The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-14
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
The story Of 'The Jungle" Upton
Sinclair's novel, which has caused the
Government investigation into the
methods employed by the Beef Trust,
had its origin i'm am actual Packing
town romance.
In Ashland avenue-''back of the
stock yarGls"-the wedding took
place.
The first chapter merely shows a
brOad-shouldered butcher being we'd
ded to young girl who sees I'm him %
hero. The wedding tn all It's grotcs-
queness IL described nm this chapter.
The wedding ceremony is typical Of
PackingtOwn. AT midnight the form
alities ended.
The romance Is prelude to tho
story of actual life I'm the stOclxyards.
The first instalment, which began
I'm THE SUN last week, cOncluded:
1.-THE last tardy diners are scarcely
given time to finish before the tables
and the debris are showed into tho
corner and the chairs and the tables
piled out of the way, and 1t was then
hat the real celebration began"
CHAPTER / (CONTiNUEDD
His companion follows, but with
his ewes open, Watching where ne
treads. so to speak; and finally VAL
entinavyczia, after waiting for ut
tle and beating with his foot to get
tho time, casts up his eyes TO the
ceiling and begins to saW-"Broom!
broom! broom!"
The company pairs of quickly ana
the whole room Is soon In motion.
Apparently nobody knows now 10
waltz, but that Is nothing OF any con-
seuuence-there Is music, ana tney
dance, each as he pleases, Just as pc
fore they sang. Most of them prefer
the "two-step," especially the young
with whom it Is the fashion. The
older people have dances from nome.
strange and complicated steps which
they execute with grave solemnity.
Some do not dance anything at all.
but simply hold each others hands
and allow the undisciplined Joy Or
motion to express itself with their
feet. Among these are Jokubas SEED
villas and his wife, Lucia. who &C.
gether keep the delicatessen store,
and consume nearly as much as tney
sell; they are too fat to dance, put
they stand in the middle OF the moor,
holding each other fast in their arms.
rocking slowly from side to side aud
grinning seraphically, a picture OK
toothless and perspiring ecstasy.
OF these older people many wear
clothing reminiscent in some detail
of home-an embroidered waistcoat
or stomacher, or a gayly eolored
handkerchief, or coat with large
cuffs and fancy buttons. All these
things are carefully avoided by the
young, most Of whom have learned
to speak. English and to affect the
latest style of clothing. The girls
wear ready-made dresses or shirt
waists, and some of them look quite
pretty. Some of the young men you
would take to be Americans, OF the
type of clerks, but for the fact that
they wear their hats in the room.
Each of these younger couples Affects
a style of its own in dancing Some
hold each other tightly, some at
cautious distance. Some hold their
arms out stiffly, some drop them
loosely at their sides. Some dance
springily. some glide softly, some ,
move with grave dignity. There are
Doisterous couples, who tear wildly
about the room, knocking every one
out OF their way. There are nervous
couples, whom these -frighten, and
who cry, "Nustok Kas yra?" at them
as they pass. Each couple is paired {
Tor the evening-you will. never see {
them change about.
There is Alena Jasaityte, for in |
stance, who has danced unending
hours with Juozas Raczius, to whom 1
sne Is engaged. Alena is the beauty
OF the evening, and she would be Z
really hpaufffuI 70 che xuara not on .