Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-05-04
GOSSIPING.

The following is eN1uIsIIe-iias, that n should
be--iOr It's truth. We publish II in The hope hat ii
may reach some who are guilty perhaps from nc q
thoughtlessness, OF the odious practice there sci
forth. The mirror they held up with such excel.
lent tact, must reflect too dolesIable a picture to be
endured for a moment. IL is copied from n late
work by Miss ScdgNick, called Means and Ends
from The section o Conversation"
GossIPING.-The most prevail ng fault OF CONVEX.
satIon ia our country, aud | believe, in all social
communities, - g~OSsiping. As weeds must infest
the richest soils, 81 g~pSsiping most abOunds. amidst
the social virtues in mall towns. where there Is The
most extended mutual acquaintance, resembling a
large family circle. TO disturb the sweet la scs OF
the little community by g%ossiping is surely to for.
felt the benefit ofone OF Ihe kindcst arrangements OF
Providence.
In great nRd busy cities, where people live in 20.
tai ignorance o. their neighbOrs. where thoy cannot
know how they live. and hardly know when they
die, there is no ncighbOripoI and there i NJ ros.
sipIng. But need there he this ppisonpns weed
among the nowers--lhis blight upon the fruit. my
young friends
You may understand better precisely what comes
Under the head Of gossiPing, III give you some ex.
amples oft.
In n certain small thickly-setled town there live
a family, consisting Of a man, his wife, and his
wlles sister. lie has n little shop. IL may be a Jew.
eileTs, saddlcr's. shpemlkcr's or what we call a
Store no matter which, since he learns 10 live
most comfortably, with TIC help Of his wife aud SIS.
YER VINO are noted Tor their industry and economy.
Ono would think they had nothing to DO but.to enjoy
their own comlous.& AID and pity those less favored
Than themselves. But instead Of an this. they vol.
nnicer 10 supervise all Tie sins, lolIies and short
cOmlngs Of their nrighb1rs. The husband is not %
silent partner lie docs his lull share Of the low
work Of lhis g1ssipping trio. Go 10 sec hem when
20" W W. 20 may hrUr the last news o. every fam
" within halfa mile. For example as 6lluwa
$50 dollars for his new wagon. and
he had no need ola now one: the old has not run
mpic Than iwo yo1rs"
MIS- --1ld got n new hired help; but she
wont stay long; Its come anI 90 there"
'Ms--bld another new gown nt meeting
yrs'cHly. which makes the fifth m les Than n year
and every ono other girls bad new rbluds on heir
bonncts; u D. a good Thing 10 have rich friends but.
Tor my own pIrt,l hal rather wear my old nbinIs
There go Stm BLISS people with n barrel Of
Hour'h was bat yesterday she was az the judges
begging"
None Of the widow Day. girls were nj meeting:
but they can walk out 1s soon as The sun b. down f"
THIS Is but a specimen OF tho talk Of these un.
people. who seem ~ have turned their
home into % common sewer flrou,h which 90 The
and ioiblcs Of the ueighbprhopl run. Yes. but
their minds have run 70 waste, and There is spmo
iIruf, I pear al their hearts
The noted gossip. Miss. makes 70 visit d, f, !
'own where she hls previously been a strange,
She divides her Tina among several fImIics. Sle
j. social. and what We fhiuk b. misclllcI. ayrer,.
iOf she IS pcrpctuSlly talking Of persons ,pI
links She wins a too easy confidence. and she
returns home with au infinite store Df family 9prr.
Totes. She kqows that Mr. 81 and Nh s.. wa, g,o
imposed 10 live happily are really on bud terms
Ind thathe broke The hearts u two other women
'eioro he married hs wife ste knows tho ptucu.
ar. bot 81 has promised MT ID, f.I 81. |
o1nd out shat o certain 1mily. who Er ten yosr