The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-26
Sly Whisrcring.

BhLrOS, >. G., Jar. Is lA,,.
ME. EhIroR: My reason for writing
this, is not that have boon trying or in
tho habit &: finding out what is said OF
me behind my back; for one day would
so about III a glow OF self esteem, and
the next would he bowed under u sense
Of misrepresentation and disgust.
There arc people whose tongues are
constantly being fed on babbling, tattling,
sly Whispering mischief and impertinent
ncddling. These tongues being set on
lirc Of hell scsttcrs fro brands among
friends and sets families, social circles
and noighborhOOds in a flame. Such
tongues arc constantly preying upon tho
rosebuds Of innocence and virtue, the
foliage of worth, genius and talent.
can nndorstand why a child, or one who
IL destitute of common sense, can laugh
at and find fault Of people, but cannot
understand why Il well moaning and an
instructed person can dc the like. If
God should take all things that are true
Of them, make Hcourge Of them, and
whip thom with it, they would DO tho
most miserable Of men,
Has any one a right to talio up any lit
tie story they can pick up and nse IL in
such - way AS to be injurious, or give
pain? And yet how many there are that
seem to enjoy nothing SO much. ty the
rules "f Justice n" man ought 30 bo rid:-
c'ie'l for any impericction.
know persons who have laughed 1T
and made fun of others 80 much, for their
directly 10 their faces, until it has be-
como liabitual; in fact, by so doing they
liavo iishgured their fo urss. There arc
others who seat themselves in church, or
ut public gatherings, in tho most con-
Nenent place To see and be rnen, and
- hr the congregation is ,.athorinc and
durln, services or exercises, they can bc
seen stretching their "r,ibbpr nccks'' in
order that they may see all who cntcr in.
how t'iny nrc dressed. who their escort is,
ana very often thcy can bc soen wearing
smiles OF contempt, defiance and hcorn--
making fun it may bo Of sOlno stranger.
and afterwards they will meet with 9th
crs and docitfe IN TO whether such and
such II person looked beautiful or home
~ in their dress.
It's II noticeable fact that the most ig-
norant people find the most 20 laugh ut in
strangers, and the propensity to ridicu,e
the slightest or most palpable deviation
from what TS1 happen 10 approve, c5ases
with the progress Of com mmon-sense and
decency. Beecher says: "When the alb
sent are espoken of,some will speak gold of
thom, some iron, some leatl and sOmo al
ways speak dirt for they have a natural
tendency toward what is OWL and think it
shows penetration in them. AS cat
watching for mice does not look up
though IN elephant goes by, SO they arc
so busy monsng for little defect; that
they lot great cXcellencies pass them uIi-
noticed will not say it is Christian to
make bcails of Others faults and toll tliem
over every day; say it is infeyual. IfI
you want to know how the devil feels
You do know ir you arc such one.
What IL worlc IF gossip would he pre-
vented if it was only remembered that
tho person who tails you the faults of
Others intends to ..il others o. your faults
Such persons should remem Der that every
ono has his faults and every man his rul-
ing passion, and the eye that seeth all
things secs not itself. Y.