The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-07

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We turn the author Of the following do
gerel over to the tender merces of ii
ladies'. We make no apologies for him,
he has neither youth nor age to recon
mend him to clemency. We have reasc
TO believe that this act of his was the T.
suit OF mature dcliberation. Hear VIII;
he has to say:
AS along the street blundered
Much | marvc!ed, much | wondered;
Seeing sights and things that mortal
Never saw or dreamed before;
On tho pavement came rappinS
AS o{ footballs gently tapping,
And heard q mlsliil-tiapping,
Which my eye would fain explore,
'"Tis some female" then | muttered-
lad seen the thing before
Only .llis. and nothing more.
Came This female sweeping by mo;
Fearing she should chance to spy me,
SuGGenly stepped into .
Friendly, waiting, open door;
Thence I saw the lovely maiden
Being from somo distant Alden
All perfumed and dry goods laden,
Pass me and go on before;
Naugi,t had / to do but follow
And note down the things she wore,
WAS mystcy to explore.
And foundry close inspection
Tha9 her naughty upper section,
Something chance had called bonnet,
Ga Us pericranium wore;
And l.cr breast was heaving slowly,
Meath 3 garment fashioned lo,rly,
And knew the movement wholly,
[ h&d never seen before;
For knew twas ''p-tent heavers'
That this radiant maiden wore,
On!v these and nothing moro.
And her checks were full and rosy
| could tell You, inter nos s:
Secret that Il druggist told me
OF the color that she wore
Yet her checks were very pleasing.
But he: look at me was freezing,
And Sac showed a sign Of sneczing,
AS She swept along before;
And she sneezed pair of ''plumpers"
Gut at least 4, yard before:
Only this and nothing moro.
Then noticed an uncertain
Lifting Of the muslin curtain,
That her feet had deity hidden
From my GRANT eyes before;
With each lift came Il desire
That 'twould lift q little higher,
And a. last it did aspire
Higher than ! had seen before:
And l knew it was q ''tilter"
That this sanity maiden wore;
Just q "tiltcr"- nothing more.
And the tilting and the rocking
Up and down the splendid stocking,
Gartered by q blush ribbon,
That l Glanced to see she wore.
Showed me-'twas = sight for weeping,
That pair Of calves were creeping
Out of place, as she was sweeping
Like stately queen before:
Calves that she had lately purchased
From a fancy dr. goods store,
Patent calyes-ald not much more.
And the fluttcrins and the Tapping
or this maidcn's Saudy trapping
Showed me sights that never mortal
Eye had dared to see before;
Sights revealed by every lifting
or the folds of muslin drifting
Found her, which the winds were shiftin
Eye-ward, higher, more and more;
Sights that unto mortal vision
Never were revealed before,
Nameless here forever more.
And while thus her rigging tiuttcrcd,
Much l wondered, and I muttcrcd:
Sand you call this thing q woman
That is trouncing on before;
She the braZen doll OF fashion,
Wrapped in one tremendous passion;
Sunkcn from her noble station,
TO the thing that goes before;
Oh! that every mortal vision
Should such mystery explore"
Tins l muttered-nothinS more.
And the thought came DER me gushing,
''Nherc has gone the art of blushing
That we loved i'll wife or maiden,
In the sanity days of yorc?'
Call me, if YOU will, uncivil,
While name her thing OF evil
And l wish the very devil
Had the toGgery she wore,
And again sine were arrayed in
Dresses like her mother wore,
Vanished now forever more.
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