The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-04-22
Ben. Jonsing's Description of Waltz.

rough -aDd-rcady Yankee sailors idea OF q
fashionable waltz, IL from the Southern Star.
II should be read by every one afflicted with
the "blucs." We do not think that even those
who especially affect "pohing" can take cx.
ccptions to IT,
When VIC got into the place, we found q
great large room, as big as mcetin' house,
| lighted up with smashin' big lamps, covered
all over with glass hangings. The ladies look
ed as nice as little angels, their faces as white
as IL they dipped them in -four barrel; such
rcd checks haint seen IN all Sleepy Hollow
their arms ull covered with gold bands, chains,
and shiny beads such lips you never did see
they looked come. iss. INC. Hover !" their
eyes looked like diamonds their waists drawn
to the size Of pipe stem; aud madcto look
like they were undergoing regular cutin'-in
two operation by tyin' string tight round
'em; and the bosims-oh, lordyl all covered
up with laces MI muslins they rose, then fell,
then rose again, likc--oh don't know what
white goose, chuckcd IN n tight bng with its
brenst Quit
And the gals and youngsters Ind walked
round and round for considerable spell, the
music struck up--and such music Ii WAS q
big horn and little horn, big flute and u
little flute, n big fiddle and little fiddle, and
such squcakin', sqnaln', bclowin' groanin' |
never heard before; it was like NIL the rnts,
pigs and frogs in Chrislendom had concluded
TO sing together. They called il n German
Poker. I'sposc II was made by some Of them
Cincinnati Germans, in imitation of the squea-
in at pork packery, and i guess IL was q
pretty good imitation.
So soon as the music struck up, such sight
The fellcrs caught the gals right around the
waist with one hand, and pulled them right
4 ts, L.
SONS agin their bosoms, and the gals chins
resin' on tho felcrs' shoulders. At this the
gals began TO sorter jump and capcr, like they
were agein to push 'cm away; but the icllcrs
just caught hold Of the other hnnd and held It
oil, and began to jump and cnpcr, too, just like
the gals.
swou upon a stack of bibles yon never
seed such sight There was some two doz.
en- gals held tight in the arms Of them fellers
they rnrin' and jumpin' and pushin' 'em
backwards over tho room, (as thought tryin'
to get away from them,) and the fcllcrs holdn
on to 'em tighter and tighter; the more the
gals jumped AMI capered, the tighter they
squeezed the gs's, ill at last began TO think
the thing was bcin' carried on too far for fun
I was little green In these matters, and see
in the gals tryin' harder and harder to get
away, az thought, and the felicrs holdin'
part Of the gals. So my dander kept risn'
higher and higher, till I thought my bilcr
would bust unless let out steam ibounc.
cd smack into tho middle Of the room. "Thun-
der and tightening every b,iy come here with
shot guns, siy.shootcrs, and butcher knives I"
bawled |, at the top Of my voice g for will
be shot if any dad-blasted, long-bearded teller
shall impose on gala shat ar where | am II aud
| was just going to pitch right into em pro-
miscuously, when my merchant caught mo by
the arm, and said, "stor Ben" I" III be cuss.
ed, says if will SEQ ihs wmmin' folks
imposed oni Look what them felcrs arc do.
In and how hard tho gala are rarin' and pitch
In to get awny from EN-! DO you s'pose
can stand still az little post and see gals suf.
fer SOY Look, says |, "theres gal almost
broken down, and ready to give up to that
rangotang Of n fellcrI Yonder is another,
40 hint her head has fallen on the bosom of
the monster!' tell you was ashy, felt
like could jump Into fen like catanount
When looked into my merchants face,
thought no would have busted. lilo laft and
lan, mud s0uatted down and hft. "Why,"
says he, Ben, that h nothing but the red
war waltz they are danciu' and them gals aint
tryin' TO get away from them fcllcrs--,hey are
only caperin to mako the lclers hold e,n TIGHT.
or. kase thoy like 1t, The more the gals capcf
tho tighter they wish TO be squeezed. As
TO ayin' their heals on the fellcrs' bosoms
that's very common in this city. They expect
10 bc married some Of these days, and they
want to be accustomed to il, so they won't be
q blushin' and turnin' pale when the parson
tcls the groom to salute tho bride. There IL
nothin' like bein' uscd TO such things"
"You may take my hat" says to my mer.
ala a,.t L. sA.a I
though II was the tirst time ever secd tho
like before. have seen the Indian hug and
tho Congo dance, but tell you this rej war
waltz knocks the crown out OF every thing
ever seed,
Alleri hal got out &C tho way and every
thing commenced goin' on agin, the music 30,
faster and faster, Oh, I. Was az fast aud Ga.
rious aS q ncr-westet Tho gals rarc,l agin,
the fellcrw hugRed tighter, and the music max.
ess pulled out n htwn', Then tho gals and
islltrs spun round like 30 many tops run mad
Tho ltiere leaned hack and tho gals leaned 60
en-; the gals slne isocks sailed out and rop.
ped IN the cir like sheets on olosheSlinc of
windy day, and the fellers' coat ;sils siool out
- straight that sn egg wnad nas hsss rolled
OF; their aeee wsss "a tlxetl anil sefiSes ~ a
ssFmest Around they wsnl.--is makes inu
No dssy 70 think cf a. Pop went the coat
tails, crash weat the musle, sn.i pity patty.
r,,mp 'lumplo dc dump wsat the fees az sll-~
ny and by, ~ heaa,if,l \ craft NJ ever ynsl
sssd IA tho shspa Of a woman, layine elesse an.
on long bean pole leskin' sller, came ssilin'
n The rate of sllsen kusss an hear slewn our
way, whit q SAT sln,npy womnn and hniap
shtasliets%l, eeAf eaten scrt Of Eellss, Al ,ln
same kpesi ~ent up he oslisF | seesi there
wss 70 be eosee hawpsn' ana naturally ,gssa.
alesi fct ihe consequences SatN snos6ts ca.
wlsslep, shsy cans tncethes, e0d slaptsssh
she whole on sese Cell iiss w the miasilc af she
aeeg eassyin' sSAag with saua esv4y body
stseslia' near