New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-10
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" If there is anything hate on earth, st-t &
1t is a ra1lting, prattlng, tattling man, "
4 Who gossps all day long and iattens on ~
His neighbor's foibles, and at night lies down
To dream some ghostly tale, and rises soon
To braWl it through town as good ana True.
Why is it that human nature eagerly seeks and rolls
as sweet morsel under the tongue, the faults and
foibles Of those around? Why drink in Islander and
scandal as honied draught? The foble of our
neighbor may exist in tenfold degree in ouraef, but
because it assumes another shape, we stroke our
breasts and say {" am thankful | am not like unto
him" Place the same temptation in our path, the
same circumstances around us, and who shall say
would not have fallen?"
There are class of people who from talkatveAess,
not malice, do much mischief repeating with unln-
territorial treachery, the subjects preached in social
converse repeating more or less than what was said,
they orttmes do deep injury, without being conscious
of it, and if taxed with brewing mischief, would be
deeply indignant tereat. There is no one who might
not be their victim for no one can be 80 guarded
around the social HEARTH not to- in some moment of
hiarity give vent to some thought that would not
bear repetition
But there are those who scent evil news from afar
o-who reyel in the misfortnes OF others, and like
the calTion crow, never met but near some TAINTED
place. They give you all the items OF the latest
| scandal who were the actors init; what each one
said and each suffered Old women in male garb,
like old women in petticoats meet and chat and talk
over the faults of their neighbors regardless OF the
command to have charity; and from words dropped
in this manner, how many burning tear and bitter
sigh have been caused.
Who gave you the right to Judge upon your neigh
Dor to decide upon his conduct? Recollect the
words of divine writ, Judge not that ye be not
Judged, for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be
Judged and what measure We mete shall be measured
to you again.. It would be well for some of those
who are always finding defects in their neighbors and
crying up their own glory, to read and study the
chapter on charity which "vaunteth not itself, and
is not pulled up"
Detracton is one of the results Of fame; let man
rise above the crowd, and at once he IS as
sailed: his conduct manner, conversation, family pr-
vite affairs and what not become the discussion OF
the vile reptiles to whom Nature has given more ambi
ton than capacity, who reve in their slime and seek
to draw all others down. let him make taur pas,
and Immediately it is, " knew it, said how 1t would
be, months ago warned you, but you closed your
ears, and hardened your heart to the words OF my
counsel y when no doubt the sIanderers were among
those who had derived benefits and sought faVors,
nay, would have kissed the ground beneath the foot
of the object of their contemplate assaults and who
defeated-or their abuse is noticed than their
praise--gnaw their own hearts with envy and malice.
Were there more charity Of thought; more regard
taken of temptations thrown in the way OF their
fallen brother ); there would be more happiness. Did
each one seek to smooth over his brothers faults,
sist the fallen, soothe the brokenhearted, what q
Paradise this unhappy, tempesttoased world of ours
would be- Did we each curb our tongue when tempted
to speak unkindly, and make firm rule to speak no
evil where can speak no good did we reflect for
d moment how many tears remarks may cause to
, flow and how we should ourselves shrink under the
same, this world would soon realize the tabled mil
lenium.
How many by a shrug Of the shoulder, hint, have
weakened confidence and injured the reputation Of
another; how many, by look, gesture, have cast
suspicion upon those who, though mayhaps imprl-
dent heartguiltless, and yet they will wipe their
mouths and offer up prayers regardless of the injury
they have done, and Pharisee like, congratulate them
selves, that they have done no evil.
/, Mems business relations have suffered women have
been compelled to resent insults by the sighting
mark of some contemplate object who was perhaps
entirely unknown to them. He that can rule his
, own tongue shall live without strife.n
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