''YOu
can't make me b'lieve no such stuff as that,
fur know mighty well that no human
bein' never lived two thousand years. Show
us somethin' else"
He was a gray-headed rIIralist, and was
taking supper at the Maxwell. "Bring me
a glass of milk and I'll leave you," he said
to one of the walters, who started after the
required fluid, with a look of pain upon his
ebony countenance because the old man
was going so soon. The latter soon forgot
having given his order, and addressed an
| other waiter with "Bring me glass Of
milk and I'll leave you." No. rushed of,
evidently disappointed at hearing that the
| aged ruralist contemplated departing in so
short a time. Then after moment Of
deep thought that absent-minded individ-
ual remarked toanother knight of the white
apron Bring me glass of milk and I'll
leave you" A sob shook the manly bosom
of No. upon being thus apprised Of tho
old fellows intention to leave, as he hasten
ed to comply with his request. The mo-
ment he disappeared No. came back, de-
posted a glass of milk at the right of the
venerable coon's plate, and rushed of. Then
No. came in, put glass of milk at the
left of the plate aforesaid, to be followed by
No. 3, who planked dOwna glass of milk in
front of said plate, and then that fOrgetftIl
countryman observed, with a surprised look:
''There must ha' bin a mistake made some
whar."