Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-28
PARAGRAPHICAL.

The BCnner's new building will be four
stories high. What imaginative mind can
! compute the NUN Der Of stories that will be
! concocted in the Banners new building?
An exchange says: "Nevadians assert
| that thsy were better Off before the Gen.
| trail Pacific passed through their State.
| S5ven years ago it cost forty-fye dollars
| stage fare from Austin, Nevada, to Sacra-
mehto; now it COST forty i've dollars and
! twenty-five cents on the railroad. Seven
years ago it cost six cents per pOuad to
freight powder from Sacramento 20 Austin;
| now IN cost six 10 seven cents per pound,
and on all bulky goods, oils, ETC, nearly as
| much The exlc.iors Of the railroad are
so severe that q popular upr sing is threat
ened."
James freeman Clarke, of BosteD, Tells
story Of what a western farmer though
Of Emerson's ability as lecturer. The
farmer was on the lyceum committee of his
town. Mr.. Clarke asked him what lec5ur-
ers they had heard before their lyceum. He
named several, and, among others, "a man
by the name of Emerson" Mr.. Clarke
asked him Low they liked him. 'Well,n,
sad he, eve had him last winter, and,
though lie was pretty dull, he seemed to
have good many good ideas, aud SO we
thought we ought TO encourage him, and we
haVe invited him to come again this win
ter Cincinnati Commercial.
A Southern gentleman who was at
Greeneyilie, Tenn, q short time since, says:
A cOuntTyman came into town last week
with bundle Of jeans, to have suit OF
clothes made for his negro. Hs saw Andy
johnson stGrding on the corner, aud said:
"Wen, Andy, you nsed to be the best tailor
in these parts, and | wish you'd cut oui
this suit of clothes for my boy Jim, here"
"All right" says Andy, and they stepped
into shop near by, aud in five minutes an
ex President might have been seen swing
ing round the circle of dirty Lee 70, TAX Dg
his latitude, longitude and bearings for a
suit of clothes.-St Louis Repubticdn.
A story is told 10y a friend of Daniel
Drew, which the news Of bis illness calls
up. Remaining one ev.ning lac in the
office, and having occasion TO use the safe,
he permitted the cashier 10 go home, re-
marking that he would close the safe and
fix the combination on the word 'door.'
But when the cashier undertook to open
the safe in the morning he found the lock
refused to yield to the magic ''door." He
tried and tried again, but without success.
Finally, happening TO remember that Dan
iel's early education had Teen neglected, he
attributed his i'll luck. TO poor orthograpby.
He therefore trieG the lock upon "dore."
Still no success; and then upon "doar,"
with no better fortune. Finally, becoming
disgusted, he proceeded to the st. Nichols,
routed "Danl out Of bis choicest morning
nap, and as he stuck Ills nghtcap out of the
door the colloquy ensued: "Mr. Drew,
can't open he safe on door, You must
have concluded to change the word"
"ChsDge the word! Nothin' O. the kind. l
shut it on door" care you sure, sir?"
''Sure, you tarnal ape-of course I'm sure!
Go back to your work, and don't come
foolin' rOun' here this time o. the mOrnin'."
''Well, perhaps, Mr.. Drew, l don't spell the |
word right. How did you spell it?" spell |
it! Any foil can spell door. D-o-ar g,
doare, of course, sir. If you can't spill |
door, sir, you're no cashier for me. Pack |
up your buds and 90 out of thu door
And, shutting the door in the cashiers face,
Daniel returned to his bed in passion and |
the clerk to his safe. Armed with the open
sesame Of "doare," however, the safe flew
open without further trouble, and wkeu |
Daniel arrived, Modified by good break
fast and his morning prayer, be advised his
cashier that he might keep the place proVi-
ded be would "improve hisSime and 90 tu
spellin' skool in the evenin'." - Chicago
Post.