The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-02

ing moral turpitude should be Inquired Into before church pardon issues.
 Sometimes think that a confession involving the contamination of elegance and refinement should be giossed oveE with caution That's what T comina
 Last summer I took quite an outina on e railroads. Passes were goina to 6 y out" It was my last chance ana took 1t with thanks to the rail-
 Somehow, I believe that real com scientious Christian will not strictly observe the circumspecition of holy life 1urisdiction Of the church, I've tried
 Now, the church of which I am a member has 2 rule against attend,ing 2 rule till the books were burned )-ss While was away from home tha deyii got into .Insa me and nd went to the tioned him that I am 8 farmer and warned him that, coming from the country, could not stand anything immodest, told him if there were any girls in the play 1 wanted em Ito be- clotAed and in their right minds" He said everything was on high plane of elegance and refinement assured him that was about to break rule of the church and conJured him to be honest with me and if was about to go where I ought not to so and see what ought not to see, to let me
 He was not honest with me. It turned out to be one Of these singing, Isilrs girls whom m took to be in In the .sers and yellow Ieaf' from the paint on their faces. They were rather active. though, I learned IA. in school Sin the country, carriage of pin, hook or garter. some female apparel got out of gear. to look the other way; n such eases the seach,s or "TurR your eye9 in 'yor headsw or Look the other way!" and, so. when these show girls made their entrance, had made their toilets in such haste as to neglect their outer covering, just looked up towards the ceiling tilI "TS But, they didn't. They staid right there, with manifest disposition to hide nothing. while the. audience seeni- n iittle ipHsp was hid. % wanted aSS to so @ home. % It was no place for modest man. made up my mind, on the spot, that l. bnt Would Se p neyer snJ teli 'em aSs what u Sad
 AS to the singing. T have hearn bet. the dancing and the high kicking was about lt It ought to be against the ins i iea Oh, s wanted @ f to S go "iS home where where
 supersensitive city officials make the
 rom tRsr was ana yat Rey let good. modest, Christian men go to see living moving exhibitions of fe- % to iook aftgr this. Cue EirI m parties % ular (May the Lord forgive me for iookingD appeared to. try. to kick the opera glass fro from sn old siass fellow in the much. ought not to have lOolSedl
 l want to speak of one scene with out fail miserable nigger dwarf lady. He appeared to fondle the foot rather than shine the shoe. which amused the onlookers;. Then when the wretch pulled aside her dress to ex- anime above her ankle. When detected by her he turned his face to the audi able leer that brought forth uproarlous
 Being a Southern man expressed myself the other way in an undertone, l was so hedged and hemmed In by elegant, cultured refined ladies and gentlemen that I just knew 1t wouldn't the gallery joined heartily in the app plauseY and, l want to observe In pass ing, that 1t is not safe to say that nig- est refinement. for in this case ths Hig- gers seemed to appreciate and enjoy the naivette of the dirty incident as
 I reckon 1t is Attributable to culture.
 I am but farmer, without culture, without refinement, without the ele- ganoe that encores such a scene and, Thank the Lord! such a scene cannot be played in my country neighborhood without a riot and lynchlnBH ms deed, I can imagine no place where such a play can be tolerated except n be where the people are elegant, nlBh- , ky cultured and amazingly refined.
 The next time the railroad compile nents me with a pass I'm going 10 me quire for Theatres where modest un- refined man can enjoy the play
 J. Cuipepper.