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

cuSeH anu sort OF 0hn0 TO tie old JOSIts. Thry
done see int such things of course. Among
the girls there is some dcmure talk of going
home, but some half dozen hats belonging to
the prettiest are thrown up to the ceiling on
the overhanging quilt-and how can they
leave without their hats, mama Finally they
conclude to stay .fe,o miautes For certain,
period o. b. is oblivious but is at last awak.
ened by 'ht4t}ts !t SN's - n.
Dancing feet
Keeping time 10 music sweet
Far ahead of all fddling (for fiddle can't
aaing) ia-
Oh hsw lovo my Susy gal,
dearly love my sue,
But the roads too long and the horse too poor,
To court my Su-oo-zie gal.
Oh 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-ll.
Hereupon one of the asteroids takes upon
himself the role Of the poor knocked-kneed
horse, and antics over and around until some
compassionate file meets him halfway, when
an infnitessimal anfohnt of Masousic counting
is performed. and Susie gal and 1,araner back
out and give place 70 the next couple. This
goes on until each and evcsy Susie. has been
sound(l (ly) sn,acked and danced out of breath.
AS it may be supposed, o. B. was very
interested about this time, aud 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 sittiu' on . hck'ry limb, hick'ry limb
Jay bird sittin' on hickory limb, hio, hio, hio
picked up rock and hi, i'm ON tho shin, hit i'm
the shin,
hio. t.H
Z The broken leg js is evidently the name for
1t, as only company Of broken shinn'd Jay
trils coAd keep time to it.. There Was, how
.assrs = xeapsia Elsor Of sers-.i iprIrs 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 a ten year old, that the
larger girls kissed to tantalizc the .grown
ups" Every body has heard 2,
There's flower in the garden for you young man.
sc.
1t seems there are variations
There's 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.
0. B. was kissed when he was little-wheu
he was big--some. Is it disagreeable now he
is old boy I? 1 am afraid not would he like to
sweep his appreciativc lips owe, that peachy
cheek of sixteen perhaps! we'll, he might
caloie, palaver, negotiate, or flank, (military)
and arrive at such a consumation. But would
1t be pleasure to sixtecn-not a bit, so .. 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 horyer and keeping step to n
march Westward, is sang to in this wise
Where coffee grows on white oak trees,
{ And rivers run with brandy
Where the rocks overlad with gold
And the girls sweetcr than candy.
Nice country to live in.
Furthermore hear the answer to the follow
ing plaintive interrogatory from smittcn in
quren, and imagine all hands, or feet, patting
off tn tiddeum.
(Insinuating)
Oh where arc you going my darling,
Oh where are you going say;
Oh where are you going my darling,
This long summers day.
(Brisk.)
I'm going to my tiddleum, my tiddlcum, my It'd
dleum,
L m going to my tiddeum 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 senses. OLD Roy