The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-21 00:00:00

WALTZING DESCRIBED BY AN
AMERICAN.

The following daguerreotype we find in the St.
Louis Advocate :—"'Look, look !' said half a dozen
lady voices one pretty night, as we sat leaning
against the outside of the ball room. We did look
—alas for our poor modesty ! we ought not to
have done so. If my children were among them,
I'd whip them well for it. Yes, if they were full
grown, I'd give them the hickory.' So said the
wife of one of our princes, as she turned away in
utter disgust. Let me describe a little—if the public
may look, certainly it may read, though it run. A
group of splendid ones is on the floor, and lovingly
mated. The gents encircle their partners' waists
with one arm. The ladies and gentlemen stand
closely face to face. The gents arc very erect, and.
lean a little back. The ladies lean a little forward.
(Music.) Now, all wheel and whirl, circle and
curl. Feet and heels of gents go rip-rap, rip, rip-tap.
Ladies feet go tippity-tip, tippity-tip, tip. Then,
all go rippity, clippity, slippity, tippity, bippity,
skippity, hoppity, jumpity, bumpity, thump.
Ladies fly off by by centrifugal momentum. Gents
pull ladies hard and close. They reel, swing, slide,
look tender, look silly, look dizzy. Feet fly, tresses
fly, hoops -, dresses fly, all fly. It looks tuggity,
huggity, pullity, squeezity, pressity, rubbity,
The men look a cross between steelyards and
limber jacks,' beetles and jointed Xes. The
maidens tuck down their chins very low, or raise
them exceedingly high. Some smile, some grin,
some giggle, some frown, some pout, some sneer,
and all sweat freely. Ladies' faces are brought against
those of the men, or into their bosoms ; breast
against breast, nose against nose, and toes against
toes. Now, they are again, making a sound like
Georgey-porgey, deery-peery, ridey-pidey, coachy-
peachy. This dance is not much, but the extras
are glorious.' If men were women, there would be
no such dancing. But they are only men, and so
the thing goes on by woman's love of it."

MR. SPURGEON'S PROPOSED TRIP TO AMERICA.
—The alleged acceptance by Mr. Spurgeon of the offer of
£lO,OOO in payment of his engagement with the Transat-
lantic churches is contradicted by the City Press, on the
authority of Mr. Spurgeon himself, who " declined the
offer." Mr. Spurgeon purposes to set sail for America
shortly, but not on the terms above referred to.
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