 ... and jigs. The commencement was always a square four, which was followed by what was called jigging it off, that is, two of the four would single out for a jig, and were followed by the remaining couple. The jigs were often accompanied with what was...  A History of the Valley of Virginia - Page 352by Samuel Kercheval, Charles James Faulkner - 1833 - 486 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sherman Day - Pennsylvania - 1843 - 766 pages
...remaining couple. The jigs often accompanied with what was called cutting out ; that is, when either of the parties became tired of the dance, on intimation...way a dance was often continued till the musician WM heartily tired of his situation. Towards the latter part of the night, if any of the company, through... | |
 | Sherman Day - Pennsylvania - 1843 - 754 pages
...remaining couple. The jigs were often accompanied with what was called cutting out ; that is, when either of the parties became tired of the dance, on intimation...company without any interruption of the dance. In tliia way a dance was often continued till the musician v, . -• heartily tired of his situation.... | |
 | Henry Howe - Virginia - 1845 - 562 pages
...remaining couple. The jigs were often accompanied with what was called cutting out; that is, when either of the parties became tired of the dance, on intimation...the musician was heartily tired of his situation. Towards the latter part of the night, if any of the company, through weariness, attempted to conceal... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins - Indians of North America - 1846 - 632 pages
...remaining couple. The jigs were often accompanied with what was called cutting out ; that is, when either of the parties became tired of the dance, on intimation...the musician was heartily tired of his situation. Towaid the latter part of the night, if any of the company, through weariness, attempted to conceal... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins - Indians of North America - 1846 - 642 pages
...The jigs were often accompanied with what was called cutting out; that is, when either of the parlies became tired of the dance, on intimation the place...the musician was heartily tired of his situation. Towaid the latter part of the night, if any of the company, through weariness, attempted to conceal... | |
 | Wills De Hass - Indians of North America - 1851 - 444 pages
...remaining couple. The jigs were often accompanied with what was called cutting out ; that is, when either of the parties became tired of the dance, on intimation...by some one of the company without any interruption to the dance. In this way a dance was often continued till the musician was heartily tired of his situation.... | |
 | Henry Howe - District of Columbis - 1852 - 614 pages
...remaining couple. The jigs were often accompanied with what was called cutting out ; that is, when either of the parties became tired of the dance, on intimation...the musician was heartily tired of his situation. Towards the latter part of the night, if any of the company, through wcarincaa, attempted to conceal... | |
 | Elizabeth Fries Ellet - Frontier and pioneer life - 1852 - 488 pages
...couple. The jigs were often accompanied with what was called ' cutting out ; ' that is, when either of the parties became tired of the dance, on intimation,...some one of the company, without any interruption to the dance. In this way it was often continued till the musician was heartily tired of his situation.... | |
 | Henry Howe - Mississippi River Valley - 1855 - 908 pages
...remaining couple. The jigs were often accompanied with what was called cutting out ; that is, when either of the parties became tired of the dance, on intimation...the dance. In this way a dance was often continued until the musician was heartily tired of his situation. Toward the latter part of the night, if any... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1856 - 462 pages
...remaining couple. The jigs were often accompanied with what was called cutting out ; that is, when either of the parties became tired of the dance, on intimation...some one of the company without any interruption of me dance. In this way a dance was often continued until the musician was heartily tired of his situation.... | |
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