The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-06-18

Ns.DoANr:--I wish to say few words


Mr.. DoANr: IL wish to say few words
10 the citizens Of this place, and ] avail
myself Of the means afforded through
the columns OF your paper. within the
past few weeks. have had several dane
i,g parties at my house; quiet, civil col
,ections OF decent and respectable per.
sons, old and young, lovers OF innocent.
social recreation, assembled for the pur-
&c Of exercising the Tcrpischorcan
Mr., for pleasure and physical benefit
Some persons in this place have taken cx.
captions TO these SCATTERING, and endeav-
ored to bring them into disgrace by APP
plying to them opprobrious epithets and
stigmatizing them as 'Rat Balls for the
purpose Of keeping decent, respectable
persons from attending them. Now
what want to say to that portion of the
public j.. that they had as well mind their
own affairs and not spend time on mine
] have had no party at my house at
which the respectable portion of com
munity. or part thereof. was not pres
ent, and those refined, well-brcd and fas-
tidious patterns of social prorriety, who
ind so much fault in tho conduct Of their
ncighbors. would do well to draw. for a
Knllc AZ IcNst, tSatit
them, and turn it inward. upon their own
actions and motives. The investigation
might be- Of profit, morally and socially
speaking.
Why these monitors Of social prOpriety
and dccorum, should thus traducc sne,
my house, aud its social /. a herings ] do
not know but guess. Lnvy, jealousy.
Tclfishncss and All the bascr passions OF
the human disposition are extant, and
have their effect.
Are they (thc talkers)- afraid will
make few dimes! despisc the mean
lived disposition Of any man who is
rnvious Of any one who makes a little
money; though giving parties is not
money making, but if it were. despisc
the man who Is so misery as TO think
that no man has right TO make money
but himself. Are they afraid ! will be.
come too popular among the social low
ing citizens! / hate. loathe and exccrate
any one who cannot by his own inmate
tact and abilities sustain good social
standing, without traducimg and black.
rning the characters Of his neighbors and
fellow citizens in order that lie may be
conspicuous by comparison. But enough
Of such folk.
] wish now 10 say that notwithsiand-
lug all the Sttclnpts at triducing, | feel
very much gratiiicd ut the complete sue
cess vi my last party on last Tuc>da, eve
ming week. The many compliments ]
received OH that evening from many of
the most respectable citizens OF the place,
who were in attendance, have assured
me that my Efforts TO give satisfaction TO
the most fnstidious were successful. IL
WIS complete success. Why not!
when there were large number in nt-
tendance. and all OF very respectable
standing the sexes well divided and the
collection not disturbed by boistcrous
actions OF ruflianly noise, while the hap
py smiles and sparkling glanccs Of the
ladies fair" announced TO all that the
time was one OF pleasant social rccrea-
ton.
] return to al! present my sincere and
heartfelt thanks for the kind interest
they took in making the party one of
pleasure and good feeling. and assure
them that on all future similar occasions,
nothing on my part will be left undoncI
10 make such social gatherings meetings.
Of pleasure and social profit, and that
no disturbance shall be allowed, nor any
act on the part OF any one that will be
offensive to the most fastidiOus. All,
may come and feel assured that insult
and injury will not be tolerated.
G. CLRICH.
JASPER. june Ia. 1869.