The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-07

agitation to her mothers house, one day,
to repeat a silly scandal upon her hus-
band which she had just received from the
lips of q servant She had only begun re-
peating the story when the mother rose,
standing. and pointing to the door, said:
"Lesve my house, and never put foot in it
nor tell any one you are my daughter again
until you have sufficient elf-respect not to
listen to the gabble of servants. and to never
utter q word Of gossip to any one concerning
your husband" Five years later the wife
told her husband, for the first time, of the
incident, and declared that her uninter-
rupted happiness during those i've years was
largely due to the rebuke received from her
mother.
The most detestabIe gossips are those:who
20 back and forth between persons estranged,
widening the breach between them. The
wsrmest Of friends may by this process be
turned into uncompromising enemies. He
or she who acts the role of stirrer of strife is
nothing less than criminal. He or she who
acts the part of eacemsker in such premises
has the expressed approval of the Divine
Master Himself, he having said "they shall
Dc c6lleO the CullCIrD OI OO0.
A notable contamination of suit between
two well-todo planters occurred four years
ago In Superior Court OF Southern State.
The estates Of the itigsnts, each comprising
number OF hundred acres, lay adjoining,
and even before either owner was in posses
sion one fence had divided them. Both
were high strung dignifed men, the weak
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edness. Through the prevsricstion of some
sinister neighbor A was led to make some
impulsive criticism upon 3, which the lis
teper repeated to the latter. B retslisted In
kind, which A hearing OF, the friendship of
long standing was ruptured. Twin fences
were determined on, but they could not
agree upon how and where they should be
run. A suit at law by a was met with
a countersuit by B. For two years after
the fling OF the actions continusnces
were had for one cause or smother.
When the cases were at length set, and each
party had half hundred witnesses at court,
the Judge of the Court asked II any effort
had been made to have the differences be-
tween the litigants settled by arbitration.
agreement could be had upon who should
constitute board OF arbitration. The
Judge then, ordering the attorneys to be
seated, addressed the two principals, asking
them to come forward and stand one or
either side the bench. Leaning back in his
chair and looking first one and then the other
Ia the face as he proceeded he reminded
a.
had played and attended school together; Of
how their respective fathers had through
life lived as neighbors not only peacesbIy,
but cordially; OF three graves near together
in the country church yard in which the
three fathers were buried; OF the early man-
hood Of himself and the two Htigants
when they were bosom companions and in
separable. Gentlemen" he said, 81 have
always found in you both the same honors.
bic qualities that bound me to you then
may / be permitted to settle this dispute be-.
tween you without the assistance of evidence
or iuryr Both answered yes. "I know
every foot of the boundary ine," be then
said, "and so need none of the maps you
have had made" While each looked over
u suOuiUeI Vi the JuuSo, ne ufeW y Dne
on a slip of paper, made heavy
dot for certain large oak, and directed
that north from that tree A should
maintain a good fence, while B should keep
up the fence running south from it. "Does
the decision satisfy your" he inquired.
Each answered in the affirmative. "Mr.
Clerk" the Judge addressed that officer,
you will foot up the costs accrued in these
cases and hand the bill to me; 81 propose
to settle it out of my own pocket" Astepped
forward and proposed that he should settle
the costs, "for," said he, ~ brought the suit"
But to this B vigorously objected, claim
ing that he having answered with a
counter suit was entitled TO pay at
least half the bill. The Judge directed
the cost be divided according to BIS
proposition, and then turning to the two
he ordered, NOW, You two shake handsi'
The order was obeyed, and thus harmony
wss restored to community which, through
the work Of evil gossiping had been for
more than two years almost in war.
1t does appear that men should learn to
disregard misunderstanding gossips.