"'Pray, kind sir, why say you so?'
"The Cushion-Bearer—
"'Because Jane Sandars won't come to.'
"The Fiddler—
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"'She must come to, she shall come to, An' I'll make her, whether she will or no!' |
"The cushion-bearer and vessel-holder then proceeded with the dance, going as before round the room, singing 'Frinkum, frankum,' etc., till the cushion-bearer came to the lady of his choice, before whom he paused, placed the cushion on the floor at her feet, and knelt upon it. The vessel-bearer then offered the cup to the lady, who put money in it, and knelt on the cushion in front of the kneeling gentleman. The pair kissed, arose, and the gentleman, first giving the cushion to the lady with a bow, placed himself behind her, taking hold of some portion of her dress. The cup-bearer fell in also, and they danced on to the fiddler's corner, and the ceremony was again gone through as at first, with the substitution of the name of John for Jane, thus:—
"The Lady—
"'Our song it will no further go!'
"The Fiddler—
"'Pray, kind Miss, why say you so?'