, 1868-11-13
SCANDALOUS.

We turn the author of the following dogge
ver u the mercies of the ladies. We make
p0losics for him, as he has neither youth
gc to recommend him to clemency. We hi
eason to believe that this act of his was
esult Of mature deliberation. Hear what
las to say
A. along the street l blundered,
Much marveled, much | wondered,
Seeing sights and things that mortal
Never saw or dreamed before;
Ca the pavement came a rappiDg
As OF FOOTBALLS gently tapping,
An! heard muSlin-Happing,
Which my eve would fIin explore,
"TIs some female" then | muttered-
l.h1t seen the thing before
ul.y 'h's and nothing more.
Came this female sweeping by me;
Fearing she should chance to spy me,
Suddenly stepped into a
F:tcady, waiting, open door;
ThPuar | saw the lovely maiden
Beng from some distant Alden
Az PerIumel and dry goods laden,
Pass me and go on before.
NAgEAt had to do but follow
And note down the things she wore
Twas a mystery to explore.
Aai r1und-by close Inspection
Ihat her naughty, upper section,
Something chance had called bonnet
On rs pericradium wore;
And her breast was heaving slowly,
Meath garment fashioned loW-ly,
And knew the movement wholly
bad never seen before
For knew twas " patent beavers"
That this radiant maiden wore
Oaly this and nothing more.
And her cheeks were full and rosy
could tell you, inter nos,
Secret that a druggist told me
OF the color that she wore
Yet her cheeks were very pleasing,
But her looks at me were freezing,
And she showed sign of sneezing
As she swept along before
And she sneezed pair of 'plumpers"
Out at least yard before
Only this and nothing more.
Then I noticed an uncertain
Lifting of the muslin curtain,
That her Feet had deftly hidden
From my errant eyes before
With each lift came a desire
That 'twould lift little higher,
And at last it did aspire
Higher than I'd seen before
Aid knew it was "tilter"
That this sanity maiden wore;
Just " tilter nothing more.
And the tilting and the rocking
Up and down the splendid stocking
Gartered by a blush ribbon,
That | chanced to see she wore,
Showed meI'twas sight for weeping,
That pair of calves were creeping
Out Of place, as she was sweeping.
Like a stately queen before
Calves that she had lately purchased
From fancy dry goods store,
Patent calyes-and not much more.
And the futtering and the tapping
vi this maiden's gaudy trapping,
Showed me sights that never mortal
Eye had dared to see before;
Sights revealed by every lifting
Ut the folds of muslin drifting
Round her, which the winds were shifting
Lye-ward, higher, more and more;
p'ghts that unto mortal vision
Never we're revealed before, q
Nameless here for ever more.
Aud while thus her rigging fiuttered,
And you call this thing a woman
That is trouncing on before;
nhe the brazen coll of fashion,
wrapped in one tremendous passion;
olnken from her noble station,
10 the thing that goes beforei
oh that every mortal vision
should such mystery explore"
This muttered-nothing more.
ana the thought came O. 'er me gushing,
where has gone the art of blushing
That we loved in wife or maiden
Ia the sanity days of yore2" d.
GAl T.. me, if you will, uncivil,
while | name her " thing of evil"
ana wish the very devil
mad the toggery she wore.
ana again she were arrayed in
dresses like her mother wore,
vanished now for ever more.