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Show Mr. Vanx'a Duce with Victoria. Nashville American. ' It is averred by those who witnessed Mr. Vaux's performance on that occasion oc-casion that while ho dauced well there was no relish of effete royalty in his movement. He struck out in regular democratic, puuehoon-rioor, possum-in-the-gum-stump fashion and there was a veritable Fointh-of-July gimmo-liberly sound in. the clatter of his heels and toes as he forwarded . aud backed, swung corners, and did the grand right aud left. There was a suggestion of toppling dynasties and crumbing crowns in the way Mr. Vaux pigeon-winged, pigeon-winged, bucked and shuffled in the presence of royality and in tho midst of the proud nobility of Britain's capital. When he swung his ' partner there was an unmistakable wrist move-men move-men which gave II. R. M. to understand what would happen if the British lion's tail should ever get into his sinewy hand. Every time ho swung his foot he ap-peared'to ap-peared'to spurn crowns, and diadems, and scepter and things across tho floor. Ho capered as though he was dancing for the head of royalty in a charger. There was a Declaration of Independence in his leg movements, and his every attitude appeared to say, 'Bully for(x. Washington." Take it all in all Mr. Vaux's dancing was at once an act of gallantry, an assertion of the principles of the American Constitution, Constitu-tion, and a bold deli to the divine right of kings. |