Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-07
Fer the .8UhRDiAS.
"A Remarkable commsaloatIoa" Fiddle
Sticks."

the 18th o communication from Old Fiddle
Sticks, In support Of IN old dogma, advo-
Gated by him, and others like him-a Bit
ter opposition to dancing. wish to call
especial attention to his communication.
Upon first blush, the reader Of his article
~onld he naturally impressed withtlie idea
that he was rnaaing an effort. not alone to
show his familiarity W itlI modern. but with
ancient history, chasing himself with thu
classics, boldly defending morality aud
and supporting chastity.
| His first proposition IL, that dancing is
deInoralizing-cspecially the ronnd dance.
! READER. will you carefully not~ his vulgar
aud blackgusrl representations Of the
Sticks" through all Of his strained conclu.
sions, but will notice him by piece-mesls.
First-His description Of both ladies' aud
gentlemen in the ballroom, chilling and
cooing" That may b- classic. but unqu-s-
tionsbly (ai.e. 2d-The woman and man
he saw upon train. "She must have ri
der She would eat apples and have the
boys To squeeze her until the cider comes.
o, how chastc moraliziuc, Further:
His vivid illustration Of MY son yonr
daughter" MY son clasps yonr daughter
around the waist; she rides him around the
room" This IL in part, the association Of
all round dances" L. this tru,.-or f,lsei
submit the case. without comment.
How is old Fiddle Sticks" to be dis
posed Off We know nothing of his merit
fot consideration, his location or purpose.
should Ice greatly relieved could be- pro.
prrly informed. He makes light Of the
authors ref, renee to the necessity Of early
education in the science of dancing--as-
serts, in his defense, that the citizens of
the Empire "I GREECE and thu Republic of
Rome actually danccd-"yet they fell,'
The author of the article to whirn Fiddle
Sticks refers, did not say that dancing
sustained any government, but thar ITS
neglect was evidence of u decline in the
cultivation Of social relations h.tNe.n the
sexes. Rob man of the healthy aud holy
Influences Of woman, aud he by nd:nre be-
comes fprg-tinl of all bis early teachings
and precrpts, aud will in-vitaLl, become
corrupted; then, the more he is under
her iuiluchrc tn. more be il Protected
the more our SONS are protected. the more
are our daus hiers. Does old Fiddle Sticks
possess the audacity to intimate that our
ladies' aud geutlemrn indulge in thu ball,
room or elsewhere. in such di>rcputuble
acts a. set forth in his article referred toy
Ii ~. his statement md illusions AT, EN-
phatically false. This would he father
harsh, therefore VT ~ili kindly diav the
sensations - though tissue, il will hide
some nf its Determines and uglinr-s.
Some OF our citizens suspect old Fiddle
S'irkN t"b""'F-' harE'''i. Climb ,f""t"d wins
ky drummer Who ...s-"d through our town.
Il 80, Of cuU. he had no iondnrss for dane
ing, not being himself able io dance. Bni
others suspect his having belonged to the
Jesse James iayunt-that his ideas of dang
ing being confined to the savage and the
negro, probably hc never attended any
dancing executing the Indian War Dauc,,
aud the Negro Ii"cdown; yet I am some
What more charitable; should not br at
all surprisrd-iu the event of onr ever he.
lug able To ascertain who h. is-ihat lac
proves to be tolcrahly respectable old
crank.
Why, David, man after Gods own
heart. was foud of dancing, and actually
danced he f,rr the ark of the Lord. But,
unfortunately for him. hr had not been
taught in The science Of dancing, aud at
tcmptii Z to dance he ripped, charged and
ca,ottcd like a freshly lassoed mustang.
making himself 80 ridiculous That his wife,
lhl- -urr.cnoush wife, became disgustrd
ard ever after hated him; not because he
danced. hut hecausr he knfc not lor 10
due, Theu vas commenced the teaching
Of the science NJ dancing, for the purpose
of preventing Il like nccurrrncr. ard has to
the present day been sustained and taught
successfully throughout the CIVILIZED
world, and encouraged hy the hrightcst
intcll"cts of the age. Often onr merry
dance i joined by our learned divincs and
aS lrch AMI reputable followers of Christ
a. live on earth. Why then complain of
dancing heing taught n a scieneef
am seriously impressed with the idea,
and fear. that old Fiddle Sticks is di,-as-
ed. aud anu fearful that h. is cursed with
the malady known A. Brght's Disease.
Shonld old Fiddle Sticks ever see this.
her" is recipe for bis cstoration-( sure