The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-12-25
BACKWOODS BELLIES.
They Organize a Terpsicborian
Club at Lakeport
Young Bellies are Excluded to Give the
older Ones a Chance-'Manda Hig-
gins is Sorry That 1.-THE Jedge''
Cannot :Jofn-Plenty of Fun for the
Coming Winter.

''Calline," ses I, in my mos impressif
tones NV voice, "Calline, they's nuthin,
neither is they enything under the hole
panoply Nv hevin so disintrestin to the
cultyvatid mine es is begruggin uv sum-
fin to uthers they hev got caus yu CANT
hev it too. You is percisely like, an thes
the very same es the Jedge, es mad es
hornits, caise yu CANT jine in an be
members nv owr necktie dansin club;
that's evry thing thets ailin airy one nv
yu.''
you don't wish, neither dus yu de-
aires TO hev ennythin' to du with owr ole
club?"
'Calline, yo' langwidges is disrespeckt-
ibul both to yo' dotin' muther, which is
oldern yu, an likewise an also to owr
club; an I'me slo to angur, an igsposid
TO Whence NV tempur. an regrets ever to
bein' stird up in my feelins, but fever
yu-speeks-uV-th'- necktie- club-eS- en-oIe-
club-ergin, yule thes nachelly take yo
melss offin the mantil Shelf FUR days to
cum; yu hede yo' mari No mattur eff yu
is 10, an pas, chilluns got TO be erspeck-
full 'roun me-"
mice time er life to be a larnin' ter
dance?'
us hay? Now, whit you meme, Lidy,
a sidin' in 18th Calline? Ennythin' /
spose to wurry 20 mar; goodnis knose L
dancid fo' airy wun Nv yu wus ever hearn
NV, an amt furgot tall, neethur.''
You met it wus late in life to be
larnin' roun' daneis? Well, s'pose it is
Pm my own boss yit. reckin, and lie
Liam 'em eft l wanter, 'thout eeny yo'
hep"
''Bin heppin me an a larnin' me fur
las two weeks, twel the carpits mos wo'
out?''
''Trewly, trewly, es the Jedge sez, thase
nuthin' mo- sharpur'n thai ongraitfulnis
Nv ondutiful chile's tooth.''
I'm in hot water, an no mistaik. It's
thes a bilin' roun' me en- a sizzlin' en-
steamin' ernuff tn WAR tina life outn a
sankterfide saint. Thar's the ledge; he
CANT jine case his erlijus dissiplin won't
erlow him tn dance, on hese enternilly a
naggin at our club; an theirs Lidy, an
Calline, an er ballince NV the gals
cavortin' aroun' case thase tn yung tn
jine. Calline's bow, he asst me yistiddy
9f she cudnt jine. Case, l sed, NO, cose
she's tn yung-not quite ateen."
oh l see,'' he sed: lone needs aole
aig Notwithstanding impeudint
raskul.
Well, I was riled, an said with all
my dlgnertude en- in hawty tones, 1--WE
don't desires, neither will we hev, emmy
bred n butter on ham tn fede chilIGen."
'Goan TO hev tea an milktoas es err
1reshments for aigable folks, l spose?"
| was actuil so unsensd at his sass, at
thes spoke up mitey pinted an said, sit
was aDoWt time fur fellar NV his ippin-
yuns tn git up am brindle owt,' am he
lef' kinder suddint.
| got ridder him, but KANT drive the
gals of, an tina thes keeper buzzin' roun'
like bees, an wunse in erwhile tina sting's
turribul. Pme bowt petered out trine
IN put EN- down, an erbout sorry l ever
tride tn git hit up. But we wus tired NV
the men fussin' an indivrin' an
trlne tn git up dansin' club, hents we
Wlmmin' theS jinde in tn a COMMIT, an
futhermo' agreede to orgnise an conster-
loot dansin' club, an tn keep it ergoin'
fur the wintur, an them as doan like tina
Necktie Dansin' Club amt in it. doan
hev nuthin' tn pay, an hes nuthin' tn
say.
Cose wede er like tn hev the gals awl
IN 1t, but howde we git emmy danSin 18th
them thare, a jumpin en- a chatterin and
glglin en- out danSin us? Els we hes to
pay FUR 1t weSe goin to run it our Dan
way. Hevln two er three Nv her grone
gals at er dance doan help a woman
spechul much kno. Peticually woman
ez hez no married quimpanyun. Not's
line spekin Nv mysef fur goodnis greevy-
us cud hev the pick an chico Nv the mos
ellegibul men in this deestrick, but / givs
nun NV EN- emmy encurridgmint-rme a
a Twin only fur my gals, my hart is ber-
ried long o. my fust pardner.
I'm powerful sorry the ledge CANT
JIne; cawS hese mitey hep too git the
Wimmin there. But [ seS eff a mans
goin to be erbrest NV the times he KANT
be hiltN down by erlijin es is behine
the times, er sumfin, er sumbuddy, er
leastwise sumbuddy els, tn menshun no
Mains, will get lef when the purceshin
moves. He is kinder aigabul / no, but
laws Salks he cud larn. | doan bleeVe
origins against dancin. fur wen it Gums
TO doctrin', es scriptur du pintedly show
1t. an furder l kin sa whutever may err
pose, that danSin wus egseptibul in the
pas, an tho the steps is changid woner-
fuI. an sum NV EN- rs kinder mkt, an
Sorter lively fur them eS hes enioid
roomatls, tina amt emmy Nv EN-, as l kin
say, is actuil wickid er tantamount to
erligin.
Eff sum es / no es now is a finen fault
18th dansin, en- q runnin it down eS
wickld en- emoralisin, doan danse tha-
selves fur joy eff ever that gifts to Saint
Peters gait sum da wen he is a passin all
es Gums, then | loose my guess.
But that amt hur nor thare; as VIM
min foxes hes startid inter this hur thing,
an we is goin to maik success NV it,
Calllne er no Calline, Lidy er no Lidy an
all tina rest Nv tina kerboodin, an them is
my SenternentS, an tina is fully Shird in an
kumpleatly back'd up by the hole neck
tie club. IF you shud cum this way this
winter I'd be prowd to extend a invite to
you to be prisint at our club, es well es tn
ercumpany you tn it, an likewise it wud
be CRATE honor ter interjuice yu tn my
sosul quimpanyuns IN turpiscore. Yours
faithfully. AMANDA HIGGINS.
Lakeport, December II, 1891