The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-17
Why Many women Dance.

Bah in New York Star: Balls are very
pretty, but balls have not the approval
that used to be given; men are too lazy
or too awkward, they don't say which, te
want to dance, and only the very young
c or the very old oncs are found to dc
it. Young girls dance for fear the world
at large will think they can't, or that they
have something the matter with tl,em-a
wooden leg would prevent it. The young
man who dances is not half as intere stinp
rs the puppet that, wound up, smokes his
cigarette while the music box underneath
nm plays some tune from a London vari
ely hall. The very young man is weak in
health and in brains. He makes the mos
gross mistake, even in his dressing. There
ought to he Il school for i'll mean. tc
TO teach them how to dance. | heard OF
Il sweet but callow youth who appeared
alan Mt home in Il pink satin waistcoai
with gold buttons. Leila, who saw him,
tid not mention what else he wore, fol
she said her eyes were riveted on the
glowing pink, and she really couldn't tel
what the rest Of his garments, if he had
any, We're. i'll were u good looking girl
n was expected to go to balls and
p!rance around with boys of seventeen OF
eighteen, or elderly gentlemen of seventy,
vow would do like the rest of the
prancers-rd kick. And il my chaperon
objected I'd ct married. so that | nigh,
give myself over. solely to dinners. for
they, after all, are the only civilized form
OF entertaining. | have always, myself.
agreed with the people of the Orient, who
mad the dancing done for them, because
cSef''on seldom means pleasure.
Snakes Will Not Live on Irish Soil,
Donahoe's Magazine: James Francis
Hogan, in his book ''The Irish in Aus.
t1nlia,' relates that Vaucluse, n of the
pretslcst spots on Sydney harbor. has d
curious and romantic history. AT the
beginning OF the century it was chosen
as a place of residence by Sir Hcnr,
Hayes, an Irish baronet. who had thu
misfortune to be transported for abduct
ing the lady on whom he had set his af
feetions, but who did not see her way Il
reciprocate his tender passion. Though
technically a prisoner, Sir Henry's ranl
and social position caused him to bt
treated by the authorities as a privileged
person, and he was allowed a full measure
Of freedom on giving his word of honor
that he would make no attempt to leave
he colony and return to Ireland. Sit
Henry accepted his fate with philosophi
cals resignation, and commenced to buile
u n..w home for himself on the beautiful
estate which he had purchased and callet
YaBcluse. But though the place was
and still is one of the loveliest spots or
Garth, it had at that time enc serious ant
annoying drawback. 1t wasinfestcd will
snakes.
One day, however, n bright idea STRUCK
Sir Henry as he was cogitating on thu
shhject, and wondering il there was an,
practical means of Kidding himself q
these unwelc0me intrudcrs. He resolved
10 trag 4 hold and remarkable experiment
lie Woaltl sec whether the virtue of st
pst.riGk's prohibition of snakes on Jrisl
ssslil would extend 10 the same soil i
transferred to the other side of the world
lie accordingly sent home for n numbe,
Of barrels of Irish soil. and they arrived
IN Sydney in due course. Sir Henry the1
spread this imported earth as far as i
would so, around his residence, with tn,
result very gratifying to himself, that hi
Adomestic precincts were never afterwnrt
Noubled by snakes. although the othe
Nrtions of the estate continued to be in
Ned ny the reptiles. Succeeding occu
Eof Vaneluse, among them the dis
Nsfed statesman,fW. C. Wentworth
Nee in testifying TO the singular fac
Nynake was sown to eros
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