The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-05-28

S0P'lsatlhS aLu lFFSSlSIuD e. his QlV Is
ion Of gossip has more disciples than all
the others combined, This is accounted
for on the superstition that less brains
are required to reach the standard of ex~
cellence, and the case and facility with
which they can summon tn their aid
that universal substitute for brains
brass
In the department. CT natural gossip
the fair sex do not; as a rule, excel, but
their attempts are Invariably interesting.
Just after a funeral it is r. freshng TO
hear chine of silvery voices relating
and remarking upon .he incidents of th e
occasion. How the husbandless wife
and fatberless children "took on" or,
they didn't seem to mind it at all"
Says one, 81 wonder if she'll get a new
mourning dress, or will she fix up that
old black dress she wore summer before
last. did you notice Lena Mince-
words dress ?" Perhaps some mans
better half has gone to a better world,
leaving him sadly out of balance in this,
ard he is endeavOring to be decorously
sorrowful Il don't believe he shed
tear was so very sorry for those
half dozen little moth6rless dsars. It
won't be six months before he'll be fly
ing around for another wife. Didn't you
see how he eyed Julia Askme p Now,
such harmless pleasantries as these must
not be called gossip 1t is imply a nec-
essary effect arising from n natural cause,
Wis: the efervescence caused by the con-
tact of what they saw with what they
heard--the one an acid, the other an al
kali. If this efervescence were not allow
ed to escape through coral appertures,
ruby>valved, an accident might happen
that sometimes befalls bubbles. There
may be ladies who indulge in natural
gossip, but they are few and far between.
You may live in this world for 10 or so
years, or even till you become an old
man, and never see one and want
you to know land mark the distin elton,
whether do Or not,) that there is diff
ference between gossip and the garrulity
of senility, and the vivaci'y OF ado
lescence
Whist the fair sex do not impress US
deeply as to their being az fait in natu-
raj, some Of them are unrlvaIed in ar'i-
fetal gossip, and however eloquertly this
gossip speaks from male attire, however
greatly it may excite your sensibiiities,
or risibilities, it fades into utter insignif>
canoe by comparison with that of Miss
in her teens" This beau ideal reioices
in her strength, and with reason, for she
is a regiment in herself Yonder she
comes now. There is is not breath of
air stirring, yet you would almost swear
that a strong wind was blowing ri gEt in
her face. Yen are transfxed with con,
ficting emotions, and mentally exclaim
as she draws nigh Surely the Perfec>
ton of art lies in closely copying nature,
and the dress maker has attained per-
lection !" If you have Emind to risk
consequences, like Mrs Lot did, and look
back, or at least askance, as the appari-
ton passes, you will instantly think Of
"thc ship of the desert" This particular
argument of gossip is to many a stumbs
ling block; and to some, fooli5hness. For
myself, l express no opinion, and am as
tonished that those who have been wed
a year will not advance it.
GossiPs and gossip have been, from
the Garden of Eden down to the present
time, and will be, as long as there is a
church or theatre to go to, o. a fashion
to follow
Thus far have [ proceeded in a
theme" which draws to a close Perhaps
it had been well, had | said nothing, but
what is writ is writ If any pretty
and interesting little gossip feels agrieV
ed, | am truly sorry, and hope she will
presently forgive the Gfender thought
that a little pIain (if not sensIble) talk
would fall southingly upon ears already
tired of fattery ! hope beaming smiles
will chase away every frown, and that
the sweetness of. dis ositiJn, and kind
ness of heart, so natural to her, will pros
cure this boon. BY way of excavation,
| would remind her. that Nature supplies
the most inveterate gossips. The lark,
are the gOssips of the grove, and her
prototype, and the peacock is the type Of
whatever class he represents