Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-09-22
Uncle Tom S
Chat.
BUSY BODIES.

The longer | live the more l
learn about people generally.
There are some real nice gem
teel folks that attend to their
own business, and a great many
rag-tags and bobtails that neglect
their own business and are very
busy trying to run other folks
affairs. These kind of people
are always liars and hypocrits
and their plots and schemes are
as black as hell itself. And these
kind of people will invade your
home and do all they can to per-
suade your son and daughter to
disobey you and go contrary to
your will and wish. The devil
never had better agents on earth
than the kind | have pictured
out before you and | reckon their
hearts are so scard they actually
think it's no sin to persuade the
young to disobey their parents.
And they will wear out shoe
leather to any amount to over
reach the father and mother.
Yes, they are in business and
they are the busy bodies of the
bible. Such people are as vile
as people we'll can be, and ready
to lie at any time to cover up
their perfiidity and treachery.
Such cattle is unworthy of notice,
intact real gentlemen and ladies
do not associate with such ver-
min, unfortunately they are to
be found everywhere, both in
small and large quantities, ready
to criticise the father and mother
if they do resent their hellish in
tentions. To such an extent
have their doctrines of dis
obedience been taught that
parents are not much in it of
late years and their hearts are
made to bleed under the sway
and influence of these busy
bodies over their very children,
they erect all standards, most
especially that of religion, and il
your child starts to 90 astray
you, old fellow, must let it alone
and say nothing. Never was 9
greater lie talked among men
Abraham got the promise be
cause God knew he would com
mand his children after him
not that he would try, but tina
he would. Our duty is a sacred
; duty, and by determined anc
resolute action we all must fill j
or suffer the consequences.
!, Religion and the very stabilit.
of our country depends on the
fidelity and integrity of the par
ent in the home and not upoI
,, the vagabond busy bodies tina
would lure and persuade thu
children to take hasty i'll advised
steps. If man is not true t,
: home, in the name of God wha
would he be true to? If he fail
to command and make his chill
dren obey him he is worse thai
!, all infidel.
| am one of those kind of olo
fellows that believe in kicking
out all busy bodies, and also o
parents being the boss. If
man is a real bible christian he'll
never let busy bodies sway an,
influence and cause his children
, to disobey him very long.
Now in conclusion let me sa
7 don't court the favor of suc
, people, and their room is goo
company where | stay. You
divorce courts is good evidenc
of the work of the busy body be
fore and after marriage. Thes
goodie good kind of people wi
bear watching. Even since | be
> gan this chat a married woma
!, dropped in and proceeded to be
rate a certain father because h
wanted his daughter to mind hil
and said she told the girl sh
= would take stick and break hi
old neck. 1t so happened | neve
heard her say it; if | had we'll
Such is the instructions on
children are getting almost dali
and no mans child is safe thes
W days from such vile and hellis
s teachings, and that too from pc
"a sons that are great shouters
l. the church-pure rank hypocrac,
i Then they boast that they wi
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