The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-04

. preparatory tuning up. Then called out.
nervously remarked: .Mebbe we hadn't
better CINE In till next time" agreed with
him as to the propriety Of waiting and then
gave myself up to the pleasure Of Watching
my fellow creatures tread the may"
Mr.. Robinson's manner Of calling the TO-
ures was unique. He would say: aScrape
to your partners! Now cirkylate around
this hall! Throw yourselves to- pieces!
Dosy -ballynet! Ba!ly -netty all! Cirkylate
around this hall! Grab your partner tighter!
All lemonade! Allemandy left! Now cirky-
late around this hall once more! and swing
the girl behind you'll" s..
These calls were all delivered to the tune
of THE girl I left behind me, " which tune
was being vigorously evolved from the
fiddle"
The guests were all now on their good
behavior.
Just you wait an hour or two, said
Sary Jane to me, and eff you don't see
some of them fellers git up and git /"
just at the close of the cotillion young
lady entered the room. She paused at the
door, in order to make her presence mani
fest, and then cried out in very audible
tones:
Law sakes! hope nobody don't think
I'm coming late to make stir!" OF course
everybody then looked at her, as she fully
intended then to do. She wore light
green dress, very short in front. In fact it
was abbreviated to such an extent that her
stockings were plainly visible, as they coyly
peeped over the tops of her shoes. But
the back breadths Of her dress elongated
themselves into train This train gave a
superior elegance to her attire, shared by
no other lady present. She fully felt the
importance of that trail, as she swept up
the room with a handbook in her arms.
Stopping directly in front of jim and me,
she asked in stage whisper where the
dressing room was. The request reached
the ears of our host. Don't be putin on
airs. Rindy, cried he; ''you know I amt
got no SIGH French condition to my house
as dressin' room. t'You'll have to do
like the rest Of EN-, an yank off your things
in here. After few preliminary giggles
and oh, she neyers, the fair guest retired
to corner of the room behind somebody
and made the desired alterations in her
toilet. She emerged presently with huge
scarlet bows pinned on various parts of
ner dress skirt; one on her hair and anoth-
er with long streamers futtered coquettishly
from her shoulder.
'.That there gal is Clorindy Baker,, -
whispered Sary Jane. She's been shinin'
up to Jim for long time. Bet she's mad
der'n hops cause he fetched you"
II such was the case, anger did not i'm
pede Clorinda's power Of locomotion. Her
long train went floating through mazes Of
the dance like light green comet. The
duttering ribbon steamers were as conspic-
uous as the plume of Henry of Navarro.
Here, there, everywhere, down the middle,
and up again. Ladies' chain and grand
right and left. Where the bdttle was thick.
est, there waved the ribbons.
Clorinda's escort was Abe Crockett, from
Sandy Ridge. Ills ''getup" was pronounced
the height OF elegance by the popular voice
Abe is the fanciest dresser in the whole
kit of boys, remarked Sarah Jane. III
wore suit of ready made clothes, a scarle,
cravat tied in an immense bow, and a large
breastpin, very white and shiny, but which
the most superficial observer could not mis-.
take for diamond. His hair was plenti
fully oiled, and brushed up in curl at the
top of his head, and the bottoms of his pan
falcons were rolled up in what was consid
cred very dashing manner by the aborig.
ines. How he did dance! Every skip was q
foot high from the floor, and this, I found
was the req uisite for good dancer. He
who jumped the highest was the best dancer.
This was equally true of the ladies'. Clorin-
dy Baker bounded like an india rubber.ball.
She looked with scOrn on my method. ]
heard her whisper to Abe Croker. sTd be
ashamed to git up on the door, eff couldn't
do nothing but slide round in that there
lazy way"
Determined not to outdone by anybody,
Iessayed few bounces myself. So admir-
ably did succeed that Abe told me he
knew town-folks could be as .spry as any,
body eff they'd try. And a still greater
honor was in store for me. Attic conclu-
sion of the cotillion the orchestra" came
en- masse and asked me to sling myself in a
Virginia reol with it. I saw by the manner
Of the beholders that it was considered a
great honor to dance with Mr. Robinson.
wish Icould do jnstice to that reel!
The orchestra and stood up at the head of
the long line. Robinson called, the fiddle
screamed cole Virgnny never tire. /" How
we "do-se.doed and threw ourselves awav''
How we balanced and swung, and went up.
and down, and across and through all tl1e
other intricacies of that dance! How Robin
oon ocAodMeu, stamped. sung ana danced,
and then had time and thought enough
left to give my hand tender pressure
whenever he considered the exigencies Of
the dance required it.
Some Of the gentlemen grew SO warm
with the vigorous exercise that they took
off their coats and vests. Our funny Sam
also removed his collar and cravat. He de-
clared it was sight hotter than Fourth
Of July celebration, with the fireworks
thrown in. And he'd great mind to take
off his boots and go barefooted.
This witicism was received with great
enthusiasm. It also elected from his Dull
cinea the usual Now quit! Amt you
ashamed, Sam Hawkins?''
When the reel was concluded we sat
down, breathless, to supper. I had the
honor Of being led by Mr.. Crockett to q
quiet nook behind the stove. To save room
the stove had been moved close to the win
dow, and the pipe was run through q broken
pane OF glass. There was corner thus
cut off from the room. And in this com
paratively retired spot we ate our supper.
The edibles consisted Of ham, chicken.
doughnuts, and mince and pumpkin pies.
As q triangular piece Of pie was passing
down Abe's throat he informed me (between
gulps that Cheeseman s.had hired the
Wilder Batenan and her daughter. Hanner
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