The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-15
TON G o z 8.

While listening to the conversation
OF two ladies one evening was
struck with the fact that the tongue
is one of the most wonderful men,
bers of the body. That evening it
gave me nervous headache.
Yet love to hear men and women
talk. / can remember more of what
have heard from the tongue than
| can of what 1 have read from the
! printed page.
The art of talking in an interest
ing manner is hard to Learn, but
when once acquired is worth all the
time and trouble it has cost.
There are several kinds of tongues !:
I. The saucy tongue. Its posses
sion sometimes makes even the best
looking girl or boy in a town disa-
greeable. If any of the readers Of
this article have such one, my ad
vice is. guard it we'll if you want the
good opinion OF those you associate
with.
2. The scolding tongue. This is
an awful thing to have in house
hold. You can hear it from early
morn unlil late at night, going like a
bell-clapper. 1t appears to be well
oiled in thorough working order.
The cat, The dog, and chickens get
their full benefit of it. My stars |!
how the wounded and suffering can
be counted up 1t spoils all reli-
gious enjoyment; and there is no
peace till its owner is fast asleep.
3. The husy-body tongue. This
one is full Of cruelty, and says things
that hurt and cut to the core. 1t
has no regard for the feeling, and
delights in eliciting the sobs of its
victims. 1t makes no difference how
long people have been building up
character, or how sensitive they may
be about acts they regret more than
anybody else, its delight is to tell all
its owner knows, and more too, es-
pecially of what is discreditable.
Such tongue ought to be tied down
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owner of it is still in death.
a. The living tongue. This kind
of tongue often hurts the owner
more than anyone else. A wilfully-
lying tongue is a curse, and if not
corrected will ruin soul and body.
Nobody can trust its owner even
when it does tell the truth. 1t is so
obnoxious that all decent folks de-
spise it. 1t will tell lie from habit,
even when the truth would answer
the purpose better.
S. The foolish tongue. What a
pity that any person should have one
of these tongues; it does make one
appear so ridiculous to others.
The sarcastic tongue. want any
one who possesses this sort of tongue
to keep miles away from my home.
There is a woman whom I know
who has got one, and she is as sour
as swill. The children in her neigh
borhood never go near her; and as
for her husband, he leaves the house
early in the morning and never gets
home until late at night. If her
tongue could be converted she would
be one of the incest women in the
city. have hard work to keep
back the tears when I think of how
the inmates of that house must suffer.
She Joined the church, but the men,
bers are sorry enough. She's so
nice, but so sarcastic that her alb
sence is better than her presence.
7. The loving tongue. That's the
kind to have. Ever speaking words
of kindness and affection. The boys
and girls in the neighborhood like to
hear it, for it never speaks i'll Of, or
has cross word to say to any who
half try to do right. To those who
err, it speaks in tender tones, and to
those who do we'll, it whispers sweet
encouragement. 1t brings comfort
and hope to those who are in trouble,
and daily lisps to Heaven prayer
for every righteous cause. Blessed
are those who possess it, and happy
are they who are trying to culti-
vate it.
Let us all go into the business of
cultivating loving tongues. - -Geo,ge
K. Scott.