The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-10-18

VA W]I anu the iniil'aiy
wv " schottische on the
programs. Why,
ii took me ten years to learn to waltz
and then just when / had got it
down pat they began the two-step."
"A two-step is just as easy!' said
the girl with brown eyes. Il could
teach you in ten minutes, Mr. Satter-
field"
And if she can't, can" added the
girl with the blue eyes.
Don't trust them. Try me instead
broke in the young woman with the
yellow hair from the porch railing,
where she was perched. "You simply
have got to go to that club cotillon
with the rest of us
Satterfeld regarded the three
would-be teachers with interest. He
did mOre-he beamed.
Il never before thought l should
like TO learn" he confessed, but
somehow l have a yearning to do SO
now"
"Oh, go ahead" said Mrs. Satter-
field. Don't mind me-"
"She thinks l can't do it," said Sat
as they swept the rugs off in one
corner of the porch. He carried him
self with the air Of a man used to
accomplishing great things in a few
minutes.
ITS like this" said the girl with
brown eyes as Mrs. Satterfield at the
piano indoors struck up a two-step.
She skinned over the floor lightly
while Saterfseld studied her feet.
"Oh, yes" he said. 81 see. 1t looks
very easy. Like this"
well, not quite" said his teacher.
You were doing a galop then, Mr.. Sat
terfield Come, try it with me and see
if you can catch the rhythm"
was that a galop?" asked Safer
field in a surprised disbelief. YES,
| will catch on all right just as soon
as | dance it with some one. AS you
say, l must get the rhythm"
They started and Satterfield walked
on his teachers feet and ended by
tripping her over a chair.
81 was looking at the dog in the
front yarH he explained. Il nearly
had it then, didn't u"
well, nearly" gasped the girl with
brown eyes.
Let me try" said the girl with
blue eyes. "She didn't explain the
step to you at the beginning"
No" said Satterfield. II knew
that was the trouble, but | hated to
say So"
This way" said the new teacher,
slowly outlining the step. You un-
derstand? les terribly easy"
Perfectly" said Satterfield. "As
you say, it is very simple. | should
have learned to two-step ages ago, only
| never thought I'd care about it, and
then after a mans married he sort of
thinks the girls would rather dance
with the chaps of their own age"
The girl with blue eyes yanked Mr..
Satterfeld around by main force. He
betrayed a tendency to continue the
two-steD in one straight line, varying
it by attempting hurdles over the
porch railing and assaults on the win
dow boxes. When they stopped the
young woman was hopping her fore
head totally out of breath.
/ Satterfield was flushed but triumph
ant. "Oh, it's easy!" he said. "Of
course, | make mistakes now and
then, but"
TRY with me now" said the girl
with the yellow hair. They have
been taking it too slowly You don't
get the rhythm"
That's it," said Satterfield, irri.
tably They forgot all about show
ing me the rhythm"
You mustn't be discouraged" said
the girl with the yellow hair.
"Oh, I'm not discouraged, said Sat
terfield in surprise.
The music from indoors continued
with machinelike regularity and the
three teachers worked heroically in
relays. At the end of an hour Mrs
Satterfield came to the porch to find
the girl with brown eyes lying ex
hausted in the hammock with a dam
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torn from her skirts. The young WON
an with yellow hair was gathering up
back combs and pins from the floor
Her friend with blue eyes was re
pairing her skirt, which was torn
from the belt Satterfield was beam
ing.
I'm ready to go on" he announced
cheerfully.
You'd better rest" said his wife
hastily.
Yes, you must rest, Mr.. Satter
field" chorused his teachers, also has
tily.
All right" said Satterfield, re
just beginning TO catch the rhythm.