The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-22
THE "FAygT BAECER,"
aATfnr---HY . HARoLp.n
Respectfully dedicated 70 those acho are MORAL
and VIRrUoUs, a0idsopt being " UNco GaoDD
or "RIGIDLy RIGHTEOUS"

or RIGIDLT RIGHTEOUS"
IN joyous mood my humble harp string,
Nor lovers songs nor herOs deeds sing,
For thee, Terpsichorel oh, Muse divine,
| tune my harp, the simple lay Is thinei
Descend then, maiden, from thy heavenly sphere,
and show thine art to oil the mortsls here =
Pray stand thee FORTH and let US see the ehaI1ns
Which Byron says extend from legs 70 arms
No more at present As in days gone BY
Where ladies' slLiEts were waited not 50 high!
are we Obliged to trust to tickle chance
To see an ankle By sllilllui glance;
For why should ankles be at all concealed
When most the rest is publicly reyealed.
IS bos0nls lalr can be exposed 70 sight
So ankles claim the same undoubted right
Nor claim in vain, as he can truly say
Who notes the dancing Of the present day,
Take first the Polka, upstart vile Of France:
Before engaging in thy fTisky dance,
Men think Of OVID, and as round they fly,
clay Bashfuiness, that rustic virtue, by"
Around the maIden's waist the arm Is placed,
And tho she's kissed not, yet she is embraced.
Loo ed in each others arms and breast to breast
No doubt imagination does the rest;
For who, when flying in this giddy Whirl,
With arm onclrcllng some iur blooming girl
Could not imagine That the lips were pressed
When next his own he feels the heayng breast
Ia vain the French defend their "Joh dsnse,"
With motto, HON soft qui nal Pense''
For he in whom il kindleth not desire,
Must lack the soul 20 feel the arnorous fire -
MOL doubt II not, beneath these Southern skies,
Where e'er the P0lka's danced, the passions rise.
Our dancing couple take the floor again;
Together linked, around the.room they run,
Proving that Pope was right, and two are one. T
The Lazy cheeks upon ms shoulder laid
With his right arm he gTssps the willing maid
While ia his left her tender hand Is pressed
lie toys and guides il as 1t suits him best
One moment Il IS seen in airy space
Upon aleyel with the SgreitS face,
descending much the handle of.a pump
The next, be drops u, takes Dimble jump,
Turns round three times, and then begins One<
To hop and skip upon the ySding floor,
TIL, 10th exhausted, they moment sop,
Regain their breath and then again they hop
At last, worn out, they must reluctant cease,
And scTsping hddlers have 4 moments peace
IT'S but moment, for the medley crowd
Demand the Redowa in accents loud,
Inc folders look, with suppleating glance,
lis no avail, they're ready for the dance.
Resigned 70 fate, each grasps his ready bow,
Gives one grand flourish and away they 90
The youth has circled, with becqSsing haste
Ills lovely partner tightly corded waist
And both start of IN this Ierpsichorezn scufie
With ''5aInbO's" dear. delight "dOuble shuttle"
And seem resolved 10 those who view tho sight
To follow ''Sykesy's' plan, and ''run all night"
But soon they change II TO q whirling prancs.-
what I d conceive 10 be St Vitls' dsIice
Now here, now there, they turn with ready case
Like bats when flying in the evening breeze
And, as they tire, for a little rest
Each presses closer u their partners breast
EEemphfyng Ia this modest way
That unions strength, as in q former day
ETDkug ''AglullD motto at q bill
We stand united, sepOrate, we fJl.'
At length the hdQier's fingers cannot bend
the music stops, the dance is at an end
Our lovely couple take a cooling seat
Beside window TO relieve the heat -
and streal1s Of perspirstion deck the lady's face
In lines where paint or powders been etfaced
And yet, perchance It's vain 70 stem the tide
That Fashion pOurs upon the "Faneies" side
But still I've striven IN goodly Cause,
Backed both by Modesty's and Virtues laws.
Aud ere 10 Ihy grey goose quill" resig1i
Attention pay TO this advice Of mine;
To her who spite OF ell the Muse may say
Wa dance the POlka5 TIL her dying day
MethInks 'tEere better ii you DO not care
% have each hand upon your bosom fair
Procure some trinllet which would serve TO deck
Inc ialr proportions Of your graceful neck,
Ilayo Private Property engrayen on its face
To show the world It's not public place
But praps you've read how Paris sight was blessad
Seeing three DANES in Natures garments dressed
And how enchanted al the sight was he
Declaring Venus farest Of the three
And doubtless think the moro you are like these,
The more our modern Parlses you'll please.
Ia limiting this pray think not am rude,
Or v III far girl 70 make thee but q prude;
Far be 10 from NY humble pens desire
10 quench within thy breast the gertRous fire.
That prompts thee still, with all w6inan's an.
To sOOthe the pang5 that rend thy lovers heart
But % the contrary would ell advise
when era you see misfortune syInpathiLa,
And lct soft pity beam from out thine eyes
But stiil 1 cannot think twas always bs~t
To have "a tsI0U feeling IN your breast"
Besides It's not the head alone these dgDcea
lnt0xicate with all their am rous Frances
For en- mons knees are seldom seen upright
And Shanghai pants we know always ''t!ght' -
And YET We must adnut It is but just
That knees 90 on Bender" when hands are on a
Bust"
Y some there are, who think these dances given
As IN especial boon to man from Heaven
For each one forms his heaven IN his mind
And thinks what most he loves he there viii find
And some that dancing doth 50 much entrance,
That IN their heaven the radiant angels dance
And lovely cherubs with their laughing eyes
so dancing Polka's thro' the starry skies
This is the reason that our ladies' fine
Declare the POiias 70 he $50 divine"
And with these dances are greatly pleased,
They vii go in altho they DO get squeezed"
And then the sort who doubtless Will abuse
My humble lay-"lmmorl" call my muse
They are 80 modest that they raise their hands,
And shrink from Truth because she naked stands
'"Lay BashfIlness, that rustic virtue, by
To manly confidence thy thought apply"
OriIS Art Of Lepc.
each loves itself but not itself alone
Each sex desires alike, TIL two ara one"
fopcs Essay on Ala.,