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ORIGINAL,
SEMi-MORAL ESSAYS.
BY A RETIRED LADIES MAN.
MO. v

"But" said l, "you have said moth.
ing about The morality of dancing"
"Nor do intend to-" said my friend
GamaIiel. The truth is, dancing is
moral or immoral, according to circum-
stances. There is nothing immoral in
its proper use, at suitable times and with
suitable company. The wise man who
declared that there is a time to dance"
undoubtedly meant as he said, the snarl
ing offanatics, TO the contrary notwith.
standing. Dancing has been favoritc
amusement in all ages and through all
countries, and neither experience or ho.
ly writ have been able to testify ought
against it. Even pious joy, at some greal
lnterposillon of Providence in favor oil
the chosen people of God, was wont 10
DC expressed by the graceful movements
of the young, to the sound of the tim.
brel and harp. The savage native OF
the western wilderness still proves his
lsraelilish origin by his solemn dance
around the sacred fire, regulating his
movements to the solemn +" HaIieuiah'
of the elders oflhc tribe, who sit around
Indeed, there is no exercise of the bodi-
Iy organs capable of SO great variety
of expression. Joy, sorrow, the pas
sions and emotions of the human breast
start forth into a living likeness in the
dance. .7
do not say that modern dancing is
all its iavorites could wish it to be. II
is too physical and too little intellectual.
There is no soul in the movements of
modern dancing party. It's liable 10
run into an excess Of scampering, which
is of all things the most disgusting to
thinking mind. Go to the forests, among
those tribes which have felt least of the
contamnating influence of a proximity
to more refined communities. There
you will see dancing in its most glori-
GUS form-in its highest state of perfec.
tion. do not mean 10 eulogise the un-
graceful movements, nor the savage pas
sions there exhibited, but the spirit-the
sentiment, the dancing of the soul.
strange, uncouth and savage as it is, but
faithfully shown forth in the evolu,ions
of the body. 1t is a pantomine, with.
oat art,displaying the feelings which are
intended to be excited by the occasion,
in all their variety, a,d with startling
truth and fidelity.
Observe modern mincing miss upon
the boards Of a modern ballroom. Her
attention is equally divided between a
careful oversight Of her white kid slip
pers, and the momentous care of pre-
serving her ringletsin their proper curl.
Her motions are calculated with re-
speclful reference to the strength and
tension Of her corset strings, and her
eyes, studious Of conquest, are wander
ing forth in search after info nation as
to the effect Other own personal charms.
Is sucha being lovely Will she gain
lovers in the dance? Nor are the gen
tlemen less censurable. How cana man
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dance with bis pantaloons strapped over
his shoulders and under his feet, till his
frame is compressed to degree Of ten
sion analogous to the rigidity Of gra-
ven image, and his soul IS stretched upon
the rack for fear his habiliments will part
at the knees, and exhibit more Of his fair
proportions than he is willing to exhibit
for nothingl Plltell you, my friend, /
mean to write book Yes sir, a book
But Jill my friend Gamaliel writes
book, | shall leave the matter.
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