The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-10-19
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rayishibg than ever; no confusion Of
voices merits delicious melocy: the
only sounds heard beneath its strains
are low swish and rustic as Of whiYl
ing robes, and the light but rapid and
incessant shutting of the feet. The
dull element has gone home; those
who remain have better work TO do
than talking. We push the great door.
as under and enter.
Ha! the air is hot and heavy here;
IL breathes upon US sensuOus gusts Of
varying perfumes. Aud no wonder.
A score of whirling, scented robes stir
il into fragrance. How beautiful, but
you look aghast, my friend All, |
forgot; these are not the rude country
folks of your youth. You are dazzled.
bewildered. Then let me try to ell
liven your dull senses with discrip-
ton of what we see.
4 score of forms whirl swiftly before
W uIucI tue oo1lcHcO SaostSA'' soy
score of forms-but each is double
they would have made two score be
fore the dancing began-twenty iloai
ing visious-each male and female.
twenty women knit aud growing To a.
many men, undulate, sway and swirl
giddily before us, keeping time with
the delirious melody of piano. harp
and violin.
But draw nearer. Let us see how
this miracle is accomplished. Do you
mark yonder tall couple. who seem
even to excel the rest in grace and ar
dori Do they not make a picture
which might put a soul under the ribs
'of deathl Such must have been the
sight which made Speusippas incon-
tinently rave: "Oh, admirable; Oh,
divine PaI areta, Who would not ad
mire her. who would not love her. who
should but see her dance as i did? oh,
how she danced, how she tripped. how
she turned, With what grace. Felir
qui Panareta .fruitur' Oh. most in
comparable, only Panareta!" Let us
take this couple for a sample. He is
stalwart, agile, mighty; she is tall,
supple, 1.-the, and how beautiful in
form and feature! Her head rests upon
his shoulder, her face is upturned to
his; her naked arm is almost around
his neck; her swelling breast heaves
tumultuously against his; face to face
they whirl, his limbs interviewer with
her limbs; with strong right arm
around her yielding waist, be presses
her to him till every curve in the con
tour of her lovely body thrills with the
amorous contact. Her eyes look into
his, but she sees nothing; the soft
music fills the room. but she hears
nothing; swiftly he whirls her from the
floor or bends her frail body to and
fro in his embrace. but she knows it
not; his hot breath is upon her hair,
his lips almost touch her forehead, yet
she does not shrink; his eyes, gleam-
ing with fierce. intolerable lust, gloat
satyr like over her, yet she does not
quail; she is filed with a rapture di-
vine in its intensyy-she is the mael-
strom of burning desire-her spirit is
with the gods. With last loud wall
the music ceases. Her swooDiDg sens
es come back to life, Ahl must it be;
Yes; her companion releases her from
his embrace. Leaning wesrily upon
bis arm, the rapture faded from her
eye, the flush dying from her cheek.
En-rvated, limp, listless and worn out.
she is led to a seat, there to recover
from her delirium, and gather her Ell
ergies as best she may in tie space of
five minutes, after which she must
yield her body to new embrace.
But did you not notice faint smile
upon the lips of her late companion as
he turned and left her! A smile of tri-
umpb, an air of sated appetite, it seem
ed to me. And see, as he Joins his
cronies yonder, he laughs, rubs his
hands together. chuckles visibly, and
communicates some choice scrap of
news which makes them look over at
our jaded beauty, and laugh. too.