Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-04
TALE.BEARIa0.
Essay No. 6. written by I. school boy.l

VI al the mean, copteWpupie anu
~dsspioabls persons who walk this earth,
the tais-bsarsr II the bassLt. the loves,
and the worst. And Of all mischief
makers the tals-bsarer. in . contest for
supremacy. would carry Of the palm.
We're It not for these smooth.spoksn.
slimy.tongusd ssrpsnts the. earth would
be . paradise and heaven an unfrs.
qusutsd resort. And II any man should
bs bold enough to assert that nins-tenths
Of all the trouble In this world IL caused
by vile, snsaking tals-bearers. who run
from ono person to another to inform
the one what the other has said about
him, the writer would not dispute the
assertion. Sometimes IN impulsive but
really kind. hearted person, In an
ou,burst Of passion. says some.
thing about another which, II per.
mitted to pass unnotioed, would
BE- a. harmless a. the Summer
zephyr upon . fair maidsn's cheek, but
when zealously carried to the person
against whom the passionate language
was used, with the language magnined
and its meaning distorted. two former
friends arc perhaps made enemies for
Life. Sometimes, because tho motives
for his acts are misunderstood. Mr.. A.
will speak harshly Of his friend Mr.. b.,
bot IL the words were not repeated. nav
light upon the matter would cause Mr..
A. to see his mistake and NO breach Of
friendship would take place. Bot II
some janus-faoed tale-bearer hears the
disparaging remarks the grass does not
grow under his feet while he carries the
news TO Mr.. B., and the result IL long
enmity and bitterness Of feeling between
former friends.
In every community tale-bearsrs exist,
the dominion OF his Satanic Majesty not
excepted. Though TO give the devil his
due Il may BE- said that hs does nsthins
In the tals-bearing line himself now.
Hs lets out his work to agents who have
attained 10 great proficiency In the art
that the old devil hangs his head In
shame and confusion ct his own dullnsss
and insficiency.
There Is one class Of tals.bsarers who
perform work for pay who. perhaps,
ought also to be clssssd 10 spies. They
are employed by the executive managers
OF large corporations to report to them
what business men and prominent cid.
zsns say OF them. all OF which Is recorded
ina book set apart specially for the pur.
pose. This class OF tale. bearers have
Just one rsdesming t~rait-thsy perform
thar work. despicabls though IL may be,
for . livelihood. and the demand for
their kind, By rich corporations. creates
Q supply.
The class Of tals-bearers who perform
dirty work for nothing Just for the love
Of it-vho run from nsighbor to neigh.
Dor, and from friend to friend. carrying
evil reports, - . sweet morssl under
their tongues, have not . single 70.
dssminR trait. They serve the devil be.
cause the service 10 ~congsnial to their
tastes, and prefer tale. bearing to the
more reputable business Of highway
robbery, Savings Bank President, or
mining stock manipulator. because OF
pure and unadultsratsd constitutional
msanness.
While for hired spies In civil LIE the
writer has Q tribe OF consideration. be-
osuse they perform dirty work for .
maintenance ; for the last named class
OF tails. besrsrs. Who serve the devil for
nothing and "and themselves" be has
no feelings but unutterahls contempt
and uncomfortable loathipg, and . wish
that In the next world they may Be com.
PEELED to live on ~ island By them.
selves, apart from saints In heaven and
sinners In hell. where they can no longer
practice the damnabls business Of tale
bearing.