Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-11
DESCRIPTIVE AND EXPLANATO.
RY.

NO. "a
Next to the coat of arms of Ohio, comes
that of Arkansas. An eagle is to be seen
10 the foreground, partially CONCEALED from
view by a huge shield. On this shield, we
have, first, shock of wheat, and on top Of
this shock of wheat, heavy walnut plank
is nicely balanced, being kept from fitting
up by Moline (Illinois) plow at one end,
and bee hive at the other, while immedi-
ately above these emblems OF husbandry,
a model of the Steamer Tyrone is suspend
ed in mid air, in the most miraculous man.
ner imaginable.
On one side of this somewhat strangely
orDameted SHIELD the"sword Of Bunker Hill"
is to be seen sticking in the ground, which
was certainly very careless of the chap who
used 1t last, IS it is bound to rust on the
point. On the other side is very good
looking woman, neatly attired, her dress
having. no excess OF frills and frumpery,
and it is quite evident that it did not re-
quire twenty nine (29) yards Of material to
build it, This young wOman-who has
feathers like a hen-is the daughter of the
farmer who Owls the plow, beehive and
shock of wheat, and the first letter Of her
name IS "Mercy," as we are informed by
the coscientious artist who has painted her
portrait.
Clear above the entire family group,
plow, beehive and all, young daughter of
The farmer is seen, with her beautiful arms
extended, beaming down benignantly.
The next is the emblem of our our own
Stste-Tennessee Here a fiat boat, heav-
ly laden with chicken coops is seen 'fskim
ming DER the light Ulue wave," en- route
g. G'o;ro h In "A of ahiPkoDa (lDNo a
day-"when the aurora of morn llumines
the eastern horizon" or to speak more cor
rectly, about half an hour before, the scene
is very lively and exciting indeed, as at that
hour the roosters among thst poultry en-
GAGE in vocal exercises OF an
exceedingly inspiring character, and
if you could arrange your business so
as to be present on one of these occasions,
you would have something to remember
all your life. In this coat Of arms, another
plow and shock of wheat is to be seen
indeed the frequency with which one sees
these articles in coats of arms, is really
startling, and opens up wide field for alb
truse speculation and profound thought.
The only conclusion the writer can come
to in relation TO this matter is that the in
dividusl who designed these various insig-
mia engaged in agricultural pursuits one
summer; invested largely in plows,
raised big field Of wheat,
thus Quitting the market, became
discouraged, then bankrupt, and finally
took up the business of designing coats OF
arms and things, and in this way worked
off his surplus farming implements and
cerealst to advantage. However, tie reader
is not compelled to accept this theory, but
s at liberty to evolve one from his own in
ner consciousness, if be prefers. 1t may
be well to remark, in this connection, that
the writer feels strengthened in his theory
from the prominence given to the word
agriculture" in the coat Of arms referred
to.
In the Minnesota insignia, We have 8
representation of a man who is violating
the Bible Injunction to not "put our hands
10 the plow and look back, >" for he has put
both hands to the plow and is looking back
with q great deal of alacrity, being impelled
SO to do by his surprise at seeing Capt.
Jack, of the lava beds, rise suddenly from
behind the rocks at the foot of the Falls OF
St. Anthony, and go dashing away on q
two year bay colt. The plowman has read
the romantic dispatches of the San Fran
cisco press agent, and be is interested IN
seeing just what sort Of an animal Capt
Jack is.
Behind the farmer is to be seen bis Harp
er's Ferry musket, sixty-three cslibre, and
basket containing his frugal repasts which
repart it is bis intention to put himself out
side of, when the god of day reaches the
meridian. The contents of the basket,
might, perhaps, be sneered at by the volup-
mons epjcure of our crowded cities con-
slsting as they do, Of three .hard-boiled
eggs, a few onions, and some canned ice
cream, but it is food suited to this honest
son of toll. Above this very interesting
landscape is stretched a long strip OF book
muslin, on which is painted the motto:
"Letoile du Nord," which being translated
from the original Greek means-[Our pro-
fessor of Languages has just left the room in
a hasty manner, in order TO avoid credi'
tor, whom be fortunately observed az
preaching, and whom he doesn't wish TO
embarrass by sudden meeting1
In the next coat of arms, that OF Indiana,
a sad scene is presented. Here we have
Wolverine busily engaged in cutting down
a tree, his object in so doing being to Kill
that wild-eyed buffalo which may be OBJ
served scamperiDg away. The Wolverines
family are entirely ont of meat, and this is
his only chance for laying in supply. 1t
is to be hoped he may succeed in telling the
tree uuon the buffalo, and thus carry joy,
happiness and buffalo meat to his starving
family. In the background, we have a
couple of tall cedar trees, and the sun ris-
| ing in the dim distance. Everybody
knows that Rising Sun is in Indiana.