Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-14
THEY ALL DO 1T,
Though The waltz Is Dscried, Il Is
Enjoyed.
Miss Occurrences Gives Sample Of the
feeling-A Scribe's Vacation,
Experience and Its
Results.

Lent % gone, and the church member Ii
again free to take up some of the worlds
pleasures and strew them among the mgr
lad worlds pains. Free to go to the thea
tire and firt through an opera glass; free te
walk down Market street Qf q LADY, and
admire her new spring costume in the mir
reIs made by the RESIsIER windows; free
TO go to party and lose herself in the &C.
stasy of a soul.intoxicating waltz, while the
Opera House orchestra is pouring out the
hesyen.inspired strains of the "Geliebt and
Yerloren." April is q little late for dane
ing, but let it go. If too late for delic 'ous
waltzes, even in hot, stuffy rooms, with
nice cold awaiting you on the balcony
where you 20 to cool of, it will soon be
just right for more delicious waltzes on
natures green carpet at picnic at Cresap':
grove; or in the braoing air the eagle drink
in at Deer Park; or in pavilion where the
wild waves Of Wheeling creek lave the
pebbly sands of Seibert's garden.
Once upon time-but II was not al
Seibert's garden nor at the Moundsyilie
camp ground, the writer heard the com
mand: Partners for waltz" 1t was an
inspiring scene and
"Do you waltz" inquired the scribe Of q
demure. looking girl who sat enwrapt, gaz
ing at the animated scene and absorbing
the music.
"No, indeed, but 1 wish I did. We
church members are not permitted to en-
Joy the pleasures of this world. All well,
and she sighed, II suppose society thinks
we shall have full recompense in the
next"
"But, my dear miss, more than half the
peoIle ysltzing here til evening are
church memb .rs, and they seem to be en-
Toying themselves quite nationally" re-
Jon cd the scribe.
Dear me! Is that so? What will soci-
Society is bugaboo, and it is 10 mat
ter what it says. DO you waltzP
"Ye-e g." and with just the coyest hest
tstion in the world-a hesitation that was
worth more than the favor Of the waltz
she formed into one-half OF new couple
ard Joined the others in the graceful
whirl. After the waltz the scribe, II con
yersation with Miss Occurrences herself
promised that when next be resumed his
arduous duties with the sty ograph he
would ascertain, as far as possible, what
TUG lccllDk VI oOSlCby, ohN
church society-"way up moral society
was in regard to Waiting or dancing, and
for the general benefit OF the reader his
discoveries in that peculiar realm are ap'
pended.
He went out into the city; he talked
with ministers and priests i'll secluded
corner of the psrlor he discussed the ques'
ton with little brown eyed angel who
danced like Peri; he argued with comedy
German lass at Arion Hall and he chatted
it over with lovely matron OF Chapiinee
street. Opinions varied, but he found
these results The Catholic Church iorbids
Waiting; other churches wink at 1t; some
do not mind it; married ladies eschew 1t;
young people are fond of it; sweet girls
adore it and everybody doas II 49, i,
happened that the scribe was at a recep
ton few evenings since, and as the call
Take partners iiof waltz" came from the
prompter, be bethought himself OF the de-
mure young lady of the seaside pavilion
and, behold, she was present, and when
she was informed that the scribe had full
filed his promise in part, and had In
measure ascertained what society" had
to say, and was asked, do you waltz
She besitated not, but was whirling away
in less time than it takes to write it.