Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-20
pARAGRApHICAL.


Green cucumbers have come to town.and
our doctors are rubbing their hands together
with glee in consequence
The editor OF Tennessee paper says that
the LATEST sinner in his town is a regular
subscriber to the Christian at Work.
A Western paper does not think that
George Elliot would make much Of re-
porter if she can only write six hundred
words day.
Speaking of Orion. the convicted Itch
borne imposter, a correspondent OF the Neec
York TIMES remarks: s.Never did any one
drift so lazily into "a great crime, or dis
play so little ingenuity in the execution
Of it.n
One OF our saloon keepers received no
tiee the other day that several ladies were
at one of the churches and desired to see
him there. His heart quailed with fear,
but he decided that he could stand their
prayerful reproofs better at the church than
at his saloon, and he got one of his brother
saloon keepers TO accompany him 10 the
place, They APPROACHED the church with
great timidity, and entered with trepida-
tion, and when in they waited for no ex-
hortation, but Immediately sank down and
asked the prayers of the fair crusaders.
They were greatly relieved. however; when
they found that the ladies sent for the gen
tlemen on business that involved neither
PRAYERS nor spiritS.-PoidSki Citizen.
The following communication Yves sent
noted spiritualist at Memphis last We'd
nessiay: rs. Watson Esq, Dear sir-You
urge the INVESTIGATION of the mysteries at
the Gayoso House. Several gentleman
will accept your banter if you will permit
the following test, and which l commend
to the English scientists who seem unable
to account for materialigatiens Wh1ney
er the Red Chief Iiiaterializes permit us 10
shoOt him, or at him, with bird-shot-a
thing which so great warrior should not
object tO-after the firing of the fowling-
piece the party to have full and complete
privilege of making the most perfect ard
searching investigation of the room to find
the marks of the shot. This is business"
After all, the intelligent savage, with suf-
iicient capacity to crib good jokes, enjoys
the best digestion, the sweetest sleep, free
dom from care, and is really to be envied in
lot and store Behold him on Saturday af-
ternocns. promenading Fourth street. He
tolls not, neither does he spin, yet HOPKINS
holiday dummies, in all their glory, are not
aITayed half so gorgeOusly as he; and then
the fun of the thing is-he makes all this
stunning show ON the strength of handful
edited with the shears. He is firmly re-
solved to continue this style of editing, for
he knows his first attempt at originality
will scatter his fame and bread and butter
to the winds, and it's infinitely better TO
live on borrowed wit than not at all-he
thinks. And when heappreciates your good
things sufficiently 10 appropriate them for
his own-why, that's something. It's only
the iackaSs that thursts his Uncouth nose
through your paling in search of thistle,
and munches your choicest roses as COM
mon food Tor his indiScriminate appetite,
which really tempts you to make free lunch
sausage of his csrcase, and against such cat
tie we are ready and willing to joinan army
with cleavers. - Cincinnati Saturday
Night.