The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

ZION hI VIC SUurb I1OuD6D dl4A W
trust willrespond to the call and be
fully represented.
Ke2oSho G'elegr0pn.
Minnie Mystic having finished her So
i0urn in Chicago appears again iii your
paper apologizing for her communl cation
No.
say Her, for the person is either a
male in petticoats or female Traveller.
I am inclined to The latter as she is we'll
acquainted with Dance Houses and the
melodies sung therein.
Her burlesque on the Dime Reading at
Wesley Chapel (for it was no critici m,)
in your paper of June 1st was not written
for her "13'iel1dS 90ho 5agoyed her aOitb
their hospitality" but was evidently a
dri0e IN Henry Fellows, aud for what |!
That 'he might recognize the Jact that
he GO0S no longer one Of the yo2t7ag peo-
pie" And that a person, who, at %
has a good voice, at 40 or %, from iLfu-
ence ofage and perhaps added neglect
and mIsuses, may use it as hindrance. +"
A. hindrarce TO what Thus speaks
this strange Minnie, mot even having
the pleasure Of his acquaintance Yet
this stranger Dubs him Professor Fal-
lows at first sight.
In communication No. 3 she directs
her criticisms TO two pieces recited In
song or otherwise. One was "Bpaulifui
snow" ard the ether ST wish was a
baby"
I'm these pieces there is anything
offensive to refined ear it must be 10
the ina giuation. Minnie might as well
criticise clergyman for reading in
church, Christ's conversation, at the
we'll Of Sychar, with the Samaritan
woman
If the young lady who recited "Beau
tiful Snow" is influenced by the n9OTQ5
Cf her poem her friends need not fear OF
her being en:iced into Chicago Dance
House.
If the boy who sang. 81 wish was a
BABY" never rolutes his voice with
more exceptionabe words than those of
the eong-the father and mother will
have but little occasion to regraS the
boys training. Although trusting in
the supervision of their religious teach
err"
One would have supposed that Minnie
by her I0Tge experience in Dime Read
lngs would have known quite well. tina
such entertainments are not given to
show the perfect training which each
performer has had in elocutiun, or in
music, but one solely FOR the entertain
ment Of the people, and thereby raise
funds for some specific object.
Religious and sober pieces alone would
not hold an audience through one ex
ercisa, but if so-could~ hardly be called
together the second time.
A diversity Of sentiment and of song
tho grave and the gay-are always
admissible on such occasions, avoiding
such as are offensive to good taste.
Buc Minnie's communications are in
consistent with each other. In the first
the boy was pttte6 because he was evil
IDENTIFY trtcked, and would have been
e4,cored had not the audience discovered
the trick. In the last it was the words
Of the song a good after thought!
Since Minnie's first communication
there has been considerable comment on
the criticism and on the Dime Reading.
Those not interested in the pertor
nance except as they were a part of the
audience, have uniformly expressed
their opinion-that there was nothing
in the pieces Objectionable, yet have ex-
pressed surprise thet certain lady
should have read the piece IA visit to
the Exposition" But as this piece did
not trouble Minnie I am sure there
could have been nothing Objectionable in
it, and of course "1O0S Of use IN coming
2OorE"
Minnie in bidding US BGTea0elz went
into aptures-expressing her admira-
ton at the performance-someo of which
was rarely equalled and never excelle6.
If a country town-away from OPP
portunities of witnessing like perform
ances, can get up Dime Reading
and raise funds for a Sabbath School
Library and meet the appreciation of
our hypercritical Minnie. the performers
have achieved triumph Of which they
may we'll be proud.
And when w. H. B. is convinced he
is mistaken in his suppositions he will
apologies "a0it]aoaIt malice ofore-
thought" Till then he will remain as
before. W. II. B.