Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-01-05
DIALOGUE ON DIPPING,
SENT BY A FAIR CORRESPONDENT.

JULn All, how | do remember, the soft wins.
pers of this Utmost MONITOR and truly do | feel the
| singing touches OF conscience long abused for
this vic practice, dipping, has led me on to runous
excess, and brought my body in subsection TO per-
verted laws TO break the spell that holds me
| in enchanted charms, and free me from the tyrau-
Gus power Of snuff, my second nature prompts me
not, but the scky relic OF this primitive being, ur
ges me to repair the feeble mansion of its abode,
before the remnant of my shortened days, shall
have wound up the UNFINISHED thread Of life, and
| laid me low beneath the smoulderlng sod With
resolutions now rise, to wage this war against the
common enemy of my health and peace. So let
me fight, that victory shall crown me in the end and
save my injured person, from the jaws Of dlssolu-
| ton premature.
ALICE Poor FESTIVE spirit, IS II you hear. thus
slness of the som6rtiH brdeSSdfs "6frff fey beg:.
| Weak mind 10 give up the innocent enjoyments Of
little, for the simple sake Of gratifying the supersti-
| tlouS sense OF king conscience ; such inbred weak
ness thy native engeniousncs, would Scorn. Come.
come expel the witchcrat of such lorbiddny ere
dulity, and touch again those ivory teeth with cho-
Cest snuff so shall the last dispel the gloom that has
settled upon thy spirits come take stick aud dip for
good old scotch will heal thee ofa thy conscientious
| Scruples. Ii will embam thy bruised feelings and
awaken still thy wonicd cheerluness. Take this
WOuiCU uiusl su ItSlN NHONNuI hhu h'uCh VIII
snuff; soohe the agitation of thy mind and calm
the storm, before it rise.
JULIA Good friend, the habit, long INDUCED has
planted in me this keen arrow of conviction, that
snuff is poison Its dread influence my injured
system feels, and conscience approves the awful SEN
tence of my ruinedhealth. My resolution is fixed,
my plan is laid and all my enemies shall marshall
their strength To execute my firm purpose. Quit
will, and all the Wlles Of sophiStic argument shall
not blind the enterprise, now made desperate BY
the loss of health and spirits!
ALICE Nay, but Julia, will you orcgo the pleas.
ing ,aste-the MIns emotion, of a mouth well sata.
ted with powdered tobacco, glorious snuff, for the
pitful camncsS OF conscious over tenderness and a
frame grossly healthy win you part with long
used friend and soalcer, calm device, To rid you OF
trouble and pain lOr the unequal qualification Of a
supersttous law of mind Spurn the dro idea
and let your better sense command your feelings
Away with YOUR resolutions lit belongs only Ia
monks and nuns, to follow rash vows and deny
themselves the purer delcaces of innocent appe.
lltes. Here take this box, fresh filled, and thi,
dogwood twlg, ungrth your corSets and on ON
hounches, let us take our ill! What care we iol
the world and its opinons--the inward 10Y whcl
we may gather from this practice, will more thar
; compensate Tor public inqusition.
JULIA Oh Alice, little do you know the cramps
OF thS poor conscience, you much derde Il
pains me to hear you thus denounce the truthful
guide of uncorrupted hearts 1t tells us when on
feelings get the better band OF Judgment and great
6 y chldcs us when we yield To passion or To appe
ttc. Then call it not superstitous ear that urge
me to reformation, call ii reason pure unmpas
stoned reason !.
ALICE Why dear friend has cold philosophy O
calculating morality taken the place Of your cener
Gus feelings What prompts those serious SENT
= mentS, that so Cypress your once cheerful bosom
DO you envy others Sort and hope 70 tread nev
+ paths, unlrodden, yet by your ineXpcrience? For
. bear such violence 10 natures imperial laws, and Al
then dcign to follow ON in the beaten way Of ym,
revercd progenltorS
It JULIA DO no violence 70 nature in giving at
. 'saHve heed to reason, and my better judgmen
warns me, that to govern appelles, is Ia preserv
i the true sense OF real enjoyment My taste ia
q snuff, is but morbid SYMPTOM Of abused appetite
To sneeze of times gives pleasing shock, but t
cram The nose with powdered leaves, despoiIs III
rain OF hall Its cleverest senshlliteS SO with din
ping, yet more beast hardening; for the eXouislt
juices OF this honed mouth sweet embamer Of il
o ondest kisses, is at once impaired corrupted, an
;, the gentle bieaihlngS OF this ambroSal breath
turned to foul soroeco too base for reptile kind /
Q inhale, Nay more.-The friendly saliva which nj,
a healthy digestion, is covered into sickeninp lava
monstrum Tor the death Of worms, and It's vile Il,
YOUR, made meet for human taste vet not nh tn
y base etuvia pervades the seat OF sense the bra
:. and periorates the delicate net work Of the nnr
sowing the secret seeds Of slow disease and Gncs
ing death Yea more. The tender plant OF i,
% is sorely wthered aud the fair constitution. rote
s. down, before the lawful bounds OF life are mee,e
out.
i ALICE Such ruetul sentiments, SAVIOUR much
!. studied too ohg INDUCED. Thy tender feelings to
prone 10 brood over wrongs imagined, or fear, :,
fetched, have gained Thy boSom'S sway. Shake q
the illusion and lei thy sense and proper reason
Is restored To dip. intends no harm, but Ia broo'
premeditates ones death, Take up this stick, arr
: itwell with snuff and burst the yrant shackes, II,
held 'he, appalled,, al sight Of such couscual spor