Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-13
HOW A GOSSIP WAS APPROVED

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: saw a letter in the Social Corner concerning smoking. While l don't in dulge in smoking I might do some thing worse than that. I might take snuff and 1 think that is worse than smoking cubebs or sweet fern. l might chew gum, 1 might scold. The only way for us to do is to take pat tern after the priest and say a Ros- ary for ourselves that we may be kept from doing those things we have such q horror of seeing done. read the following story in the National Hibernian of A Gossip Re- baked. A priest set out on a journey of about two miles, to visit neigh boring priest who was very ill. After conYersing with his friend for some | time he took his departure in the cool 1 Of the evening and directed his steps homeward. He had scarcely left the rectofy when he met woman whom l he at once recognized as a resident of his own village, who had the repu- tation of being great gossip, and the fact was well known to the priest.
 Good evening" your reverence!" said she. ''It's right glad I am now to have met you for there's a long way before me. You'll not mind walking 1 the road with me, your reverence?' ?' Not at all! On the contrary I shall
 be pleased to have your company" 1 After trudging along together for
 some minutes, the gossip cast a sharr ] glance upward into the calm, mild
 face of her venerable companion
 threw back her head and began: "Oh, then, your reverence, I was just thinking that of all the scoldine
 wives I ever heard tell of. May Cal el7 E. about the worst. Do you mind ia.
 ther?"
 I No" replied the priest, I think sht
 must have been in the village lately
 Your reverence" she added, "shei
 the daughter of old Thady Reese, vol
 mind him, father?"
 Yes! Yes! I know him very we'll T don't know how such a decen
 man came to have such a scold. He
 tongue is never still, and she's alway ,, gadding about, and
 If that be the case" said the ol priest, quietly. i've can do nothin better than say the Rosary for tn poor woman that she may soon men her ways. In the name of the Father
 and of the Son and of the Holy Ghos and they went through the entir Rosary Of fifteen decades. By tn time it was finished they had accom-
 plished a good bit of their jourre.
 As soon as the priest made sign C
 the cross the woman resumed:
 'Tis beyond endurance, your rev
 erence, living next door to her; and don't know how her husband bear it"sS
 Well, Well, that's too bad" said th s priest. "The best thing we can do . to say q Rosary for both of you, ths : you may have strength to endure he t with patience. Tn the name of th l Father etc, and again they recite :, the whole Rosary
 I They had now gone two- thirds :, the way.
 e She went on: And the poor, innt cent children, your reverence, untid : and neglected from morning Ii l. night"
 Then we can do nothing better tha r say a Rosary for the poor little one d Tn the name of the Father" ,, When they recited the last "Ha if Mary" the house of the gossip was Il sight.
 l. Here we part, I believe" said u if priest. The next time we meet s, the road. hope we may have as plea Il ant and profitable journey as tn q has been. We nave done got e hours praying, Mrs. Dooney."
 The woman dropped a curtsey. j. q don't know about that, Father r with twinkle in her eye, I mistru h you did it on purpose to make me ho > my tongue"
 in The priest smiled, and went on I n. way.
 l- I thought that a good rebuke for t le poor soul and she had no time to ta z- RYE BROCK