The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-01
rn,ss Naughty Cerman-ites.

D. Geo. w. Blacknall is an enter
prising landlord, and has managed TO
advertise lis new hotel al Nsrehead in
sri divcrting methods, sucn as
he MARY Burt Howe FurmIn Yarn,
the Revised Edition" of tbs same.
the Editorial Excurt, the Doctors :,
Dianer, etc. &C. But the i.test anu
ov far the strongest card OF the sea
son 10 scot of bis getting up. Il isa
letter from Rev. DR.. JOS. +. Garter, in
the Biblical Recorder, setting forth the
absolutely awful awfulnes. Of the frisky
Dutehmau, as displayed in Blackn. Il's
Ball Room. As an ad vsrtisement,-
well, We daiessy there hs, been already
a Wild rush OF gay Racquetteers Of both
sexes, that has packed the ho;ei from
turret to foundation stone As joey
Bagstock in Dickens novel. declalm
sth,-'.They riU do it. Demme thnJ
uiH! There's no stoppin EN- They rc
born 70 do it
For our part, we view things phi
o.ophica.ly. Not having any sister,
wife, or sweetheart, we don't care \
peanut bull or an hull peanut,
whether the Racquet he Naughty or
Nice or botn, as some folke think
Byron described the Waltz as-"Ha!l
a"-loosity But the advocates OF thr
seductive Ring. Round, Rosy will
tell you Byron hac 2 lame foot anu
.'couldn't dauct; AMI that al Others
who oppose dancing are IN nc same
category. There may lie something m
TINS. Human nature is pretty much
- ra,1 -b..h.r IN s"C,.l- ri, .p.4
kids" or long-hair and skirts. The
fact that mothers who have waited ID
youth, don't like their daughters to do
ii, would seem to he suggestive; but
then maav 4 mother who WIS cuuftei
On the sofa every Saturday night for two
wears, won't let her daughter swing on
The front gate half an hour IN the moon
light wen when there are fourteen li;tle
brothers, and a bull dog, VII hin tar
shot lttskesa grsat dralof philosophy
to settle these things. Any way here
is what the Reverend DR.. Carter thinks
of the Morshead Huy-K usicdte: =
THE GERMAN Az MoREHKAD.
That which is on pubic exhibition,
and i. seen night after night by the
large crowds of ladie. and gentlemen
wto p%atroniEe and visit the Atlantic
Hotel Al Morehead, surely may DC writ
ten Of. for uninIadverAion, ia II religious
newspaper, even though the modest
should De shocked and the religious
outraged
For this rsason | ask pardon for the
mention | am to make 10 the readers o.
the Rec0ricr of the dance known rs the
German, as seen At Morehead City.
Not intending to make an apology
for being present 10 see 70. myself, l
desire TO say that the bill room IS 50
large .nd 50 situated that ore cannot
walk the lines OF ~tnoroughtare or search
successfully for friends in that hotel
without passing their scenes Of revelry
and dancing. A few nights since, at
the invitation Of a friend we took a
moonlight sail from Beaufort to More
head. There, for the first time | wit
messed the performances of the Ger
man" 70 say that it is shocking to
look upon i. a term not too strong of
expression. To declare that eur chris
tian civilization IS di.graced by it is
not an ~extravsgant declaration. Nor
does it admit OF discount to say that
true modesty, p~ersonated by a maiden
in virgin purity. would put her hands
to her face aud blush herself sick with
disgust at the sight Of those 'giddy
uhirls OF the dance
Twenty five years ago, when | wit
messed Waiting, there was seeming
trace Of modesty in it, even il it smack
ed Of modesty then at all for then the
woman stood off frotn the man in q
great degree and the man put bis hand
some principles Of propriety. AS it is
now, the woman literally puts herself
III the man bosom and, if full breast
ed, presses moro or less upon him while
the man avs his arm closely around
her person and spreads the palm of his
hand full upon tho lumbar region Of
hcr back.
La the former days referred to, the
valtzing was done only with their own
''partnels.' This was q shield to some
extent 20 the more modest, 80 that We
saw ladies @alizing with other ladies,
Il lady with her brother or friend, and
SO on but in the miserable German
| observed that they changed part
%ners," SO that every woman In the ''set"
was embraced by zach man, let him be
brute or gentleman.
However, l would like to utilize my
recent visit to Morsbead 10y sounding II
call to our fashionable p Baptists, who
arc seeking to accomplish % their
children under the tutorship Of = gen
tlemAn who wears patent leather slip
pers and a clsw-hammeI coat.
JssEPH E. CARTER.
Beaufort, .1uQ. 10th. 1891.