Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1866-08-08
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TFrom the Atlanta Era
SCAEDAL0Us.

WE turn the author Of the following dogger
7er to the wishes of the ladies. We make /
,ologies for him, as be has neither youth NJ
e to recommend him to elemency. We hay
ason to believe that this act of his was the T
1t of mature deliberation. Hear what be hi
say:
As long the street I boLndered,
Much l marveled much I wondered,
Seeing sights and things that mortal
Never saw or dreamed before;
On the pavement came rapping
As Of footballs gently tapping,
And I heard muslin-flapping,
Which my eye would fain explore.
'"Tis some female" then l muttered-
had seen the thing before
Only this and nothing more.
Came this female sweeping by me;
Fearing she should chance to spy me,
Suddenly I stepped into
Friendly, waiting, open door;
Thence I saw tie lovely maiden
Being from some distant Alden
All perfumed and dry goods laden,
Pass ME and go on before,
Nought had I to do but follow
And note down the dress she wore
Twas mystery 10 explore.
And I foundry close inspection
That her naughty, upper section,
Something chance had called bonnet,
On its pericranium wore;
And her breast was heaving slowly,
Meath garment fashioned loa0-ly,
And knew the movement wholly,
I had never seen before,
For l knew twas "patent beavers"
That this radiant maiden wore,
Only these and nothing more.
And her cheeks were full and rosy
I could tell you, inter nos
Secret that druggist told me,
or the color that she wore
Yet her cheeks were very pleasing,
But her look at me was freezing,
And she showed a sign Of sneezing,
As she swept along before;
And she sneezed pair of "plumpers"
Out at least a yard before,
Only this and nothing more.
Then I noticed an uncertain
Lifting of the muslin curtain,
That her feet had deity hidden
From my errant eye before,
With each lit came desire
That 'twould lift little higher,
And at last it did aspire
Higher than I'd seen before,
And ! knew it was a tilter"
That this sanity maiden wore;
Just q " tcr"-nOtEing mere.
And the fitting and the rocking
Up and down the splendid stocking
Gavterod lay n blush ribbon,
That I Glanced TO see she wore,
Showed mc-'twaz a sight for weeping,
That q Fair of calves were creeping
Ont Of place rs she was Sleeping
Like n stately queen before;
Calves that she had lately purchased
From q flpcy dry goods store,
Patent calves ard not much more.
And ibe Hufterinr md tbe iiarTing
Cfthe mriien's candy trapping
Showed me sights that never mortal
Ewes had dared to sec before;
Sights rev called by every lifting,
Of the folds OF muslin drifting,
Round her, which the winds were shifting
Eve-ward higher, more and more,
Sights that to mortal vision
Never were revealed before,
&auelgss here forever more.
And while thus her rigging luttr-cd,
Much wandered, and luttered;
And ypu oull this thing woman
That Is trCuncing on before;
She, the brazen doll Of fashion,
Wrapped IN one tremendour passion,
SUnken from her noble station
To 'hc thing that goes before;
Oh that ever mortal vision
Should such mystery explore"
This 7 muttered, nothing more
And the thought came DER ne gushing,
Where has gone the art of hiushing
That VIC loved in wife or maiden
In the sanity DAYS of yore?"
Call me, if You viii uncivil,
While Bame ner ching Of evil"
And | wish the very deuce
Had the toT|ery she wore,
And again she were arTayed in
Dresses like her mother wore,
Vanished now forever more.