Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-11
! The Old Time Dance.

The Old Time Dance.
You should have seen US hop and
prance. my wife and I at the old
time dance! We went down there just
to watch the bunch, to chat with
But, the twang Of the fiddle with !
its 'twiddle, twiddle, twiddle." and
the ping. pong. ping" of the chords,
and the %sing-song holler Of the quad
rifle caller, and the, scuffle, scunle, !
scuffle on the boards. were SO tempt
ing and so jolly in their spirit and
their folly, that before we had
reckoned where we WERE, we were
humming, we were singing. we We're
youngest and the gayest-me n
her! IL
Then soon the others who were old
and slow, with their aunties and their
mothers all were on h 60, n the
old time couple in the quadrille set
were as nimble n as supple as the
rest. you bet, when the call-boy chant
ed. Take the girl next door, the lady
that you wanted when you swung be-
fore! Parade Down the alley with your
head held high, salute Name and
Sally as you pass them by! Show your
old time metal in the old time feats;
be as cheerful as a kettle, and it's
now find SEATS"
MY wife still thinks It was not just
right, but she's been years younger
since the dance shat night. n I
heard her humming at her work to-
day some old dance music in an old
time way!
The Fargo Forum recently carried
a picture Of a wedding group with
%At- @~~n- GTI Yy~,o Uy4llS~~
Group, 1872" The Forum Is mistak-
en-. any family album will prove that!
One version of the story Is that
Adam left the Garden through a dis
agreement over crop rotation. The
Lord wouldn't let his raise Cain there.
Suspicion attaches to the man
nowadays who advertises his house
for sale and mentions that he has a
full basement.
There is an old Joke which reads
like this What two words a be
made from the letters in the word
''ENOUGH" that mean mot
ENOUGH? The answer is "ONE
HUG" On such occasions, however.
who ever stops either to count or
spell1
Old time Tight fans will be glad to
hear the following men are all farm
ing in Pembina county: Corbett, Fitz-
simmons, Jeffries, sullivan, Maher,
6harkey. Jackson. Mitchell and Nc
Coy.
Tho jamestown Alert says jurors
called in Stutsman county found sew
eral. cases on deck. With the removal
of the cases the game was probably
resumed.
The supreme court Of North Dako-
taswas recently called upon to con-
slider a case Appealed by e woman
who claims to have been precipitated
into a basement from Ward county
AT a church meeting in Cavalier
county the people listened to IAN ad'
dress by the local pastor and by 9th
ers from outside the church." Cole
wtather for the latter, it would seem
Farmers Of North Dakota wer,
called upon to pay three cents pei
acre fiat hail tax. No protection is Of
fered, 1t appears, in those regions
where hail is round. #
Want ADJ.
-'#H
Continued from last weekly
FOR SALE, fat turkeys; will keel
till Christmas II desired.
WE HAVE A FINE ASSORTMENT,
OF STORM DOORS for sale; opel
evenings.
BAKER WANTED; should be goo
mixer. Plenty Of dough for right mar
WANTED, warm room and break
fast with quiet family on the stree
car line.
GOOD POSITION for man who ca
eat and sleep at home.
FOR SALE, profitable harness bus
ness; let us show you a snap.
WANTED, traveller on commtssio
to carry our shirts from Winnipeg
Victoria.
BISCUIT salesman wanted. Work
not heavy.
workman to press ladies' waists; tax
tho Belt Line.
WEALTHY WHOEVER wishes t
correspond with young lady with vie
to matrimony; prefers stenographe
willing to take dictation.
MARRIED MAN desires position
amfaccustomed to doing everything
MIDDLE AGED GENTLEMA.
Wishes any kind Of rough work avail
able; am married and have serve
three years in the World war.
DESIRE job on farm; am married
prefer separate house.
High school debates are now in q
der all over the United States; whe,
then was the necessity Of an ext,
session Of congress?
Neighbors Q q retiring conducts