The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-03-13
A METROPOLITAN FROLIC.
From the Georgetown Metropolitan.

all things, and Of course for dancing, has
tor that very saying been more quoted
and as much admired as sterner ortho-
dox scriptural writers-sA time for all
things aye, and verify, Saturday was
the day for dancing Cor, long before me-
ridian, the great aboriginal ball room was
crowded to far greater excess than Sig
nlors Vincent Mast or Carusi ever wit
messed, even on their best benefit nights
the reason however is not difficult of
d'vlnation.--ln the FIRST place, the ladies
and gentlemen went free of expense, and
In the second, it was purely republic
can ball, consequently no assurances
we're held out to the public that i, would
DC selecf.--Who wonders, then, tina,
white, black. red, yellow and half breed,
should IN one promiscuous mass avail
themselves of sogolden an opportunity
OF witnessing this great mar cofkiion by
these Durangs of the Wilderness Blu
slncss IN our town was almost wholly sus-
pended-be it recorded that, on that day
the lover forgotto call on his mistress,
and what is still more astonishing the
constables did not hunt in droves the
victims OF their rapacity, neither did the
magistrates, Ignorant and avaricious as
two thirds of them Are) make out sin.
gle nitti'nas--all was Joy and fes,ivity.
Then hail to the day of the dancing {:
II was on this memoi able day that i dis
covered the Willingness of all human
professions, when tempted by curiosity.
whole phalanx OF divincs attended this
ball, some OF whom for month OF Sum
days previous, had been inveighing a.
gainst all such levities and pastimes-it
was here they lost their rigidi,y, and
those very muscles which had been stiff
tened by forty years self denial and alb
stemiousDess into cas-, iron hardness
became loossend and relaxed and teeth
peeped from under lips that had been
shut from the light of their owners for
the last five years, lest they might have
tempted some girl to court the trap door
that opened to them even the goat-mil-
kers one and all forgot their books of en-
trv, and parson Laury's church would
have gone without its pulpit cloth had
not the highly praise zvorthy and enter
f'risinS Efforts Of maid and mafron pre-.
viousiy secured it to him by ruse de
guerre on the the treasury and war de-
partments.
The girls all cried heigho for the
dance, and our worthy president, as gall
iant as generous, appropriated his win
COWS 10 as many as the house would hold;
the remainder gaxed from their carriage
windows and from the best positions
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sity OF the crowd and its compac,ness
that marshal, not marshal Ney, nor Sake,
no, nor Iurene, for they are all dead !;
but, one that is feared mere than all of
them put together, a civil marshal, aided
by several DARK Cyciops looking fellows
less comely even than the Indians them.
selves, mounted their chickasazys and en-
dcapored to form ring on, Of the reluc-
'ant'y Welding crowd--all was confusion;
'driUe Away those negroes from that
place, and lei tie sshite heohle come
ioared voice that had been accustomed
TO command in our army, tina, is when
we had one, mean before il was frit,ered
away at the suggestion Of Cannon, vii.
iIams and such like niggsrdly econo-
mists OF the present d y; de nan sar>
ian be a fool, dink niger don't Syan,
see as goeH as sphHe folk calculated
half dozen coal black faces with white
teeth; when venerable looking man
made his appearance with sword by his
side, and cock and finch on his head.
knew 1t well, il wa, the same that car
RED terror TO the hearts of our enemies
al Germantown, the same that procured
its wearer so much respect in his late
tour TO view the Notifications. No mar.
vel then that the crowd should give back
on its approach-the negroes chuckled,
bound deg mind massa Monroe, he make
EN- nsoUe not SLOW The ring was then
cleared, and the dancers made their entre. |
You might suppose !hem to be some
damned spirits escaped from the confines
OF hell through the carelessness of Ger.
6erus, and come TO create horror in the |
minds OF the living, sand uproar the uni |
versal peace, or you might take them |
to be some of that weird craft that dig |
gcd 'hemlock in the dark and put the |
liver Of disappearing jew and the 'fn>
ger of birth Strangled babe in the caul- |
1roD. The best description can give !
you of their dress, and speak the truth, |
IS TO say they were not dressad at ALL
Figure to yourself FIVE or six great strap.
ping fellows all beautifully bedaubed |
with party ccloured paint, with punches |
Of feathers sticking a fosterioribus, re-
'embling nicked peacock, and then you |