Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-18
NO Ill.
From the Valley Of JehOshaphat-A
stencil Trap-HicktBg BiIIy-Pat and
His Pot.
no de ONION and A1nerican:

His Pot.
To the Union and American:
NASHVILLE, TENN, June Il, 1S73.-I
am sorry to again trouble you with report
from the 'ValIey Of Jehoshaphat," but
thinking it wonld make more laugh than
CRY, and That good fat laugh was better
than ten Brandeth's pills, l will air num-
Der Two Of the series.
It was reported to me by some knowing
ones that "some sort of thing or critter
was being built or growing up on Ash
street near the corporation bank of depos-
it's" named in my number one of the 18th,
which would "chaw up stencil, gas, miasma,
cholera and all. Wonderful indeed-and
all TO be done al the expense of our good
corporation.
L went to Ash street, and found Mr.
Nestor, with hands building a "Stench
Trap" at the Junction of the wooden
trough or sewer leading from the brewery
of S. & P, with our main city sewer built
by the United States to drain their barracks
on St. Cloud during the war. Mr.. Nestor
explained and unexplained its use, etc. l
got into it and out of it; looked at 1t silly,
as Pat did at the turtle, when he swallowed
his head, but it was no 90. | was IS stupid
and saw more than his master. The fact is
this, if wrong l take it back: the corpora
ton is here at this junction from which the
swill from the swill shop leaps down about
twenty-five feet, more or less, to sewer
afore-named, building ''Stench Trap" to
protect the brewery from sharing portion
of the blessings it has entailed and continues
to entail on us and others. From the moment
the swill passes this point water chamber
renders it impossible for any part Of its
poison gases to ever move back in the
source from whence they came, and thus
the corporation is paying one hundred
dollars, more or less, to protect one firm and
entail grosns, tears and sickness on thou
sands. am here, gentlemen of Boards,
and will say with old Morgar, was never
best in my life, because l try to be right.
As soon as this "contraption" of yours is
complete your appointed commissioners"
can strut ABOUT. the brewery with one of
your gold cord and tassled gentlemen with
piece of broom handle under his sleeve
and sWill beer to their hearts content, and
then truly report no nuisance here unless
theJ should unfortunately founder among
the deposits on the south and southeast
side of the house. God bless you, gentle
men, would not hurt my good friends p.
and S but we are dying, and at such times
the truth should be told for the souls good.
From this twenty-five foot dip at this
"stench trap" the unadulterated poison
moves unm 9iested along the death path be-
fore mentioned, every particle OF miasma
is thus creeping on to the mouth OF Wilson
spring branch, and the brewery safe by
your kindness, gentlemen of the Bosrd OF
Aldermen AMI Council, etc. Where will you
bald your second stencil trap? or will you
plug up this death trough and keep in there
the slench-or whist will you do? Plug it
up, gentlemen, by all means plug it up, as
the Paddy die the gun, and when the final
explosion takes place it will be beautiful. 1t
was st. Patrick's Day. All hands were on
shore but Murphy and Pat. To have frolic,
they concluded 10 load Kicking Billy, a
small six-pouuder, and, to prevent the Cap
tain from bearing it, big pot was PIT over
the muzzle, Pat astride of the gun holding on
10 the pot. Boom, went the IN; away went
Pat. not and all, when Jenny sent the skillet
to glory. of course. Down came the Captain
cursinG and swearing like ncblemau'
"Where is Pat, you son OF asometnmg tha'
rims on four lees.?" "Ab," say Murphy
"your Homer, he went ashore on the iron
pot" Gentlemen, if this trap is not to pro-
tect the brewery by preventing the stencil
there taking the "back track" while you
continue 10 throw it in the face OF your
constituents and mske them pay for it
what is it for? If it is for that, you have
no more right TO build it with their n oney
than you had to poison Their spring by
dumping filth around il.
WILLIAM DRIVER.