Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-28
Communicated
"SCANDAL-MONGERS.-


Our peaceful mountain town is fast
becoming a place of gossip and a rem
devious for scandal mongers. Instead
of feelings of iriendliness toward our
neighbors. discord reigns, as well as
malice and envy; hypocrites abound;
deceitfulness is practiced to its fullest
extent; friendship is a mere name;
still, l would be sorry to say that good
people are scarce in this community
there are exceptions to all rules. Who
causes all this i'll feeling? Those
plaques OF society, mischief-makers.
The aus of so many mischief. makers
is idieness-the mother and root Of all
evils. 1t Is the bane Of body and mind;
one of the deadly sins; the DEVILS cush-
ion, his pillow and chief reposal. The
idle mind is ten times more deplorable
than that Of the body; if the hands
were employed the mind would also
be, but as it is neither find employ
ment.
There are a class 10 Eureka, both men
and women, but the latter more espec-
tally, who neglect their homes and
household duties, and seem to delight
in being the first to carry what they
term the :" latest news" from one to an
other, and are so cunning in telling
their ill-meant tales, conscience giving
them a twinge, how confidentially
they say, Now, Mrs. D., please not
mention what l have told you, for Mrs.
h. would never forgive me; but then
l don't intend to tell any other but
you;" 81 away she ~gallivants. and soon
finds another who will listen to her
gossip; each time a little more is added
here and a little there. and finally a
mountain is made. and in a few days
it is the general topic of conversation;
both old and young are made ac-
quainted with the why's and where
fores. OF course we think il dreadful,
and never thought such of Mrs. A.
We entirely forget hat once We were
friends. now, all are up in arms. 1.-THE
gossip refers to a young man little Is
said, only "sowing his wild OATS" but
will reform; but il woman, Gods
noblest work, no excuse and but little
charity is shown there, and ell join to
give her one more push downward, in
stead of being q friend, now that her
horizon appears dark and clouded,
duu iitiuB uci up W WoIuS VI
kindly cheer, saying, "Go, sin no
MORE" we mangle the words into, $50
on, sin till you die" We do NOT stop
to think what a degrading part we are
by planting The dagger deeper,
and adding misery to the one whose
punishment has been increased two
fold by the ceaseless prattle of the
"Ere you sweep your neigh
hnrfS "A xNallinO nlnQr tho rnhhiSh from
own door," is a saying both old
and true, but one hard to practice. 1t
is strange that we can detect all the
in our neighbors but never dis
that we ourselves have Imperfect
tons, perhaps more g~rievous ones.
whose homes are situated close
ly together have a natural talent for
misund erstanding each other, and thus
are led to adopt ideas; but |
fully convinced that nothing is
nor do we raise ourselves in
the estimation of these people by OPEN
ly venting our dissatisfaction thereat.
Would that all these plaques of mis-
chief makers could be exterminated, or
we had the true moral courage
and strength OF character to close u
doors upon them. Then, perhaps,
might he free from the gossip's
prattle and peace would then predomi-
nate. Life is too short to spend in
quarrel, or to carry black thoughts of
neighbors and friends. Then,
cease this everlasting gossip; speak
and true; "act well thy part, there all
the honor lies"
Yours, in friendship,
ENu-DE Mars