Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-01-04
Singular Contretemps.

| SAAASti!saI SOulIetempS.
A few nights since two of our nice Young
men were returning home from mutual call
upon some lady friends. Both gentlemen are
of that kind known as Unexceptionablc-
young men Of distinguished families and lofty
notions of propriety, regular attendants at d.
vine Service and high in the esteem of old
ladies, having daughters for whom they,
with true maternal desire to engineer appro-
pirate settlements.
AS we said, they were returning from a
mutual call upon some lady acouaintanccs,
with whom they had most pleasant even.
ing. There We're music, conversation, small
talk and all the usual appurtenanccs of de-
lighttul evening spent in social converse with
beautiful women.
1t was about eleven o'clock at night. The
stars shone brightly and purely. .......
Suddenly the strains of music were heard.
whats that ?" said one.
I 81 don't know"
81 should think there is dancing some
where, judging from the character of the
masc" ..
"Quite likely"
The friends passed along and in short
time were in front of a brilliantly lighted two
story building, of not very prepossessing cx-
ternals. Within, there was the sound of
music, the shuflling of feet and general ap-
pcarancc of things indicating that some de-
votees of the Terpsichorean art were making
merry within. Our friends paused mo-
ment
"Thcre must bc dance in here"
eyes, | should think so---wonder who
keeps it ?"
"Don't know, but I've heard that here do
lewd women and rough men congregate heb
Dramatically and to the music of Violin and
Bass Fiddle bascly pass the hours of night !"
as it possible!"
Eyes! And here is drinking of that sac
chaline infused drink known as lagcr-thcrc
Is imbbing Of strong waters called whisky
here do abound women whose dresses " COM
mcnce to soon and leave off too quick"--wo-
men in whose souls the vcstal fires of chasti-
ty long since were quenched--roughs are
here found whose sole delight it is TO hold
incontinent converse with these fraiI dcscen-
dants of Eve, to drink, swear, fight, gouge,
and wear their pants turned up at the bot
TOM" .a
Horrible. wouldn't be seen in there
for thousand dollarsn'
"Nor ] ~
"Only think Of the difference between this
~
) zen faced women, foul exhalations and rowdy
) attendahts-with the intellectual home Of
we have just left. tell you that the road to
virtue is the only one in which a man can
obtain true enjoyment and retain his self re-
spect. Think of the pure minded Misses
whom we have just left their quiet manners
and gentle beauty, with the rough, foul dc.
Perforated characteristics of this place p
eyes sir! Thank God have no desire
either for the wine or women,' Of such a
place as this"
"Nor /, also thank God !"
After moments farther chat, the friends
separated-one going up one street, the other
taking another lying at right angles with the
= course of his friend.
About five minutes after an individual
quietly entered the front door of the same
saloon and standing up at the nearest end o.
the counter requested.
cole Hoss mix me whisky straight o.
sequipedal proportions!'
AT the same instant another individual haG
, entered from the back way, and standing a
z the opposite end, spoke as follows.
Boy, trot me out a little eighty rod. DE-
her quick ~
Each individual at the opposite ends Of thu
+, CouItci iuiSA-OHS d lNO-iuiIuS
of "whisky straight" the other tumbler full
lacking third, Of "eighty rod" Both Gle
waited at the same time, and as the tumblers
reached the horizontal their eyes naturally
took the same direction, and met
"Blank! by all that's holy!"
"B,ank! by all that's mutable!" were th'
mutual ordinations.
A moment stood the two as petrified, ther
the tumblers slowly descended, the two ad
vanced and shook each other 's.~.hand. Tn,
next moment there were two moro install
ments Of whisky straight and "cighty
rod" Msteain, and about two second later
, divested Of their overcoats, the two were il
the dancing room, and whrling in MAJ
gallopade-the one with Teutonic damse
who had no particular dress to speak Of abov
her cincturc, and the other with Celti
maiden whose garniture commenced slight,
above her zone and extended in graceful fold
to the sanded floor.
t Gentle reader, need we add that the aboy
5 is solemn fact, and that the last two gentle
( men and the first two were identical. w
y reckon not DuJu0ue Herald