The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-03-08
NUMBER 26.
Bill Arp On A Bustle.

See here, Mark Anthony, If was
you wouldent take on SO about the
fashuns. They don't bother me. Its
none of yourbusiness what the women
put on or off, so they behave them
selves and look just as purity rs they
can. They are heap better than
you or me anyhow, whether they be-
have or not. wouldent give one wo-
man for several men no time; would
you? Now see him smile and pat
that off foot. If women want to wear
bustles, let 'em wear 'em. thought
that panears was the best because
they stuck out sideways and wasent
in the way Of leanin back when they
sat down, but they know which is the
best side to stick out on, and its no.
body's business but theirs.
They may wear anything they want
to, bussels and hoops and haDgovers
and convexes and scollapses, whim-
diddles and stickouts and topknots
come down, and any thing else SO
there is a woman hid away somewhere
inside of it all. Its all d sham-that
rubber bussel-there amt no sub
stance or backbone in it. I've seen
em flat and seen EN- blown up. There
amt a bit of harm in EN-, butt never
see one on d woman that | don't want
to hit it just enough to make it pop.
| golly, woulaent they jump. high aud
holler. But I'm not agoing to do it;
no sir, I've got too much respect for
women. Their bussels don't hurt mo-
body, and l do despise to see a man
always pickin at woman's close. II
they didn't wear something to dis
gise EN- the men would quit business
when they cum about.
Purity women always did wear
something to skeer the men away.
It's been SO forever. During the war
/ seed one who just dressed as material
as life without any paddin or stuffin,
and when she cum along the boys
jest laid down and rolled over and
hollered. They warent fit for work
for week. But couldent bear to
see EN- go with their faces all tied up
like they do in Turkey, That would
mighty nigh kill me. If can look in-
to their blessed countenances l can
put up with their fore riggin and their
hind riggin, top riggin and all good,
sweet, purity face speaks for all the
balance of the craft. w6uldent
marry nary girl on earth till ! see
her face and not then if she dident
suit me. If the eyes, nose and mouth
are right natur is All endorser for all
the balance. Paint aint nothin-
shape is everything.
They can't paint shape, nor bal
ance Of the eye. You may paint a
house. ever SO white, it don't signify
what's inside of it. but when you
see bright roses and posies and blos-
sons i'll the front yard and vine
over the door, and clean, clear winder
glass shining, you may bet your hat on
the balance. You needent worry
about the bussels nor the back. Wo-
men have been doing that way ever,
since old Solomon wrote about 'em.
If they do lean a little as they go,
it's all right. They can straighten up
when itsdpecessary. No spinal dis
ease aboast that. Thems the very
sort what can lift two bushels Of meal
without crackin bone. It's only q
passing fashun and will last till some
thing else comes along. Nature made
EN- that way and you cant change it.
The more you try the more you cant.
The more you abuse their bussels, the
more they'll stick em at you so let
EN- alone, / say. M
They are all the same about fashuns,
and the last one would put 'em on if
they had their own way and plenty
of money. ] wish to be just rich
enough to give every lady in the land
string Of diamonds and u a,hatful of
pearls. Good gracious how quick
that Methodist disipfin would be
busted on the jewelry business. Well,
do like them to look purity and SO
far as am concerned, if ribbons and
flowers and founces and fi,rs will do
| it, it's all right. Some Of the birds are
dressed up mighty fine, aud reckon
there aint much of Il sin after all. But
understand ME, Mark, / don't banker
after bussels, tho they do say that it
makes the incest little shelf for the
arm to rest on in tire world, when q
feller is dancing round with his gal.
That's all. right provided the feller
aint a dancing with my gal. If he is,
why he may take her and keep her,
that's all.
Anew claimant for New York's prize
on steam navigation for canals is pres
sing itself upon the public attention.
The principle upon which it is con-
lstructed is this: Ordinary screw pro-
|pellers waste great amount of power
from the manner in which the pressure
lis exerted on the thread Of the screw.
Paddle wheels now in vogue are de-
lfective on account Of loss Of power
from thA position of the blade il, en-
tering and leaving the water. The
Defonz wheel will avoid this defect by
having the blades Of the paddle nova
Ible, so that ON striking the water and
leaving it they assume the most add
|vantageous angle, turning i'll slot as
lthe wheel moves arOund The wheel