Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-04-15

maker, Sally Sniith, WI" wotks iot .his
Nowton, says she Is worn "ui with dIn-
nrr parties. He runs the house down
with company.
oh, suspect they are obliged to GO
10 ecunomise. You know She dresse :
her children 80 extravaganlly. ! saw
Mary Newton AT the theatre she is not
older than my Grace,) with ii diamond
ioiTonieTe.
'Diamnnd, was il, Julia told me il was
aqua marina. The exlravagance of
soinc people is shocking! I don't w"n-
der that men are oW of patience. :
Don't tell It again because Ned Miller
told me in confidence. lie actually has
locked up all his wiie's worked pocket
handk kercbieis. Well, whatever else
my husband complains Of, he can't find
fault with my exiravagance.'
Perhaps not but fault far more
hein0us than extruvagance this poor wo-
man hud to account for-lhe pernicious
wocIs Tor which We must be brought into
Judgment.
hope it may appear incredible To You,
my young friends, that women, hall way
through this short life, with the knowl-
edge OF their immortal destiny, with a
world without them aud world within
10 explore and make acquaintance with,
with the delightful interests and solemn
responsibilities Of parents upon them,
should So dishonor Gods good gift of
the tongue, should 81 waste their time, !,
aud poison social life. But be on your
guard. II your minds are not employed
on higher objects and youi hearts on bet
ter things, you will talk idly about your
friends and acquaintance.
l he habit OF gossiping begins in youth
j once attended society OF young per-
sons, from thirteecn 10 seventeen years
OF age, who met for bcne olent purposes
is this reading or talking afternoons:
asked one Of the girls.
Reading replied the president; 'asd
! have brought Percy's Rcliqn. OF Eng
lish Poetry to read to you
lis not that light rcadingP asked Ju'
lia lvers. these are old ballads and
songs
Yes, suppose it will be called light
rcnding'
'Then | vote against it mother don't
npprovespf light reading
Julia, who had The lishtcst Of all minds
and the most voIuble Of tongues, pre-
fcrred talking to any reading, and with
out loss OF time she began to knot Of
glrls, who too much resembled her.
'Did YOU notice Matilda Smith last
Sunday"
Yes, indeed she had on a new silk
dress
'Thut is the very thing ! wanted to
find out, whether you were taken IN with
it, 1t was nothing but her old sky blue
dyed
Can that bel why she has worn it
ever since she was thirteen. wonder
did not sce the print Of the tacks.'
Il did, intcrposod another Of the com
mittee Of investigation. Il took good
look at il as she stood in the door. She
couldn't deceive me with aunt Sally
wedding sky blue dyed black
Il don't think Matilda would care
whether you were deceived or not, said
Mary Morris, tho youngest member OF
the society, coloring up 10 her eyes.
oh | forgot, Mary said JuIsa lvcrs,
that Matilda is your cousin
1T is not because she is my cousin,
replied Mary.
well, what is it then?'
Alary's tears dropped on her work
but she made no other reply. She had
i"o much delicay to proclaim her cousins
private good deeds and she did not tell
how Matilda, having had a small sum Of
money, which was 10 be invested in a
new silk gown, gave it instead to her
kind aunt Sally who was sinking under
long indsposition which her physician
said might be removed by "a journey. !
1t was-und We believe Matilda little
cared how much these gmls gosslped
about her dyed irock.
Julia lvers turned the conversation by
saying, 'Don't you think it strange that
Mrs. Sanford let's Maria ride out with
Walter Isbel.
yes, indeed, and, what is worse yet
nccrpt presents from him.
Why! does she p exclaimed Julia
staring open her eyes, and taken quit,
aback by another person knowing bl'
Of gossip which had not yet reached her
ears.
'Yes, she does no brought her three
elegant plants from New York, and shc
wears ring which he must have given
her; fnr you know the Saniords could
no, ailoed To buy such things, and, be-
sides, they never do"
have given but specimen Of vari-
ous characters and circumstances which
were discussed, till the young gosslps
we're interrupted by proposition from
the president that The name oT the socie'
iy should be changed for, as she said
the little charities they did with theI'
needles were poor offset against the
uDchariiablcness Of their tongues
There is a species of gossiping az
gravnted by trcachery; but bad as th's
is. At is sometimes committed more from
ih"Gghilessncss than malice. a gnl Is
invite I" pass day, week or month,
u may be. in family. Admitted To
such an intimacy, she may see and hear
much that the fannily would not wish L"
have reported. Circumstances often oc-