The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-18

there. NV friend, however 49, =. 49,,
discontinue. and only t'gncu .o' ,s :" a ,
Of renortsrs and correspondents 'naI 'ney
misht be placed between me anu 'na' Zee.
turing lady. She was inioInsu as -" \,
chance .l,0i. and has doubles, enl",eu ~ ~.
Have You ever seen bashiu', anu 70 .ne
ari 81 dancing awkward, yonng man lake
bis first step in q ballroom! We ,as ,,
enjoyed the scene here. ana wiz s snS o.; ~,
his own description OF his enoI's nv" , luz
pressions, since they are grapn'c " ''e ''s'
degree:
NY FIRST DANCE AT THE SPRINGS.
T an, a s.vaoc I do not dance, do not
s,ng IN moi play the "pIanay," nor. IKE
Mn. accomnlished Mary Ann OF pailadlc
fame roach ain great big public school,"
No pm a wild, uncultiyated, uncouth.
IGNORANT savage. who don't part his hair In
the middle nor wear his waich.chain out
aide OF his coat, nor paint his eyebrows.
nor wear corsets, nor quizzlng-plass, ana
deIiobtsuI lisp. and a cockney accent.
can never remember the time when
WASN'T a savage. Ever since can remember
I nave been an Imprinted savage, wander
inc In the primeyal forests Of New jersey,
sIayInp the fierce and gore.seeking mosqui-
| IN One day came 10 Healing. The ge-
NAL Eubank met me at The gate. lie
hid. "D, YOU dance?" "No," said,
!. nut 1 swear "Cap't come here, sir.
None admitted but dancers" Then L
tbopph OF the sanguinary mosquito OF
INV native plains. Then u sweet young
lady. far handsomer than any OF the
rrecked.faced, acre.footed Cinderellas who
sing sweet music 10 the eDamored clam on
the sands OF ms native shore, came 10 the
door OF the classic building and looked so
syeetly ai-an0thsr fellow-tbat my
heart danced Highland fling. | said, 81
will dance.v Then discovered this great
truth. The man who won't dance "hath
no music in bis soul, and is fit for treason
stratagem. and spoils," and the man VINO
will dance when he don't know how Is not
only fit, but may be reasonably looked upon
rs a horse-thief or an escaped house-burner
and wife murderer.
HOW DO YOU DANCE?
First you must get partner. You can't
get n male partner unless you are lady.
was a male savage. and | captured fair
maiden. "Sing hev," the merry maiden
and the MN who couldn't dance. talked
TO her in my native tongue for twenty-five
minutes, and then, when Roman senator
| with a harp said Take you partners for The
Cuban" we packed our baggage, got aboard
the floor. and she bowed to ne as coldly as
il She didn't know me. | intended TO re-
mind her that | was already introduced, but
| the Roman fend with q horn drowned my
voice. Then everybody went craZy and
made believe they didn't know anybody,
and commenced getting introduced right
and left. Then my angel took my hand
and led me detiantly 10 the opposite
gentleman and lady. They saw the
point Immediately and dred us 10
meet them half way. Stimulated by the
memory OF the many bloody conflicts IN
which my proves had been tested on The
| blood. stained swamp surrounding The Mos
quito Tavern, in my adopted State; recol-
| locting how vigorously | had followed the
gallant and intrepid Captain Z. OBJ. III
sealing the dizzy heights OF the Lions
Head in the holv cause Of couslitu-
tional Democracy, I boldly advanced u
pace in front of my adored con-
ductor. We met the enemy and they
weren't ours. They beat a cowardy retreat.
Flushed with victory, endeayored to per-
suade the fair being whom now began to
look upon us a distressed maiden whom |
was protecting from an excited and blood
thirsty mob to retire 10 Il friendly corner
while rushed out to see man who would
introduce NE 10 my long-Iost brother, 10 be
known by the mint in his hat and the smell
OF juniper berries about his clothes. To my
surprise, with flashing eyes she rushed me
again upon the enemy. They divided like
flock of geese. AS | passed | gave the
| opposing gentleman whitening look. L
| felt so proud Of INV brave leader wanted
| 10 kiss her on the spot, but she decidedly
objected, and would only allow me the ends
OF her fingers, while / went around in a
vain endeavor TO see the back OF her head.
The other party concluded peace on the
spot, and the opposite lady running over 10
me in evident distress seized my hand and
engaged me in a short
"GO AS voc PLEASE"
while the opposing villain as nice las
Won please" shook hands with my heroine.
One gentleman now discovered fire. We
cot in line and rushed for the scene, but
found false alarm. Now, every lady tested
her wrist by getting on her knees and ask
ing the gentleman to walk round aud twist
il of, il he could. Long practice had so
strengthened their muscles that all our ef-
forts were in vain. We got fearfuliy ex.
cited. Fright hand TO your partner;
swing the leit.hand lady on your right
| hand side ladies, chan; gentlemen, chan !;
| couple on the opposite corner advance to
the centre and pass up the middle; swing
partners; swing somebody else's partner;
| maj clI Jump; swing partners; swing part
Bers again swing every body else's partner;
walk, swing, skip, jump, run; catch hands /;
| let go hand-; turn on ose foot; turn on
| two feet; try and get it all mixed" The
| battle ceases. The band stops playing. We
all shake hands and say we won't do so any
more. / take my charming guide back to
| her seat, and we resume our conversation
about a problem in astronomy which we
| were discussing when the civil strife broke
out. / make discovery in our discussion
that shades Keplar. / discover two new
stars-twO brilliant, dazzling stars, that
ecllpsed the old sun, moon, and planets, aud
have taken and absorbed the whole uni
verse which mad formerly known. told
my lady so. She laughed 4 sweet laugh,
and said l was greater - fool than she
originally took me TO be.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Charles Ellis, who has been an
habituE OF the Healing for a number OF
years, is here, and Is one OF the most agree
able gentlemen have ever met.
Colonel Thomas j. Evans arrived from
the White Sulphur last week.
Colonel Randolph Harrison ana lazy ar
rived Saturday, as did also three OF the
owners Of the extensive iron-works called
"Lownoor," on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad. They are Messrs. John f. Wins
low, OF Poughkeepsie, n. Y; A. $. Wins
low, OF Cincinnati, and John Means, OF
Ashland, Ky.
Misses Emma Marshall aud NARY Fur
man, OF Mssi-sippi; Mr.. and Mrs. William
| n - n.I Mr. Do
ert c. Kent, Jr., OF Wytbevlle, Va, are also
| To- ho raconf arrivals