East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-09-27
NO BUNNY HUG"
FOR YOUR COWBOY
OLD TIME "COW DRILL"
GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM
Prefers to "Swlng 'Em ON the Corner
10 Doing the New tangled Wiggie

Prefers to "Swlng 'Em on the Corner
10 Doing the New tangled Wiggic
Stuff.
In this day Of the Bunny Hug
Grizzly Bear" and Turkey Trot" II
Is almost forgotten that there ever
was a form OF terpsichorean pastlme
known as the "quadrille" or COW
drill" as some of the frontier folk
styled IT, but for proof that 1t has
not perishcd from the earth, ask some
| OF the cowboys who are just now bent
| on landing a worlds Championship
! ANY one of them will inform you that
| for genuine exhlleraton of the spirits
I none OF the modern creations In the
/ world OF dance can compare with that
| where you swing your partner on the
| corner, and that he would not for
sake the old for the new II he could
gain gold mine thereby.
AS "A matter OF fact. the quadrille,
though past the zenith of its glory
has not yet waned entirely and still
claims an allegiance in many rural
communities. II any doubt the state
ment, let him 90 out to one of the
country dance halls on Saturday
night in winter and II will be sur
prislng II he does not hear the scrape
OF the fiddle punctuated with sharp
commands to Swing your partner
and balance all
Asked for a statement regarding the
comparative merits of the quadrille
and the modern popular dances one
] h.. rid "A
sayin that these ere new tangled
dances are all 10 the bad but, take 1t
from me. pard. I'm for the good old
COW drill first, last and all the time.
From what I've saw OF turkey trots
and grizzly bears. there amt much 10
EN- except putting your arms aroun
a girl and maxim a dam fool out OF
yerself in public. I guess though
they're all 0. X. or the saciety people
in the cities wouldn't be takin' then
up. But put it down from your Uncl,
Hiram that none of that stuff goes
where / comes from. There we g
our pardners crack our heels in IN,
air and you bet we have some fur
when we start to swingin' the gals"
Many years ago some verse makinl
genius, who knew his subject frs
hand. got his muse 10 workin anC
composed a few stanzas on "a Cow
boy Ball" and printed them in
publication known as THE North
west" They were republished in tn
East Oregonian at that time and re
Gently Major Lee Moorhouse fount
\ clipping in his scrapbook OF III
la rli
appropos of Roundup time. he ha
submitted them for publication again
Here they are:
\ Cowboy Ball.
CIT yo' little saSe-hens ready.
Trot 'em out upon the floor.
Limp there, you cussesl Steady
Lively. now, one couple more.
Shorty, shed that old sombrero.
Broncho, douse that cigarette:
Stop that cussin Cashmere.
Fore the ladies! Now, all set!
S'lute your ladies. all together;
Ladies opposite the same
Hit the lumber with your feathers
Balance all and swing your dame
Bunch the heifers in the middle;
circle stays and do-So-do!
Pay attention to the fiddle
Swing her round and off you go,
First four forward, Back to placesl
Second follow-shuffle back,
Now you've got it down to cases
Swing 'em till their trotters crack
Gents all right a-heel and toein'!
Swing 'em. kiss 'em If you kin
On 70 next and keep a-goin
re Till yer hit yer pards ag'in!
= Gents to center; ladies round EN-
Form basket balance all!
=. Whirl your gals to where you foun
~ EN-;
y Promenade around the hall;
Balance to your pards and trot 'er
Dound the circle double quick!
u Grab and kiss 'em while you've 20
~ EN-;
Hold 'em to it If they kick! .....
Hold 'cm up and feel their heft'
Promenade like skeery cattle;
Balance all, an swing yer sweets
t. Shake yer spurs and make 'em rattl,
n Keno Promenade to seats
f. The Northwest.