The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-19
For the Democrat.

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Although many may think the differ
ence slight, still there is a differen ce
Wit often stabs the person at whom it,
shafts are directed. Humor nevel
does this, -the gentlest nature is never
offended by it's indulgence. Mere at
tenpts at wit, while they amount to les
than nothing from an intellectual pcin
of view, frequently give more cause
for offence than the pure article. l an
LED to these remarks, Mr.. Editor, by
the perusal of " Gossip about Town, y
a column OF which made its appearance
in the NJ. C. Republican last week =
1t is the boast Of the lords of crea
tion,' as the gentlemen are wont to
call themselves, that they are above
q" gossip" in all its various forms, and
that the ladies are the guilty ones in
this particular. No better argument
is needed to refute this than the vari
Gus items under the head Of &C ossiI
about Town." Their contemptl BILE lit
tleness is made manifest on the slight.
est pcrusal. With your permission
Mr., Editor, l will make q few extracts,
that your readers may see for them
selves how this new edition Of Paul
Pry insinuates his proboscis into the
m ,st Insignificant affairs, and Aaunts
them before the public 10 the columns
of the public prints
The public is first entertained with
the following delicious morsel
- There Is a young lady In this town who
talks " too much. She Is about twenty-five
years Old and her tongue no IN an can tame. "
We are also astounded with the in-
formation ttat
=" There Is o young lady in town tempora rily,
who Is said to be the most graceful" lady.in the
United States; All the people are talking a bout
Again.
1.-Two OF our most fashionable women are "by
the ears about aseat in church. When the
gates are ajar the people will peek" etc.
This, then, is a proper subject for
newspaper comment. 1t is not neces-
sary for the author Of the items to add
that" when the gates are ajar the
people will peek; nor is it necessary
that l should mention the character of
the people" who "peek, under
such circumstances.
Further along it is stated that there
are "several marriages hourly expect
ed, and following is long string OF
initials of names Of well-known young
ladies and gentlemen of this place
They then wind up with the rather
equivocal interrogation, of why the
persons mentioned are keeping the
audience waiting so long before
the curtain rises. "
There are other tit.bits Of equal
"pith and moment, with the foregoing,
but / trust that those l have already
given will prove sufficient. And now,
Mr.. Editor, having trespassed on your
time and space thus much, permit me
to inquire of you if it is considered the
highth of mauly dignity to handy the
names of ladies, (or SO near it that
citizens of Plymouth know who are
meant in newspaper, thus making
them the common town-talk, on the
streets, in the shops, he stores, the
saloons, and the corners where
loafers most do congregate?" 1 con-
clude by stating that, although my
name was not referred to either directly
.or remotely, in the items. | ana one
who believes emphatically in " wom en- s
lights, not in the latest acceptation
ofthe phrase, perhaps, -but in that
broader sense which would protect
their name and reputation from being
made the subject of unrestrained "gos-
sip" by the would-be sterner sex,
and which will inevitably affect them
injuriously. 1t is said that
= To mourn a mischief that is past and gone
| Is the next way to draw new mischief on, "
and although l may hope to accomplish
a little good by my remarks, 1 shall
school myself to bear it with meek
ness, should / find, after reading the
next issue of the Republican, my labor
has been vain.
Yours, for the right,
SEREPHINA SMYTHUs.
ELECTIONS IN INDIANA.
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