The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-12-19
GOSSIPS.

,,o,.,y may be found swarmlnG IKE
,n,. !,,7custs Of Egypt" in every hole
.nI corner of our cities. owns. villa"
cesand f.amlcts. perc grinatlng through
the streets and alleys. "1roppinG in"
like Paul Pry" Of old into their neigh
hor's houses, gathering and retailing
sIordor to the injury of every honest
and respectable citizen. Every mans
business is their business; nothing OF 4
nubic or private nature escapes theft
observation, whether of good or evil
renort, to them it is all ono and the
/ e,mc. Nothing goes right. unless
,bcv arc allowed to be consulted as
to tie why an! wherefore such and
such things are going on. With these
caves dropping, mcddlesome, and tat
tinr creatures the moral AMI religious
characters of their noighbors is vIificd
and misrepresentcd with as little com.
junction of conscience, as member
ofthe pickpockct fraternity feels when
he steals the purse of his unsuspcct-
inc victims. 1t is through the agency
ofthcse sou|css mortals that the peace
and harmony Of whole communities,
is destroyed, and the happiness and
prosperity Of the family circle is
blasted and forever rendered the
nome of wrclrhcdncss and misery
The demon of hatred. malice, and re.
yenee rcrgns triumphant in their
hearts, and nothing affords them
greater satisfaction than to sow the
seeds Of discord throughout the length
and breadth of the country in which
their polluted and offensive carcasscs
exist. These public traduccrs Of vir
tue and morality, like the "Wandering
Jew" pcrambuatc through the coun.
try spreading contagious disease in
every circle of society, by dissent.
mating their evil tales and home
manufactured lies about their neigh.
bors and friends. BY this means they
effect what they most desire, the dc.
s,rr,ction Of the confidence which OK
lists between man and man. How
often is it the case that the best Of
friends are led TO question the honesty
of each others friendship, through the
influence Of these universal peace>
des,rovers. Hardly day passes. but
what some dispute or quarrel comes
ofrbetween friends and relations about
some imaginary evil, which if traced
to the right source will be found to
have originated from the foul tongues
of these gossipping creatures whose
evil spirits are continually upon the
look. ont Tor q favorable opportunity
to disorganize and rcvo'uiionizc the
social and friendly circles Of society.
tits generally under the garb Of
friendship that they succeed in insin-
uating themselves into company
they assume this disguise 10 screen
them. for they we'll know if they
were to appear in their true colors
they would be looked upon as TO
mean and contemplate to associatc
with. If such characters could only
see themselves as others see them.
they would at once cast off the moral
degradation which renders them so
despcable, and appear as honorable
and respectable citizens. 10 those
who arc addicted 10 this evil habit Of
s!ahdcring their ncighbors, we have
hu. to say, that thew arc the very
pefsonifcalinn Of everything that is
low, mean, vic, and infamous, without
one rcdecming quality 70 recommend
shcn to the good will OF lAc,E fellow.
man.--Ruth. TIL
HopRrDEs NluRDER.-The Abcr-
deem (Mlss.) Independent. relates the
following horrible results Of passion
and liquor:
News reached town this morning
that three men had been killed IN the
eastern portion Of this county. The
parties were Joshua Dillingham; ana
John, his son, Henderson, and Martin
Parchman.
!, seems that Henderson Parchman
and John Dillingham; were Iniox'cat-
ed fell out and commenced lighting
with knives, when Joshua Dillingham;
attempted to part them. On seeing
this, Martin Parchman shot HIM dead.
blowing his brains out. Henderson
Parchman and John Dillingham; con-
tinued fighting. John Dillingham;
was cut nine times. and though not
dead. is not expected to live. Hen.
derson Parchman was cut once In the
thigh, which proved mortal. 1t chllls
ones blood to t ink of it. The par
ties we're addicted to drinking, and
we're quarrclsome when drunk. Mar
tin Parchman has escaped.
There was rumor prevaient 1T
Utica, New York, on the 9Th inst.
that thirty.six young ladies had been
poisoned a few days since, at the
female seminary in the neiShborlns
VILLAGE of Clinton.