THE DANCE.

Otago Witness, Issue 1539, 7 May 1881, Page 24

THE DANCE.

Methought I -watched the giddy dance, , , ' "The whirling 1 forms,- the nimbre feet ; ' The view wa'p bright and air to Bee , , J ' ; That I commahded from my seat. J { \^ -Here was a happy smiling face, . It cheered Jone as it floated by.; . ' ' And there, perhaps, a face whose look Would make one feel inclined to cry. There one beheld a got-up. youth, Who made his bow with faultless grace ; And when he raised his head he looked With feeling in his partner^ face. And in the Lancers' chain, methinks I saw two f riendß give hearty grasp ; A shy youth twe cold fingers give ; Two hands that lingered in their clasp. And there, perhaps one saw a face, Whose sweet-eyes beamed o'er upraised fan ; Surely a look from eyes so bright, Must quite enslave the hears of man. A merry little couple passed, And much I wondered who they were— She with her smiling face cast down, He with his nose held in the air. And there a solemn couple pass, With stately measured step they go : The corners of their mouths turned down, / As if they ne'er could pleasure know.

And there, perhaps, an ancient pair . Whose dancing days are" nearly o'erj Who after eat:h succeeding dance, Declare they'll really dance no more. But hark ! j'Tis.theJlast galop now. The dancers vanish, and they seemj With all their different forms and ."dress, ' ' To be the creatures of a dream. ' * ' ' X. Y. t

Wahganui,