The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-23

.ongue nor dOeth evil TO his ueigbor,
nor taketh upa reproach against his
If there Is being dcs-
pisc on this earth, il Is ono OF those
backbiiing men-gos-
sipers, tattlcrs in the community
Waco Is just about big enough
for thing To get all over
town before breakfast. oh my! these
gossip mongers! will tell you an
other thing. There are great many |
people in this country who believe
the women do all the talking. But
they don't do onc-third of IL. The
worst gossipers of society are men.
We have few talking women.
would prefer standing before the
blazing mouth of n cannon than be-
fore them But there are exceptions
TO the rule. What | want is to ever
iastingly do away with this gossiping
business. Did you hear so-and-so
say o--and-so2" "No, | did not hear
il. What was II? "Ohl If had known
that you hadn't heard il would not
have mentioned it, will venture to
say that II you could have heard all
that has been said about you since on
have been in town, you would shove.
You havn't learned TO enjoy 1t like
have. Talk, talk, talk; CAB, CAB, CAB;
gossip, gossip, gossip | want every
body in this house that don't talk
about their ncigbbors to stand up.
| want to see how many don't gossip
about their ncighbors or touch on the
charactea of any one. five persons
rose TO their feet.l Yon understand
the proposition: ale that back biteth
not with his tongue" II Is what we
say, not what we do In this world.
try TO make il rule ofmy life never 10
say any thing 10 anybody's back that
have iiot said in love TO his face.
Let me give yon three little rules to
talk by. The next time you are goi z
to say anything, stop right still and
ask yourself this question: us what
| am going to say the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth y
Second: "Is il kind aud brothcrly TO
say what | am going To SAW lit ~
not do not say it Ono more ques-
lion: "Will II do any good for me to
say itF As man talks SO lie Ia.
| a good man condemns and dcspIses
bad associations. There is nobody In
this world proof against bad company,
| don't care who they are. Now |
don't mean to do any body injustice,
but will say this: | would rather AS
sociate with n dog than man who
will swear. You ask me how | will
arrange that. tell you used to run
with the dogs hunting, and never
heard four-legged dog curse in my
life. l like the four-legged ones the
best because they don't | might run
with the dogs until got doggish, but
they couldn't make me proiane. l will
say another thing. | would rather
associate with hog than with q
man who drinks whiskcy. Now
YOU can take the poorest hog
In Texas aud bring him In
here and pour pint of liquor down
him aud rs soon as he gets sober lie
Will bid you goodbye, and you car
never get him here any more. These
two-legged hogs will drink the yea
round, and you cannot run them OF
If you are going to be hog you had
better get the hair aud tail too.
don't want TO interfere with man,
right TO be a hog. tell You II |,
awful. Amt III don't blame men
for standing up tor their rights. You
have got right TO be hog.
condemned Listen, brethren--bad
company will ruin anybody; 1t viii
ruin everybody. You ask me how II
was that became an imnodcrat,
drinker. say, bad associations don,
II for me. You ask me how became
"a proiane swearer, and tell you bad
done 1t for me. Just as morals abOv,
, manners, just so will brute beat /,
man for an associate who will lea,
you OH from God, and truth, AM
right. Now, know that seems nigh
ty plain, mighty hard, but II you will
| read this book and think il over yor
will say Jones is right.
/ will tell You another thing-if yor
will show me by this book that an
, not right, will take II back before q
bigger crowd than is in this house
stand right on this book from bot
| tom to top.
. know my preaching does not suit
these bypocrites, drunkards and
whoremongers; and when II does suit
them ] will go back to Georgia and
get my religion all over again II
you want TO do the clean thing, give
me your hand. II you don't, pull OIL
your coat, for am going to strike
you from head 10 foot.
"ln whose eyes vilo person Is con.
demDed." | won't do wrong-I won't
go In bad company. How many boys
In this town have been. ruined by bad
company How many girls have
been ruined by bad company?
You rccollcct the instance 10
II young girl saying 20 hor father:
HAaU I .rn IA tho hall 10 ,.saL ~
"No." ~Whyr' "Because,r said he.
~ don't like the company you will be
m" III know that some of them
amt all right but know them ana
amt afraid" said the girl. sMy
daughter, there IL dead coal lying on
tho hearth; pick il up. Does Il burn
yonp "No sir.p "Woll. throw Il
down." she did So Nov soc what is
on your fingers smut So when
you go in bad company; IL you don't
get burnt, you will get Emutted every
time. That Is true. Young man, II
You will tell me the company You
keep, will hold you up between me
and the sun and read your future life.
Here IL my style. | won't run
with fellow that viii do aud say
things that won't do and say. lie-
cause II you do, you will be doing
aud saying them yourselves Always
90 with somebody that lisa little bet
ter than yourself Some of you,
when you are out In tho country by
yourself you are with the biggest
rascal Ia the county.
III fifteen years ago You had caught
me and tied me 10 brothers Bowen
anil Duulau fnr a gaaL 1 xknIllI
rather have been In any jail In Ten
nessee than with these two gentle
men. Now would rather be- with
them than anybody else.
ale that putteth not OUT his money
TO usury." Well, | don't suppose