Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-12-01
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"DAEsIE' THE PoEER."-The following
experience of "Peter Sparuul" ia "dansin
the poker is equal to some Of Sut Lovsn-
goods adventures:
Well, thar was TO be q party at Squire
Jones' and as me and Sally Thomas wur in
vited, tSslly is my sweetheart, but don't tel
nobody cause she won't like it.l / concluded
to rig up my Sunday -go-to- meetins. and see
Sail thur Well. the mite cum, and mann and
aunt Jane they greesed my hair and tied my
crevat. and rubbed me powerfully fne, an
very soon me and Sal wur thar in all our gl2-
ry, and ef say it myself ther warn't a nicer
pare Of folks in the room. Sal, she had been
10 dansin' school for some time. and told me
she wur going to dance the poker that mite.
and must do it too. Well, you zee I.didn't
know no more about the poker than did
about bleeding law, but ses ]. I'm as smart
as some uther folks. au eff Sal wants me to,
III try, el bust-so you see artur while the
poker war to be dansed, en- Sal, says she,
Pete, now's our turn" and with that she al
| stepped OFT on the iore--Sal lookin' as
sweet as sugar candy with her red close on.
nm u pattin her foot like race nag waitin'
for the drum tap--as for me felt rather
skeercd like--my hart KEEP a nifty humpin
again my ribs, and felt bad generally
Thinks |. TN in fur it now, an bust my BIZ
Ter ef don't 20 thru--shure
Well, the old niger fiddler at last got thru
poking at his fiddle strings-guv long pull
on his DO, aud we was Off. The first thing
Sal done was 70 make a pass at me like she
war gwiDe TO run rite through me; doged
an made pass at her--she doged an came
at me agin with a sorter jigger, throwing out
sideways fust one foot then the other, an a
lying back like. while her hoops tdurn the
things wur a whirin' roun like big ba-
loon she then hitched onto mo an cavorted
roun' two or three times-me goin' roun' like
a top all the time-Gt's nifty strange how
strong in tile arms gals is. Well, Sal, she
next fotch a few billygoate jumps, and then
hopped up an down like turkey on hot
gri Idle, and me all the time doin' my best
to look like ef | noed what it all VIII fur at
last she clinched me agin, and shuf1ed fust
on one siho, then the other, till hitched my
burned foot in her hoops, an rip, rip, all the
| fore part Of her hoops WIZ lsyin' about on
the fore. You orter Eeered Bill Harris, al
Sam an Paul and the boys hoiler; Bill kin
cut holler anybody an he wui doin' his best.
Here's the devil to pay. SEE |, but | cant
II,
side Nv Sal to beg pardon, hut tell you Sal
was hot "Never mind, Mr.. Sporum, seR
she, (,he always called me Pete aiore that
"you never mlnd," IA shakln her head sn
roln her Use at ne,l IN not trouble you
again with my company" was tiored, ar!
all because them Internal hoops wouldn't stay
in the rite plase. Well; il tux me good
munth to make it up with Sal, but 1un 1t,
IN swGre that if ever danssd the poker
agin, hoped the f0ol-kilsr would cum a.
mock me in the he'd; | say 10 yet.
An architect proposes 10 build Bach
e!or's Hail." which viii offer from most hou-.
ses, it having no Escs
a Bachelor ought 70 re good euchre
player--he is so proficient in gong it alone
! Bachelor, after discovering his clothes
full Of holes, exclaimed ''Mend-i-ca7tF"
What word Is that which, if you take away
the drst letter. all will at,ll remaiu2
Why is the Medi.cranen the dirtiest OF
seas Because it is the least tidy.
Never say, coat tall hut the conclusion
Of a gentleman's outer yestment.
Is it parad or icaI to say that person wae
cowed by horse whipping?
An Irisninah once remarked that tue
gentleman never looks at the faults Of pret-
ty woman without shutting his eyes.
The Mayor of certain town out West
purposes to kill half the dogs of his town and
tan their hides with the bark Of the other
half
Moisre WAS asked tho reason why in ce.
tain countries king may assume the crown
at fourteen years OF age, and cannot marry
before eighteen 1T is, said Moiere, because
it is moro difficult to rule q wife than king
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