The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-10-31
Nye as a Walter.
THE LARAMIE HUMoRIsT ENCOUNTERS
LnLU HURST IN THE MAzY DANCE.

THE LARAMIE HUMoRIsT ENCOUNTERS
LnLU HURST IN THE May DANCE,
Very soon now shall be strong
enough on my cyclonic leg to resume
my lessons in waltzing. 1t is needless
to say that | look forward with great
pleasure to that moment. Nature in
tended that should glide in the may.
Tall, 1.-THE, bald-headed, genial, timber
in the extreme, ,suave, soulful; frolicsome
at times, yet dignifed and reserved to-
ward strangers, irresistible as a toran-
do when insulted by smaller man, l
am peculiarly fitted to shine in society.
Those who have observed my polished
brow under strong electric light, say
they never saw a man shine so in So
ciety as do. "a
had Just learned how to reel around
ballroom to little waltz music when
was blown across the state Of Missis-
sippi in September last, by high wind.
and broke one of my legs which use
in waltzing. When this accident oc-
CURED l had just got where felt at
liberty to choose glorious being with
starry eyes and fluffy hair and mag
nifcently moulded form to steer me
around the rink to the dreamy music of
Strauss. One young lady with whom
had waltzed a good deal; when she heard
that my leg was broken began to attend
every dancing party she could hear of,
although she had declined good many
previous to that. l asked her how she
could be SO giddy and so gay while was
+, suffering. She said she was doing II to
drown her sorrow, but her little brother
told me on the quiet that she was dane
ing while was sick because she felt
perfectly safe.
My wits trught me how to waltz. She
would teach me on Saturday and repair
her skirts during the following week. /
told her once that thought was too
brainy to dance. She said she hadn't
noticed that, but she thought seemed
to run too much to legs. My wife is not
timid in telling me anything that she
thinks will be for my good. When ]
make mistake she is perfectly frank
with me and comes right too me and
tells me about il so that won't do so
again.
A friend of mine says have pro-
nounced distinctly original manner of
waltzing, and that he never saw any
body with one exception, who waltzed
as did and that was the recently de-
ceased Jumbo. l could waltz more
easily if the rules did not require such
a constant change OF position. l am
scdentary in my nature, slow to move
about, so that il takes lady OF great
strength of purpo II pull me around
on time. had partner once who said
[ was very easy to waltz with. She
moved about with wonderful ease and a
poetic motion that made my legs stand
out at an angle OF 450 when We turned
the corner. She told me TO trust her
implicitly, and that she would see that |
got around on time. My feet only
touched the floor three times during the
dance and one arm has been a little
longer than the other ever since that
time. Most of the. other dancers left
the floor and watched MS with great in.
terest. Finally asked her If she didn't
want to sit down and fan herself till /
could get her a glass of water. She
said she didn't feel fatigued at all, and
then proceeded TO whirl me around some
more. II makes me shudder yet to think
OF it. Every time that the old bass viol
would "zzzt, zzzt, zZzt," she scrunched
my shoulder blades together and swung
me around like wet rag. then asked
her if she would not be kind enough to
tlke me home to my parents. looked
into her eye and begged her to remem-
Der her father. He, too, was man.
"Ah," said l, "do not take advantage
of your great strength. Perhaps you
have brother. How would you like to
have him fall into the hands of strong
woman and be kidnapped so that you
; would never. never see his dear face
again?'
She then relented and led me to-a
seat. told her that my friend who
had introduced us had not pronounced
her name distinctly. Might l ask her
once more, so that we could some day
dance again? She smiled joyously and
gave me large, stiff, thick blue card
and left the room. 1t read as follows: