THE SCHOLARS COMPANION, CONTAINING A CHOICE COLLECTION OF COTILLONS & COUNTRY-DANCES. 

BY M. J. C. FRAISIER. 

BOSTON: PRINTED BY D. BOWEN, AT THE COLUMBIAN MUSEUM PRESS, FOR THE AUTHOR. 

THE SCHOLARS COMPANION, &c. No. 1-THE GROVE. 

First and 2d couple crofs hands and back again, lead down the middle, lead up and caft off one
couple; then the 1ft gentleman fets to the 3d lady, whilft his partner fets to the 3d gentleman;
then the 1ft gentleman fets to the 2d lady, whilft his partner fets to the 2d gentleman; then
the 1ft gentleman turns his partner with both hands, placing her between the 2d and 3d ladies,
and right and left at top. No. 2-MARLY WATER'S WORKS. 

HALF figure proper with the 2d couple, lead through the bottom and caft up-half figure proper
with the 3d couple, lead up and caft off one couple, three hands round, double bottom and top,
change and continue the round; the 1ft and 2d couple lead round each other, and conclude with
the allemande to your partner once round. No. 3-LA VAUDREUIL. 

THE 1ft couple fet to the 2d lady, and en moulinet, do the fame with 2d gentleman, lead down the
middle, up again, and caft off one couple, allemande 3 couple, contretems forward and right
and left at top. No. 4-LA VAUDREUIL, COT. 

GREAT round, two oppofite couple change partners, pafs through the other two couple falling
back to your own places, en moulinet and chain at the corners, the other two couples do the fame,
and afterwards proceed with La Main. No. 5-RHODE-ISLAND. 

THE 1ft and 2d cou. crofs hands and back again, lead down the middle, up again and caft off one
cou. 6 hands round, and right and left at top. No 6.-WASHINGTON'S RESIGN. 

THE 2d gent. allemande to the 1ft lady, 1ft gent. do the fame with the 2d lady, the figuring cou.
pafs over, 6 hands round and right and left at top. No. 7-A TRIP TO BATH. 

THE two 1ft cou. swing out fides, the ladies paffing between the two gent. return to your places,
1ft cou. lead down the middle, up again and caft off 1 cou. 1ft gent. fet to the 3d lady, and the
1ft lady to the 2d gent. then 1ft gent. fet to the 2d lady, and 1ft lady to the 3d gent. turn your
partner with the right hand, and right and left at top. No. 8-THE COMMODORE's RETURN. 

THE 3 firft cou. ballances forward and change places, hay contrary fides, ballances again
and hay on your own fides lead down the middle and up again and caft off 1 cou. crofs over 2 cou.
and right and left at top. No. 9-PADDY. 

THE 1ft lady, caft off on her own fide, place yourfelf between the 2d and 3d gent. her partner
following her, placing himfelf between the 2d and 3d lady, the fame contrary fide, lead down
the middle gain and caft off 1 cou. the firft gent. fet to the 3d lady and 1ft lady to 2d gent. again,
the 1ft gent. to the 2d lady, and the 1ft lady to the 3d gent. turn your partner and chain. No. 10-LOVE
IN A VILLAGE. 

THE firft and 2d couples crofs hands and back again, the 1ft and 3d cou. fwing round the 2d cou.
caft off and up again, lead down the middle and up again, caft off 1 cou. 6 hands round and right
and left at top. No. 11-LADY BARTLEY. 

THE 1ft cou. caft off and return to their places, lead down the middle, the figuring lady then
turns round the 2d. and the gent. round the 3d gent. then 6 contretems forward and change fides,
then all the 6 take 4 pas de bafque and fall into proper places. No. 12-LOVE FOR EVER. 

THE 2d gent. allemande with the 1ft lady, the 1ft gent. does the fame with the, 2d lady, lead down
the middle, up again and caft of one cou. 6 hands round and caft off one cou. on the right hand and
right and left at top. No. 13-THE LASS OF LIVINGSTON. 

THE 1ft gent. and lady allemande with their oppofite with the right-hand, ditto with your own
partner with the left lead, down, the middle, up again and caft off 1 cou. 6 hands round and chain
at top. No. 14-THE FREE MASONS. 

THE 2d gent. allemande with 1ft lady; 1ft gent. do the fame with 2d lady, lead down the middle,
up again and caft off one cou. and fet corners. No. 15-THE CIRCUS. 

THE two 1ft cou. crofs hands and back again, lead down the middle, up again and caft off 1 cou.
then fet corners, and right and left at top. No. 16-THE PRIEST IN HIS BOOTS. 

THE 1ft cou. fet to 2d lady, then turn quite round, ditto with the 2d gent. then lead down the middle,
1ft gent. bring up 3d lady, and his partner the 3d gent. the 3d cou. return to their places by a
brifez, then fwing round the gent's. fide, do the fame on the lady's fide, and fet corners. No.
17-SWEET HOPE. 

THE 1ft two couples fwing out contrary fides, the two ladies paffing the middle, back again
to your places, caft off contrary fides, then enter the fet and lead up, caft off one cou. each
on your own fide, four hands round and right hand and left at top. No. 18.-WILKE'S FANCY. 

THE 2d gent. turn 1ft lady and 1ft gent. turn 2d lady, lead down the middle and up again, caft off
1 cou. fix hands round and right and left at top. No. 19-L'ALLEMANDE SUISSE, COT. 

LE grand round, the 2 figuring cou. go and place themfelves before the other two cou. with two
allemande fteps and a rigadoon, then fall into oppofite places with the fame fteps, then every
body allemande to your neighbour, then to your own partner, the fame cou. prefent themfelves,
before the other cou. fall into your own places, allemande in the 4 corners and then to your partners.
No. 20- L'Allemande suisse, Cot. 

SECOND gent. allemande with 1ft lady and change places with her, caft gent. do the fame with
2d lady, 2d gent. come back to your own place, prefenting the left hand, caft gent. do the fame
lead down the middle up again and caft off 1 cou. and right and left at top. No. 21 THE DUTCHESS
OF BRUNSWICK. 

THE 1ft cou. caft off out fides, up again, lead down the middle, up again and call off 1 cou. 1ft
gent. dance oppofite 2d lady, holding his partner with the right hand, then to the 3d lady, changing
hands during this, 1ft lady dance oppofite 3d gent. then to the 2d, 1ft gent. caft off on your
right, then enter the fet and caft off on your left, the lady does the fame, contrary fide, and
conclude with allemande twice to your partner. No. 22-THE GERMAN DANCE. 

TWO cou. fwing out, contrary fides, return to your own place, 1ft cou. lead down the middle and
up again and caft off 1 cou.-contre-tems forward 3 cou. and change places with your partners-contre-tems
forward again and return to your places-the 1ft cou. caft off 1 cou. the gent. on his right and
the lady on her left and right and left at top. No. 23-LA DEMOISELLE. 

Firft 2 cou. ballancez forward and rigadoon to your places changing fides with your partners,
lead down the middle and B caft of contrary fides, paffing between the 2d and 3d cou. and cafting
off the 1ft cou. then 2d and 3d cou. chaffez oppofite your partners, whilft the 1ft gent. allemande
with his partner, then 2d and 3d cou. half chain and right and left at top. No. 24-THE NOSEGAY.

Firft cou. caft off and back again, lead down the middle up again and caft off 1 cu. crofs hands
with the 3d cou and back again and right and left. No. 25-THE WIDOW DIXON. 

Firft couple fet to the 2d lady and en moulinet, do the fame with 2d gent. pafs over 2 couples and
right and left at top. No. 26-HARVEST HOME. 

THE firft 2 cou. fwing out fides and back again, lead down the middle, up again and caft of 1 cou.
fix hands round, lead through the bottom and top and caft off, then allemande to your partner.
No. 27-LA PROMENADE. 

SECOND gent. allemande with 1ft lady and 1ft gent. allemande with 2d lady, lead down the middle
and up again and caft off 1 cou. crofs over 2 cou. firft 3 cou. ballancez forward and allemande
with your partner, changing places, ballancez forward again and allemande to your places.
No. 28-PEA STRAW. 

The 1ft cou. caft off, 1ft gent. caft off again and enter the fet, 1ft lady return to your place
and enter the fet too, 1ft gent. allemande to your partner with the right hand, then to the 3d
lady with the left, and your partner to 1ft gent. then to your partner again with the left hand,
and your partner allemande next with 3d gent, and the 1ft gent. to 2d lady, then turn 3d lady,
then the 2d and fwing outfide holding your partner with both hands. No. 29-THE NORTH COUNTRY
LASS. 

Turn right hand and caft off, into left hand and caft up, crofs over a cou. lead up to the top and
caft off, hands 4 round at bottom and right and left at top. No. 30.-LES DRAPEAUX COT. 

Grand round, the 1ft lady and the oppofite gent. contretems forward a rigadoon both chaffez
to the right, dechaffez go round each other turning into your own places, the 3d lady and oppofite
gent. do the fame, as do the 2d lady and her oppofite and the 4th lady and hers. No. 31-LA PIEDMONTOISE,
COT. 

Grand round, the 2 firft figuring cou. contretems forward and brifez on their left, repeat
that chaffez and dechaffez and right and left, the other 2 cou. do the fame, after which all begin
with La Main. No. 32 LE SEJOUR DES GRACES, COT. 

Le Grand round, top and bottom couples prefent themfelves before the fide couples, 4 hands
round to their own places, fide couples do the fame, top and bottom cou. right and left, fide
cou. do the fame, grand moulinet half round, the ladies in the center, back again with the gent.
in the center, back again with the gent. in the center, and la promenade all round, then all La
Main. No. 33 LES OMBRES CHINOISES, COT. 

Le grand round, the 4 ladies contretems forward and rigadoon-the 4 gent. ditto and bring the
ladies back to their places, 1, promenade to oppofite places, the 4 gent. contretems forward,
ladies do the fame and bring the gent. into proper places, la promenade to your places, all great
chain half way, chaffez. finifh the great chain. No. 34-THE WHITE COCKADE. 

Six hands round, lead down the middle up again and caft off 1 cou. 3 cou. ballancez forward, change
fide and ballancez forward again, la promenade fix and right and left at top. No. 35-PADDY WHACK.

Firft lady and gent. fwing round the other 2 cou. ditto contrary fide, lead down the middle,
up again and back off 1 cou. fet corners and chain at top. No. 36.-LA TEODORE. 

Firft cou. fet to 2d lady and hands round, do the fame to 2d gent. lead down the middle, up again
and caft off 1 cou. fix hands quite round. No. 37-TRUE FELICITY. 

THE 2 firft cou. contretems forward and rigadoon back, 4 hands half round, contre-tems forward
again and return to your place with half crofs hands with the left hand, then lead down the middle
up again and caft off 1 cou. and right and left at top. No. 38-.A TRIP TO HATFIELD. 

Firft gent. fet to 2d lady and turn her, 1ft lady do the fame with 2d gent. down the middle up again
taft off 1 cou. and right and left at top. No. 39-LA BELLE CATERINE. 

Firft cou. fwing round, undo that, 1ft gent. turns 2d lady with both hands, ditto the 1ft lady
with 2d gent. and right and left at top. No. 40-LOVELY SPRING. 

The 3 1ft cou. ballancez forward and rigadoon back, 6 hands half round, ballancez forward again,
from the place where you find yourfelves and half round back again into proper places, lead
down the middle, up again, caft off 1 cou. and right and left at top. No. 41-READING RACES. 

Caft off 1 cou. hands 4 round with 3d cou. caft up; hands 4 round with 2d cou. la promenade fix round,
crofs over 1 cou. and right and left at top. No. 42-LADY WINDSOR'S FANCY. 

Firft lady fet to 2d gent. and hands round and come to your own place, gent. fet to 2d lady and 3
hands round and fall into proper places, fet 3 and 3 top and bottom, then 3 and 3 fide ways, then
fix hands quite round. No. 43- Miss PHILIPS' ALLEMANDE. 

Caft off 1 cou. and hands 4 round at bottom, up again and hands 4 round at top, lead down the middle,
up and caft off 1 cu. then allemande 2 cou. No. 44. THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK. 

Change fides 2 cou. back again, lead down and up again, and caft off 1 cou. lead through the bottom
cou. then through the top and bow slowly to each other, then right and left quick. No. 45-PRINCESS
OF BRUNSWICK. 

THE 1ft lady fet to 2d gent. and turn the 3d, the firft gent. do the fame, fet 3 and 3 top and bottom,
the fame fide-ways and allemande all fix, then 6 hands round and lead out fides. No. 46-THE HAPPY
MEETING. 

Swing your partner, with the right hand, caft off 1 cou. then with the left caft up outfide, lead
down the middle, up again, and caft off 1 cou. and right and left at top. No. 47-LUCY MANN's WHIM.

The 2 firft cou. foot it and right hands acrofs, foot it again and left hand back again, lead down
the middle and back again to the 2d cou's place, then allemande 2 cou. No. 48- Miss WILLIAM's
WHIM. 

Caft off 1 cou. and turn your partner with both hands, caft off another cou. and turn your partner
again, lead up to top and caft off 1 cou. and chain at top. No. 49-LILACH. 

The 2 firft cou. chaffez acrofs and dechaffez, 1ft lady ballancez with 2d gent. and the 1ft gent.
with 2d lady, the fame 2 cou. make la promenade. No. 50-LES PORTRAITS A LA MODE. 

Three cou, join hands and contretems forward, then countermarch and fall into proper places,
lead down the middle, up again and caft off 1 cou. contrary fide, 1ft and 3d cou. chaffez and dechaffez
whilft the figuring cou. make 4 pas de basque and turn with both hands. 

FINIS.