Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-11-26
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And gssiisht 10 plenty, so tempting to moths,
And dpictuIes By dozens, and flags By the scores M q
or spisndor there's much and Of shoddy much more.
On reaching the boxes, that ''man Of the town.
Th' Inevitable, heavy, wonderful Broton,
As gross and as gay and as graceful as ever.
Dispenses the programme with manner most clever
Obi scene Of S6chsnlmen,Is OBI had i the pen
OF Jenkins, great Jebkins, tie Jensiuh tohdt hoaf
I'd fall 10 describe even then oil the splendor-
ehoddy male most triumphant, shoddy female most
Tho ladissI Oh would could rave of their trss,es,
But space has Its limits, SO now for their dresses
rLsdis. I to sat and lsdissin .ilkS v6Uyn
Ladies' 10 pink aud lsdles tn green.
Ladies In blue and ladies In sheen,
Ladies' In velvet snd ladies in lace,
WIN ss sass ~ VSoa. s9s @ them
Ladies' with garlsnds and gardens aboutthe
Ladies with diamonds in wendrousprofusion
Ladies In general delight and cohfusion.
Meanwhile the Hhoddyites maaculine fumbled,
Awkward 90 ever, continually stumbled
Not few Of them frowned, and most Of them sIunhled
Tpsy crowded, they pushed 'hei Pqussicd, and .hsy
They trod upon corns, alas even swore,
For seldom they'd been in ball room bsfore
But 9. 3: !, Al, shoddy. i.ir elsnsaYnss fa'As Oh
Hsd paid for their tickets ssd psssr would rue it.
No, mol till the last Of his days he'd recall
With transport the fact that he'd bean to the ball
his daughter was dancing Of ocu'ssi with some Rus
Delightful, OIL WASH titS Really twas ''gushin'"
He turned 10 q tumult Of feeling, and sees
Anpfacsf striving % pass, i.if you plebsep.s dS
Hs's surely q Russian, and shoddy bows Low.
Obi what would you give, Father shoddy. to know
How much you're mistakenl No Russian is he,
But merely one, OF the police, do Jon see7-ssg
For really though shocking 'tistrue th,t the crowd
Though mighty is ''mixed"-do not speak It aloud,
But button your pockeu-thsre re thieves not few,
Aud Cypfians many, believe me, 'tis true.
But look at the dancers, II dsncers" they call
Tn unfortunate few who are whifled N q hall,
Now hither, now thther mere mass and mere matter,
Midst little Of music. and good deaiot clateil
Alas for the Russians, they 70 small far % small,
To live through the crush Of 0 shodd! its ball. r
They're little, too little, wefear rs. TO Last,
For crinolined partners though lovely are vast,
Miss Olemsntine dances win Russians BY dozens.
And alrs with them freely, as though they gsis cOus.
Bat Whs. Of Ns sOonssn on polaad whose Shrek.
Would blanohe II she heard them, her heart aud her
Aye. vnat Of these women, whom III Russians de.
Because fAey are Polss, and are uo,rsp with 10y,
she needs not. but whirleth and waltseth awsy. 1.
With genuine Rus, and her bosom 10 gay.
-But ssel with stern and msJesticai glance hE17
etands Rashsaoton-whst thnks lh hs Of the daDcsf
Beei ehoddy has placed him midst graceful DIsnnas
Lotos-eaters and Muscoyite portraits and banners
OH What thinkssh he Of the strange uhion there
Tn American Hagls and Muscovite Bear? 'al u
Obi what does he think Of the 1sgs Of the free - w
Being Joined with the emblems Of tyranpyf 35 ~
Obi what does ne think Of his own honest name =
Obi what are Afs thoughts7 'Let'sato dances and
For what carsth sAoddv what Washington thns.i, :,
But now comes the hour most cherished by all,
who danced, and are danced, at the shoddyiie Ball
An hour OF pure md poetic delight, gIBh ~