The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-08-05

more than one hundred yarCS VICE.
/ The steam saw mill of Mr.. Joseph Behe,
! erected at the lower end of town, is now i'll
! operation, and as the timber tract adjoining
! it is one of the finest in the country we have
J no doubt but that the enterprise of Mr.. b.
| will prove successful.
The crops secured by our farmers in this
vicinity are the best that have been harvest
ed for several years.
In the absence of interesting local news,
perhaps it would not be amiss for your cor
respondent to sketch brief outline of famil-
lar chal acters which can be found alike in
the crowded city or the secluded hamlet
/ The first which demands attention is
THE LADY KILLER.
do not mean a sanguinary individual who
INDUCES vicious propensity for the lmmor-
tai translation of those very necessary ad-
juncts to human society, young ladies; but,
on the contrary. desire to give an accurate
description of a certain class of exquisites
who are victims of pleasant hallucination
in imagining that every lady upon whom
they exercise their address will at once un-
couditionally surrender. A man Of ordinary
discernment will have no difficulty in select
ing him, even from a numerous crowd, for
he effects the "latest STYLE" aud his general
appearance will at once indicate his charac-
ter. Every community possesses one or
more specimens of the genus ''lady killer"
and at all times and under all circumstan-
ceS they can boast of their many conquests,
or if necessary. enumerate them. They are
always prepared to furnish you with an ac-
curate description of the habits, likes and
dislikes of all the eligible young ladies in
your neighborhood. You remark that Miss
So and so appears to be a very amiable
young person, and straigthway you are in
formed that her amiabiity is merely mask
which can be assumed or removed with the
same facility as the piOus Sunday appear
ance of the Mammon worshipper who serves
God on the Lords day and apologies to the
devil therefor during the balance of the
week The "lady killer" will tell you con
fdentially, that he cultivated her acquaint-
ance for time, but she wasn't his style,
and he dropped her. Our hero is polite
dressed lady whom he passes ON the street,
and proceeding home. will rail on his moth
er or use ugly expressions towards his sister
for not taking'a wrinkle out of his immacu-
late shirt front, or for negecting to proper
ly iron his cambria handkerchief. Most
young ladies understand the nature of this
iuvulnerabie popiujay. and his services are
only called in requisi:ion for the purpose of
passing amusement at the immense and pom
derous fashionable agony he can display on
short notice. If he ever marries it is with
some thoughtless female who understands
all the modern appliances which are brought
to bear by our latter day modistes in per-
fecting 1.-The last best gift to man." and the
sensible verdict is that they are well mated.
The next subject design noticing is
THE SCANDAL hONGER.
This is another peculiar institution which
Il in n rl-aAl 10 in
try villages. Our feminine friends have
long ago secured monopoly in the scandal
mongi1g or common gossiping business, and
that town or village not possessing at least
half dozen specimens Of this class is indeed
sadly behind the age. She is high-toned.
moral individual. Her very appearance in
dicates this, and even her nasal organ is
prepared, at a moments notice to turn mp
expressively at the follies and indiscretions
of the poor uufortunates whose character Tor
the time being are undergoing the linguistic
rial examination necessary for through dis
section, and to display the dark shades in
the worst possible light. She always exag-
gerates the faults and ables of her neighbors.
She confdentially communicates to Mrs. A.
that Mrs b. is horrible housewife, and
eternaly quarrelling with her too patient
husband. An hour afterwards Mrs. B.
will be RECALLED with story impeaching the
good name and domestic arrangements of
Mrs. a. And thus it goes. AS soon as
Madame Gossip has moment Of spare time
and it appears as if she is very rarely en-
ployed in household duties-the devil will
prompt her idle tongue to some mischitf.
and in scandalizing or vilifying her neigh
bors she appears to derive as much pleasure
as would a gO1trmand from rare dish suited
to bis palate The assassin who waylays
his victim is not moro despicable character
than is the scandal-mOrger, and until the
tone of public sentiment is changed, or be-
comes healthy enough to enable our lady
friends to order out the voluble tale-bearer
who may poster them with their poisonous
stories, we must make up our minds to bear
them as necessary evil. In writing this.
Mr.. freeman, 1 have a character in my
minds eye to whom l can adopt all have
said. and have only painted her as others
see her. BGz tUz.
ALTOONA CRY. Aug. 3, 1869.
DEAR FREEMAN--One of the saddest cases
- hoa hooy, for