The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-02-16
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The meaning Of tie word cehsdre, de-
famation, III name reproach, falsehood--
abusive. calumnious. It's influences is des-
truction, robbery. butche1y, meanness aud
serpentine SANDER is the book which chron-
isIes thesdeeds 5P hen, aifsS5ed Under BE
supervision Of Satanic Majesty which is al
ways on the espionage in the country and
town to stain the fair escutcheon of some
honest family-some gentleman or lady
The tongue Of SANDER, given upon the bra
zero altar Of personal abuse, has long since
tried to immediate the purest virtue that ever
existed this side Of Heaven. The language
Of bitter reproaoh and Burning inyeesive
was exhausted upon g Him TwhO 'spsEesas
man never more speke, : It is painful to
descant upon the bad qualities Of nature, for
they are full Of proud flesh and the hum
blest reproof wild be sure to arouse sensa-
ton and conyulsion, The tongue, in its
operations should always be guided with
prudence and moderation, or else it win be-
come curse instead Of blessing; mill
dam with its gates always hoisted, can hold
but little water, and a Ran OF. woman who
leaks too freely at the moath cannot have
much in them but gas. The continual click
.clack Of the tongue is the only hbsie some
people can dance after, especially those
scandal distributors who love meddIesome
garrulity about their neighbors. Beyond al
doubt it was the Devil who. sowed the first
seed Of, slapder7-7the author of this soul-con-
Eliminating viee-and he has been cafGful to
epR6ipt his unp5iReipled agents .toicarry on
his base and heartles7 trafc in his own ap-
pointed way. and for, his gespeeial, benefit
Every paper, package, and parcel is labeled
in the Devils own hand write, signed,
y" Beelzebub Clovenfoot, No ], Salamandet
street, Internal Regions
He or she who goes about retailing slam
der Is like the Devil, with. the mark Of the
beast in their forehead. Such an individual5
mouth is the resting place for the low bill
lingsgate Of perdition--a bulgarian, a whole
sale abuser Of public and private character.
The, man who would wahtonly rise up and
Intentionally slander, an i9ppeept RAFso6 il
not too good to forge a note upon his brother
he is not too good TO telfe paipable lie; he Il
qualified for treason. stfategem and spoils 7
he is the uncIean spirit spoken of in the
revelations Of ST John; the cage Of bihiccledp
birds; the scarlet coIored beast of Rome
lie is the ulcer wound, the purifying sore 30
the ten horned beast and the red dragon Of
the Bible The slanderer is imbued with
the1halics, hatfed ana ambition Of the Devil
He is low, Ecurrilous, dirty, insinuatina
blackguard-a perfect burglar, migrate
mountebank, calumniator, an offensive smell
to al gentlemen and ladies, he is. full Of
groveling passions and engeloped in cloudt
Of moral darkness and innumerable delin
qqepeies. He is .1EfI9OH Il
f''f Eye Of Newt, toe Of Freq
Wool Of Bet, and tbhgde noE; q
Adders fork and blind-worms sting, 1-,r,
Lizards les, and ouiet'5 wing g. "a 2 tSS
And Fhsireward Is sure without any equivd
cation or mental reservation. o. selfevasiol
upon the part Of the Great Arc hiteot of the
universe. A. ~ Il IL Il IA