Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-30
TYPOGRAPHICAL.


The Greenecige Ui.ior talks about the
Hlrsiiy Bands OF hiatriinony."
A wag says that machinery Wheels are
so modest that they generally travel in
cog"
IA remarkable freak of nature is nport-
cd from Pine county, Minnesota, little
girl being born in that county with two
hearts," 1t seems as though that little girl
ought to be allowed two husbands, when
she grows up, ii she wants them.
Conductor Houk has become so expert
in skipping, like the wild gazelle, from the
Spruce to the Broad street cars, and vice
versa, that he seriously eontelhplates giving
a select class instructions in dancing 6n the
tight-rope.
We see it stated that "hard times" socia-
bles are fashionable in Western Pennsylva-
MIA. The guests are compelled to appear
in patched clothing, and the refreshments
consist OF mush and milk and baked pota-
toes.
The NorriStOirn Herald states that ga
much rufiled young lady, with four-button
kid gloves, refused to 90 cut and take her
hiilsie lessons last Saturday, because her
mother had neglected to darn hole n her
stocking, just where it peeped over the edge
of her boot" Some mothers are so care
less and lazy.
"The evidence shows that he set NJ with
Ter night after night, and they squose bands
and talked soft, and | think she ought to
have about S23 damages, remarked Kan
sas judge to jury in breach of promise
suit which was being tried before him.
An old Scotch lady had an evening party,
where a young man was present who was
about to leave for an appointment in China.
As he was exceedingly extravagant in his
conversation about himself. the old lady
said when he was leaving: "Tak' guide
care O yourself when We are ava; for, niird
We, they eat puppies in Chena!'- Etci .dnse.
ga hard, ticndish laugh, scornful al d pit
iless, forced its passage from his throat,
through the lips that curled in mockery at
her appeal; she covered her despairins, face,
and gust and whirlwind Of sorrowing
agony burst forth in her irresistible tears"
as We are told by the talented author of
late novel.
The local of the ST. Louis Journal found
''the day we celeb ate,' a very productive
day. Thus: Christmas was a funny day.
The street cars killed boy, a piece of
plank wiped a wife out ofexistence, slick
StttltANC vi lSO bOON III y pOhuNl
perforated the eye of another, egg-noe, shot
hundreds in the neck, and the ancient i'm
plement of warfare, the ''bunch of fives,"
met many a one, half way and drew tile
claret.
Here's sample of Young America: "a
good mother was trying to explain to a
young hopeful the other day about fighting
against the devil. After telling the little
fellow who the devil was, and how hard he
was successfully to resist, he turned around
and said, '.Mamma, I'd be scared at the old
devil, but if was to come across one of
the little devils I'd knock the stufirg out
of him"
We learn frcm Virginia City paper thai
"AIrs. Van Cot, the fat, fair and powerful
preacher, has been reviving the Metbodists
of Nevada, and many who were not Nletho-
diSts. She GOES around among the cOngrC-
CATION urging all who have not done so to
join the heavenly camp. Last Sunday
she approached q Cornish miner, who
seemed to be much impressed, and laying
her hand on his shoulder, said: My
friend are you alaborerin thevineyartlo
Lord? No, num- he replied, looking up
at his fair questiOner, 81 be workin in zee
Savage lower level"
The Nashville UNION AND AMERICAN,
in recent issue, speaks in regard to cor
rection in this paper of blunder made by
an intelligent compositor in spelling
SHOWS" "beauX," and remarks disparaging-
ly that the superior cussedness" Of the
aforesaid 81. c." surely cannot exceed that
of the AtdiG1che. What will it say, when
the very same typographical blacksmith ex-
tracted the words '.F. Mathews from the
plainest 'TimotheuS'' ever writ with a
Faber upon the virgin rag-10 lbs. to the
quire, Or nearly?-MepphiS Ardlnche.
We are impressed with the belief that
there is a joke concealed about the iOrego-
ing clipping, somewhere, but life is TOO
sort to squander it, in endeayorinS ID hunt
that joke up.