Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-06-18
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Ed. TELLER Much has been said
and with truth to in regard to gossip
in Lewiston aud it is often times charge
able to the women of the place, but it is
not always SO, the men sometimes engage
il the same bus ne and are as c, able
as we women are and I may say even
more 30, for it is expected of the men
that they be conservative and calm and
that they do not trouble themselves about
the tales that are told affecting the con-
duet Of individual in their social inter
coarse. But it must be admitted that
there are some men who, apparently have
nothing else to do but to listen to gossip,
and peddle it, and encourage women who
are weak minded to language disparaging
of their neighbors and who by that means
engender suspicious and animosities in
small communities like this that are
bane to all social life. A recent writer
claims that his observation has taught
him that there are no lasting friendships
that will exist long between women, and
he further Gays, that whenever see two
women hob-noblling together and appar-
emily on the most intimate terms give
them from one to three months to become
bitter enemies. That it does seem a
human inpossibility for women to re-
main in good fellowship any length Of
time, no matter what common cause
brings them together. He further says
women as general rule are not ccnsiderate
Of the feeling Of others and wound and
cut each other in the most merciless way
and the more sensitive tl.ey are the more
unfeeling they seem to be Of others. But
of all tho disagroeable people in the world
and those who do the most harm, Is that
class Of women who use their pretended
friendship As cloak to repeat the un-
kind remarks they hear Of all. 1t is not
tho prepgative of q good friend to wound
when she has not the power to heal and
they are only justified in repeating such
conversation when they are willing to
give the suthor and put it in the power
Of those they believe to be slandered, to
defend themselves, which al women are
brave enough to do if they feel they have
been outraged and wronged. All genuine
good women dread censure from any
source and to feel that they have been
the subject Of scandalous gossip by man
or woman causes them much keen auguish
and bitter tears. It is only a person Of
very low instincts that would willingly
aflict or grieve noble nature BY repeat.
ing the idle gossip Of those who are pos
sibly unworthy to come into their pres
ence much less speak Of them or discuss
their acts which sometimes from the fact
Of their perfect freedom from wrong do.
ing appears to the evil minded most cul.
pable. True friends will not allow un.
kind remarks to be made in their presence
Of an absent friend without defense in
such terms % will forever silence the Of
Tending party. l make these quotations
because they express in proper language
the principles which should forever gov
ern an honest and honorable woman. The
same writer says woman who runs to
you with ugly stories she heard about
you y not 70 D trusted. Such disa-
greeable human nonstrosity, who, under
the guise Of friendship would only az
press her own sentiments when she tells
most patropisiur manner tell Won hov