Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-01-05
TAI MAGE ON WHIsPERERs.

The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, on the
morning Of Nove mber 18Th, at the Brook
. iyn Tabernacle, presched. Gu the subject
of "Whisperers, " taking for his text the
twenty-ninth verse of the first chapter of
ftomans, in which the word occurs. He
said:
Paul is calling the roll of the world
vllainy and puts in the midst Of the roll
class of persons Known in all cities, in all
Heighborhoods and in all places as wbis-
perers. They are thus described because
hey are apt to speak under voice and in
confidential mood and with hand at the
side of the mouth acting as funnel so as
o hinder the precious information from
wandering into the wrong ear. They do
lot speak softly because they are overpow-
red with the spirit of gentleness. but be-
cause they do not want to be held respon-
4lhle for defamation. They are masculine
md feminine, about equally divided, " it'll
\ Ii tie tendency to a maj ofity on the side
If those who are called the ''lords of crea-
tion." They have been heard in the win
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cuunting-room and in all business circles
4s well as at sewing circles and at meet
ms Of orphan asylum managers. They
are the worst foes Of society, are RESPONSE
be for miseries illmitable, are the scaver-
gers of the world, driviDr their cart
through every community, and fer your
xecration and contempt and loathing,
'oid them up this day before your eyes.
They are fUn ii everywhere. | think
hey thriea he. in Il village of one Or two
thoussa. Inhabitants, where everybody
snoN5 everybody, bat our large cities have
full stare. They arg of a pryIng disposi-
ton. Taey look into the basement win
doms to see people at the morning and
VI inr laeal. They can see as far through
he key 'olA as o;her people can see with
tie door wide open. They can overhear
co1versatj n upon everything. A wife de-
scendii.g ipt' The street with eyes little
di II i'll, teti;s, The event is simulat ion
to th0 tale bearer and sets the Whisperer
up in husine>s for many weeks. Cues
has husian and wife Gon't live happily
together Warrant you the husba d
Ti,;lses her Outrageous" "Shal 60
over and tell the neighburs, for this thing
has got 30 be st0pr"A.' ''Shall bring The
matter before the cautch.h Size rushes in
out Of breath, saying: Don't you think,
Mrs. Al-ear, that cur ntighbor. poor
thing, came out Of her house his morning
crying That brute of man has been
abusing her. Isn't it awful! Just think
Of having our neighborhond disturbed by
such goin2s on. Well, | have suspected
it Il l.'ng while. | SAW lin down street
tie other afternoon very gracious and po-
lite. | thought then he had better go
home and pay attention to his own family
allo we prob IDLY At thai very time sit
ti'g mp stairs cgy ing shei' eyes out Nnw
do p rsu!de your husblni to so over and
put an end to this outrage. Dear ne isn't
it AN ful?''
Wi'isperers! The fact is that one wo-
man. SGT Oh fire with d bad spirit, can keep
whole naighborilood aboi. She YES uot
have to be endowed withany special brain.
It is quite requisite thai she be not lncum-
bered with large family. That would
keep her at home. Such must either be-
single or have no cniliren in nrdsr that
she u y nave tine 60 attend to all tla Sc
cret aft airs Of the neighborh3od. Women
with large families seld IN succeed as
whisperers. II anything GOES wrong size
Is the first one to hear it. There seems to
he teles rapr wires and telephones between
her ear and all the housBhp iS Of tie town.
Fer good, healthy ne"s she has 10 appa-
tite, bur for the scraps and pe4iinss that
are tilro@u out from She sculleiy ia the
back ard, she has great avidity. The only
day when ssr has no time to On abroad is
some day when there is a new div1rc case
in the papers @Ith three or four d. lishtfu
columns of private letters published.