The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-10-18


gossiping pervades some communities.
This woman did not create these sto-
ries she heard them all, tho individu.
ais who told them to her, littlo think
ing that they would in turn become the
subjects ofsimilar rcmark to tho very
persons whose affairs they were com
municating. .
What would we think Of persons
who went about collecting for exhibi-
tion samples of warts, wens and can.
GERS with which their fellow beings
wero afflicted And would not their
employment be more honorable, more
humane, at least, than that of this gos
.monger?
| We heard such talk as follows be-
tween ladies, wives and mothers, the
wives of educated men, and persons
who were called educated women:
| "Have you heard that Emma Ellisis
going to Washington?
ITO Washington How on earth
can the Elises afford winter in Wash.
ington"
"Oh, you know they are not partic.
ular about their debts, AMI they have
six girls to dispose of, and find rather
o dull market here"
"Have you heard that the Newtons
are goiug to the country to live?"
BLESS me!-no! What's that for?'
! "They say tdpeducate their children;
butmy dress maker, Sally Smith. who
works for Mrs. Newton, says she is
worn out with dinner parties. He runs
the house down with company"
| 70 / suspect they are obliged to econ
omisc. You know she dresses her chill
dren extravagantIy. | saw Mary
Newton at the theatre, (she is not old.
or than my Grace with a diamond ter,
roniers."
diamond, was itt Julia told me il
was an aqua marine. The extrava.
gance Of some people is shocking! !
don't wonder tho men are out of pa
tience. Don't tell it again, because
Ned Miller told me in confidence. He
has actually locked up all his wife s
worked pocket handkefchiefs. Well
whatever else my husband complains
of, he can't find fault with my extrav.
agance."
Perhaps not; but faults far more
henous than extravaganza this poor
woman bad to account for the perni
ctous 1CordS for which wo must be
brought into judgement.
hope it may appear incredible To
you, my young friends, that women
halt through this short life, with Il
knowledge of their immortal destiny,
with world without them and q
world within TO explore and make &C.
quaintance with, the delightful inter.
ests and solemn responsibilities of par
ents upon them, shoald so dishonor
Gods good gift of the tongue, should
so waste their timo and social life
But be on your guard If your minds
are not employed on higher objects,
and your hearts on better things, you
will talk idly about your friends and
acquaintances.
The habit of gossiping begins in
youth. once attended society Of
young persons, from thirteen to seven
teen years of age, who met for benevo-
lent purposes.
"ls this reading or talking aftcrnoon?'
asked one of the girls.
"Reading," replied the President;
"and l have brought Percy's Reliques
of English poetry to read to you"
as not that light reading2' asked
Julia lvers, "theso arc old ballads and
songs"
"Ycs, l suppose it would bo called
light reading"
"Thcn | vote against ii; mother don't
approve Of light reading"
Julia, who had the lightest of all
minds, and the most volube Of. all
tongues, preferred talking TO any read
ing, and without loss of time she be-
gan to knot of girls, who too much
resembled her:
| "Did you notice " - a last
Sunday"
"Ies, indeed; she had on new silk
dress.
"That is the very thing l wanted to
find out, whether you were taken in
with it. 1t was nothing but her old
slzy.bluo dyed"
Can that be? Why, she has worn
it ever since she was thirteen. | won
der | did no. see tho print Of the
tacks."
II did," intorposed another of the
committee Of investigation, 81 took
a good look at it as she stood in the
door. She could not deceive mo with
aunt Sally's sky-blue dross dyed
black"
" don't think Matilda would care
whether you were deceived or not
said Mary Morris, the youngest mem-
ber of the society, coloring up to her
eyes.
sOhl L forgot, Mary" said Julia
Iyers "that Matilda is your cousin"
."1tis not because sh0is my cousin, u
replied Mary.
! "Well, what is it then2"
Mary's tears dropped on her work
but che made no other reply. She had
too much dclicacy to proclaim her
cousins good deeds; and she did not
tell how Matilda, having q small sum
of money, which she was 10 have invest.
ed in q new silk gown, gave it instead
to her "aunt Sallyn' who was sinking
under a low indisposition, which her
physician'said might be removed by n