The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-02-26

I Thought 7 should 10 of the handle at first'-
feIt am Of dzzy, add as IL vas blushing all
ovey don't think I ever was in such an etar-
nal t~irter 10 my hull life. I partly got up TO
70 ont snd then sot down again as streaked as
lean pork and covered my face with my yeller
gloves, but somehow couldn't hold my hands
still all I could do.-the fingers would get apart
% that could not help butt look through them
az that piaguey. darned harnsons. indecent
critter, a. she jumped and whirled and stretch
cd her naked arms ont toward Us. and sfoed-A \
smiling and coaxing and looking to the fellers.
IL was enough to make feller euss ms mo'ner
because she was a woman bnt rlI be darned
IL there ever wnwfiivfU6E rUuId hesP
looking AZ the critter I've seen bird charm
ed by q black snake, but II was nothing TO this.
NOT prinring. One minute she'd kinder
Aut,er round the room softly and still like bird
that's JUST beginning to fly, then she'd stand
on one foot and twinkle tother out and in against
the ankle so swift you couldn't but jst see it,
Then she'd iop forward and twist her arms up
on her bosom and stick one leg out behind her.
aud stand on one toe for ever so long till all on
US had had fair sight on her that way. Then
she'd take another hop and pint her rgh, Toe
forward and lift il higher and higher till by
,m-by round she'd 60 like a top with her leg
stuck out straight and whirling round and roU nd
like the spoke Of broken wagon with 4 foot to
il. Ii rally did beat all that ever | did see
When she stood up straight her white irock
was all sprigg,d of with silver, and looked like
\ cloud Of snow. but it didn't reach half way 10
her knees and stuck out dreadfulIy behind
where her hump was. | hadn't dared TO un-
kiver my face yet. and was sort Of itching all o.
YER in a dreadful pucker. wondering what on
arth she meant 10 do next. when she gave =
whirl, kissed her hand and hopped away as spry
~ cricket. jist as she came ia. ! swan il ]
didn't think I never shouId breathe straight A.
gain. | rally wouldn't looked in that purity blue
eyed gals face for any thing but somehow j
happened 10 squint that way for | felt kinder
anxious to see how red gal could blush. but
there she sat a smiling and looking as il she
rally liked the fun. She was whispering 10 4
young ieIler that sot toiher side. and sez she.
Amt it beautiful oh | hope They'll call her
back
She will cum dare say sez the feller a
larfing. and beginning to stomp and clap his
hands with the rest Of them that were yelling
and hooiing as il the devil had kicked 'em Ill
on end. She treats the Americans very much
asa lover does his lady How 80 7 sez the
pal l"oking sort Of puzzled. Why. she can't
leave them without coming back again to take
taretoetL, sez he. larfng, bu: here she Gums =
True as book there she did cum. and begun
To sidle and whirI and cut up her crancums all
over aein. BY little and little let my hands
slide down from my face. and when she give her
prime whirl and stuck our her toe The last time
j sot n staring straight Al her so astonished
could nj set still. for as true as you live, the
nice little French cal that was so sweet and
modest and the bold beautiful crifter with her
foot out-her arms wsveriog around her head |
and her mouth jist open enough 10 show her
teeth. wa, the same individual crltter, and both
on 'em were Madame Celeste.
j went hum. But III be ehoked il them legs
aud arms aud that fan with the flowers over il
didn't whirl round in my head all night, aud
iisy amt fairly out yit.