Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-11
Para~ranhicaI.


The writer thinks he is warranted in
stating that the repairing of Nashville side
walks will not become an epidemic-st
least not this year. Thus DO we sustain
our proud supremacy.
At the skating park yesterday, a city lady
and country gentleman were looking at
the male and female skaters performing
their graceful evolutions on the ice, when
the lady asked the gentleman what he
thought of the exhibition. "Oh," he re-.
piled, SIT is pretty good, but not near so
good as the blondes" "You just wall
moment until you see one OF the ladies
tumble and you will think 1t IS better"
said his companion.-St. Louis GLOBE.
A Nashville young man expended all
his surplus fluids last week IN The hiring
of q gorgeous two-hOrse carriage Tor the
purpose of taking his sweetness out riding
in order that he might propose to her I'M
der the most favorable circumstances. She
refused him, and now he wishes he had
saved his money and given her a ride in
the street car instead,
The Chicago Times, q religious paper
published in the Northern portion OF lllr-
nois, filings to the world this paragraph:
'In Harden county, Ohio, the other day,
a youn man was Sitting up with the OBJ
ject of his devotion, and the session was
protracted to SO late an hour that one after
The other fell asleep. While they were
thus sleeping, the young woman's dress
took fire, and she sustained injuries OF
which she died. 1t is well perhaps that
the newspapers should give this sad event
the widest possible currency; but If they
imagine that one such warning IS going to
prevent young people from sitting up to-
gether, they are very much mistaken. Per.
haps, however, it may impress them with
the danger of stoves, an teach them TO
keep each other warm"
The St. Louis papers tell OF reporter
who climbed a tree at Jefferson City one
cold night not long since in order to 'inter-
view" secret meeting in one room of the
capitol, through the medium of a convent
ent window. Unfortunately The wind was
against him and his enterprise was in vain,
and to make the matter worse, his garments
were found to require the attentions of
tailor upan his reaching the ground, and as
Shchneider declined to trust, tbs reporters
savings for month past were sacrificed up
on the alter of his professional Zeal.
A Nashville youth has long desired to
something indicative of the strength and
fervor of his affection, you know. he was
anxious at the same time, that the proposed
present should be useful as we'll as orna-
mental, and after having spent many wake
less nights celebrating upon this important
matter, he finally invested portion of
his wealth in an article of female
apparel which is sometimes used
by nobby young men as Sieve
holders They were none O your ordinary
g. stockholders, but were made of the
finest silk, enriched with heavy silver clasps.
The purchase was made Saturday night,
and the fond young man Immediately hast
ened on The wings of love to lay bis beau
tifnl gift before the object of his affections.
But alas alas! He was Mortified upon
reaching the maiden's domicie to find that
bis purchase had been lost somewhere on
the street. He proposes to lose no time
in foolish repining over his misfortune,
however, but bravely announces his determ-
nation to tarry about the street corners on
windy days, and wait for those - sleeve
holders to come along.
A few evenings since young man living
in the country, called to spend the evening
at the house of a Nashville yonng lady,
leaving bis horse tied to post near the
gate. Six or eight dreary hours had pass.
ed by, when the rural youth explained that
whenever he heard his horse neigh, he
made it point to start for home. 1t was
sad to witness the pleading expression with
which the young lady looked around the
room as she asked, "can't some one present
initiate horses neigh?"
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