Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18

tuOo6 llBUJcu plhCts, ic}ipS u SUCKS or
sheaves, or bundles Of weeds for burning
species and sort became lost in that garish
glitter and everything was Jagged light
and jagged shadow. Again the music rose
Slater and James and tho other man de-
scended by u winding path that felt dusty
and smclled filthy The night was hot,
and in this squalid place 1t seemed, II pos.
sible, even hotter. When they came to the
bottom, they followed the piping quite
naturally down crooked lane, and the
turn brought them suddenly into q small
throng of folk, standing in front of two
storied house, upon whose whitewaslIed
front and stuffed panes tho moon struck
full and glaring. Tho lower part was
cclarlike sort Of "a place, lighted with all
lengths Of candle ends, stuck in bottles
and on spikes Some person inside seemed
TO be out of breath with much blowing of
the pipe. Every now and then the instru
ment gave a cultural gurgle, and there
was n little stoppage while the player
wiped his mouth and perhaps took a sip
of something. the conccrtina still ambling
along with IA two chord accompaniment
until the Pipe joined 1t again. Slater and
James and tho other man showed forward
through the tight knot and looked into the
This is what they saw:
Benches and few casks turned on end,
onions and green rubbish hcaped and
pushed away into corners, II cleared space
in the middle and large, comely girl
dancing n wild tarantella barefoot to the
playing of couple of men, while short,
squat hag beat the earth with her boots to
incito the dancer, as friends will run be-
al tn Tho ri l'S hnch rJ
black hair was fast coming undono; she
pressed 1t with her hands as if to push ii
together, and down 1t rolled over her
swarthy shoulders and breast, cloudy
mass, flying up and down, winding about
her arms, sometimes nearly brushing the
floor ms she bent and bounded and whirled.
After u while Of this she suddenly drop.
pod her arms 20 her sides, her head sank
back and rocked over ono shoulder, her
bosom shook like an uncertain sail Tapping
in tho breeze. Sho cast II languorous, hall
fainting glance around. Instantly the pipe
stopped, leaving the concertina ambling
on with tho accompaniment, and Gro the
fall could take place squarely built young
fellow in striped trousers lcaped forward
md caught hcr round tho waist, gripping
her tight with ono arm and holding in his
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in her ear alternately carcssing and
threatening, it seemed, while she lay quite
limp against him, her head on his shout
der, her hair hanging over him like n
black mantle, her eyes gazing into his
with u luStcrless, dazcd expression, her
full lips parted as ono who dreams heavily.
He put the bottle to her mouth, and she
took u little passivcly, rs II child might
Then light came into her dull look, she
raised hand took hold Of the bottle for
herself, drank long and deeply with greedy
Gngcrncss, and her feet twitched with the
fresh pulse Of tho dance that was arising
in them. She now struggled Il little in the
arm that held her, and when the man re-.
laxcd her gradually and returned to his
place she put hor hands to her head and
stopped, ms If in thought, with her hair
hanging still.
Then out shrillcd tho pipe notes, and in
stnntly Sho flung her head back and sent
her hair round her In great waves, pressed
her hands over her bosom, that swcllcd ms
If to burst her bodice, grippod hold of the
Nnrth floor with her toes and bounded
high, like young panther, setting hor
teeth and breathing hard-thcn down
again, twisting swiftly, shifting the play.
ers with her skirt -dancing-d ancing-
dancing rs If fro ran In her veins.
1t was II strange and thrilling thing tC
see and Slater felt tho Gontagion of move.
mont rs never before. He wondered how
tho others could refrain from all BURSTING
also into action.
With such Italian Ms he knew he pres,
emily asked what this might be,
An old woman answered after u mo.
mont.
cit was in tho fields this morning, sign.
or, that Mamma there was ut work, and
tho lazy creature lay down by II heap OF
corn to take u nap while we woro busy.
Then presently she gives scream and
jumps up, running to us, We, of course,
killed It vi once, tho nasty thing--hut
there! 1t had bitten her. and right In the
breast too So we did what we could to
save hor--tool hor here mt once and set
her off dancing BY the saints, she has II
good nights work before her now and
Carlo has kept her up to 1t well, My own
son had to dance for three days and nights
once, signor, Just like this; hasn't boon
the Same since, though II saved him, of
course. 1t Is rs bad u bite ms Iveevcr seen,
this time alas, indeed and SO on.
They Staid there for half mn hour and
watched the grim sport, noticing mt times
rcd, angry pustule us the bodice sunk
lower toward the waist ana showed more
of the painting breast, Several people took
turn of dancing with her Then they RI.
turned to tho vessels and Slater collected
his bots,
Next day tho mails wcrc shipped and
the gangwayS drawn in And in the in.
terval of silence Slater thought he still
heard n faint piping far away.
Was 1t fancy, or was it that Mamma
was still In that squalid cellar with her
lover, Notwithstanding dancing for her
litoH--Iondon Graphic.
Frcakish Lightning In Texas.
Miss Fannie Moxic, living about five