The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-24

And 10 put in quart of gin 70 !;
And fill'd it up with iasses-O.
he pass'd it ronnd and all did swig,
I'LL they had got a pleDty-O;
And each became merry grig
u, there were nearly tweB,y-O.
Rec.-By the way, it has been slapde.
rously reported that some of the pretty
girls got little fuddled withal but,
mind ye, III never be hanged for defa>
nation. All can tell ye about the mat.
ter is, that il set the deel into their slip.
perry tongues, whose confOuuded gibber.
jabber out-rattled aud Iu,nbIed the deep
tonation of the machinery with their a.
bominablo
Ciickety clack, and iickity whack,
And whickity, clieki,y clack we go.
Then came the clerk,a brisk young spark,
All bowling to each lady-0;
And questions all, both great and small,
10 answer he was ready-O rsqucez'd
The girls were pleas'd, tor them he
(lhey hardly could deny him O;)
But Saiy Slack. she got a smack
Unless they did belle them-O.
Ree.-This little bit of an animal, the
clerk, was sort of would be. dandy
having the bottom OF his waist pipched
up to the size of quart pot, and thus ra
sembling IN shape what we call mud
wasp. He wore eleven capes to his coat;
and had over the place where his brains
should be, jocky cap Of ca,skin, and
carried mock gold watch with two seals,
each as big as premium turnip o,
these dear, sweet creatures are ALWAYS
vastly attentive to the ladies. They NAV
be easily distinguished from other ami.
mails by the above description, and their
singular gait which is sort OF a
AiPplty bob, and tippity bob;
10 l am all the tippity-O
SO round we went with minds intent
on all this mighty workiDg-O.
Twas 'tarnal queer, such wond'rous gear;
sand, U, such jams and ierking-O =
AT length says Tom, slet's strike for home;
10 night you know o the danciug-O!'
-, yes cries Zach, 'if we go back,
1T S time we were prancing-O.'
Rec.-So each lad of US took his lass,
and then in comely mode we all depar-
ted. TWAS, however, thought by most
of the ladies' that MIR. Tippy showed too
much attention TO miss Sary Slack, con.
sidering that cousin Sary was no better !;
and to be sure l will say no worse than
the rest ofthem. But the school dame,
we all thought, was quite too severe on
the occasion, for she declared by the
jumping Moses, that such indications
ought to be carried to the highest court
OF juncsure, for they were quite anDihi-
lated all the satisfaction oil the visitation.
But all hard thought and hard words
were soon dissipated by the frolick and
fun on tho road as we jovially drove home
with
Merriiy, no! Whisp, dobbin, geo.
GalloPping gaiiy and cherry-0!
Then home we got by gallop and trot,
In season for the juDkc,--O.
And there was Sam and Katy Cram
And cousin David PluDket-O.
Now bark around the cheering sound
Of Peg and Pero's sCrapiDg-O!
In merry plight we spent the night
In iroicking and cap'ring-OI
Rec.-Now, as this was probably the
last time we should all be together under
such pleasant circumstances, we were
resolved to keep i, uphill the COWS come
home, as cousin Mimy said. And, TO be
sure, SO we did right mGrrily with Hun
the Squirrel, Barrel of Sugar, Jack on
the Green, 10 Baker, &c. Hero how.
ever was nSne Of your dandy fsdgeOu
qDings, ShGzvseeS or rigeynIaaoOns, but the
good old fashioned
RiggIety hump and shuffety thump,
A 4 =.