The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-17
pHiLApeLpHiA's COL ORE . Folks.
Shaking Tirings Up lively After supSsp
Wild Dance and Chorus

wild Dance and Chorus
lPhfa5elphia Times.
"What you goinr furp asks Peter OF the
visitor with an olfsndsl air. "You aiav
seen de best pat Of de fun yit 'You'se nnt
gon widout ssein' Brown, shot Wait till
dem young folk, done I'LL ders stomirks;
dey feel ju' like suoutin' den an ole
Brown'll shake up things mighty lively, l
tell yer"
To repa,t was finally complete and the
company came laughing AMI liking into
room. "Now wsll have Brown' said the
"chmer," ani the announcement was met
with shouts OF Yes. Brown "OA NJ -
Brownl" Brown, Brownl" At the sam,
time q clapping of hari' and stamping OF
feet was begun. while tie erie, for Brown
became more frequent and vociferouS Then
they sang:
Miss Brown she like sugar an tea.
Miss Brown she like candy:
An all want l. a nlco young man
To be 20 very handy.
Brown! Ol. Browni oh, Browri
Oh mistr. you turn under,
Oh, Mis.er Brown, come dis way;
On, Mister Brown. you turn under;
On. Mister Brown, come an play.
brown, Brown! Brownl Oh, brownt
Oh Mister Brown, little faster;
Ol. Mi ter Brown. shake your feet;
Oh. Mister Brown, a little faster;
Oh, Mi.tcr Brown, come right neat;
Oh Mister Brown, you turn under;
Oh. Mister Brown. come dis way.
Brown. Brown. Ho! no! Brownt
Any one OF the male players assumed the
identity OF Brown" AMI in that role darted
across the room and secured Miss Brown,
u en back TO his station Another Brown"
went through the same vancouver, then an
other and another. The time grew faster.
the couples darted more rapidly across the
little space, following each other In quick
succession. Faster and faster, until the
rapid stamping of feet seemed like that VI
IA regiment Of soldiers on q double quick.
Brown. Brown, oh, Brownp sounds high
above the noise as il Ia invocation The
couples ceasel running backward and for
ward. and oil shouting aBrown." clappiuS
their hands and swaying their bodies ~ and
fro in the wild excitement, they whirei I
and surged about. Little srirals Of dust
rose from the crev.csS Of tie nool.
Tie room became filed with dust, stii
the wild revel goes ON. With dusty faces
| cleaning in the dim light AMI eyes bioosl-
shot and staring from the wild sxert,oa,
they kept u up.
| The old woman who had been l'oking on
/
| It's wild spirit seemed infectious AMI tsa
spectator felt an impulse to ,el II Is par
dcmonium. wild tarantula dance, ona
Of the savage rites OF the sun-worshippers
and in thess the devotse' exert thelnsrlve.
| until they fall exhausted ani pro.trated ~
the earth. Peter. who has been twisting
nervously in his seat al along, unable ~
Withstand tho impulse longer. has adde
himself TO the shouters aud his voics. ~ IL
inspired, chimes In the wsiri chorus fr
Brown" Whirling. swaying. surging an
jumping. and intent on their will spxt. ts,
visit Is entirely ignorel. He Is n mer
atom. thing not Of their paradise: 70 n.-
motto el he gains ths door aud stsps into Ia
.treet As the distance incresses hes~>sa
him anil the phanta- masuris tho sounis ot
"Brovpw On. BIown!" beeanis fainter aa
tsiaIes, untii they gradually nisl. Ia the dr..
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