The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-01-16
NO.. 6.
WHY NOT PLAY TUCKER!
\ GOOD JOKE ON PRESIDENT-ELEcT
HARRISON.

4 GOOD JOKE ON PREsIDENr-ELEcT
HARRISON.
II they Call the Inauguration Ball some-'
tnirg Else Harrison Won't Know they're
Dancing.
[From the Philade phia Evening Telesraph.l
The inaugural ball is worrying the
Methodists OF Indianapolis, too. Since.
the ministers OF Columbus, Ohio, adopt
ed their resolutions denoueing the ball
as ali imitation Of the "follies, displays,
pageantry and etravAgance Of European
cities" the Methodist ministers OF Gen.
Harcison's city have been discussing the
ma:ter also, and they have decided TO
take vote upon similar resolutions at
their meeting next Monday.
The Rev. s. E. Keen, OF the Roberts
Park Church, is ousspoken in his support
OF the Columbus resolutions. He says:
81 Lave talked with nearl Y au the mill.
listers of our meeting they number.
about twenty-five and have yet to ind
one who is not in accord with the action
of the Columbus clergymen. Indeed,
they cannot well be otherwise In accord
soce with the book Of discipline OF the
Cnurch. | take the stand that dancing
and theatre going are wrong, and II /
had any members of my flock erring IN
these respects I would reprovs them
,ree or twice. If the offender doesn't
mend his ways he msy at the third
offence be tried and expelled. We are
becoming more rigid as a cauroa in the
enforcement of our objections to dancing.
At oae time there was considerable OF 1t
within the limit of church membership.
Some were in favor of tearing up tae
tares at once, but otners argued that III :
20 doing good wheat would be ton up
also, and that more slow and moderate
means should be used.
Perhaps the whole matter, SO far as
Gen. Harrison's connection with the ball
Is concerned, may be compromised, if
there is any truth III the story told OF
how clever young sis5er-ln-laT OF the
President-elect once had daoce right
before his eyes without his finding ls
out. The story is told by lady Low
residing in Indianapolis, and this Is how
it goes:
"At the close of the war was one of
9 cub composed of about twelve couples:
of young people, and Mollie Scott, the
Youngest sister of Mrs. Harrison, was
also member. The girls were ali the .
daughters OF strict PresDyterians, and
the boys young fellows who had just
returned fro the war. At that tune
the laucers wss high in favor. Il caused
many q heartache among the girls DC
cause dancing by church people
was not considered the proper thing.
By oint of ardent pleading most Of them
secured the consent of their parents to
learn the dance, out some failed. The
club at different meetings was entertained
by the different young lady members.
Gen. Harrison's opposition to dancing
was well known and discussed, but de-
SD to this Mollle Scott and her brother
Henry enjoyed the dance as thoroughly
as any of the club members. When 1t
became Moliie's turn to entertain at her
sister nome, SIG Salu sauty.
"HI'm afraid We won't have g pleasant
time. won't dare ask brother Ben, for
know it wouldd no good and he might
not let me go out any more. could
manage Garry all right, but Ben Is sc.
strict
1.-The evening came, and strain Of
the fa7orite quardrille set every foot tlp-
ping, and the question Of dancing was
put under discussion, but there was:the
General and his wife sitting across the
hall. One of tue boys proposed that
tEey fool Ben by making him think the
dance was game. The unhoiy scheme
immediately jumped into favor, and
,Mollie, with two others, went tlmidly
across the hall and said:
".Ben, do you care if We play Tack
er?' =
"sTucker,' said Ben, whats Tucker?
"Oh, it's a sort Of play W here the boys
and girls get around in ring, with an
osd one in the centre, called Tucker, and
when they promenade ne steals some
ones partner and the LETT IS Tucker,
was rhe unblushing reply.
"The General said be didn't care what
they played, When MoIlie ss:d she didn't
know bat what he might, as tley stepped
around t, music, ani one champion
chimcd IL with something Ike the old
fashioned Weevily wheat.
.srhe girls few back across the hsI
with beapaing facts, and it didn't take
many minutes tor the dance to be going,
With the additional feature Of Tucker In
the centre. The plan worked finely,
and Gen. Harrison and his wife looked
on and laughed with the rest, and It's
Just possible thas he doesn't know yet
that he was 50 w,ckedly taken in. He
d;du's know dance when he sew it, as
much as he was opposed TO 1t.