Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-29

easy to learn; il was the Ha5anerd, a
sort of walking embrace to slow music;
you make a step to the right, raise your
toes, step to the left, rise, swing round,
step to the right, rise and so on then,
when you wish to balance, you wink at
some fellow, stop in front of him and go
through the ladies's-chain, then clasp
your partners waist and take the other
lady's right hand the other fellow does
the same, and now with the music you
sway up to the center, sway back, and
reyolve in an elliptic at the same time af-
ter the manner of planets. After sway
ing six times You drop the other lady's
hand and gradually sail off again with
the step and turn. The girls cling close
ly and gaze up occasionally, Spanish
fashion.
After the dance, we refreshed our
partners and ourselves with claret-punch
or beef-tea, and then | took up my pO-
sition among the hawks, who began to
circle as the band tuned up their instru-
ments. It was a principle not to engage
dances ahead, but TO keep off for an even
start when the music strikes up. l
spotted bright little girl in white gsuze
and at the first foot, / made dash for
her with four rivals, but beat them, and
off we few to quick polka, in which
they give a lively step, making il faster
than the gallon. / had never enjoyed q
dance as I did that dash over the polished
floor. The Mestiza girls understood no
English. and it was fun TO hear the re-
marks of the fellows; one few past me
and called out 'iStand clear of this
planetary system I" another cried:
ssPort your helm, Tommy; don't you
see her starry top-lghts z" and another
fellow came dashing down the room,
saving: ''Clear the decks Gangway
for silYer-heels! passed our skipper
with shout, burst a vest button, car
ried away my collar band, and, as the
music stopped, sank exhausted in
chair, and called for bouilon for two.
So we kept it up, dance after dance,
and the hall resounded with shouts OF
laughter.
When the couples ran against each
other, the girls sang out with sharplittle
"Hi!" which was very amusing. They
have a great way of kissing each other
all the evening, and the fanciest kisses
ever saw first both to kiss TO starbOard,
and then both TO port. The first time i
noticed il, a young damsel kissed my
partner goodbye as she started dance
with me. l was astOnished, and said we
were not going far, which made them
laugh. / found that the girls in contig-
uous seats kissed goodbye before every
dance, as much as to say: ''You will
elope this time, sure" When the time
of supper came, fell into the line, and
escorted a blooming Philippine to the
| table. l asked a resident American
what should help her to, and he said,
emphatically:
''Ham and turkey, give her plenty of
ham and turkey"
l gave her full plate, which she soon
dispatched and called for more. Every
body ate ham and turkey. The gentle
men acted as the walters, and after
wards sat down together. Spaniards
are terrible eaters. And no wonder, on
this occasion, for they came to the
ball at o'clock, and danced until 5,
a. m. We held ourselves in dancing
trim by refreshments, and the ladies
kept even with US, and deserved great
praise.-''A MILDLY IN AaniyG;;" Scri5-
! ner for august