| Show thi THE BALL ROOM BOOM on the opening of the festive seab seas beason season we consider it not out of our province to offer some observations on the ball room without the social qualities of our natures the life of man ran lan would be little above that of the wild beast that roams the forest supply 1 ing only its wanta and gratifying only its appetite a dreary ji dull duil and burthen sone existence with regi refi refined ned sociality of disposition rain raan n possesses within himself the power to make and toi tol be both happy and free governed by refined and virtuous principles a social being is a blessing 0 the 11 liht light 0 ht athis behls hii countenance counte DancS and a nd the affection of his bis heart encourage the careworn the weary and the oppressed his fils ills position and his being nourishes hope stimulates exertion and is a ba bencon beacon 1 con of encouragement to the fainting soul borwhat is or has attain ed socially jn a orally or intellectually another may hope to be or to achieve in new countries publio amusements are necessarily limited but still they must be po pro vided aided sometimes the winter season for man many ly reasons is particularly adapted for entertainment and by the people is looked forward to with pleasure by all classes ages aud sexes in the social reunion friend meets frieje friend frie jd and bdie exchange those courtesies an and bestow thase attentions which while they are mutually agreeable tend tena to refine and to increase S higher estimate of each other otter at least the ball room has advantages with its attractions attractions proper dancing is the poetry og 0 motion and while properly property directed and accompanied compa nied by t harmonious music is both a relaxation and a feast to the mind with such feelings fee linga of participation many frequent the ball r room oom others visit for the pleasure of meeting friendel friends friend sl but nane certainly ever go there to be repulsed by discourtesy or to be shocked by unbecoming conduct i durin darin during the ibe past bast pst winter there was much dancing in this ihas city and so far as we learned there were was bui bet little of which to tomake make public complaint but we already hear that the present winters amusements have not begun so favorably vor ably we set oun our face against any outrage t upon public amusements and ani the corruption of places of entertainment by the few unmannerly 1 persons ohp know no better than to expose themselves to the contempt of every respectable person ko no gentle manwill ever obtrude his presence upon any respectable company while he is affected by the distillations of wheat orb or barley A rie y andia that fact is not liot hereafter sufficiently clear and palpable to the persons t themselves who are alluded toa tox to something more than a hint bint like ilke I 1 e this should sh be e made raade tangible to them thim them ye lve vve vye have no wish to curtail personal liberty but we most moat assuredly are set against everything that m mat may ay tend to curtail public freedom when the tle day comes cornea that the saints cannot canoot congregate in their public places for amusement or entertain entertainment menty mentI without being id apprehensive of soma something thing disagreeable or repulsive then have we fallen low enough we shall not meddle meddie with the private entertainments tain ments of individuals we e do not wish to do so but we shall expose whoever dare to profane our public places by the introduction of intoxicating drinks it cannot be so in zion it will twill not be so and we call cail upon udon all sensible rational intelligent and respectable table tabie persons to spurn from their society those who would pollute our public places or lad iad our children into forbidden paths by their elain examples of folly we hope hopet to ohear hear no more of the kin hin hinga 1 that we allude to and trust that in whatever we may be engaged all of us we may never forget the source of all our blessings and advantages and show at all ali times oar appreciation of our fathers manifold goodness extended to us those who walk circumspectly before him may expect a continuance ti nuance qa 0 f bir 44 blessings in data dats days to |
