The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-09-11

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the people "had'a mind to."s Indeed, the
aenunciation often hastens the adoption of
what is denounced. and the thunder and
lightning of the pulpit have been rs mpo-
tent to prevent it as the snge or sarcastic
comments Of the press. Society seems to
he travelling through this worlds wider
ness under certain rules and regulations.
moral and religious, which they are ever
infringing by deviations-such as those o.
\ drove of cattle, which will hurry OFT to
one or the other side to sip q little water
from q running stream, or stand awhile
under a deep, dark shade, or nip q little
green grass that go invites them from Its
sweet retreat. All that the driverscan do is
70 flourish the whip and in the long run
bring them all up, rs we hope ali poor NOR
tails will he brought up, Mt the place of rest
in good time.
Bot the round dance we know nothing of.
We have known n little Of the "ch1cken
hon" the snow bird on the ash bank"
and the pigeon wing" We once split
our swallow-tailci coat with the spur on
our boot in m extra flourish, which caused
| the removal of the spur, but gave rs very
much a JENNY TwITCHER aspect by reason
Of the subdivisions Of the swallow tail.
\ circle we admire-it is beloved of artists
and revered by the world as mathematical,
even Including the marriage ring in its
classic and piors symbolry. 1t is possible
the natural and artistic devotion to the
| circle set this dance on foothills moving
| and hobbing ~around,' which even the
Enquirer has had practical sense enough to
saw nav become tolorable. Hear him,
August 2Gth:
GAS to the moral tendencies of round
dancing. it is gravcly to be considered whc-
Their we cannot easily become accustomed TO
It, lust rs fashionable people do to the bal
let, and as travellers become accustomed to
he art galleries in Europe. = Ii Is
Ill the result of habit, and matter OF con-
ycntionality; and when society, in the pro
rrcss of refinement and liberal ideas, shall
have made it rs common a thing for gentle
men and ladies to put their arms around
each other as il now is for them to how ana
TO courtesy, no one will see any more evil
in round dancing than we now see lii the
beautiful display Of the female bosom ut
our social gatherings"
If We have nippcd q little of the grass
of the parsonage, the moralist of the En-
guirpr has here gone into the rector's stable
and luxuriatcd on the rich mixed food pre-
pared in the trough.
We have generally steered clear of these
vexed questions-the more especially when
they infringed on religion. The late Mr..
RlrCHIE gave us some kind advice when we
became editor. above ALL" he said,
avoid religious discussions. You will get
" a hornets nest about your ears whenever
- YOU touch them" He was right, as we
have found out. We may play about the
fount of morality q little, but when the lions
approach we "get up and git" Vulgar,
but vigorously suggestive Of fight. We
retire to the n~cighboring iungles and regalc
ourselves on a few practically unambltious
w~hortleberrics and hazel-nuts.
Our friend S., Of the Enquirer, is
astoundingly versatile. Friar Tuck was
not a circumstance to him. by the way,
the Friar spent some time in the Ragged
mountains, near Charlottesville His vi
brations, such as that from the irresistible
articles on the I" Black Sulphur Springs"
to the solemn lecture on the Sabbath and
round dancing, are so sudden and violent
that we know nothing comparable to
them save a collision of railroad trains.
We trust he will not long remain
in his present mood. We are una
bic to realize the sudden metamorphis
from the broad humor Of the Black Sui
phur" to the sombre and severe visage of
4 "Scotcli Sabbath" We can assure Our
friend that we are utterly unable to follow
aim, and would be glad to know which face
he means to wear. One of the most trea-
sured friendships we ever had was that
with "a fellow Of infinite jest and superb
vocal talent who became a preacher. As
induty bound, we congratulated the Church.
Are we to have our self-sacrifcing DISPOSE
ton again tested? Are we to have a Rev.
Mr.. S.? Wen not surrender yet. Hurrah
for the Black Sulphur Springs"