Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-05-26

who so much resembles an unmarried
sister as to receive lots of soft talk and
many delicate little attentions on said
unmarried sisters credit. The married
lady was in a store recently and the
clerk was so much interested in getting
her to look in a glass to see his sweet
heart, and trying to find out when she
would give another party, it was with
difficulty she got him to wait upon her,
and just imagine that young gentle
mans establishment when she referred
him to her husband. Another one of
the b'hoys, an aspirant for legal fame,
overlook this married lady on thestreet
the other day. He logged half bushel
basket about ten squares for her, told
her all the sweet things he could think
of in that length of time and then,
holy horror he discovered his mistake,
and with a for-the-Lord's -sake.don't-
give-me-away pallor o'erspreading his
face he made bee line for the woods,
and never made his appearance athome
till long after the family had retired.
Don't tell anybody about it, for we
promised not to let it out on the boys.
j. G, Biles returned Tuesday from
his trip to Perryville, KY, where he
has been to visit the kind friends who
took care of him while suffering from
wounds received in the memorable bat
tie at that place on the 8th of October,
1862. Mr.. Biles says he found nearly
all his friends living, had a pleasant
visit, went over the battle field, found
things very much changed, but was
able to point out the ground over which
the Sixteenth Regiment fought. The
little log cabin is still standing, around
which so many brave men of the regi-
ment lost their lives. Col. Savage re-
ceived wound just at that house. Mr..
Biles brought home with him the root
of walnut stump that stood near the
cabin near which he was wounded the
second time. He visited the graves of
Lieutenants Read and Spurlook, who
were buried in private cemetery; also
the graves of Ham Thompson, Horatio
Marbury, Reese Bruster, and other
members Of his company who died
from wounds and are buried on the
Goodnight place. Mr.. Biles reports
the wheat crop to be nearly complete
failure in that part Of the State.
Two colored walters from Links
Hotel, Nashville, who, however, were
former residents of our little mountain
city, were on a visit to their old loves
and the scenes of other days last week.
They were making regular mash,
when they were very UNEXPECTEDLY
brought to grief Saturday night. In
company with a couple of dusky bellies,
Saturday evening, they went to the
boat landing, took one of the pleasure
boats from Its moorings, and gave their
lady loves a ride on the river. AL
went well till the shades of night had
fallen and they were in the midst o.
gay and festive party bent upon the
ending of a happy day in the giddy
J whirl of Terpscorean revelry wher
the cruel hand of the law was laiC
} upon them, they were brought before ;
magistrate and required to dance to the
tune of $3.50 each for taking the boa
from its moorings without permission
of the owners. 1t was rather an ex
pensive boat ride for the boys, bu
doubtless the experience they gained
will be of incalculable value. Thest
boats are as much private property al
any other kind of a conveyance, anC
the penalty for molesting them, a
shown above, is not very light.