Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-14
Police PickiDgs,

Maria Carson, Mrs. HOTland, and Mrs.
Robinson live on adjoining premises, but
the painful fact must be recorded that there
is not existing between these parties that
feeling of neighborly love which might be
deemed desirable, On the contrary, they
are at "outs'-decidedly at outs. For two
years past there has been G slumbering VOL
cano, as it were, in that particular locality,
compared with which old Vesuvius is but
fash in the pan. These ladies' have gone
in and out before the world, and their per-
sonal relations with each other baye worn
the appearance of peace and harmony.
Alas! Alas! Twas but shallow pretense-
a hollow m oekery, the three parties indicated
being actuated by desire to observe the
amenities of social life in their intercourse
with each other, solely because of their
earnest wish to avoid attracting public at
tention toward their own private affairs.
But it was grinding, and upon more than
one occasion during the time indicated,
these estimable women have shook their
clenched fists at each other, INDUCING at
the same time in the use of pet names and
fond expressions of endearment, in the safe
seclusion of their own houses. At last the
pent up storm burst forth. Mrs Carson
threw slops in the yard of Mrs. Robinson,
and Mrs. Horland looked on and laghued.
This was too much; it was the
hair which broke the camel's
back, and for the space of twenty minutes
by the watch, the air in that immediate vi
cinity grew sulphurous. Those women
conVersed with each other, and that con-
versation was SO remarkably emphatic and
earnest that citizen Of notwithstanding
Ia, Tod r,r1l,t
buttons made of pure oliver, and carrying
in his hand small club-was attracted to
the spot. Had it not been for this circum-
stance, those amiable females would doubt.
less have been talking to this hour; but as it
is, the citizen referred to used his influence
to cut short the interview (those blue-coat-
ed chaps have wonderful "taking" way
about them), and Judge Duling said he was
willing to compromise the matter, and say
no more about it, if the three women would
leave in his hands the sum of S. each. The
compromise was accepted.
John Stokes, frisky colored youth of
some seventeen sweet (scented) summers,
represented the party of the first part, and
Mr.. Parressy, native of sunny Italy-that
beautiful land of flower and song [and Or
gan grinders the party of the second part.
A reckless individual passed near the place
of business of Mr.. Parressy, who is engaged
in mercantile pursuits, and knocked two
apples into the gutter. Mr.. Stokes OBJ
served those apples, and having an excel
lent mouth for that particular description of
fruit, he "went for EN-" Then that native
of far off Italy went for Mr.. Stokes.
Tgining his fingers in the
nut brown curls (''nut brown
curIs" is poetical license. Mr.
Stokes hair is wool, of the biacke de-
scription) of the latter, be demonstrated
with him upon the evil of his ways, paint
ing in glowing c0lors, the future which
surely awaits the unre generated young AT
rican who appropriates to his own use and
benefit, the apples of another. Mr.. Par
ressey's work of moral reformation did not
stop here; he turned over to the officers of
the law this violator Of the til command
ment (the office Bible has been mislaid, and
a reporter can't be expected to remember
everything at salary of only So weekO
with instructions that the demands OF out
ragged justice be satisfied. The court re-
marked that five dollars would be about
right, and Mr.. Stokes regrets, in the light OF
bis added experient e, that he didn't buy
peck of apples for fifty cents, and keep his
four dollars aud half to start bank, or
peanut stand, or something with.