Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-02-02
a.....,..... For the TslerspA-
DIdn't nlEe Qoaaip.

Mrs E. and her friend Miss ~, sat
ct one Of the windows Of her parIor sewing and
chatting. while Ne. E. was resding at the
other. The ladies' supposed Mr.. E. fully
occupied with bis book, and had talked IN the
uDrestFsined manDer which Is their wont, when
alons. They had discussed the latest fashions /;
MrA A----'s pretty eouipage Mra BIS
new house Mn. o----'s shocking management
Of her children Mrs. F---'s fDs qualities
aud Miss G-----'s disagr cable ones. Mr., E.
suddenly looked up from bis reading etclaim.
log. What gossips you ladies are I" wish
my dear you would soar shove soch small talk !"
What Is it to you how yeur usishbors manage
their children, or what kind Of houses they Eve
10 Il is beneath you to be watching them
and commenting upon their personal qualities
Now, Mn. R. loved Der hdsbsud devotedly.
onreservedly. srd was always wiling TO defer to
bis opinions. when be knew best, bat she had a
little bIt Of mischief ia Der, and she did Ike to
jast take him down slightly. wheo she thought
he was induIginE 10 rather extravagsut notions
Of the omnipoteooe Of wisdom copoestratsd In
the male seq, and on the present occasion she
had her plan, bat she diaat uaks any reply ,
Indeed she stopped tslkiog sltogctbss. Mr. E.
observed the pause ia the sopversatiou. bat be
did not understand its portentous uesni0g. Be
oO yOar Rusrd 70 lords Of ersAsion when your
ssiksiive wiyes are sadisnly silsnt efthsr y0u
have wounded then TO the heart, aud this ealm
10 only the lrIl before . tamptest Of tears, or
there IA deep mischief plOttiug against yoa.
On the preseat occasion the merry twinkls 10
Mrs. E----s eye. aud the silght emile 90 her
lip showed that the spirit Of mlschief was 10 the
ascsndapt, Unconsvious Mr.. E---~ wsst 70
bis business as usual, and the ladies went 90
with their sewing. and .-----@-. bat ! VIII sot
repeat their coneersatiou. -
NEXT uoruIDs at ths brsakSass table, sftet
pouring the coffee, Mra E. suddenly Isft
the room, leaving her husband aod Miss NJ
70 auish the neal at their isI1ure Mr.. E.
missed the daily paper which was usually laid
by the side Of bis plate. he eoquirsd for Il Of
Miss NJ. bat she bad not seen It then be
rang the bell The girl who answered the sur.
nous didn't know where II was, bat would look
for it. Miss Ne too commenced a search.
The gid came back 70 say the cook thoasht the
uewsboy hadn't LEFT oOe Mr.. E----- frowosd
he would rather 20 without hia breakfast thar
his paper At this erisIs Of affairs, Mrs E.
rstarDsd. "Wifs. where Is the paper 2" saic
Mr. E----s 10 anything but dulcot tones. eWhy
my DEAR" said Mrs. E---s looking very inoo
cent, II found on looking ovOr the paper, thai
Il was Oiled with all sorts Of gossip, rot Ct fol
you to read" There was gossip about sverJ
state 10 Europe, aud you know Il Is nothing tc
as how they manage their affairs. Then every
movement Of Garibaldl wss pat down evident
Iy somebody bad been watching him there wal
great deal Of bitter personality 10 the remarksl
tie President Of the United States was handed
without gloves dark suspicious were hinted
against Napoleon, and the poor sick man was
abused without stint, knew you would new
sr read all this gossip and sIsuder. and tooh
the paper and laid 1t by for Mary and to rsat
when We we're alone, for you know zoe like gos
sip" For moment Mr.. E----'s eyes flashed
Ere 90 the meek face looking up to US then h
laughed long aud loudly, aud be msguauimous
ly owned before that day was through, that gen
tlemeu liked gOsslping as we'll as ladies. onl.
they exercised the propensity upon dldersu
subjecta