Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-13
RANDOM SHOTS.
Our Exposition as Viewed by an Anna
teur Reporter.

| il upon the skillful exhibitions and the en-
| ierprisng men who took the risk of getting
| it up. We have no doubt that Nashville
/ will reap an abundant harvest from this
| seed cast abroad with such an abundant
hand, and that the exhibition will improve
each season in extent and popularity.
WHO WAS AT THE EXPOSITION?
We met quite a crowd Of our old ac-
quaintances from the surrounding counties.
| Fayetteville had sent us some Of its most
| lovely representatives, among whom shOne
most cOncpicuOusly our charming friend
| Mrs. J. ID. Tillman, and her spIrituelle
sister, Miss ROwner, the Misses Neal, Price,
Mrs. Lester, and many others. Old Leb-
anon sent US the Misses BOStick and the
Misses Riddles, a most lovely delegation.
| Pulaski was we'll represented by the grace
| full Mrs. Gov. Brown, and the youthful
| Mrs. Jackson. Our Athens had sent us
the Misses Cooper, from Columbia, and
| Miss Pauline Acklen, from our immediate
| neighborhoOd, hOnOred it with her enehant-
ing presence Last, but not least, we
caught the bright and genial smile of the
little fairy Of MelrOse, ever young, ever
fair and ever true.
| THE LOST WOMAN.
Eureka! We have found her, and we
/ say it with great pride. We mean the
model woman, who has been lost like Liv-
| ingstone, these many years, and who was
| discovered by us at the fair last FRIDAY.
We there became acquainted with some
charming ladies from a neighbOring county
and what do you think? One Of them had
the questionable temerity to proclaim in
our presence, thai she did not care pin for
fashions, silks or jewels, that she expected
4 IN, lor~a o. el,af cla
support herself and husband (minus cigars,
wine and fast hOrses,) on a trifling six hun
bred year.
| A maiden looking fine a. silk,
| With soft blue eyes and golden hair,
Who can cook, and spin, and milk,
And make the clothes f0r.twO 10 wear.
/ Oh, what wOndfOus rush thereHl be
OF beauN this precious maid % see.
We haze already been asked for her
name by hundred anxious bachelors, but
We shall remain silent until the proper
time comes. If we were to tell them that
| she may be found every evening this week
in the southeast corner of the Exposition
Ice Cream Saloon, with blue ribbon in
| her plain hat, ii would no doubt be the
ruin of that excellent establishment, for it
would be stormed and sacked by that band
of anxious Nashville Romans in less than
no time. History would be enriched by
another Sabine story, but the Edgefield
| Tulip Street Church would have to remain
without steeple, which, God forbid. We
ought to say something about those lovely
ladies, who so gracefully Ofiiciate at that
| establishment, but we only wish that we
were Marys little lamb and had such a
lovely Shepherd!
The grand attraction though, next to
Teal's Rotary Engine, was the
BRIDAL PARTY FROM THE GouBER
COUNTY.
They were truly innOcents abroad, who
| had Just been married in the classical pre-
cincts of DeadeTick street. The bride
looked really charming, a country Flora
McFlimSey, with nothing o. but little to
wear, to iudge from her decOllet shoulders
and bare arms, a real Exposition in herself
a very Eve driven out from her rural para
| disc into the city's wilderness, where fig
leaves are scarce. Her man looked really
stunning in his new store clothes and was
all attention and devotion. He looked as
if he might devOur her at any moment, cas-
tellated hat, flowers, green's, feathers and
all. We sincerely hope that he will never
hereafter have occasion to regret that he
Didn't. We followed them all round the
place with a troop of admiring friends
until they came to Blboock'S great
fire extinguisher, when she told
her jim to get her some water.
They had taken that vehicle for wafer
cart we suppose, and borrowing a tumbler
from one of the neighbOring stands, he
came boldly up and tried TO find the fawcet,
but no fawcet could be found, and after
considerable fumbling he gave up, to the
great disappointment of his thirsty Sallie.
They kept up rotating until they came to
stand before Giers' splendid art exhibition,
which brought a cry of admiration from the
couple. "LmrS a mercg look at that pic
tJre, JIM Did you eCer see such a pretty
bGbg? Oh irish / had enc like ii, Jim,
whereupOn the aforesaid Jim blushed out
rageOusly, and inviting Sallie to take
glass of simmOn beer or such like, the pIo-
ceSsion moved on,
THE BABIES
were out in considerable number, one
lOyelier than the others. But we are bound
to give the medal to little Willie Webb,
from Calliope Station, who was there with
his charming mother. She introduced him
to US, and we found him the most gentle
manly six months old cherub we ever saw.
He Is a radiant little creature
Sent TO earth owe,
Beautiful in form and feature
From the realms above,
THE ART GALLERY
offered unusual attractions, as it contained |
quite a number of paintings by the old |
masters, and the portraits of many OF the |
most distinguished men Of our own day.
Foremost among them was a life-like pOr- |
trait of Gov. A. V. Brown, the soldier, |
statesman and scholar, Of whom our whole |
country is so justly proud. By its side |
hung splendid likeness of Gen. G. Pillow, |
the brother of the distinguished hostess Of |
MelrOSe, who has endeared himself no less |
to the hearts Of his cOuntrymen. |
Want OF space prevents US from mention !
ing many of the other objects Of art con |
tAined in this Walhalla of our State.
NEW ATTRACTIONS.
We are pleased to inform our musical |
friends that new tenor with bran-new |
hat has been engaged for the Punch and |
Judy Grand Opera, and that the lovely |
prima donna has had her face white-wash- |
ed, her throat fumigated, and will appear |
every evening this week.
All the mothers in Israel and Christen- |
dom will be delighted to lean that there /
will be a grand international baby show at /
the Exposition this week.
The Rev. George Wash. lowering, of /
East Tennessee, who herOically declines |
running for Congress, for fear of losing his
morals and good manners at Washington /
City, will also be on exhibition,
A desk has been taken by our lame re-
porter in the Church Steeple Ice Cream
Saloon, where he will open grand matri- |
monial exchange Office, and will register
the names of those bashful ones who are
anxious to make matrimonial engagements.
A number Of very desirable candidates of
both sexes are already on the taps, among
whom are some charming Chicago widows
and quite a number Of defeated office seek
ers in a good state of preservation. They |
must bring certificates from reliable par
ties that they have never been hung for |
horse stealing, and that they have always |
promptly paid their printing and wash bills. |
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