The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-18

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SATIRE BY aHaRotps
Respectfully deaieata1 h hess pyts ore Mons,
dpa fiRtUbus uffh0nt befng HtfNcp Gfupa DO
RietbLY RtsHfeots.
In joyous mood my humble harp sitting,
Nor lovers sutes fibf here's Ne eds siba
For thee, Terpsiehore oh. Music uieinei
time my harp, the simple lay Is tfihe.
Descend then, naideh, frutr thg heavenly sphere.
And siiow thine aft to al the ihftaIs here =
Pray stand thee forth and st US see the c1arn
Which Bsrosi sats s'exteh1 from legs to arms ~
No more al present rs IN DAYS cote ty
tWtnfs ladies' slsifts We Z wrif hd not 10 Highly
Are We obliged to trust q iicke change
IL see at ankle by skiliml slants
For why should ankles be at all cohtsaIed
When most tie rest II publicly feVealea.
As bosuns fair can be exposed tos sight
50 ankles claim the same ittbu1a ted rislt 81
Nor eiaitn N valni IS he can ttniy say
who notes the Hahritg Of The present. S#y
Fake first the PolkH, upstart vile Of Ffatlte
Before Engaged IN thy fffsky dante.
Men think Of Ovid. aud as round they nv
sbav Bashftilttess, TINT rustic Write by"*
Around tue itiaiaen's raiste the arm is placed
And tho She's kissed nat, YET She Ii eitbrhtfa
Locked in each other arms and breast to breast
no doubt imagination does The rest;
Ier who, when flying in this eddy tafl.
With attn efttiftns stfne fair tibbfHiiis girl
Gould not i'tagihe that the lits were pressed
When iihxt lis own l,e ffeis tie eaYing breast
II vain the French defend their ajoife dense"
With motto, utieni soit ttni mai i ,stse =
For he iii whom II kindlsth tfbt desire,
MIST lack The soul to feel tie anoretts Arr j.,
No doubt 1t not benea III these Southern sIiea
Where e'hf the poIka's HtHce t the passions fiae
Tie rnasic cfnnees, tits The schottiset strai,,,
Oar dancing thhple take he floor again
Together linked, afot,ud the room they ftis,
Proving thai Pofe WIS right, ntiH Htw6 ef4 n,s ~
The hsdy's eliesk's npon his sbuHhttr faia q
with his right arm he Htast,s the willing r,pid.
While III his left her tender hama is pressed
He toys aud guides II as II suits him best
One moment II IL seen III airy spaes
Upch level With the syren's face,
sResetnbing much the hahdle Of pafhp,
The next he drops IL, takes rifnbie iitnb.
Turnssrnhnd three times and then begins once
fihtp
T. hap srd skip tren the yielding Hbors
Till bptfi exhausted, they moment sttit
Regaiff their brsath and tltea anan they hon
A last, worn out. they must reluctant tense.
And straping hddlers have nieuient's peace
fTis bit Il moment, for the tnedy crowd
Denahd The Redowa In accents loud
The hddlefs look, With snppiicating ganee
'Its no avail, they're feady for dance
Resigned to fate, eath grasps his fe1dy tew.
siges one grand flourish and away they No.
fhe youth has circ1ed, with becoming iissfs.
dis lovely paftners tightly cUrHed wrist.
tnd both start of III tliis fafpsieeap set,fie
win "shthbb's' dear aeiiRft, n adohbie AiHf1e.s
mi seem E solved TO those who view The sight
10 follow svIiess'ss pfah and ajup III ,t,.t,, /,
But soon they ehanee IL to u wftirllpg pr.rca
what I'd conceive 10 he ST. Wins, det,eaf
SOW here. now there they turn with ready ease
like bats WREN nyine IL the evening breeze,
ind as they ifs. FIR little rest
tiaeh presses closer to their rnt ttier,s t,rest
Hseioplilying II, this modest wuy
that unions strength as III Il for rner DAY
Proving "golafnbfast' tiot,a ~ il bail.
We stand United, seperate, VIZ fall.H
1t length The Gadlers fingers cafttlst bend
fhe music stops the dance il at an end
itur lovely couple take 4 bling seat
geside window to relieve Tie ber4
md stfeaks II Precipitation deet the ady's 6,ea,
II lines where punt or powders bee,t efaesd
md yet. perehanee It's win to stem ihe tide
fHs Fashion pctirs rppa the ufAntia4' stda
lat still I've striyen in eoodtv cause,
lacked bcth by noaesty's and virtues raws
md ERE do my "greg eoase uuIr resign
Ntention pay to the advice ~ mine
10 her who spite of alf The Muse tnss sev
yin dhhee tbs Pofkas Till her dying dag
dethinks 'twere better il fon 10 DOT care.
III have eheii hafif upon y5tff hespfj fafF
rhrffre safne toilet irll WORLD sarva ~ J..k
The fair proportions NJ your efaasfa ,ee+
Have "PrVate Property" engraveu ~, ;ts-f,e.
To show the world tits not public place
But 'praps you've read how Paris sight was ,,,sz
sod,
seeing three daIDes In Nststre,s pa,r,a,t ~ ,.,.s,
And iiow enchanted NJ the sight was no
Declaring Venhs fnlrest tf the trree
And doubtless think The more you are lfke these
The more our modern pars' yonll pis,tasg
In limiting this pray think not nm rpfe
Or wish fur girl 10 MIKE tires hi, 4 prittle.
Far he u from my humble pen's desire
10 uusnehs within thv hreast the eettrnps fra
That prompts thee sill, with all Of wonat,ss arr
TO sngthe the paHgs ttfa tefi1 thy iyyer i beuYt
But to the contrary ! would all ad iR4
Witsn'efe you see misfortune Aympathsa.
And let soft pity benin FROM ont titine eyes.
But Sill cannot titink' Ills aways best
70 have - fHtm 5eeling IN NoV btsna''
Besides tis not The head alpge these dances
fbtoxicate with oil their 'ro,is t,rspees
For cen mems knees IRE seldom seen upright.
And "shanghai' pants We know are always
AID yet we must admit i is but Just,
That Knees go On q "6enaee" when hands are
fsr, 4 HBnst."
YET some there are, wio think these daneas given
AS mn esPeciHlboon 10 man from Heaven
Foreaeh bne forms his heaven IN his feind
And thinks what most he loves he there wiz fn8
And sn1fie t'tat dancing doth 80 mich snfranse
That IN their heaven the radinnt angles dnpea
And lovely ehefabs with thsir laughing eyes
Go dancing Polka tbfo' the starry SKIES.
This isfhe reasoH that eur feflies fire
Declare the Folka's to be asa digpe.p
And with t'fese dances are 20 greatly r,,ease5
they viii 'ge in" altho' they do ''get spleszed. -
And sftef, tie sort nto doubtless viii atuisa
Ny humble lay" ifnfnoraP' oail mr. mnse
They are go modest that they raise their b6uas
And shrink from Truth bscause she 41,he1 standr
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