Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-06-09

Tho white deer vanish ere the day;
Above my love tho grass ID green,
My hesrt Is colder than the clay.
THE BAD BOY.
"Well, I suppose you took in the
military ball at the exposition building
last night" said the grocery man to the
bad boy rs he came in yawning. with o.
wilted button-hole bouquet In his lapel,
and some insect powder on the collar of
his coat.
eyes, said the boy as he got on the
counter and curled up beside the cheese
boz, }. with his head on pile OF wrap.
ping paper, to 60 to sleep. We take
In all the big society affairs, my girl
and do: tell You that ba IL was the
biggest thing ever held In this country.
Think of that, old man. am proud to
have come out in society under such
favorable auspices" and the boy look.
ed like O veteran in every thing except
size.
20, give us . rest about auspices
you young dude. 1t would have
been moro to your credit to have
kept an eye on your father, and not
let him make . apectacle Of himself
as 1 understand no did. Why didn't
you stay by him and steer him
through 2" And the grooeryman
pulled the wrapping paper from out
under the boys head, and lei his
head strike the counter with dull
thud.
90, Do makes me tired" said the
boy, as he rubbed his head. You
see, pa is one of them old time dancers,
q hopper up.' He used to go to
dances and dance every set, and jump
up and down till his head strnck the
chandeliers, and he would grab his part
ner and swing her till her heels would
crack together, and he would hop and
skip, and jump up and twist his legs
around each other, and perspire and
mop his forehead with handkerchief.
and when he would alamand left he
would jerk q girls arm out Of joint,
and when he would sashay he would be
liable to break ribs, step on dresses,
throw his partner down and walk over
her.
THAT used to be the style when pa
was young; but it is different now.
People dance easier, and don't plank
their boots down on the floor like pile
driver, and dance break downs. II
i
age partners for every dance early III
the evening. That might work In q
small hall where you can see all the
ladies at glance, but in q building
that covers q whole block with &c
many people, and so many places t.
get lost, 1t can't be done. But pa 60,
J his programme full the first inning
and after he danced with ma the frs
time, he began to hump himself to fiud
his second partner.
, Well, you'd dide to see pa Kallop
ing up and down stairs looking for hi
partner. He got wild because he wa
afraid he could not find her before tn
music struck up. He looked at his pro
0 gramme and asked me If had seen ;
woman with q sort Of brindle dress on
cut low in the instep In front, and l tolt
him saw such a lady 40 up in the gal
lery towards the big organ, and pa rul
: over q couple OF soldiers with girls. ant
, after running about block, he foun'
|, , the brindle dress but 1t was cut big
in the neck, and wasn't the one he ha,
Z engaged, and when he came back tn
dance was going on and he was left.
He saw lady in one OF the get
I with a brindle dress on, AID he &c
}. near her and looked offended and h
lglared at her till one of the guard
:. ordered him to get out Of the way. b
- the time the dance was over he bega
to think of finding his partner for tn
next, and as he started out looking TO
the white dress he remembered sh
= wore, he run against the brindle dTes
y lady and she was angry because he ha
= engaged her and then left her sittin
"a alone during the dance.
n / Pa tried tn pYnlQin that he hQ
walked more than q mile to find he
g and they compromised by agreeing
- dance the next time. That left out Il
r. lady in white that he was engaged t
and / thought would make 1t pleasaI
-, for pa, go told him that the husbaI
la of the lady In white, who was soldie
n. was looking for him, for insulting h
wife, by engaging her TO dance al
= then going back on her, and that
a. wanted gore.
"a "Pa was scared, and he went awf
! off to the opposite corner of the expo,
- ton building to form on for the dane
W. away from the sanguinary soldie
,cyS when, just as the music was about
) strike up, soldier came and clsim,
. the lady in the brindle dress, and TOT
~ her a way from pa. Then it was t
ny late to 60 and find the lady in whit
and pa got ratified. He didn't dare'sho
N; up and face any Of those he had GO
1t back on, so he scratched out the fiji
three on the programme and conclud
a. TO commence on the fourth, and he &
e.s a fireman and a policeman to help hi
find her.
VII They found that she al gone to SO
207 per, and pa couldn't get in, 30 he wa
+. ed by the door till she came out, al
ri by that time the dance was over, al
SIS he went looking forl number Eve, o.
t alter finding the man who danced wi
- her last, he learned that she had 60
~ home. Well, pa was hot. He came
I me and wanted to dance with my z
= few times, but 1 told him she "
JY suffering from spring halt, and he we
err off to the smoking room, where fou
him about2 p. M, behind sore
= telling some OF the fellows what nj
sat lime he had.
80, guess pa enjoyed himse
though he dent have q chance
ia squeeze anybody's hands till the boz
tt OF the fingers would crack as ke Us
on to do. He said he walked abe
M eighteen miles hurting for partpe
m and never enjoyed himself so well befo
AZ. but he looks scared when he meets a
q gentleman friend of the dozen ladies
md had Oh his program, whom he could
find without a detective, otherwise
90 is well, thanks" and the boy went {
yawning