The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-07-26

was ashamed. never before seen anything
like it in my life.
Then came out a girl that cut up and made
all sorts of motions. She didn't say anything
but she did expose herself SO that when they
got done they knelt down and prayed.
suppose they were praying about her acting
SO shamefully, for they looked mighty sorry.
l don't know what they said, for they seem
ed 10 use the language ofthe Mormon preach
er out by Hans Ingledyne Adamie lam
guage.
After the prayer was done, some of Fem
went behind the partition, Qiell you 1t looks
very queer,) and soon they felt happy and
sung mighty pretty. But they stole the tune,
for it was composed expressly for book
for school girls when they wanted TO sing
about flowers and make queen. l've sung
it lots of times. After a little while, out
came tho girl with the crown on, holding of
one of the most Arabic looking fellow you
ever saw. He looked like the picture OF some
Turkey chap fighting with Russians. Well,
this girl was tickled 10 think she was mar
ried, (that's natural, you know, with 'em all, }
aud she smiled, and wrggled, and squaIled,
then she let go his arm: gallped of one side,
and told chap something that nobody could
understand. He bowed; then she went to
another, and he smiled; and she wentto an
other, and he smiled; and she went round 10
all, but wheE she came 10 the girls they
did not smile, no, they were all disappoint-
ed.
All this time that dumb girl was running
round, making motions, and pointing al the
new husband. believe, Jake, he had been
doing something wrong, or this poor girl
wouldn't have looked SO bad. She looked
as sorrowful as the picture of the Maid and
her Milk-paii,' in our spehing-book. Right
here the curtain dropped, and the idlins fel-
lows crepi through some holes under the
platform. didn't much like their playing,
for it was loo loud, 1t reminded me ot many
who play on the organ atchurch. They make
the organ swallow the choir, and that is not
tasty | believe The words ough, 10 be heard
when people sing.
Well pretty soon The curtain rolled up, and
then saw why it had dropped, for every
one had pulled Of. his or her clothes and put
on others 10 go a fishing, and there they stood
fixing their fish seines. While they work.
ed, one man sung, aud II gave 'em fls, and
tbey jumped up and ran Oft. Then two men
came out, aud sung 10 one another, and mo.
toned as if they would fight. When they
got through-would you believe il ? some OF
the women who came 10 listen, threw fay--
ers at them. reckon it was 10 get them TO
try it again, 10 see if they couldn't do better,
and they did.
Soon the dumb girl, who couldn't speak,
ran out as if she was going to drown herself;
but tell you il was only pretence. 1t was
just like Nancy BaIdy, who always tainted
in meeting when she could be sure to. fall in-
TO The arms Of some nice young man. Just
so il was with this gill The fellow got his
arms around her and she made believe she
wanted 10 get away but she didn't though
Soon chap behind the partition saw what
was going on, and raised a yell which brought
the whole crowd 10 the platform. They squall-
ed, and bowed, and couresed, and pointed
and shook hands. What under the sun they
did it for, couldn't tell. Soon down drop
ped the curtain, and the fidlers crept under
the platform again.
In few minutes up went the curtain, and
sure as Pm living, the man had been fish
ing, and the women had been TO the barn
hunting eggs and here they had Them TO sell:
Every one seemed anxious as hack drivers
down 10 the steamboat landing 10 secure pat
ronage. couldn't keep from laughing just
| 10 look at 'em and hear them tell how good
and cheap their traps were. They would
make good hands TO stand in mock auctions
aid sell watches 10 green western fellows.
Soon queer looking chap said something TO
| two girls, who laid down their plunder, and
| he put his arm around them--and they lei
him, too-and they walked on the platform.
What do you think they were going to do?
Why, each was trying 10 see which could
put the foot the highest and turn round the
fastest.
The way the short clothes stood out and
formed periphery was caution. fell SC
ashamed that just looked at The Toe of my
left boot, and supposed that everybody else
was doing the same but on looking cautious.
ly round, found The spectators, men and
icomen, were looking with all their might, and
some had sgy-glassss. This did asionish me
But the fact is, Jake, Fam told that the short
er and lighter ihe peliicoats, the longer and
heavier the stamping Well, the rest of the
| operators looked al these dancers for while,
ard not being able, suppose, to stand such
wickedness, they all fell on their knees and
prayed again, and no wonder. Well, soon
after the prayer, chap who seemed to have
spite against the girl that made the people
believe that she couldn't talk, tried to catch
her. The man jumped in ahead of him, and
they fought with tin swords and pop-guns,
and such like, and killed the fellow, and
t