The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-29
Small Talk about Gossipping Neigh
bors.

If there is one thing like more than
another, it is neighGOrs-especially the
kind who are eternalIy poking their
noses into other peoples affairs, and rid
dHpg and sitting one generally. Now, l
don't think many females would stand
MP for their own sex rs | would, yet |
am bound to acknowledge that my sex,
as general thing, are gabJy; of course
there are cXccptions-but as a rule,
scandal and gossip are as necessary to t'ro-
thirds of Eyes daughters as drink to the
thirsty. Now, ladies' don't make veget-
ablcs of your pretty noses, and say,
"Nothing of the sort" You know it is
the truth. Hayn't | spent afternoons ut
the houses of ''neighborS," where i had
been invited to come in Il while and
bring "my scwing" and don't | know
the exact style of confidential CONVERSE
ton on those interesting occasions Or
course do l will venture to say that
within three or four hours of self-intlict-
ed purgatory, the cream Of the feast
was gossip concerning some untor-
tunatc neighbOr or acquaintance.
Mrs. Thingumbob was "dreadful cX-
travagantm-had no less than three
new bonnets. besides new "gladiatOr."
She would surely bring her poor
Thingumbob-to ruin. And there was
that hogrid Mrs. Snatchum! who re-
ccivcd the visits of that young 9ir.
Derrick, the old man, i'll her husbands
absence. She was mo better than she
should be-" because, while her husband
was "tending to business down town
working hard"-young Derrick was
seen to call two or three times: and
the last time he called he remained one
hour The informant knew 1t was an
hour, because she Cooked at the clock
when he rung the bell, just TO sec bO,c long
he uouId stag, and it was just one honr
and fire minutes when he shut the gate y
This spicy bit was listened to with up
lifted hands and open eyes of horror by
the asscmblage of news peddlcrS. The
question of informing the deludcd J of
what was "going on" was grayely de-
bated by the hens. After poor Mrs.
Snatchum was cut up into pieces, (which
could only be seen with microscope;
another poor woman was pOunCcd upon
for dissection That 'stUck up Ching
Mrs. Snickleftch, who was always
"making believe sick" just to haze that
"young DR.. Stickingplastcr feeling her
pulse and dancing attendance upon
her generally" which her poor J
was growing himself to death
in consequence Of her poor
health, "Sick'-no more sick than am,
all put on; and the charitable verdict
in that case is-MrS. Snickletitch is "a
mean, low person" and ''no better than
she should be-" Oh, yc dear christian
women, how charitable (O and sisterly
Won are to each other. Now, l only
speak. of certain class of my own sex. !
would be very sorry to think that all
women are of the gossipping order, one
extreme is as GRATED rs the other is dis
gushing. What type of women Is more
noble than the innate lady who Is
ever willing 70 give words of hope to
to the crring and smiles of encourage
ment to the good whose rule of life is
"'If can say nothing good shall keep
silent" Why in the name of goodness
don't all women live up to this rule Z
But, no! gossip is to some what opium
is to the Turk, so in the seeking after it,
they daily tlattcn their noses against
the window panos and gather material
for afternoon teas-hen parties and sew
ing societies. Heaven preserve me
from my own sex in general and gossip
ing neighbors in particular.
Wrathiully yours,
MADGE MOORE.