Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-19
SUNDAY GOSSIP.

DDlAIl AAC WIN 0Ja ILI-SoT ~ Z
food which visited this section has, of
course. been the principal topic of CONVEX
,ation and the matter of absorbing interest.
will be many weeks before the damage
done TO buildings by the storm Of Tuesday
night. and subsequent high water, is repair
ed. and great suffering will be experienced
by the poor people who have been forced to
leave their homes. If, after the backwaters
have subsidized, we should Immediately
have a week of hot weather, or weather
which would be considered hot for the sea-
son. a great deal of sickness will certainly
be the result. as a vast quantity of sedi-
ment and vegetable matter will be left on
the low lands by the Teceding water.
THOSE POCKETS.
Very impertinent remarks are INDUCED
in by gentlemen with reference TO those
outside pockets which the ladies of Nash
Vile are now wearing for the purpose of
carving their handkerchiefs in the most
convenient manner. For instance, there
Jones, whose Office is on Church street not
far from Cherry, he was asked yesterday
lust after a couple of f~ashionably attired
had passed by, what those pockets We're?
sFThem?' said he,n "why them's hayersacks,
and each of those ladies carries a descrip-
tive list and payroll right along with her."
Jones never could properly appreciate orna-
mental architecture
Speaking of pocket-handkerchiefs, we are
reminded of an excellent story told yester-
day of
n OF U CoNGREsSMEN.
1t seems that his early education in the
| line of personal habits had been fearfully
neglected. His colleague at Washington
was a very nice man, and o o became
thoroughly disguised with some of his Pc
culiarities. Thinking 20 give him a gentle
| hint, his colleague mailed him, Il day, a
fine silk handkerchief, of generous dimen-
sions, and upon taking his seat the next
morning, was met by the uncouth
member with the inquiry as TO
whether or not he had received
any present by mail that morning, to which
he replied in the negative, swell, L did" re-
turned the other, with considerable elation,
II got a splendid silk handkerchief, bur as
l don't never have no sort o. use fer hand.
kerchiefs, l sent this oEe off to the old
woman right away"
Another member of Congress, after hay
ing occupied a seat in that body for nearly
two years, turned to a friend one day, dur
ing a session with the inquiry &c
what n thunder do these fellers mean by
the previous question: anyway??'
CONCERTS.
Tomorrow night there is to be a concer
at Masonic Hall, which cannot be other
wise than entertaining. In connection
with the concert, a number of interesting
scenes in Bible history will be represented
the entertainment being gottenu up by mem
bers and friends of the Central Baptis
Church, for the benefit of said church.
About the 30th inst, Mr.. Henry Farmer
well known to our citizens, will give a con
cert in Nashville, and some time durin
next month, Mr.. A. H.. Stewart
the favorite tenor singer of this city
will give a concert, in which he will be as
sisted by the best musical talent Of Nash
vile. Mr.. Stewart has borne an active pan
T in nearly all the musical entertainment
given here for benevolent purposes for sew
7 eral years, and as the concert he purpose
getting up is to be first-elass in every N
spect, he will, no doubt, be literally pat
ronized by a community TO which he ha
rendered valuable service during the pas
WHY HE WAS NOT AT THE o
{ Ii was remarked by those who wer
present at the Celebs hop Thursday nigh
that Mr.. -, was not present, and a fee
ing of deep disappointment among tn
young ladies, prevailed in consequence
Considerable surprise was also expressed
for several of the young ladies had h
| name down on their cards, but none wer
oresurpriseda at his absence than the youn
man himself-in fact he has not yet recoN
cred therefrOm. However, his intention
were hOnorable-he intended TO be ther,
, and at a late hour in the afternoon h
might have been seen (and was, in fact,
t, purchasing at Huntington's some Of tn
most killing accessories" that ever capt
r waited the fancy of susceptible maidenhOOd
: These he carefully and tenderly escorted {
: his room at the Maxwell, ate his suppeI
visited his barber and returned to his room
at half past seven o'clock in the evening
Laying out his best suit of clothes in col
venient position, readytobe dOnnedinaf e'
moments, he threw himself on the bed ft
the purpose of taking forty winks of slice
before entering upon the ~cOnquests an
festivities of the evening. When that yOun
mar finally Weakened up, at the solem
hour of midnight, and discoyeredhOw Ion
he had slept, he blushed like the red, re
rose, and silently crawled into bed.