Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-03-20
JONATHAN SLICK. ESQ AND MAD
3. AME CELESTE.

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Jonathan il appears from the Express, Wis
tied the Park Theatre, while Madame Cees
te was playing her engagement. and the un
sophisticated young mans description Of he
performance is really amusing enough
We dare say that be never saw any thing u
all like il in Weathersfeld in all his borr
days--The following is a part Of his accom-
of the evenings performances.
THAT minute a bell iinkled and the pic
tur rolled up again and the fdlrrs begun to
put on the elbow grecse ill he music came
out slick enough Instead OF the garden
there was great long ball room with rows
ofgreat shiney pliers running all through IL.
II was as light as day, for there seemed 10 be
candles out OF sight among the pillars. besides
a row OF lamps that stood along the pen " here
the musicianeis sot was staring with all th'.
ewes had in my head when the harnsoIn~st
cri,ter ever sot my eyes on. cum flying into
the middle OF the room. and there she stood
on one foot with her arms held out and her
face turned towards ms, looking as bold, and
smiling so soft as il she'd never done moth.
ing else all her lie-l was so scared when
she first sprung in, that rally di'i'n, know
which end my head was on. The darned
crit,er was mole than half naked she was,
by golIcy To save my life couldn't
look at her right straight with lha, blue eyed
gal sitting close by me. Al first WAS SO
struck up that | couldn't see nothing bu, I'm
alfred harnsome face smiling from under
u wreath Of flowers, and naked legs and
arms and bosom flying ronnd like live
wind mill. Thought should go of the
handle at firs,,--l feli sori Of dizzy. aud as il
l was blushing all over. don't think ever
was in such an etirnal twlier 10 my hull
life. partly got up 10 go on, aud then sot
down agin as streaked as lean pork and COW
cred my face with my yailar gIovrsbut some
how could mt hold my hands still all could
do, the fingers would get apart so that
couldn't help but look through them al that
plaguey, darned harnsonie, ondecent ciltter,
as she Jumped and whirled and stretched her
naked arms out towards us. and stood slni-
ling and coaxing aud looking 10 the fellrrs
1t was enough to make Teller cuss his mo-
Their because she was woman but I'll be
darned il there was ever Teller on arih thai
could help looking at the criter. I've seen
a bird charmed by black snake, but il was
uUtulug " tulS-iiO y pItuiiuS OuCl WiN-
ute she'd kinder huuer round the room softly
and still like bird that's jus, a beginning to
fly. then she'd stand on one foot and twinkle
tolher out and in against the ankle so swift
you couldn't but just See il. Then she'd hop
forward and throw her arms upon her bosum
and stick one leg out behind her aud stand
on one toe for ever so long, till all on us had
q fair sight on her that way. Then she'd
take another hop and pint her right Toe for.
ward and ili i, higher ill by-am.by round
she'd go like a top with her leg stuck out
straight and whirling round and round like
the spoke OF broken wagon with a loot to !
it, II raly did beat all that ever did see -
When she stood up straight her white frock
was all sprigged off with silver, and II looked
like cloud of snow. but didn't reach haiti
way to her knees and stuck out dreadfully
behind where her hump was. hadn't dared
TO unkiver my face YET, s. was sort ofltchinu |
all over in dreadful purker. wondering
what on arth she meant to do hexl when SHE
gave whirl, kissed her hand and hoped
away as spry as cricket, jist as she came 10.
swan if didn't think Inevrr should breathe,
straight agin. rally wouldn't looked in
that purity blue eyed gal'sfacr for any Thing
ous SohcuOW L udpprucu " Sqhlut tnht WAY, |
for felt kinder anxious TO See how red Q III |
could blush, but there she 81, smiling and
a looking as If she liked the fun. She wa.
whispering to young TELLER that sol tother
side, aud seq she,
"Alntit beautiful oh | hope they'll cali
her back |"
'She will come I dare say" seq the felerl
laring and beginning TO stomp and clap his
hands with the rest Of them that were u vel.
ling and hooling as il The devil had kicked
'em all on end. She treats the American,
very much as lover does his lady "How
so 2" seq he gal looking so Of plzzled. -
"Why, she can't leave them without coming
back again and again 10 Ike fare.oei,' SEE
he, laring but here she cams
True as a book there SHE did Gun, and he.
gun TO side and whirl and cut up her Gran
cumsalto over agin. by Ii tle and ltt,le. l,s
my hands slide down from ny face, aud
when she give her prime whirl and stuck |
out her toe the last time. sol staring right |
straight at her so aslonisbed coud'n, SCI
sill, for as true as you live. The nice little |
French gal that was so sweet and modest
and the bold beautiful criiter with her foo!
out--her month jisl open enough to show
her teeth, was the same individu ! ritter,
and both on 'e,n were Madame Celeste.
went hum But I'm be cooked fthem
legs and arms and thai fan 18th the flowers
over It didn't whirl round in my head all
night, and they aint fairly ont vii.
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