American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-10-30
Trials of the Sensitive Owner of a Re-
markable Nose.

Cotr:er-JOu17adl writes as follows:
Sensitive men are their own prosecutors
Remarks and innuendoes never intended
for them are seized upon and appropri-
ated by them to their own misery. i once
knew man who would have been an ex-
ceedingly companionable fellow if he had
not been born with nose and such a
nose My stars The very thought of
that nose at this late day stirs up my risi-
bilities to their utmost tension. He looked
as though he had been made of mud-for
some heather deity-had been placed
out of doors to dry and the sun had
cracked and blistered his nose. His nasal
appendage, although having nothing very
remarkable about it, with the exception
that there was hump on its bridge,
couple of wrinkles on the end, besides
being the size of two or three common
noses, was continually getting him into
scrapes At college he CHANGED to receive
an abrasion on the end of this nose which
necessitated the wearing of a piece of
court plaster and the sympathy offered
him by one of his fellow students came
near causing duel. He stood ever ready
at the back of this huge protuberance to
push it into notice, and when the public
were thinkin of neither his nose nor him
self he would bespeak their patronage by
taking exceptions to everything said in
conversation when this necessary feature
of the physiognomy was mentioned
On one occasion, while travelling in a
stage coach, the impression prevailed that
one of the passengers had been left at the
stand Just passed Count noses" sug-
gested an old merchant, when my friend
+" Nosey' came near tearing off the top
of the stage in his ire, which was
wholly abated when the old gentleman
acknowledged that he was so near-sighted
that he was not aware of tie fact that the
El,.1 OF In a.
other occasion "Nosey" stepped int9sa
well.known bookstore, of this city where
some gentlemen were discussing a newly
elected member ofCon gress. As he passed
the party some gentleman remarked that
he (meaning the Congressman would
"make very prominent member.
g Prominent member was all Nosey',
heard, when, of course, he was boiling
over with wrath He grasped the arm OF
one of his friends in the crowd, drew him
into back room and insisted then and
there on sending challenge to the Offend
ing party An explanation of the allusion
in the conversation was promptly made
by Ills friend, when he quietly subsidized.
I" Nosey'' then remarked 10 a clerk in the
book store that he was contemplating
trip to Louisville by steamboat and wished
to purchase an amusing book to begu1le
the weary hours on the way. The young
man innocently handed him a copy OF
Tristram Shandy,. which was opened at the
chapter on noses, beginning Mimi me
pe1itet hujus mast" The young man was
standing on a stool. "Nosey's" face turned
scarlet, ard he Immediately let fly his
ri ght foot, which struck the stool and cap
sized the boy, who came down with
loud noise, and took hard seat on the
floor. The youth arose, rubbing the. at
fected part, and inquired, rather yocifer-
ously, the cause of such villainous treat
ment. % Nosey'' showed him the chapter
alluded to, when the young man made all
the necessary explanations without re-
ceiying panacea for his ill-fortune.
Shortly after this "Nosey'' fell in love
nose and all-with an orphan girl who
had resided in Washington city and was
possessed of an extended relationship. lie
popped the question, and received the re-
ply: " l must take the ages and noes as
they say in Washington, among nan
dozen maiden aunts before can decide
Ewes and noseg" said "Nosey." Yes,
sir and if YOU look so harshly at me L
shall take only the noes and let you CO."
" Nosey'' ran frantically from the house,
took to strong drink, which increased his
nose to twice its accustomed Size, ana at
last filled drunkard's grave. This story
is related for the sole benefit of Il class OF
people afflicted with n covetousness OF
left handed compliments, and who are
constantly lOphllS III
or local reports of Il newspaper, or in the
sermons delivered by their pastors, for
something intended for themselves exclu-
sively.
In the late fearful storms in France 596
sheep were killed at Belle Coste by one
flash of lightning. They belonged to IA.
flock of 1900 head, the property of
farmer. His loss amounts to fS,000f.
About 200 were thrown down headlong.
Two boys were just arriving with tho
Shepherds lunch, and they set to work
with great presence of mind to disengage
the heap of carcasses. Many others must
have died from suffocation but for this
help Some of the incidents noted are
curious. The shepherd had his sab0t
broken, while one of his CATERS was
strut.l off and has NOT hppn found The