Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-04-29


least, than this gossip-monger S?
We have heard such talk follows between
ladies' wives and mothers, the wiVesoi eoue"'Sa
men, and persons who were called educated "o-
men. -
q Have YOU heard that ANNA Ellis Is going to
Washington' .'To Washington how on eartn
can the Elses afford a winter IN washington
ooh, you know they are not particular ABOUT
abeir debts and they have six girls to dispose OF,
and find rather dull market here
i" Have you heard the Newtons are gong to the
country to live ?" " Bless me no, what's that
for !" They say to educate their children, but
nv dress maker, Sally Smith, who works for Mrs
Newton, says she is worn out with dinner parties.
He runs the house down with company
ooh | suspect they obliged to go to econo
mise. You know she dresses her children so ex-
travagantly. | saw Mary Newton at the theatre,
{she is not older than my Grace,) with diamond
.erreniere.
"Damond, was it? Julia told me it was aqua
marina. The extravaganza of some people Is
shocking don't wonder that men are out OF pa
fence. Don't tell ii again, because Ned Miller
told me in confidence. He actually has locked
up all his wife worked pocket handkerchiefs. =
Well, whatever else my husband complains OF, he
can't find fault with my extravaganza.
Perhaps not but faults far more heinous than
extravaganza this poor woman had to account for
the pernicious words for which we must be
brought into Judgment.
hope it may appear incredible to you, my
Young friends that women, half way through this
short life, with the knowledge OF their immortal
destiny, with Il world without them and world
within to explore and make acquaintance with,
with the delightful interests and solemn respon-
sibilities Of parents upon them should so dlsbonor
Gods good gift of the tongue, should so waste
their time, and poison social life But be on your
guard Ifyour minds are not employed on high
err objects and your hearts better things, you
IL i Oh and amt.
ance.
The habit of gossipng beg ms in youth. once
attended society ofyonng persons, from thir-
teen to seventeen years ofage, who met for be-
nevolent purposes.
is this reading talking afternonon2' asked
one of the girls,
Reading, replied the president; and l have
brought Percy's Rehques of English Poetry to
read 10 you
is not that light reading.' asked Julia ivers,
These are old ballads and songs.
Yes, | suppose it will be called light reading
Then | vote against it, mother don't approve
of flight reading.
Julia, who had the lightest of all minds and the
most voluable of tongues, preferred talking to
any reading, and without loss Of time she began
to a knot of girls who too much resembled he-
Did you notice Matilda Smith last Sunday ?"
g Yes indeed she had silk dress.
"That is the very thing wanted to find out,
Wnetner you were ldheli III WIN H. ~ SdS NUN
ing but her old sky blue dyed"
As Can that be why she has worn it ever since
she was thirteen. | wonder | did not see the
print of the lacks.
81 did" interposed another Of the committee
of investigation. 50 took good look at il rs she
stood in the door. She could'nt deceive me with
aunt Sally's wedding sky blue, dyed black
81 don't think Matilda would not whether
you were deceived or not, said Mary Morris, the
Youngest member of society, coorng up to her
eyes.
ooh, forgot Mary said Julia Ivers, " that
Matilda is your cousin
alt is not because she is my cousin, replied
Mary
"Wen, what is it then -
Mary s tears dropped Oh her work, bat she made
no other reply. She had too much dellcacy to
proclaim her cousins private good deeds, and she
did not tell how Matilda, hating had a'small
of money, which was to have been invested in
new silk gown, gave it instead to her kind ''aunt
Sally" who was sinking under long lndlspos-
ton, which her physician said " might be remoy-
ed by journey. 1t was-and we believe Matilda
little cared how much these girls gossiped about
her dyed frock,
Julia Iyers turned the conversation by saying,
!" Don't you think 1t strange that Mrs. Sanford
lets Maria ride out with Walter Isabel"
Eyes, indeed, and what 10 worse yet, accepts
presents from him.
V,
open her eyes, and taken quite aback by another
person knowing bit Of gossip which had notyet
reached her ears.
g Yes, she does he brought her three elegant
plants from New York, and she a ring
which he must have given her; for you know the
Sanfords could not afford to buy such things
and besides, they never do.
have given but specimen of various charac-
tiers and circumstances which We're discussed, till
the young gossips were Interrupted by PROPOSE
ton from the president that the name of the
cietv should be changed ''for, as she said, ''the
little charities they did with their needles q
poor offset against the uncharltabeness of their
tongues
There is a species Of gossipirg aggravated by
treachery; but bad this is, it is sometimes com
United more from houghtiesshess than malice -
A girl is invited to pass day, week.or month
il may be, in 4 family. Admitted to such an in
timacy, she may see and hear much that the tami-
ly would not wish to have reported. Circum-
stances often occur and remarks made, from
which no harm would come if they were publish
ed to the world, provided what went before and
came after could likewise be known but taken
out of connection, they make false impression.
1t is by relating the dsiointed circumstances, that
much mischief is done by those admitted INTO
the bosom of family.
You know that with the Arabs, partaking salt
IS pledge of fidelity, because the salt is 81 nbo
OF hospitality Show sacred gratitude for hos
pitality by never making any disparaging remarks
or idle communications about those into whose
families you received. | know persons who
will say unblushingly, " am sure that Mr.. So
and SO is not kind to his wife. ! saw enough to
convince me Of it when was there" " Mrs. S
IS very mean IN her family" How do you know
Of | ANS I