Charles Follen Adams

“ No wonder that accidents happen With such things to get in one's way. "When we used to dance, my dear Scroggina, There were no such 'pullbacks' as these To mar our delight in the ' mazy,' And trip us, perchance, on our knees. "You could balance, and go down the centre, And dance the Virginia reel, Without walking half up a panier, With the bustle caught on to your heel. "Mrs. Grundy called over this morning, And said, with a smirk and grimace, That Laura, last night at the party, Was horribly banged round the face. ”