WALIZING.
At first they move slowly,^Uh caution y and grace, ••- • • : C:'*' --y'y '■■-■?■ Like horses when ju?t setting out on a race* ;^l For dancers ai balls, just like horses afc ' ; race?, •: ' ; '•-..'. .'..•..•-? .-■'4-^i Must amble a little to shovf off their paceaiy| The music ;play» faster; their raptures ; begin j " " "'< ~ ~'" : ' CzC'Cz fcike lambkins they skip, like teetotums they spin; Now draperies Whirl, and the tiny feet fly, "C And ankles, at least are exposed to the • -eye. •.,.-., O'er tbe chalk-oovered room in circles they swim? He Smiles upon her. and she ainiles upon him; Her hand on bis shoulder is tenderly placed, His band quite aa tenderly circles her waist. They still bear in $un&, as they're turning each other, y. . The proverb of "one turn deserving and other;" y And these bodily turns often end, it i$ ' .said,- ••--.' •-'.. In turning the lady> .or gentleman's head,* — EmiltJakb.
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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 17, 29 October 1874, Page 3
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146WALIZING. Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 17, 29 October 1874, Page 3
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