The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-01-31

round and round for considerable spell the
music struck up-and sch music 1t was a
big horn and Il little horn, big flute and lit
tie flute, big fiddle and little fiddle, and
such squekin' squalin' belIowin gronn',
never hurd before; it was like all the rats, pigs
aud frogs in Chrislendom had concluded t"
sing together. They called it Il German Pork
er, spose it was made by some of them Gin
cnnati Germans, in imitation of the squalln'
at pork oackery, and | guess it was pretty
good imitation.
So soon as the music struck up, such i
sight The tellers just caught the gals right
round The waist with one hand, and pulled 'enl
smack up in kissin' order, with the gals bosons
agn their bosoms, and the gals chins restin'
on the feers' shoulders. At this the gals be-
gun to sorter Jump and caper, like they were
agon' to push 'em away; but the fellers just
caught hold of the other hand and held it off,
and began to jump up and caper too, just like
the gals.
I swon upon a stack Of biules you never
seed such a sight There was some two do
zen gals held tight in the arms Of them fellers
they a rarein' and jumpin, and pushin' 'em
backwards over the room, (as | thought tryin'
to get away from them) and the fellers hoIdin'
on to 'em tighter and tighter, the more the gals
jumped and capered, the more the tellers
Jumped and capered, and the tighter they
squeezed the gals, till at last begun to think
the thing was being carried too far for fun.
was little green in these matters, and seein'
the gals tryin' harder and harder to get away,
as | thought, aud telIers holdia' tighter and
tighter, it was very natural should take the
part of the gals. So my dauder kept ri>in'
higher and higher, till | thought my bller would
bust unless let out steam. bounced smack
iato the middle Of the, room. Thunder and
lightning everybody come here with shot
guns, six shooters, and butcher knives!' bawl.
ed l. at the top of my voice; " for will be
shot if any dad-blasted, long bearded, monkey
faced Teller shall impose upon gals that ar way
where am 2" and.I was just goin' to pitch in
to 'em proniseuou>ly, y, when my merchant.
caught me by the arm, and said, stop. Ben"
"I'll be ceased" says |. if will see The wi.
min.folks imposed on! Look what them fel.
lers are doin' and how hard the gals are rarein'
and pitchin' to get away from em DO you
Spose can stand still as mile post and see
the gals suffer so2 "Look," says |, Z" there is
a gal almost broken down, and ready to give
up to tnat 'rang-otang of a frler !-Yonder is
another, so faint her head has fallen on the ho-
som of the mousterp | tell you was ashy,
| felt like l could jump into 'em like cata-
mount into pig pen.
When looked into my merchants face, I
thought he would have busted. He laft and
lalt, and squatled down and la(t. "Why,"
said he, " Ben that is nothing but the red war
waltz they are dancin', and them gals amt try
ia L. ssS. away from them feller- are
only caperin' to make the tellers hold 'em
tighter, kase they like it. The more the gals
o. per, the tighter they wish to be Squeezed.
AS to layn' their heads on the felers bosoms,
that's very common in this city. They expect
to be married some Of these days, and they
wont BE- q blu>hin' and turning pale when the
parson tells the groom to salute the bride.
There is nothing like being used to such things"
"You may take my hat" says to my mer
cha,.t, 81 was tuck in that time" tell you
it is the first time ever seed the like before.
have seen the Iudian.hug and Congo dance,
but tell you this red war waltz knocks the
hat.crown out of every thing ever seed.
After had got out of the way and every.
thing commenced goin' on agin, the music got
faster and f;,ster-Oh, it was as fast and as fu-
rious as northwestern The gals rared agin,
the feIlers hugged tighter and the music ma.
kers pulfed out bIowin' The gals and fellers
spun round like so many tops run mad. The
felers leaned back and the gals leaned to 'em /;
the gals fine frocks sailed out and popped in
the air like sheets on coze-line Of windy
day and the frl!ers coat tail stood out SO
straight that an egg would not have rolled off;
their faces were as fixed and serious as a sar
ment. Around they went-it makes me SO
dizzy to think of it. Pop went the coat tails,
crash went the music, and pity patty, rump
durnplc de ,hump went the.teet Of all. BY and
by. as beautiful craft as ever you seed in the
shape of a woman, laying close upon long
bean. pole looku' feller came sailln' at the rate
of fifteen knots an hour down our way, whilst
fat dumpy woman and hump shoulder
beef.ea,ip' sort of feler, at the same speed
went up the other. seed there was to be
some bumpin, and naturally tremb!ed for the
consequences. Sure enough cawhollop they
came together, and slap. dash the whole on 'elIl
fell flat in the middle of the floor carrying along
with them everybody standin' near!
Such mixin up of things rs then took place
haint occurred before or since Old father Noal
unloaded his great Ark. There was legs ano
arms, white kids and penclIas, patent leather
and satin CATERS, shue.strngs and garters
neck ribbons aud guard chains, false curls anc
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