Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-07
Photographed.

There is an old gentleman living in this
State, who opposed, with all his energy,
the building ofturnpike roads, on the ground
that the stones would ruin the feet Of his
children as they passed along their bare
footed way.
"Say Mister, are you the boss of the Po-
lice ?" inquired long, gaunt specimen OF
humanity few days since. " am sir,
responded Capt. Yater, politely, remoy-
ing for a moment his severely chawed-
up cigar, "Well sir, do you want any
more policers?" interrogated the stranger,
al don't know" said the Captain, "where
are YOU from?" "Pm from Dixon coun-
IT," responded the applicant for 'posish.'
s'What do you pay month? n We pay
SIS a month";" replied Capt. Yater. "Do
you throw in washin' and mendln' :"
asked the Dixon county man.
Such weather as we experienced yester-
day. is calculated to make man thankful
that he is alive. One who would give way
TO fit of the "bue devils" on such q
glorious, healthful day deserves to be SEN
fenced to spend the remainder OF his life LII
an Insane Asylum.
"Don't you think this is rather cold
day." asked a gentleman of bright-eyed
little Nashville boy whom he passed on the
streets a few days ago. "Wen l don't
know what you call 'cold,'" answered the
little fellow, 'but it seems TO me that such
weather as this is good joke on spring "
One of the honorable Senators yesterday
alluded to ''the young youth Of the coun-
tryr in terms so tender and touching that
they would have brought tears to the eyes
of clam. :.
The amount of enthusiasm shown by
those cheerful lunatics who are represented
as going sup in balloon, boys" III the cir
Gus posters which ornsment the dead walls
about the city, is surprising, and when we
reflect upon the fact that those individuals
are supposed to 60 through with that per-
formance every day for the princeiy salary
of five dollars a week and ''found," there
is something really awe-inspiring about it..
The st, Louis Journal man has had a
new experience. In the course OF bis event.
ful career. it has not been rare occur
renee for men with whom he has been
brought in contact to present him with the
toe of boot, but it never occurred TO any
ole TO make him present of a pair of slip
pers until the other day, when subscriber
who is largely in arrears in his subscription
invested fifty cents in cheap pair, and sent
'em in to Waterloo with his distinguished
regards" whereupon the happy recipient
SLAMS over in nine verses of poetry, as he
laws aside the old pair, the burden OF his
song being an urgent request to the dis
carded slippers to say nothing to the wife OF
the Journal man about the high old times
they have witnessed in the company OF
their owner. He tries to make a coDhdlng
public believe the new pair are made OF
padded silk, ornamented with diamonds,
sapphires, gold-lace, and that they were
fashioned by tho fair hands OF a beautiful
maiden, but that narrative is altogether too
transparent.
The Colrier-Jooundl has this to say:
"Warrants have been issued in Nashville
for the arrest of water-taX delinquents.
This is hard In city where they drink as
much whisky as they do in Nashville,
there should be no tax on water" In
Louisville, the water and whisky are mixed
by the vender, who at all times exercises a
watchful care over the morals of his Gus
toners, and he knows by experience just
how strong to make tIeiT fayorite beyer-
AGE. Here we prefer TO do our own MIXING.
A few DAYS ago man living less than a
thousand miles from Nashville applied for a
for situation as an educator of the youth
of his vicinity. In the course Of bis exami'
nation IL geography and arithmetic by the
school directors, the applicant did not come
off with flying col0rsz-npt exactly. How,
ever. when they reached orthOgraEhy, his
face Frightened. ''Now, gentlemen, you've
struck me-" said he, "fur if there's anything
Pm good at, it's spellin' and prono'ashe
ashton"