Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-05
gARAGRApHIcAL.

A nice young man stood at the corner OF
Church aud Cherry streets. He had Jast
had his boots polished to the highest degree
of gios land IS the street sprinkler had
lust pahsed, it was serious question with
him how to make the crossing without get
ting bis boots soiled. A couple of fashion,
ably dressed ladies were approaching and
the mind of our young mar was made up
in an instant; be quietly waited until those
ladies' had swept up the mud with their
trailing skirts. and then crossed IN perfect
safety.
The CouYier-Journdl puts upon record
this little incident: "An Indianapolis female
lost $11.40 by single rubber the other
day. She tried to play q lone hand with
rubber overshoe, using her neighbours child
for card table, and then the police judge
stepped up ard told Lady Gay Spanker that
be guessed she mad lost the game"
An Omaha man rose to build his Mon
day morning fire, when be was seized with
a violent fit of coughing and choked to
death before relief could be had. Let this
serve as a warning to domineering wives
who kick their husbands out OF bed at the
approach of daylight, and sweetly Snooze
while he chills the marrow in bis bones and
banks his shins on the stove hearth kindling
fire for them.
The Louisville Commercial man recog-
nizes taste for the beautiful on the part Of
Cincinpatians, thusly: "The cultivated
taste of the Gineinnatians for beautiful
pictures finds a soulful qualification in
gazing at the sketches of pork-manufac-
turing and hog-klling which have been
executed with great skill, and exhibited at
AZ. - nno raf1nad
lady, looking at porker's last struggle with
a knife in bis throat, murnured IN an &C.
stacy of admiration, SHOW beautiful he
looks like dying gladdyature ]"
One of the legal lights engaged as counsel
in the Housen murder case had occasion to
allude to the serious nature OF the crime OF
which the defendants in the case are &C
cused, and he characterized it as "the most
stupendous and gigantic charge which can
be brought against man." That lawyer
totes pocket dictionary in each coat tail
pocket, aud uses Webster's unabridged
every Dight for pillow.
The Des Moines Republican says that
"Wirt Sikes," the silent partner of Olive
Logan, was orce poor printer boy, but by
genius, indus ry and tact necame the hus-
band Of woman who can earn $500
night occurring.
This paper took great pride in publishing
to the world, three months since, the graft
tying fact that the ladies of one OF our
churches had pledged themselves to dis
countenance extravaganza and folly, by sp-
pearing at church in the future in calico
dresses. We are now enabled to report that
this commendab!e resolve is being car
ried into effect, one lady member OF that
church having made her appearance at d.
vine worship attired in calico dress, which
cost, with all its frills, ounces, frzzes, folds,
frumples, fringes, fxings, furbelows and
ilagree work, only $3.50. Let the work
of reform, thus nobly inaugurated, spur
ceed."
The Louisville Courier Journal is at
tanning to high and deserved reputation
in literary matters, by reason OF its careful
lv nrenared criticisms on late publications.