The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-11-16
From the Southern Star.
Ben Jonsings Description Of a
Waltz,

When we got into the place, we found
great large room. AS big as meetin'-
house, lightei up with smashin' big lamps
covered all over with glass hangings.--
The ladies as nice as little angels their faces
as white as if they dipped them into -four
barrel, such red checks haint seen in all
Sleepy Hollow. Their arms all covered
with geld bands, chains, and shiny beads
such like you never did se--they looked
"come kiss me all over" their eyes looked
like diamonds; their waists drawn to the size
OF pipe stem; and made to look like they
were undergoin' "a regular cuttin iu-two ope-
ration by ty in string tight round 'em and
their bosoms-Oh, Lordy all covered upin
rose again, like--Oh! don't know what it
was like, exceptin' the breathin' of snowy
white goose, chucked in tight bas with its
breast jus. out! -. ..
After the gals and youngsters had walk
ed round and round for a considerable spell
the music struck up--and sich music! 1t
was big horn and a little hcrn, a big flute
and lttle flute, a big fiddle and little
fiddle, and such squeakin, sqallin, below.
in groann never heard before; it w.s
like all the rats, pigs, and frogs in Christen-
dom had concludep to sing together. They
called i. a german Poker spose it was
made by some of them Cincinnati Germans
in imitation OF the squealin' at pork pack
cry, and | guess it was pretty good init.
alton.
So soon as the music struck up, such a
sight The efeIlersjust caught the gals right
around the waist with one hand and pulled
EN- smack up in kissin' order, with the gals
bosoms agin their bJsoms, and the gals
chins restln on the felIers, shoulders At
this the gals begun to sorter jump and ca
per, like they were agoin' to push 'sm away
but the feller just caught hold of the o:har
hand and held it off! aud begun to jump and
caper too just like the gals. .Hs.
| swan upon stack OF bibles you never
seed such sight! There was some two
dozen gals held tight in the arms of them
fellers-they a rarelu' and jumpn'. and
push 'cm backwards over the room (as
thought tryin' to get away from them and
the feIlcrs holdin' ON to 'em tighter and
tighter. the more the gals jumped and ca
pered, and the tighter they squeezed the
gals. till at last began to think the thing
was carried too far tor fun. was little
green in these matters, and seein' the gals
trying harder to get away, as | thought
and teller's holdin. tighter and tighter, 1t
was very natura! should take the part Of
the gals So my dander kept raisin' high
er and, till thou sht my biIer would bust
unless | let out steam. | bounced smack
into the middle of the room. "Thundur
and tightening! everybody come Lere with
shotguns, six shooters. and butcher knives!
bawled |, at the top Of my voice; 'for will
be shot ii any dodblssted, long bearded,
monkey faced felef shall impose on gals
that ar way where amp and was just a.
5oin' to pitch 'cm promiscuou,ly, when my
merchant caught me by the arm, and said
Ei'stop Ben" "I'Il be ceased" says |, "if
will see the wimmin' folks imposed onl---
Look what them felIers are doin' and how
hard the gals are rtrein' and pitchiu' 20 get
away from 'em! Do yous.pose can stand
still as mile POST and see gals suffer so?---
Look. says |, 'there is gal almost bro.
ken down and ready togiveup to that rang
otang of teller! Yonder is another, SO
faint her head has fallen on the bosom Of the
monsterl 'T tell you was ashley. felt
like could jump into 'em like IA catan'ount
into pig pen" agol
When looked into my merchants face
I thought he would have busted. away"
says he, "Ben that is nothing but the rod
War waltz they are dancin' and them -tgals
amt tryin' to get away from them fellers :
they are only caperin' to make the felle.r