The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-11-21
A HoEDowN IN THE BARN.
Uncle Joshua Visits Some Of HIS City
Relatives and Tells En- About It,

Uncle Joshua Visits Some Of HIS City
Relatives and Tells En- About It,
The opinion Of city folks in general is
that life in the country is awfully
dull" as the song says. Comparatively
few have even the slightest idea Of the
mirth-provoking scenes and health
giving Publications enjoyed by the
country lads and lassies, especially dur
ing the season Of apple cuts an apple
bilin's, corn huskin' bees an sich, as
Mr.. Burke puts II in his poem entitled,
"The Huskin Bee" And few also are
those who have ever spent an evening
with the genial, fun-loving people Of
the country when the young folks for
miles around were enjoying hoe
down In the barn" Consequently, city
folks know little or nothing about life
in the country as pictured in the follow
ing lines by an author who for years
mingled with the best society in some
of our largest cities, and therefore
knows something Of the city folks opin-
ions as well as the country folks social
jollications:
So we've never seen hocdown, chf
Never danced In n country barnf
Well, yevc missed u heap o fun In life
An we've suthin' Wit ter larn.
You city chaps at Knows IL all,
An halnt no more ter lhrn,
Don't realize thu fun thar Is
At hoedown In thu barn.
We he'd one out to our place.
An | wish you he'd arranged
Ter Join thu crowd an shake yersch
You'd had yer city opinions changed;
An this world 'ud seem much brighter,
Fer 10 minds me Of day
AT comes but onct In all our lives,
An seldom comes ter stay.
Tho yeve bin ter balls an parties
Whar they put ON lot o. style
N wimmin folks wore undress gowns
AT cost 'em quite pile,
Let me tell ye on thu quiet,
We have suthin' yit ter larn
Ef ye never hoed II down night
With thu gals In country barn.
Fer DAYS n nights thu boys N gals
Kept plannin' all the while,
Debntin' ways n means N slch
Ter get 'er up In stile.
# all thu gowns wus ironcd stlN
N all thu butes wus He'd
N all the ginger cookies baked
N all thu doughnuts billed
Well. soon thu thing wus all fixed up
N thu invitations out,
N everyone he'd got 'er bid
Fer miles Ground 'erbout.
The fidler wus corker-
Thu boys engaged McLaurln-
N thu hours seemed weeks awaitin'
Fer thu hocdown In the barn.
Jist after dark thu boys and gals
They come In twos and threes,
N them at driv--thu gals curls
Wus tossed up by thu breeze
Leastwise thu fellcrs said so,
But they looked so sheepsh like
/ them pnrlS kissed moran
A comm down thu pike.
In short time thu sets wus formed,
An urged on by Ole McLaurin
An the music q Dan Tucker"
~ We shook thu t ,hi, dust .S out o. TIN barn;
N Thu Rustlin' o. thu Corn"
n score OF other lively tunes
Thet lasted till near morn.
Sich n balancin to yer pardners,
sich fancy jiggin' round erbout,
N swinging o thu corners,
cuttin' someone out,
Ye never hev In city life
I'll bet right smart farm
Thet fun's reserved fer country folks
An thu hoedown In thu barn.
Then after eatin' thu refreshments--
Those the gals brought, you know
They started out fer home agin,
Every feller with beau.
N I'll bet this world seems happier
To each gal at whispered good night"
AS thu moon was behind a cloud
N fer moment showed no light.
So, say you folks haint "ln it,"
After all Is said n done,
With yer full dress, balls n parties
When II comes ter hevin' fun;
N yer gals haint near es purity,
N they've suthin' yit ter larn
From those ats raised In thu country
N tends hoedown In thu barn.
j. j. BURKE.
Sandy Valley. Pa, Nov. II, 90.