The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-06
HE 1BNT TO D4YCE.
They Said Such Things and Did Such Things That He Was Surprised.
 fFrotn the Ioi1rnal1

fFrom the Courler-Journal.l
 Speaking of practical jokes, said a
 drummer at oneof the hotels the other
 night. I was the victim Of one Of the
 most embarrassing have heard of for
 a long tihie. It was during my first
 trip south, and, not being familiar with
 the people in this part of the coun-
 try, I thought had found really so-
 ciable place, when three young 'swells'
 of the town with whom had been talk ing the evening before asked me to go
 with them to dance that was to be
 given at female seminary few miles
 from this city. l had been away from
 home for some time. and not having
 had the pleasure of being In the com pany of young ladiesI was fairly de-
 lighted at the idea of spending pleas
 ant evening.
 ''T told them I would be pleased to go. and, after hurried preparation, we start ed. The young men laughed at the idea of my paying anything toward the car riage hire, and 1 felt that I had never been in the company of more hospita- ble set Of men.
 When we arrived at the place the dance had already begun We left the carriage in care of a negro man and entered the ballroom. Of course, l felt very strange at first among so many strangers, but my companions seemed to feel quite at home, and insisted that I should meet some of the young women at once. One of the young men took me by the arm and. led me across the room to where there sat young wo- man who was rather pretty and had an extremely neat appearance.
 After receiving an introduction to her I sat down and started a conversh- tion Soon she was talking at an as- tonishing rapid rate became rather interested in the girl, but was rather surprised to learn that she was the twentieth daughter of wealthy farm CT, At last she began to talk and laugh so loudly that I began to feel little embarrassed, and asked her if she did not want to dance, She was on her feet in an instant, and we had danced few steps when she suddenly yelled out at the top of her voice; Don't! Don't! Oh, don't hold me so tight. am full of dynamite and she uttered a yell that made the cold chills run up and down my back
 q turned her loose in an instant, and stood simply mortified, I felt like swear ing when the other people in the room only laughed and went on dancing did not know what to do. l knew had done nothing l should not have done, Intentionally at least, but I start ed up to her with an apology, when one of my companions came up with a young woman on his arm. He gave me an introduction to her I did not feel like dancing alb it, but there was no way of getting out of it. so I told him l would While we were sitting down | waiting for the next dance she told me she had been married fourteen times | and had 1000 children at home. | thought she was just trying to joke | with and asked he where she lived | She said she lived in heaven. I knew | was wrong with her, and | made up my mind right there that I | would not dance with her. 1 asked her | to excuse me for a moment and with put waiting for a reply rushed across the room toward the door. I thought 10 myself that 1T ever got on the out side [ would never attend another swell dance in Kentucky.
 q had got within a few feet of the loor when an old woman ran up and hrew her arms around my neck She yelled out that I was berlost son, who an away from home 400 years ago, when I was mere child. I tried to ear myself away from the woman, and he tainted at my feet. I made dart