Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-31
PARAaRArHloAL.

Under the heading aAffairs in Georgia.
the Savannah Nelcs has this TO say of az
enterprise which has been inargurated Ia
that State; ssColonel Bait Jones, of the
Rockmart Reporter, has just given out a
contract for new pair of boots. Work
will be commenced on them at once. and it
is hoped that they viii be completed by the
first Of October
This sad episode In real lie occurred
away down IN Georgia" "a young gert
sent BIS lady love piece of music entitled,
l'Il be waiting, Mary, Dear The charm
ing young Miss, whilst unrolling it, quantity
remarked to her sister, hell wait long
time.' Some things in this world are too
cruel for words"
The young lady who lost her gold ring in
The river on Tuesday viii accept of it as al
engsgeTeht token from the lucky fellow
who catches the catfish that swallowed it.
Sparta Iader. And now we expect to
hear of all the young bloods in that vicinity
forsakiDg their respective Vacations and de-
voting ell theif time to fishing, for 1t seems
impossible that even Spartan virtue can re-
sist .ilis temptation.
A direct descendant of Baron Num-
ehausen, now engaged on the local depart
ment of the Memphis Appeat, Informs tie
re ,defs OF that. sheet that during the wind
storm of last Wednesday, sithe dust was
blown annie high" The probability Is that
the dust was s'sll in his eye."
ssWill the Overton Hotel open in Sep
TENDER for business?-Audldnche. aThe
| question now il, when will the business
| season ommence?'-L Ledger. Query :
| Aren't things som'at dull In the
vicinity Of the Bluff City?
Nashville bellies demand thir.y-six pages
of love in their every day lstters, with 8
postscript Exchange. That's mistake,
Nashville belles demand nothing Of the
kind. Ofcourse they are constantly receiv.
| ing thiity six page love letters, but it Is be-
| cause they are 50 irresistibly cha rming that
their masculine friends never know when
to stop, when engaged il writing them.
| An exchange says: "a merchant who has
class in Sunday school asked, what is
solitude?' and was visibly disturbed when 8
miserable boy answered, 'Tho store thai
don't ADVERTISE We insist upon it thai
that was rot "miserable' boy. He wa'
evidently very sensible person, snd ssnsi
bic people are seldom miserable.
| . Inc EVaESEIl6 OOuT16T lulanL Jclto liz
readers that "flocks of ancient and pen-siv'
locking geese daily dot the waters Of the
Ohio river near the Indiana Shore" Com
ing from the individual quoted, the above
item of news may be relied upon as beins
true in every particular. For a clea4 AM
accurate knowledge of the customs ant
habits of the American goose, the COuriet
infant is without rival.
Williams of the Norristown, Pennsylva
MIA, Herald dnring the war, wrote man,
letters under the name of Artemus Ward
J-., which attracted attention for the origi
nal wit displayed in them. After leaving
Norristown, MIR. Williams became connect
ed with the Daily Commercial, Whining
ton, DEL, he assuming the position of fore
man Of the very exters We printing depart
ment, and also writing for the paper.
was here that he adopted the nom de.plum
he now uses. After gaining celebrity TO
his writing, he left the Commercial estat
lishment and returned to NcrristowD, t
accept the position of associate editor o.
the Daily Herald. Mr.. Williams is ayoun
man Of Pleasing appearance, very gentle
} manly and unassuming, in this respec
bearing ST. king resemblance TO the write
of this paragraph.--St. Louis Journal.