Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-30
PARAGRAPHICAL.

White, OF the Lebanon Herald, has
something to say about the ssluxury laden
boards" that be, saw at Pulaski upon the
occasion of the late session of the Tennes-
see Press Association held at that place.
A ragged little girl was heard to call out
from the door of a dilapidated looking
house to her opposite neighbor: "Please,
Mrs. Jones, mothers best compliments, and
she says if it's fine weather will you go
a-begging with her to-mOrrer?"
A minister of our acquaintance complains
that he always feels exhausted after having
called upon certain members of his church,
who are constantly airing their trials and
tribulations. ssWhy," says he, ''it's enough
to swell the bosom of a dried apple to hear
some people tell of their woes"
A Lowell factory girl hearing it init
mated that a reduction in wages would be
made soon, addressed the foreman in this
is, that before I'll work for cent less wages
than get now, I'll see you in Tophet,
pumping thunder at three cents clap"
A nice young man was observed prone
nading up Church street yesterday after
noon, presenting killing appearance, but
entirely unconscious of the fact that strip
of bright colored paper had been skillfully
attached to his coat tail by some sinful
urchin, who evidently has an eye for the
artistic, but who has a total disbelief i'll a
thereafter"
The Dallas Herald says: ''Uncle Bob"
remarked citizen Of this city yesterday to
an old negro who sells milk, and who was
complaining how much his creditors were
indebted to him, ''you must adopt the cash
systemn Uncle Bob looked up over his
glasses, and, with dubious shake Of the
head, said: sNow, Masr go way. Can't
'dopt no cash system whar dar amt no
cash."
Speaking of the child which was. left on
a Summer street door step Wednesday
evening, the Banner says: '"The note was
rather mysterious in its character, and puz-
zled the many people who called to see it.
1t is in good keeping land will lack for moth
lug that will tend to keep it in good health"
The readers of the Banner were doubtless
surprised to learn that 'smany people" call
| ed to see the note referred to, but they can
| not be otherwise than pleased to learn that
il (the note of course) is in good keeping,
and will lack for nothing that will tend to
| keep it (the note) in good health.
The venerable old coon who does the
| local for the Fayetteville Express adds this
to the current literature Of the day; The
matrimonial mania in Fayetteville and
vicinage is assuming the form Of an cpl
demic There is something at once tender
and pathetic in the manner affected by
some of our old married men, veterans
Scared by shovels, broom-handleS and roll
| ing-pins, when they relate in the presence
| of Young Benedicts, fresh from the hymeneal
altar, the blissful experience of conjugal
co-partnership. o, it penetrates one to the
soul, to hear them telling about the COM
forts of welded life, the attractions of home
when female divinity presideS there, the
bright hearthStone, the glowing fire OF
anthracite. the smiling wife whose eyes
| grow brighter when you come, the warm
| slippers, the coy arm chair, the buttered
| toast, the fragrant tea-urn with its Omnl-
present aroma, the snug dressing gown, the
tender embraces, the soft white arms musS-
ing your shirt collar, the warm, red lips
lubricating your mOustache, the pet names
etc. etc; while the eager, innocent expires
sion on the countenances OF their unSo
phisticated auditors would melt the heart
of a Cardiff giant. And then the sly ole
dogs 90 off into some obscure corner anC
laugh till the tears run down to their shoe
strings, nudge each other in the ribs, winl
until their eyelaShes are turned upside
down, quote largely from the fable of tht
fox that had its tail nipped in steel trap
and at last, when the farce must have al
ending, they smooth their distorted visages
assume the meekness of orphaned lambs
and go home, praying every step of the way
that their lives may be. spared until morn
ing, and that the little hair which remain:
on their heads may be allowed to stay there
a few DAYS longer.