The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

! lily admitted it. He had a penchant for
getting the prettiest ladies in the pa :
vilion as partners and appeared to be
in the seventh terpsichorean heaven
of delight, until.
The blow descended thusly: Mr. Ma
bry was cavorting about the floor much
after the manner of Miss Fancy" the
childrens elephant at Avondale, and
was being urged on by Tom Epperson,
Judge Davis and a few others. He was
led to believe he would capture first
prize. So overjoyed was he that he as
sayed to converse with his partner.
Don't you think the floor is lovely
today" he asked her gently.
IF you think the floor is lovely to-
day. wish you would get off my feet
and try it for a WHILE" came the an
swer snappily.
Mr.. Mabry did try it. after the young
folks got tired dancing the latest steps
and the old fashioned square dance was
called.
In the midst of the first dance, a
huge bug, modelled something after the
style of the U-21 was seen resting in
the middle of the floor Ladies led
bloody murder. until Ossie Andrews.
with marvellous presence OF mind, threw
his hat over Mr.. Bug. and gently es-
corted him to the rear entrance with an
injunction not to intrude again.
The most beautiful and most charm
ing dancer on the floor was Marjorie
Cornell, little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. V. Cornell. Marjorie did not miss
a dance not even the quadrilles of the
afternoon. She danced alone. with
childish grace and disregard of her sur
roundings that was beautiful to see.
She was the hit of the day and every one
in the pavilion ATTEMPTED to make
friends with her. She refused to be-
dance, however, and afforded much
amusement to her elders.
Iucien Brown created a ripple of
merriment early in the morning, when
he appeared in the dancing pavilion
proudly exhibiting a string of fish. Mr.
Brown had removed the cord from his
lat, secured pin from the lapel of
his coat which he bent to the proper
ANGLE cut a pole, and captured a blue
bottle fly, which he decorated the pin
with, and proceeded to fish in the lit
tie brook from the springs. He caught
five and never lost his fly. The largest
fish he caught weighed considerably less
than 10 pounds and the smallest
weighed something under two ounces.
at buck and wing dancing that aston
ished all present. Mr. Cornelius had
been regarded as too staid to stoop to
the amusements which everyone present
appeared to enjoy but he showed what
a good fellow he was by giving an ex-
hibition of dancing, as 'she should be
did" He received salvos of applause
after his first exhibition, but refused to
repeat.
The old fashion square dance came
into its own In the afternoon. Charles
Campbell organized quadrille. and j..
S. May called the sets. The old fash
Toned dances are far and away prettier
than the new ones. and everyone present
caught the spirit of them Few of the
younger people knew anything what
ever about the dances, but it was just
a matter of obeying instructions and ali
soon learned what to do when the stem
torian voice of Mr.. May called, Swing
your partner" Ladies to the left" "All
hands around" Left hand over" Right
hand over,' Address your partner,'
etc.
The ladies' committee on entertainment
was composed of Mrs. Robinson. Mrs.
Fortaine. Mrs. Abrams Mrs. Dudley and
Mrs. Godby. The mems committee was
made up of o. p. Fontaine, ]. T.. Robin
son, R. v. Mabry r. X. Kennedy, Lucien
Brown. C. E. Abrams and d. Trucks.
Immediately after dinner the dancing
was resumed. Llewellyn f. Salter man
aged to coop" one of the most attractive
ladies in the pavilion for partner and
after a few preliminary skirmishes,
started off on something that appeared to
be a cross between the one-step. the hesi-
tation and the Brazilian maxixe. Charlie
Abrams, of course, saw 1t and said Lew
ought to be arrested. Well, that gave him
an idea. and he saw Judge David J. Davis,
who presides over recorders court every
now and then, and arranged for the judge
to preside at the trial Of Lew"
"Granddaddy" Kennedy agreed to ac:
as states attorney and Charlie acted as
sheriff. He managed to dig up deputy
sheriff's badge somewhere, and proceed
ed to break into the dance and arrest
Lew" charging him with attempting
to hesitate"
and the charge read to him. He plead
not guilty and Bradley Head was caleld
as the first witness against him. Mr..
Head recited incidents IN the life of Lew
which led nowhere, and to which the de-
PENDANTS attorney seriously objected.
Judge Davis overruled all objections say
ing the witness knew nothing whatever
about the case. and therefore should be
allowed to tell all he knew about every
thing else.
S. NJ. Cox was the next state witness
and the defendants attorney objected to
Mr.. Cox himself, saying that, as he sold
collins. he had personal interest in
wanting to see Lew executed. The judge,
how ever, refuNd to sustain the objec-
tons. and Mr.. Cox proceeded to testify.
"Granddaddy'' wanted 20 know II M.
Cox knew anything about the personal
character of the defendant, and was told
that Mr.. Salter once owned several hogs
and that when they were fed he had to
get neighbor to call them for him.
After much wrangling, Judge Davis de-
cided that the defendant was too large to
ia uce even If he knew how tn do so and