| Show f i 31 d IT mym 0 tm PARIS rich county march 1870 editor deseret news dear brother the city on the of february by the morning train and was detained at ogden about two hours in consequence of a small break in the road near uintah reached wasatch about four 0 clock pm where we remained all night from there we came with witha a sleigh and reached this place on sunday day evening evenin gand and ha had davery a very pleasant journey found some miles on bear river elver of bare ground while I 1 was in the city there wasa number of brethren enquiring of me how soon in the spring they could reach this valley as they were desirous desir gus bus to come in time to put in crops I 1 wish to inform them through the DESERET NEWS that they can come any time by coming to wasatch and then down bear river elver there has been travel passing on the route all winter and I 1 have no doubt we will keep it open in future as we are how forming two or three new settlements on bear beur river elver the snow was all off the valley when I 1 came home and I 1 think there is a fine opportunity for good settlements in that valley which will make it so that we can reach a settlement with a reason reas on able team without having to be out dut over night the prospect is good for an early spring and I 1 trust a bountiful harvest the in this valley generally feel well stock has wintered well on ion the range I 1 think there is breadstuff sufficient to sustain the people till har bar vest veat also seed to sow the coming spring ingine infine in nine fine reasons to be thankful to the lord for his bis mercies and kindness to us and his saints generally J your ybur brother in the gospel chaales CHARLES C elch eich y SALT LAKE CITY march 26 70 arn ann mr arr editor sir has it ever occurred ghi to you that the spirit of volu voluptuousness p prevalent in the outside world is fast gaining ground among our young in the dance and with what surprising eagerness we copy the style of dances which in too many instances were formed for bad and lascivious purposes it used to be the case that I 1 the d danee dance I 1 was the assembly of high morality and proper decorum and as we moved in called figures we felt a degree of purity cotillions Cot illions money musk opera reel and such like were the order eind and not the exception now we are frea frequently tenly obliged to give way for the redo redow wa a lb the e gallop the schottische with their bugging hugging lolling lulling and to me sei set seless leless whirlingt whir lings like a host of spinning tops it may be dancing to see people iiii rt till they are exhausted exhaust edor onto orto to see young ladies bollin gly linger on some gentl ein eju attias s N breast who does not do the vulgar cotillion but does the or polka it may be pleasant for a young man who has breathed tones of purest J live jive ve to a confiding malden maiden to see her fond form hugged to some other manly bosom but buti I 1 would say in the language of sir henry englefield what the girl I 1 adore by another embraced 4 I 1 what the balm of her breath lall bail shall shail another man taste what pressed in the whirl by another bold knee kneel 11 what panting reclined on another than me sir ashes yours you have brushed from the grape its soft hue from the rose bud youve volve shaken the tremulous dew what you have touched you may take pretty adieu I 1 something of this sort would be my sentiment this rage this pander pandering ipg after the tastes and desires of men who in some instances have evil in their hearts is inimical to our true interests and the purity of the dance it is our mission to relieve the dance as the theatre and all amusements from the lewd and wicked ways of the old world and not to engraft on the 11 mormon 11 stock those ideas and practices which some real and some very pretentious gentlemen m may ask us to do we will have if we lave have not had alread already snobs 11 i shoddy ites valets le de chambre etc passing themselves off for distinguished gentlemen etc and while showing hospitality to all we need not descend to the level of the world but seek to elevate to reform the dance there is poetry in the dance there is beauty and chasteness in a well moving company of true gentlemen and ladies ladles but in this whirling hug gang hands dib dio dla pla ce d and a n languidly banging hanging on stran strangers ge rs B shoulders shoulder h 0 u j there is none now is there mr editor A B C |
