Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-14

into EN- promiscuously, when my merchan.
caught me by the arm and said. stop Ben.
IL be ceased" says I, . fl will see III,
wlmin folks imposed on Look what them fl
lers are dom and how hard the gals are racin
and pitchin TO get away from EN- Do you : Dos,
cant stand still as mile post and see gals suffer
SO Look, says l, 80 their is gal almost broken
down and ready TO give up TO that 'rang-otang OF
ieller! londer is another, 50 faint her head has
fallen on the bosom Of the monster ~ I tell vou
l was ashy, ( felt ike could jump into EN- like
a catamount into pig pen.
When I looked into nv merchants face 7
thought he would have busted He lan and lah
and squatted down half why, +" says he.
. Ben that is nothing but the red war waltz thev
are dancin and them gals amt tryin' to get away
i,O'l 'li'h' ieiiel only caperin to make
lhe IeAers mold EN- tighter, leo iher Ike it
The more the gals caper, the tighter, kase
they wish to be squeezed. As TO lavin' their
heads on the leIleIs' bosoms, that's very common
IN this city. They expect no be married some Of
these days, and they want TO be accustoI,e ed to
it SO they won't be blushin' and turning pale
when the Varson tells the groom TO salute the
bride. There is nothing Ike being used to such
things"
g You may take my hat, " says I to my mcr-
chant, 50 was tuck in that time" l tell you
though it is The first time l ever seed the like
before. l have seen the Indian hug and the
Congo dance but tell you this red war wal,z
knocks the hat-crown out Of every thing ever
seed.
A--,. 7 III I. II.
commenced goin' on agin, the music got faster
and faster-Oh, it was and as fast as furious as
northwestern The gals raTed agin. the fellers
hugged tighter and the music makers pulled on;
BLOWN. Then the gals and faTers spun round
like 50 many tops run mad. The fellers lcapcd
back and the gals leaned to en- the gals fine
frocks sailed utand popped in the air like sheets
a coZe-iine Of windy day and the fcllcrs coat
tail stood out SO straight that an egg would not
have rolled of their faces were as fixed and
serious as n sament. Around they wcnt-it
makes me so dizzy to think of It Pop went the
coat-tails crash went the music, and pitty-patty,
rump duinpie de thump went the feet fall. BY
and by. as beutiful a craft as ever you seed in
the shape Of a woman, laying close upon long
bcanpole looin' fellcr came sain' at the rate Of
fifteen knots an hour down our way, whilst fat
duInpv woman and a hump shouldercd. beefeatin.
sort ola feller, at the same speed went up the
other. I seed there was TO some bumpin, and.
naturally trcmbled for the consequences. Sure
enough ca whollop, they came together, and slap
dash The whole on 'cn itl fat in the middle Of
the floor carrying along with them everybody
slandin near
Such a ntixin up Of things Is then took place
haint occurred before or since old father Noah un-
loaded his great Ark. There was legs and arms,
white kids and pcnellas, patent leather and satin
CATERS, shoestrings and gartes, ncck-ribons and
guard chains. false curls and whiskers, women's
bustlosaud pockcthandkerchiefs, ell in pile, the
gals ktclin and squalin, and the fcllels gunting
and apoogisin.
. Oh, lordy" says for I was considerably
frustrated at the sight" stop that music, blow
out the lights, or all hands shut their eyes till
these wimminfolks get unmixed! ~ AT this,
such laugh you never heard.
:. Why, Col. Jonsing," says my merchant, q
that is nothin, it frequently happens, and is one
ofthe advantages of the red war waltz. Ifthe
gals aint learned how tomx with the world, how
can they ever get along 2"
would rather have en- all little mixed,
says I, but that is too much ofa good thing,
However, let US leave for / seed enough of the
sorry in that pile just now to satisfy me for
week - and at that we bid 'em good night and
left promisin to go TO the next one and take
few lessons in the common Poker and shoutish
dance. How cameout, maybe may tell you in
another letter.
Your friend,
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