Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-07
A Country Dance.

n country Dbnces
Talking about the royal balls that have
taken place in Louisville and Memphis, our
| friend Grey Eagle gives us the following
account of one that recently occurred in the
pennyroyal district, which smacks of genu-
inc Democracy. If anybody thinks that
the Grand Juke had more fun than Grey
Eagle, just let him peruse the latter's epistle,
| dated
TURNBULL CREAK, Febyuari the fust.-
Evar sentz Krismus Use bin lain orph to
Civ yu sum akount Nv a bio out tibet me en-
Bill Givins wuz invited tn Orn Krismus
mite. 1t Wur rite smart Nv shindig en- the
way them singul footin gals went arownd a
keepin time tn that fidGn wood er maid yer
mOwth run lasses fur about weak. Bill
he knowed awl the gals on turnbuIl, en-
he'd jest ariy in these parts so that mite he
sWore he wuz evarlastinly a goin toe put
me thru. When we fust went in tina wuz
a nOckin it orph putty ramsnoogeousli, en-
jst az soon az the muzick quit a cluckin en-
went out tn talk leetle tangul foot Bill he
ketches me bi the elbo an sidles up to a
gal sort NV catawompusi like and SEE, Sez
he miss Dolly Ann Sweetso this IL mister
Ora Egul ur the American burd with the
red j, miss DOLL she sort ur squatted, en- SEE
Mis- DOLL duz yu want tn dantz agin SEE
she duz en- whats moren that l low to
dantz evry thing that's plaid tn mite ur bust.
Bi this time the muZick KUN Oac en- let in like
gOin tn jail en- me an DOLL tuak our persish
an when the fellur hollourd out bal an say
sail. The Crate jump Jehosaphat en-
jemeni krOut you jest ort to Nv seed hur.
A littal dorg in tall otes woodent bee no
whar kumpaired to bur, en- when it KUN to
to ladys to the rite she went orph in kind
ov singul fOotin Gro hop like en- hit fellar
a sort Nv side wipe on the shin with bur
foot en- maid Kim hug biz leg fur 5 minits.
He lOWd it struck him a kind Nv graZur en-
if it had ur hit him a far lick it wood ur
took docturs en- a niger tn Nv dug her
fost Outen hiz leg. And this time seed a
ole ladi up in the corner goin wun l on
DOLL. She loWd that wur hur muther en-
sed she scanned tur Nv took likin tn me.
Lord That maid me feal good awl over, fur
knOwed ev the ole wumum wuz awl rite
she wood soon git the ole man awl rite en-
kind er thort that DOLL wuz fur me when
she fust seed me. Ri this time the ole man
KUN in an SADIE it Wur supper time en- if
them turnbul fellUrs dident go for it thars
no use tawkin, en- the gals Wurnt fur be-
him. Bill Givins he grabs on tn leg Nv
shOte in hollurs down tn mi eend Nv the
tabull Ora Egul don't be bashful but wade
becaze the longest pole gifts the persimmons
When Bill hOllured | seed all the whole lay
out wuz lookin at me en- DOLL en- it maid
the SWEET farli bile outen mi fored. DOLL
warnt no wayz backurd howsumeYar, but
seein a baked pOssum acrost the tabul with
appul in hiZ mouth reatched oyUr en- TUX
him in oIlten the wet and observed tn me
Ora Egul ketch hold NV the hind leg en- pull.
pulled the ole pos in too an left the eend
with the appul in it fur DOLL. Bi the bi
evar wuutZ en- while we wood talk mug
Nv appul todd ov which thar wuz ded
coolies Nv it. Thar wuz fellur rite acrost
the tabull frum me tibet wuz in luv with
DOLL az mulch az l wuz bi the name Nv
sam Booker. en- seed him evar wuntz en-
a while lOokin sort ur green ide at me en-
DOLL an when We left the tabull he had
about a watur buckit full Nv appul tsddi in
him en- KUN a staggerin up agin me en- like
tai Nv shuved me en- DOLL both outen the
dore. l seed he dun it purpus an SEE
see hure mister whar wuz yu RACED, SEE he
git outen mi rode ole boss, ken jest whoop
eny man that wuZ evar ropped up in hide,
an jest abowt then sum chap squeals out 0
she Booker, en- anuthur wun hOllurs sam
viii Whoop lie bet mi lass mi bottum dollur.
/ keImentz tn git sort ur riled en- Bill Givins
hOllurs roll in Ora Egul lie see far pla,
seed Booker a kumin at me an seein he Wud
way abowt twiste az mulch az wood Jest
sort ur squatted en- socked mi he'd intu biz
stomick axe like a bum shell an cent hiR
kersmash thru the winder an whar he lit
thar amt gras erode there sense nur never
vii en- he haint bin heered NV in this dees-
trick, en- then yOr ort to heern them turn
bull tellurs hollur she Ora Egul. o my
littul null bull but him agin. The Ameri-
kun burd with the red amt no sardeen eff
he did cum here boxed up, en- so fourth.
Frum that time forud haint had no trubbul
in navigatin awl theze fellurs jest thinks
that the man Whu but Sam Booker outen
the winder ken ist bnt the bulgine of nv
the rayl rode. En- DOLL just froze tn me
wus than ever, en- xpec the mex yu here
frum us vii bee ivertashun tn a weddin,
fur eff it haint shell Away think it ort to
bee. Yourn trooh Ora Kgul Aliaz The
Amerikun Burd with the Red i.