Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-04-25
GOssipping
ny MISS c. NJ. sEDGwICK.


The most prevailing fault of conversation in our
country, and believe in all social communities is
gossipping. AS weeds most infes the riches, soils
so gossipplng most abounds. amidst the social vr-
tues in small towns, where there is the most ex.
tended mutual acquaintance, where persons live in
the closest relations, resembling large family
circle. To disturb the sweet uses of the little
community by gosspping, is surely to forfeit the
benefit Of ono of the kndest arrangements of Prov.
idencc.
In great and busy cities, where people live in
total ignorance of their neghbors, where they
canno, tell how they live and hardly know when
they die, there is no ncighborhood and there is
no gosspping. But need there be this poisonous
weed among he flowers this blight upon the
fruit, my young readers
You may understand pretty precisely what
comes under the head of gossipping if give you
some examples of 1t.
In certain, small, thckly settled town, there
lives family, consisting of man, his wife, and
his wfe's sister He has a lnte shop, and earns
enough to live comfortably with the help of his
wife and sister. who noted for their industry
and economy. One would think they had nohngto
do but TO enjoy their own comforts, and aid and
pity those less favored than themselves. But in
stead Of this, they volunteer to supervise all the
SINS follies, and short comings of their neighbors
The husband is not silent partner. He does his
share of the!ow work of his trio Go TO see them
when you will, you may hear the latest news Of
every family within halfa mile For example
as follows:
Mr.. - gave one hundred and fly dollars
for his new wagon, and he has no need Of new
one for the old one has not run more than two
years
Mrs has got new hired help, but she
won't stay long it's come and go there
Mrs had another new gown at meeting
Yesterday, which makes the fifth in less than a
year. and every one Of her girls had new rib
bands on their bonnets it is good thing to have
rich friends; but for my part | had rather veal
my old ribbands
There goes Sam Bliss people wha barrel o
-four, Ii was but yesterday she was at the Judge:
begging
None ofthe Widow DAYS girls were at meet
ing but they can walk out after the sun is down.
This is but specimen Of the talk Of these TN
fortunate people, who seemed TO have turned theiI
home into a common sewer, through which al
the sins and foibles of the neighborhood run
Their minds have run to waste, and there is som,
tnin | fear a! the heart
The noted gossip. Miss -, makes a visi
10 town where she has been previously
stranger She divides her time between severa
called agreeable; for she is perpeiually talking o
persons and things. she wins too easy conf
dence and she returns home with an infinite stor
of family anecdotes She knows that Mr. anC
Mrs So and So who are supposed to live happi
", really on bad terms, and that he broke tn
heart oftwo other women before he married hi
wife she knows the particulars, but she promis
ed not to tell She has found on, that certain
family, who for ten years, have been supposed Il
live so very tremendously with a step.molher AR
really eminently wretched. She heard that Mr.
-, who apparently is in very Furnishing cir
cums,nnces has been on tie brink OF bankruptcy
Tor The laatwelve years, &c, &c.
Could this woman find nothing in visiting
now scene TO excite her mind but such trumpery
We have given you this example % show You la
The SIN oil sos'lnping pervaies some communities
TINS woman di not create these stories Sh
heard them all the individuals who ted them II
her lule thinking they IN turn would become m
subjects Of similar remark 10 he verv nerson
whose affairs they were communicating.
VIVA, should we think OF persons who wen, n
bou, collecting for exhibition examnles Of m
warts. wens and cancers with which their fellow
beings were afflicted And vet would not tbei
employment, be more honorable more humane q
Least, than this gossip-mongeTsl
We have heard such talk rs follows be,wee
ladies wives and mothers the wives Of educate
men, and persons who were called educated VIC
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