The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-01-30


the prettiest are thrown up to the ceiling on
the ovcrhanging quilt-and how can they
leave without their hats, Illalua Finally they
conclude to stay fep miautes. For certain
period o. B. is oblivious, but is at last awak-
ened by 1T tI:ltt ~ 5S'E =" "a
Dancing feet
Keeping time to music sweet
Far ahead of all fddling (for fiddle can t
siug) is
/ Oh howl love my Susy gal, t-
dearly love my sue,
But tho roads too long and the horse too poor,
To court my Su-oo-zic gal.
Oh love my Susie gal,
Oh how love NY Sue,
But the road's too long and the horse too poor,
Good bye my Susie ga-a-ll.
himself the role Of the poor knocked-kneed
horse, and antics over and around until some
compassionate file meets him halfway, when
an infnitessimal amohnt of Masousic courtiur
is performed. and susis gal and pordner back
out and give place to the next couple. This
goes on until each aud every SrSic has been
sound(ly smacked and danced out of breath
AS it may be supposed, O. b. was very
interested about this time, and resolved to
snooze with one eye aud both ears open.
The name of the poet who was delivered of
the next jig, Q. b. never could ascertain.
Quick time ~
Jay bird sittn on . hick'ry limb, hick'ry limb,
Jay bird stin' on a hickory limb hio hio hio,
l picked up rock and hit i'm ON tho shin. nit sim
on the shin,
picked up rock and hit - on the SHIN, Gio hio.
ho. ~" t-r
/ The broken leg jig is evidently the name for
IT, MS only a company of broken shinn'd Jay
trils ceald keep time to it, There was, how
saSefs xeep.iaa ia FAVOR OF sers.-i pairs OF
homcspun brcechcs that could toe and heel to
anything, except perhaps, "old hundred"
The c'next refrain took o. b. back to the
time when he was a ten year old that the
larger girls kissed to tantalizc the ..grown
ups Every body has heard
There's flower in the garden for you young man.
&c.
There's a possum in the garden for you young maid
There's possum in the garden for you young maid
There's a possum in the garden to kiss, be not
afraid.
There's, &c.
o. B. was kissed when he was littlc-when
he was bg--some Is it disagreeable now he
is old boy am afraid not, would he like to
sweep his apprcciativc lips ovel that peachy
cheek OF sixteen perhaps! we'll, he might
cajole, palaver, negotiate, or flank, (military)
and arrive at such consumation. But would
1T be pleasure to sixtecn-not a bit, 80 y. B
will refrain from mixing old wine in new bot
ties.
Gentle reader, ia there, any thing astonish-
ing in emigration, when maiden holding to
the arm of true toryer and keeping step to q
march Westward, is sang to in this wise
Where coffee grows white oak trees,
And rivers run with Srandy,
Where the rocks are overlad with gold.
And the girls sweetcr than candy
Nice country to live in.
Furtherm.re re hear the answer to the follow
ing plaintive interrogatory from smittcn in
quiren, and imagine all hands, or feet, patting
off tn tiddeum.
Qnsinuating)
Oh where arc you going my darling,
Oh where are you going soy;
Oh where are you going my darling,
This long summers day.
(Brisk)
LIN going to my tiddleum, my tiddcum, my It'd
dieum,
I'm going to my tiddleum this long summers day.
And as all parties kept at tu tiddleum, de-
ponent went to sleep, and seeth not what took
place next, or after; as the end was blank
| to his tired genaps ON ROW