Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-07

set by gang 81 medte,s aho MAJ.
their lnsihess to attend mere 70 FIN se II IL
fairs of others than their own eonc ,s al-
is extremely annoying, and isa si,ns
ton in which few perhaps, have M. 'S ..
ono time or another, been placed ~ az
There are a certain. class If -,
who are extremei! ,igiIant in ,hs; ,' i
d"avors topry into the secrets. and ~.
various concerns of their neialho's
With whom 'hey lave Eo Kind n
terests OF connection; and if ,ba, ~. "''
obtain a knowledge OF some little ;, wa
dent, with which they Lave no m.n nsa
of conce,n, they will make it the ,rsu
of their general discourse, While th":s
own bus mss, which Should el.: n
their particular and constant atteo,; sa'
and While sat jects Of information or.
st,pciion, are almost entirely pepEa,,.5
or left to tie management Of ptle.
They act as il they CONSIDERED ,b., a.
business OF ,tlItls claimed their G,..
and principal attention, while their own
AFFAIRS was z cuEcein Of 10 more ,b,,,
secondary Importance. ] have knona
persons whn would take their rcpuls, |
round, g.ins up one street, and down
another, euquir;ng of This one, and thar
one. what was sning on, and. when
they had collected sufficient bnarst
they would Collect company around
them, and with degree of vast self
Importance, tell What it was likely
would take place. Or they would 20
from place 10 place, where they were
acquainted, and Immediately upon en-.
teringthe door commenced con, ersation
| upon this one, and that one, of their &C
quaintance. This one had done. or
meant to do this, or that one had done
or meant to do that; but if they should
be asked how they knew it, or in What
way the matter effected Or interested
them, or what they had to do with it;
why it could only be answered, it was
a mere matter OF common report, and|
a suitable subject for conversation. III
is for such persons that the adage is
designed. and they should bear in mind,
whenever it is addrts sed to them, that
they are considered impudent intrudinr
medlers, and permit the reproof to Ops.
rate as salutary caution for The future.
Persons who are in the habit OF tlOub.
bling themselves with, or INDUCING in
suspicious; and conjectures about the
business Of others. and making it the
theme of discourse /; who back-Lite, vi
lily, CT even if they merely interfere
with their concerns, when their atten.
ton is not necessarily called to The
subject, may very properly be told to
I" nind their own business
These metiiers are very troublesome,
irksome kind of people. When We arc
in company with one of then, we are in
constant apprehension that they are en-
dea' orins to collect something to m.is
the subject of conversation in the next
company they meet, aud that we are to
be the theme. Every word must beeA'
actly in place, and very step must DO
measured if one is out Of place. or The
other little too long or .eo short, sa
shall lie sure 10 be set down as careless
or awkward, and then sach a laugh as
the repetition ct an expression, or Tho
fac sinlile of miss step may give rise
TO, must be very mor,ify ing, it We kI Ov
! Of it.
When | hear person talking of the
slips OF another, or how perhaps they
may have guizzed them a little, aid
drew from them something little Sill
ly, and which thy attempt TO make a
subject of merriment; and When | see
person engaging in the q"arrel oil an0
ther with the merits of watch he has
10 knowledge !; Or when hear pei
Don making his speculations of what IS
going 10 take place among sone Of bis
neighbours, with which Circumstance
he has no concern, l would say, "JOa
had better" my friend, "mind your own
business" A busy, medling, jnqaI''
tive, wondering, thinking, reckoning
guessing, Individual, is of all Others
most dissgreeablc, aud if possible, they
ought, perhaps, to be compelled "
"mind their own business"
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