The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-01-10
TATTLERS

Every community Is cursed by the
presence OF class OF people who make
!; their business 70 attend 20 everybody's
affairs but their own. such people are
the poores; specimens OF humanity which
eNls; upon this bligh,ed earth. |; j.
we'll known that almos; every person IS
sometimes disposed TO speak evil Of
Others, and iaiiling IS a sin from which
very few can claim 20 be entirely exempt;
Bg; the objec; az this presen; article IS
;ospeak o; ihAii!,;ino;ivc class OF isi;iers
who make iale-hearing the cous;an; bus
ines, Of their lives They pry into the
private affair, OF every family IN the
neighborhood they know the exac;
state o: one neghbor', feelings toward
another: they understand everybody'S
faults. and no li;le blunder or misde-
meanor ever escapes their wa;chfulness.
They are we'll posted upon everything
connected with courishlp and ma;rimo-
ny. and know who are going TO marry
whom. and can guess the eNac; time by
every movement OF parties suspected Of
matrimonial intentions. and. il there j.
the slightest chance TO create disturb
ance. excite jealousy. or .'break up
i match. ihev take advantage Of il. and
do all in their power 20 keep people in
: constant state of veNaiion. They glide
quietly from gentleman TO lady, from
mother 10 daughter. from father 10 son.
and in the ears of all they pour their
bitter whispers OF SANDER and abuse.
and. II the same time. pretend 10 be the
mos; sincere friends OF those they talk
~. Their nauseous pills Of SANDER are
sugar-coa;ed with smiles and words OF
friendship.
Tai,lers are confined 10 no particular
class. and they operate in all. We find
them among the rich and the poor
upper ten" and the "lower Million"
in the church and our OF ii. They are
people who have no higher ambition
than 10 be well informed in regard 70
other peoples private business. to retail
scandal 10 their ncighborS. and 10 exult
in iicndsh triumph over the wounded
feelings and bruised hearts Of their in
noccnt victims.
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PRAYER meeting not far from Boston, I
man whose credit was not the best. and
who WAS somewhat noted for his failure
to NEE, his obligations. arose 10 speak.
The subject for the evening was "Whai
shall do to be saved ?" He paused. and
again more cmphaiically asked the ques-
iion. What shall do TO be saved -
Again. with increased solemnity and i'm
pressivcness of manner, he repeated the
momcntouS inquiry. when voice from
the assembly. in clear and distinct tone,
answered, "Go and pay John Williams
for that yoke of oxen you bought OF
HIM" The remainder of the gentleman
address was not reported. All present
appreciated the fitness of the unexpect-
cd word in season and were saved
from hearing 4 lengthy exhor,ation
from a swindler's lips. The incident
has led us TO think that there are good
many people who, before they make
much progress in walking the way Of
salvation themselves. or guiding Others
therein, will have to 500 and pay John
Williams" or John somebody else, the
money that they honestly owe them
There is no man shrcwd enough to pur-
sue a course of dishonesty and trickery,
and still retain the favor Of God in this
world, or good hope of glory for the
world to come. II is best TO settle up,
square up, and pay up, and then it will
be in order to talk in the prayer-meeting.
baS-l am afraid" said lady to her
husband, that | am going to have stiff
neck" "Not at all improbable, my
dear" replied her spouse, al have seen
strong symptoms of it ever sincew were
married."