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

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the prettiest are thrown up to the ceiling on
the ovcrhanging quilt-and how can they
leave without their hats, mama? Finally they
conclude to stag a tep miMutes. For certain
period o. b. is oblivious, but is at. last awak-
ened by ~ ~ l<f- - "a.
Dancing feet
Keeping time 70 music sweet
Far ahead of all fddling (for fiddle can,
aisD ia-
Oh how love my Susy gal,
dearly love my sue,
But the roads too long and the horse too poor,
To court my Su-oo-sic gal
On love my Susie gal,
Oh how love my Sue,
But the roads too long and the horse too poor,
Good bye my Susie ga-a-l
Hereupon one of the asteroids takes upon
himself the role of the poor knocked-knecd
horse, and antics over and around until some
compassionate file meets him halfway, when
an inhnitessimal anioant of Masousic courtinr
Is performed ard Susie gal aud pardner back
out and give place 70 the next couple. This
goes on until each and eYary Susie has been
soundC Cy) smacked and danced out of breath.
AS it may be supposed, o. b. was very
interested about this time, and resolved to
snooEe with one eye aud both cars open.
The name of the poet who was delivered of
the next jig, o. B. never could ascertain
Quick time
Jay bird sittin' on ., hck'ry limb, hickry limb
Jay bird sitin on a hickory limb, hio hio, hio,
picked up rock and hit i'm on tho shin. hit 'im
on the shin,
picked up rock and hit in, ON the shin. hio hio
The broken leg jis is evidently the name for
1t, a" only company of broken shinn'd jay
triis coR1d keep time to it, There was, how
.asers = xcop.ia favor Of acrss-i pairs OF
homcspun brccchcs that could toe and heel to
anything, except perhaps, "old hundred"
The next refrain took o. b. back to the
time when he was ten year old that the
larger girls kissed to tantalizc the '.grown
nps." Every body has heard
&c.
1t seems there arc variations
There's postum in the garden for you young maid
There's postum in the garden for you young maid
There's possum in the garden to kiss. be not
afraid.
There's, &c.
o. B. was kissed when he was littlc-wheu
he was bs-some. Is it disagreeable now he
is old boy ain afraid not, would he like to
sweep his apprcciativc lips ovel that peachy
cheek of sixteen perhaps! well, he might
cajoie, palaver, negotiate, or flank, (military)
and arrive at such consumation But would
1T be pleasure to sixtecn-not a bit, so o. B
will refrain from mixing old wine in new bot
ties.
Gentle reader, is there any thing astonish.
ing in emigration, when maiden holding to
the arm OF a true toryer and keeping step to n
march Westward, is sang to in this wise
Where coffee Crews on white oak trees,
And rivers run with brandy,
Where the rocks are overlad with gold,
And the girls are sweetcr than candy
Nice country to live in.
Furthermore hear the answer to the follow
ing plaintive interrogatory from smittcn in
quiren, and imagine all hands, or feet patting
off tn tiddeum.
Onsinuating)
On where are you going my darling
Oh where are you going say;
Oh where are you going my darling,
This long summers day.
(Brsk)
I'm going to my tiddleum, my tddlcum my It'd
dieum,
I'm going to my tiddlcum 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