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

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and they have six girls to dispose Of aud find rather
Z dull market here"
'liave you heard the Newtons arc going 10 the
country To livel" Bless me, ~, whlt's hat fnrl"
They say to educate their childreI; bat my dress
IN ikrr. sally Smith. whp works for Mrs Newton,
says she Is worn out with dinner parties. lie runs
he house down with company"
"Oh, suspect that they are obliged to 90 TO econ
omisc. You know she dresses her children 50 ex.
irayagautly. I saw Mary Newton at the theatre
lshe Is not older than my Grice) with a diamond
errJniecr.
Diamond. was AZ Julia told me it was an aqua
marina. The eNtrayagance OF some people Is
shocking, | don't wonder that men are OUT OF pa
rence. Don't tell il again because Ned Miller
tod me ia confidence, He actually has locked up
all ms wiies worked packet handkerchief VOL,
whatever else INV husband complains ST, he cant
find fault with my eXiryagnnoe.'
Perhaps mt; hut faults far more heinous han eI.
iravaglnce this p rur woman h "a 10 account for-Ihe
pcrHrcioas B0rdS for which we must be brought in-
rojudcment.
Ihrpc 1t mly appear incredible to you, my young
friends, that women, half way through this short.
life, with the knowledge Of this immortal destiny,
wIiha world with, ut ih-m an a world within Ia
explore and make acluarniancy with, with the de-
tshiiul interests and solemn responsibilities Of pa
rents upon them shoull 81 dIshplor Co.'s COOL ein
- h' AAfAHt ~ NNANAt llNl itiEs hAl lNfl-
son social life. But be on your guard. If your
minds are not employed on higher objects and your
hearts on better things, yOu will talk idly about
your friends nd acquainianccs.
The habit of g~ossiping begins in youth. I once
attended a aocieiy of young persons. from thirteen
To seventeen years of age. who met for benevolent
purposes.
"s this reading or talking afternoonl" asked one
of the girls.
Reading" replied The president; "and ] have
brought Percy's Reliques Of English Poetry to read
Ia You"
as not that light rcadingl" asked Julia Ivers.
These are OLD ballads and songs"
"Ycs, Islppnsei ii will be called light reading"
"Fhen ! vote against it; mother don't approve of
light reading
Julia. who had The lightest of all minds and the
most voluhle OF tongues, preferred talking 10 any
reading. and without loss of time she began To a
kncI of srrls. who too much resembIed her.
Did you notice Matilda Smith last Sundav!"
YES, indeed; she had On a new Sik dress"
That Is the very thing | wanted to find out
whether you were taken IA with l.. Ii was no.
Thing bt her old sky blue dyed"
Can that he! why she has worn ever since she
was thirteen. | wonder | dad not see the print Of
the lacks"
Il DID," Inlerppsed another Of ihe committee Of
investigation. II took n good look at il rs she slpod
IN the door. She could'nI deceive me with aunt
10y N@''7 ny '"N gtA bNdNN
"Idm'i think NJ ida would care whether YOU
were deceived oc not" said Mary MIorri,. the yoang.
est member OF the society cploriug up 10 her eyes.
"Oh, ! forgot, Mary SAID Julia lvcrs," that Nh.
tldI is your cousin"
at is not because she is my cousin" replied
Mary.
well, what is it Iheal"
Mays tears dropp-l on her work. but she made
no Other reply. = &c had to- much drlicacy =, pro.
c'aun her CO Isin's priv te COOL deeds; anI she did
not tell how Matilda. hlving hal "A small sum of
fnouey, which was To have been invested in a new
silk gown, . I'VE IL instead To her K mi "auni S,lIy.r
Who was sinking unler a long indis lUsiii1n which
her physician said "m'ghtb' removed by a journey"
IL was-and we believe Matilda luIe cIrel how
much these gicls gossiped about her dyed frock.
Jula Ives Turned the convesltI,n by soyino
Don't you ihini II Strange that Mrs. Sanford leis
Maria ride ont with Waller Isbcl.
Yes indeed, and, what is worse yet, accepi pres.
EMS from him"
why! does she7" eNclaimed Julia. staring omen
her eyes, aud taken quite a1ack by another person
knowing a brt of gossip which had not yet reached
her eIrs.
eyes, she does; he brought her three elegant
pIanis from New York. aud she wears a ripE which
ne most have given her for you know the Sand0rJs
could not atf'rd 10 buy such things, and, besides.
they never do"
l have given but n specimen Of various charac-
'ers AMI circumstances which were discussed. un-
hl the young gps~Ips were interrupted by a prop,si
non from The president that rhe name Of The society
should he changed, for" rs she said. "fIe liutIe
chnrIies they Did with their needles were a ppor
"iisei against the uncharlablepcss Of their tOnIues.
There Is a species Of gps-ipping aggravated by
're1chcy, bat bal as this -. u Is Sometimes commit
'ed more from thOughlessncss than mllicc. A Girl
IS invited To pass n day. n week. a m nth, it may
De- ~ a hmily. Admitted To such an intimacy. she
may see and hear much that the family would NOT
wish 10 have reported. CirCumslancesote occur.
ana fem1rks are made. from which no harm would
come u they were published to The world. provided
what went before and after, could also be kaowo;
but ukon Out Of co inexiOn, they make a false i'm.
preston. u Is b. relating the disjprnted circum.
stances, and repeating a few fragments Of conyers,.
tons that 50 much mischief Is done by those admit
ted iniD The bosom ofn family.
You know that with the Arabs. p1rtaking NJ salt
- a pledge Of fidelity. because the salt Is a symbol
OF hospitality. Shpw a sacred gratitude fr hos ~. |
atty by never making any dspnuging remarks or
id'e COMMUNICATION about hose into whose families
you arc received. I know persons who will s,v nm.
blushingiy, 4 am sure that Mr.. So.ands, l. M,
hnd % hs wife. I saw enough % c,nvinr, m.
OF q whoa was there Mrs.. $. l. very MOI,
~ her umlly'" How q, you know THAR" Il am
sure J ought to know. fr I siarI a m,Dlb a., no,
house. If you wish u be convinced that Mr.
j.. has no government over her children. o., ,,J
stay mere e w'rk, os did "Thc b. anI heir
siepm'ther Try 70 live hipply togethag br If Won
were 90 iheir family rs mu.h A. am. Won w,ulJ
see 'n'i There is no love lost between rham
Now you perceive. M young rIsnIs. rb,t a..
very re's'n sl'uIi have scaled this ga,srp's lp.
aalnces ns the ground Of your fiul ia her evil 70.
port.
nave dwclt long on thrs topic Of gosgippfpg ms
young mend, because. as said before. 4 5ol .,a
F" l' ho q prevailing fplt 10 our Young and s,ri,
county. The only sure node Of cyfir,,u,y Ii
Dy iHo cultivation OF your minds and Oh, p1,,fr,. !
oly1ur hearts. f'''
~ .l'i' am degrees of gpsrp9iug are rs dis.
10 l1 elevated character M g ~
food is 20 a we'll trained spp,ttc