American dancing master, and ball-room prompter: containing about five hundred dances ... By Elias Howe .. 1859 SPEED THE PLOUGH. (Longways duple or triple, proper) A1: 1s and 2s RH *, LH * A2: 1s down the centre, turn halfway, up and cast off (improper) B1: W1&2 chain over and back B2: Forward and back, partners turn until proper. Original text: First four cross right hands half round, left hands back--first couple down the centre and turn half round, up and cast off (on the opposite side)--ladies chain--forward four and swing to place. ------------------------------------------------------------------------