Show i for the news 51 public hands party I 1 MR EDITOR sir we thought that a short synopsis of the late public hands party which same arne off on the ad ath and ath hist at the so I 1 1 siad ia hall would not be unwelcome to a place in your our paper I 1 about christmas it was announced to us as that ve e wore were to be managers of said party when we fi proceeded roce eded to collect the names of said individuals or r hands and found them to range nearly three J undred hundred persons we resolved the company into Q three ileo divisions making one company a day for 1 throe broe addys iu in succession each company amount 4 i 1 ing to about two hundis bundle souls including ladies g il this was found to be a first rate plan for all a enjoy themselves the house not being 1 jl I 1 l crowded by overwhelming numbers I 1 we think there never could be three as large P companies lomp anies brought together from various parts of J JK lie globe to a PICNIC PIC NIC PARTY and come without 51 broil of some kind but it was even so with us and ud we would say let the world take example from yom the latter day saints in dolne dancing 1 as they 4 can an in the gospel in all things else that 1 are inu in w I 1 j god blesses all those who seek to do right and t li his is our joy what says the editor to our no pi lions ions in this schedule please speak for yourself ik 0 T 0 0 ANGELL I 1 a i A H RALEIGH F KESLER I 1 r t EDS ROOM 2 AM V gentlemen committee of the new years par y you have asked us a plain question and we i shall liall endeavor to answer it as plainly 11 what says the editor to ow our notions 11 all 11 very good so eo far faras as they go it was our happy I 1 y fortune to be present a portion of two even I 1 of the three referred to and we were pleased 11 d gratified delighted with the peaceful quiet 1 gentle antle heave heavenly y spirit t that at prevailed e in in t the e assem i ty ly every individual so far as we could dis 11 over would have been and was obliged by atthe ill e honorable committee of arrangements ac I 1 arding to the best of their abilities and that is 11 that can reasonably be required of any man or octet t of men on the earth I 1 1 we did not go there to dance although we had 4 is polite an invitation in writing and otherwise i is a the governor could have had yet we respect I 1 11 ully ily declined the offer I 1 sl you might ask why did we not go there to fuji ance behave we have many reasons but we think 1 H wo or three may be sufficient at present we i yent ent to see our wives and children comfortably t nd ad properly provided for aud and to see the girls I 1 I 1 we say it would not many othe others re sa say y the I 1 tone ame if they had the same honesty Z wo ar are not t 11 efty years old yet and we dont know how many af pf if the fair daughters of ephraim we may like to I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 lee iee before time closes why cannot all men be 8 i ke e onest honest and tell the truth if they speak and I 1 he women too I 1 we will give one reason more why we did not I 1 anc ianca reserving the remainder for future TIME e ir ETERNITY call it which you please in the course of our perambulatory excursions 11 hirough rou immensity of space ce we have probably f een present at scores hundreds thousands of V otil lons waltzes reels and dances of va oas kinds and we have found their operations luch auch tile the same in time and affect among jew nd ad gentile sinners and saints and what is it I 1 when a party comes on the floor they must ace at least three regular tunes which will take em from 15 to 25 minutes each successive tune ing quicker and faster till tile the blood of the op tors is heated to a boiling exceptions t to 0 host all geue general ral rules rides of coarse course that blood I 1 lie lia idle in m most all general assemblies we ter fer to till it is chilled from the cold air of a win rs night approaching through affie some door or aindow which is necessarily open to prevent e assembly from suffocation it is very true that some gentleman or lady is thought of this and kept his cloak hat bonit t acin requisition while he is waiting anhoury ir another dance but where one has da done ne this i far as our observation has extended ninety ine have neglected it and you cannot make meu men r women what they are not ind and before they caid can oil their blood up to the zenith point in another ince they are chilled and when our daughters 0 home what does the mother say my daugh ir you shall never go to another party see what cold you got last night you wont be I 1 fit to do lothing for a week and who can find any fault with the mother lien hen the cause is so evident eident useless f I 1 y r and can be avoided just as well as not 0 you gentlemen have struck a death blow at I 1 ie ic first cause and when you have the 4 ity strike the second and the work will be ac 4 t AND WHAT HAVE YOU vac DONE f you divided your party into three bands which 4 hould have given every one the chance of enjoyment and in this you did well but there was me deficit one thing more that might possibly possible y aade added to the perfection of the evenings entertainment and health too for we consider health before entertainment I 1 to be continued |