Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-05-23

NEWPORT.
For the Pomeroy Weekly Telegra
Whisperers and Backbiters.
Mr. Eaitor:-I have tried to point
out these two characters to your read
ers, and the evil they are guilty Of tire
mains for me, now, to make few re-
marks concerning the treatment they
should receive.
Keep them out Of yoxr Houses. WI hati
Does christianity teach man to close
his door against his neighbor? To be-
come selfish and exclusive2 Not at all.
But it teaches US to distinguish between
man and his evils, between the baekbiter
and his backbiting. Whispering; speak
ing evil; misrepresenting things; putting
the wrong construction on everything
that is heard; painting with the darkest
colors the n ost innocent actions; SLAM
der, &c., are evils which follow q man
or woman. Let them come in, pro-
viding they leave these things out
But, should they refuse, shut the door
against them oil. We have said that
they know where they are well enter
tanned, and will go again; they will re-
member where they we're not we'll re-
ceived, and, perhaps, will not return
But, should they, don't open the door
unless you have assurance that they
have repented of their sins. Dou'topen,
it matters not how they will knock;
whether it is the loud tap, tap, tap Of
the strong listed man, or the light tap,
tap, tap, rap, rap of the delicate listed
lady. 1t matters not what the weath er
is; care not how cold, dark, and stormy
the night, let them stay out. Should
they get wet, and chilled, and sick by
this exposure, would be one OF the
first to their bedside to pray that God
might sanctify their aflic ton to their
good. The blessed Redeener and His
pious exhortations have been out side
for years. Its time to change. Let
him come in and leave these imps of
the devil out. Where he has stood for
years, with his hair wet with the dews
Of heaven, is, BY all means, good enough
for them.
Let them not be Enterfained.-Should
they sometimes find the door unlocked,
or partly opened, and push themselves
in, let no one give them seat. Should
they speak again, pay no attention; go
on with your own conversation; act as
if there were no strangers present. Let
them not have bite to eat, nor place
at your table. There is one meal which
they are particularly fond of. They
will hardly ever trouble you for break
fast, and not often at dinner. They
don't generally rise early. Look out in
the afternoon; that's the time they turn
out. Around the table that is set be-
tween and o'clock they love to sit.
1t is wonderful the powerful influence
this decoction of Indian herbs has upon
their nervous system. o how it stimu-
lates the bump of loquaciousness, and
sharpens the tongue and makes it run,
Sometimes you will hear q. dozen or
more talk or laugh all together, like SO
many chirping birds or chattering mon
keys, land scandals, whispering, and
back biting excepted, every way to as
geodpurpose.7 Is dancing sinful2 1scard
playing, chess, backgammon sinful
People generally engage in these amuse
ments to pass away or kill time. The
old heathen emperor was better en-
ployed who amused himself in killing
troublesome flies and wearisome time
together. But what of these entertain
meuts. These popular tea partiesl-
Are they sinful? 1t is true that in
them time passes away, and is merely
killed But this is not all. Often the
characters of men and woman are lid
died and blasted, and the sin two-fold
greater, in ny estimation, than card
playing or dancing.
Nav the merchants of our towns and
villages never, after this, make a cent
of profit off the readers Of the Telegraph
on that article called tea, purchased to
entertain the whispersr and backbiter.
Ask then, for their authority.-This
would affect them more than anything
else. Give them an entertainment fog
once. Let them begin with their SLAM
der, whispering and backbiting. You
let on that You are interested, and smile
occasionally. Let them, for once, have
liberty, and become very eloquent
But when they are through, and have
come to that point, when they will tell
you've want it to go no farther; keep
it all to yourself, if you please" say to
them, we'll it shan't go any farther, we
will go and see your authority. Come,
here's our hats and canes, or shawls
and bonnets, let US 60 right of, and see
this ubiquitous Mr.. They" Let us
have this matter confirmed. Should
they say that they are too feeble to
walk that distance, tell them the police
will render all necessary assistance
Should they say that they have no time,