The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-07-27

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other in quick succession. and these be
ing exhausted, | resorted 10 the fancy
role. The scene must have been rather
pictul esque; nv light curs falling to my
waist, clothes tucked up to my boot tops
and for frame work, the ruined Old
mill AS knelt in one figure, assuming
listening attitude, glanced upward
and beheld Mr.. Grave reclining on a
rafter overhead In confusion, I caught
up my hat'to beat hasty retreat when
the object of my discontinue swung him.
self down in front me. fETrEr#.sr
! Il am sorry to have disturbed you, Miss
Elsie, Do not be displeased, for assure
you shall never forget the pleasure you
unconsciously affored me-
Thus reassured I could not forbear
laughing.
"You must have thought me demented
to rush in here, throw down my hat, and
set to dancing as if for a wager"
MY admiration conquered every other
emotion" was his gallant rejoinder
Well the truth is, the spell was on
me, and | embraced the first opportunity
for It's Indulgence"
81 thank the fates for allowing me to
be present.
"Wh i were gow doing hefe? I tl,pght
the Oh mil deserted
80 ~ H. by others. | came hers -
read" 1fa" Hs1.
II regret that I disturbed you" asa.
II am glad. The treat was all the
more acceptable for being unexpected"
Don't yoW dance, Mr.. Grave ~
'tNot at all" 9Ta
''Then you must LEI me teach you, and
we'll begin nOao. ~
| He blushed to the roots of his hair, ex-
calming:
"Oh, no, Miss Elsie II indeed you
must excuse me. 1t is impossible"
Nonsense You are not contentious
Iy opposed to it, are you ?"
Yes; our sect prohibits it,"
[ saw butra snbterfuge, and resolved to
carry my point.
"Well, if that's SO, just sit down here,
and III relieve you Of all religious
scruples.'
Ensconced upon the sill of a window
overlooking the dam and watercourse,
began my PROSECUTING, @ e.a hsot1'
The prejudices religious people have
AGAINST dancing are separately and col
lectively based upon the idea of erteas
maintain that those who have good com
mon sense are the best regulators Of their
own conduct, and those who have net,
will never be benefited by all the rules IN
f.! Chfistcndom, sacred or secular. No one
can teach an extremist moderation If
| h. does not dance, he will show his
lpropensities in other things, even more
perncious."
"Y"u are evidently versed in argu-
mentatlve logic" laughed Mr. Grave
| Let those laugh who win," retorted !;
"but to proceed: Dancing seems to be
as old as the world. All history speaks
of it, and think it very likely when the
morning stars sang together at creatioG's
birth, they danced also"
"But, Miss Elsie, you do not seem to be
getting at the point Does, not this
amusement which you are endeavoring to
uphold, feed vanity? expose ladies to
Ill assorted company? cultivate the taste
for dress? for excitement? and, worse
than all, do not the exposure and weari
ness following a night of revelry unfit it's
devotees tor the life before them for
many subsequent days, and, in some cases.
| lead to premature death ="
Your questions shall be answered to
the best OF my ability SO far as Uanatg
is concerned, we all have greater or less
share. Since was four years old, have
been dancer, and the pet of our gay cir
Gle, yet am confident, in your Quaker
community, cannot be found a young la:
dy near my own age as impervious to fat,
terry as myself, simply because famlliari
ty breeds contempt and will ask y u
candidly, if, with your knowledge of me,
you can display more 0anity than the
girls with whom you have been bred, al
though they do not dance p"
/ cannot say that you do, or, in fact 50
much" .,t,
Then for company. No lady should
attend social gathering without being
we'll Informed as to those she is likely to
meet, and any woman who has not char
acter enough to select appropriate part
nerS for the dance, cannot safely be trust
ed at a church festival, picnic, or public
| promenade Any woman can draw around
her such companions as she may please,
and ii her inclination is for the fop, it is
oy NO means necessary ehe should be
versed In dancing to crafty that taste.
Dress and excitement are among the nee
essdrtes Of life Women who have only
home matters to occupy their attention
are apt to become fault finders"
/" But surely you do not believe in this
extravagant display so common among
the fair sex?"
"No, and yes. believe We would be
better without it, but when ones social
sanding and influence depend so much
upon dress as they now do, think 1t
should receive due attention. You know
the habit does not make the priest
whether costly or not. So far as dress Is