The Meeker herald., 1888-02-11
san. JONI. on oud,. pna Dancing.

listen; When that EiI! began the
gidhy whigl uf tbe dance In lhr hall
room, that was tic lime 10 got scared,
When sou found your boy spending
more money than De- ought, that WAS
the time Ia get shocked.
sow cauis and reap gamblers. 1
know I'm called iiau,crndcuialisi
and called a Puritan, bli tod save my
family from cards and profanity. and
whisky aIi dances. gud le; tie world
call mc What Il viii.
SOW plF,or dances and reap hall
rooms. S,w bathrooms nnd reap round
dancr,. SIw round dances, reap Lui,s
aud Luliucf. Sow dudes aud duIiur-.
reap hall a ;h.mblr!ul 0f caiyc,.lpot
Jelly, lATr!au aud llgshirr renewed
again and asaiul wish sou wouldn't
laugh ans mnug tonight, Tor never
felt sp SOLEMN .u my lie. For Coils
sake hrAr me with solrmEiiy sud
eafn,,iucss worthy ~ the cause. But
YOU say say s1 many funny things, II
Sou uulN know hna mauN ! have Ia keep
hlck yon wouldn't blame mU loT the irw
that creep out.
Hear me, boys, girls, young laiici, II
Kansas City' used to dance. I've
danced many . night With tie gita II
my town. Hear me. II I was fair.
ayrrvs. dancing man. and think
was, then nn pure s.Fl clu 90 ont uu the
iluuF and dance another sri. "a voice,
"ilurnh''I Young woman, IL yOu
could bat follow ibr young man, alter
hc lass fluu you hume, ip some haf-
rUm nr club and bear Tie discussion II
your form aud person sud ynut virtue
Itself. you'd never lusn yuur r'sp-ci AMI
gu uu q hall Moor. ,~rusH,inu,l
The dudes get mad vt mr IN some
places aud talk about wanting ir slap
my jaws. ,i.lusliirr.l Hut ! slN, tn
thrlr credit, they know better than To-
slap. I'm no; afraid 10 drop down into
u hundred acres Of dudes AMI not .
thing to light with ani all ol ,h"m
armed with Nx-shouirrs. daughter
Tie tendency ui the ninc,r-ulh crr-
iulTy j. 10 duirism. You Dire, young
bue!, uuj, part his hair In the middle,
put uu aH cy. slafs, give rim PANTS
which look ~ though his legs hai hocu
melted aui poured into 'oin. put ou
ipoih-pick sliOcu. and cycty gi.l in the
town admiFJs Inn. prolonged mcfti-
m-ni.i col help you. girls; III rather
see my daughter dead tonight than sit
ting In pltlur talking 10 dude. lAp.
plausc.l The good bishop Of New York
ssya tile confessional shows that nine.
teen out of twenty Eifls meet their
downfall In the ballroom.
in all my observations I never knew
n poor. ruined woman who did No; ~ To-
ruin through the ballroom and the
thcaicr. \ woman vino las
lost her character has los; all. hgi the
boy is liouizcd by sceiriy. II there's
one deeper, blackcr hell than another
its lot the man who crushcs purity aud
virtue under his halluwei feet TAP.
rlausc.l The only thing In the world
which deserves dUuble-barguicd shot
gun and load VI huckshui is such q
man.
\ round dance is au antc-ron to
damuatiOn. never want tr see tie
arm oi lccherum man around tie
waist Of ny wife or daughter.
| Hpc uu man. III H. myself. bc irIc to
myself. and true To- truth. Al want
30 do is To stand un the barrel. knock
the bung out. and let nature cut her
capers. Applause and laugh,eF.l |
may he AN idiot ani fool. but " I'm
not an idiot aud fool you'd better
think Of these things.-Hansas City
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