The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-11-24

quaintance with, the delightful interests and
solemn responsibilities of parents upon
them, should SO dsbonor. Gods good gift of
tho tongue, should 80 waste their time and
social life. But be on your guard. II YOUR
minds are not employed on higher objects,
and your hearts on bettor things. YOU
will talk idly about your friends and &C.
quaintances. u .Ia' t.
The babit of gossiping begins in youth
once attendedsa society of young persons,
from thirtoon to seventeen years of age.
who met for benevolent purposes.
"ls this reading or talking afternoon."
asked one of the girls.
Reading" replied the president; "and /
have brought Porcys Reiques of English
Poetry to read to you"
us not that light readne:" asked Julia
Ivers, 'these are old ballads aud songs"
"Yos, | suppose it would be called ligh.
reading"
Then l vote against il; mother don't ap.
prove of light reading" =
Julia, who bad tho lightest of all minds,
and tho most voluble of tongues, preferred
talking to any reading, and without loss of
timo she began to knot of girls, who too
much resembled her. .4., 80
Did you notice Matilda Smith last Sun.
dayi" .--.
"Yes, indeed; she had on q now elk
Dress" ~. ... .'.
"That is the very thing wanted to find
out, whether you were taken in with il. 1t
was nothing but her old sky-blue dyed"
'Can that be? Why, she has worn it ever
since che was thirteen. i wonder l did not
SEQ the print of the tacks." &c..
81 did," interposed another of tho com.
mitteo of Investigation. Il took q good
look at it as sho stood 10 the door. She
couldn't deceive me with aunt Sally's sky
blue dyed black" |...- 4.'
81 don't think Matilda would care
whether you were deceived or not" said
Mary Morris, the youngest member of the
society, coloring up to ber eyes.
. "Obl l forgot, Mary" said Julia Ivers,
"that Matilda is your cousin. .
1T is not because she is my cousin" re.
piled MEry. .....
"Well, what ia it then7" ....
Mary's tears dropped on hor work, but
she made no other reply. She bad too
much dolicacy to proclaim hor cousins good
deeds; and she did not toll bow Matilda,
having small sum of money, which was to
have been invested in now silk gown, gave
it instead to her 'aun: Sally" who was
sinking under low indisposition, which her
physician said might be removed by q. jour
ney. 1t was; and We believe Matilda cared
little how much those girls gosspped about
her dyed frock. 80, ~ ~ j, =,
Julia lvers turned tho conversation BY
saying, s'Don't you think it strange that
Mrs; Sanford lots Maria ride out with Wal.
tor Isbol?'
"Yes, indeed; und. what is worse yet, &C.
cept presents from, bim:"
"Why! does sho!" exclaimed Julia, staring
open her eyes. and taken quite aback BY an.
other person knowing bit Of gossip which
had not reached her ears.
"Yes, she docs; he brought her tbroe clio.
CANT plants from New York, and she wears
ring which he must have given her; for
you know tho Sanfords could not afford TO
buy such things; and, besides. they never
l have given but specimen. Various
characters and circumstances wore dis.
cusscd. till the young gossips wore inter.
rupted by proposition from tho president
that the namo of the society should ,be
changed; "for," as sho said, "tho little char
tiles they did with thoir needles wore poor
offset against the uucharitablepess of tboir
tongues" .-.r ~ = w
There is species of gossiplng aggravated
by treachery, but. bad as this is, it is somo.
times committed more from though tless.
ness than malice. A girl is invited to pass
DAY, q week or a month IL may 30, in
family. Admitted to such an intimacy, she
may SEQ and hear much that the family
would not wish to have repeated. Circum-
stances often occur and remarks are made
from which no harm would come if they
wore published to the world, provided what
went before and came after could likewise
DO known. but, taken out of their connection,
they make falso impression. 1t is BY re.
!af'ng -disjointed circumstances, and repeat.
ing fragmcnts Of conversations, that so
much mischief is done by those admitted
into tho bosom of family.
You know that, with the Arabs. partaking
salt is pledge of fidelity, because the salt
IS symbol of hospitality .<Show sacred
gratitude for hospitality by mover making
any disparagng remarks about those into
whose you are received. ] knew persons
who will say unblnshingly. II am sure that
Mr.. SO and So is not kind to bis wife; saw
enough to convince mo Of it when staid
lhcrc. "Mrs. 8. is very mean in her fami-
~" How do you know that :" am sure
ought to know, for staid month in her
house" "If you wantto be convinced that
Mrs. L.. has no government over her chill
1ren. 60 and stay there week, as did,
The BIS and their stepmother try to live
happily together, but, if you were in their
family as much as am, you would see that
there is no love lost between them"
Now you perceive, my young friends. that
tho very reason which should have scaled
his OBsiD' Inns she addncos aE the oround |
of your faith in her evil report. .
have dwolt long on this topic of gossip.
Ing, my young friends, because, as ! said be-
lore, ! believe it to be prevailing fault in
our young and social country. The only
'ure mode of extirpating it is by the culti-
ration OF your minds and the purification of