St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-03
MISCHIEF.MAkERS.


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Trouble-makers flourish in all classes
and conditions Of society. Their chief
business in life seems to be the creation
of discord among people or members Of
. family who. but for their interference.
would be in harmony. Il doesn't take
much to start them in business.
A thoughtless word. Inadvertently
dropped. is all they reqairs to put at
variance a whole neighborhood. They
never repeat a thing exactly As they
hear it; they are always sure to add
something to it. il not in words in in
aection. SO there will Be no mistake
made in understanding Just what they
mean you should. For fear you might
be in doubt they are always eager to ex-
plain just what they are positive the
person meant who uttered it To be
sure they do not intend to make trou.
BILE They wouldn't make trouble for
the world. They really don't like to
repeat such things. and they do hope
you won't feel hurt but they think it il
only right that you should know just
what people say. 80 as = be on your
guard. Only they are your friends. they
say they wouldn't think Of :telling you.
These people have very vague idea
Of what constitutes friend. Friends
never wilfully hurt the object Of their
friendship by carrying mischievous
stories. Only on rare occasions will
they repeat any remark heard. in refer.
encc to th.ir friends. to the person upon
whom it was passed. and when they do
so there are always good reasons that
they should. They never repeat . re-
mark simply for the sake Of showing
you that other people don't think as
much Of you as you seem to think they
do. which is the usual motive of tho
trouble makers. Friends usually work
under the good old adage. "What You
don't hear will never hurt you." and
this is. certainly. one Of the most sensi-
BILE rules known for any one to live up
to.
Some ono makes @houghtless re-
mark about some one ndk present very
often in joke. and were the person
there at the time the remark would.
very probably. have been made just the
same. aud passed over - . joke BY all
present, the object Of it enjoying it As
much as any one. But when the per-
son referred to is not present then
comes the opportunity for the trouble
maker. She soon 6nde 8N0 10 gun to,
Mrs. C"s. to ten her WIZ Ragvuld
about her at Mrs B--'s the last time
she was there. usually adding some.
thing to the remark passed on her
own account Mrs. c.. indignant
and hurt very often. in the
heat Of the moment says some-
thing tha. ten minutes later she
would give any thing II she had not ut
tered. This is the trouble-maker's
chance. and she does not hesitate long
in improving it Hurrying to Mrs.
B.. she repeats what Mrs. c.
said. at the same time Withholding
from her the provocation that brought |
out the angry words, and adding to
this something Of her own coming to
make it apply closer. 1t does not
take many Of these visits to
make these two women the bitterest |
Of enemies They meet on the street
and pass each other with scarcely look
pf recognition. Neither Of them has
openly said to the other any thing that
would cause things to be in this state.
Each one feels as though she. alone.
we're the injured partv. and the other
had willfully wronged her. Both were
excellent friends until the trouble
maker came between them. and. with
her stories and insinuations, gave each
he impression that the other was her
greatest enemy. When this result is
reached the trouble-maker is satisfied
o lot them get along as best they can.
md turns her attention to the severance
Il some other friends
Tho above woman is bad enough in
her way. and creates a great deal more
rouble than is ever remedied. but when
he is once known. people who have
lad any dealings with her are careful
lot to give her q chance to again work
mischief among their friends. There
> another kind of woman who is really
more dangerous than the above. and
.reates more mischief. though perfectly
,blivious, Mt the time. Of doing so. She
5 the thoughtless woman who repeats
very thing she hears. simply for the
axe Of talking. She is perfectly honest
md open, and never intends hurting
She wants to be on the best
erms with everybody. and she usually
J. She always feels grieved when any
vorls of hers have caused trouble. and
lways winds up her regret with: Il
eclare, shan't repeat another thing.
Or INV tongue always runs away with
ne. / Just feel like biting it out" This
esolution doesn't last long. and in a
title while she has done more mischief
nth her thoughtless remarks. and SO
he continues and will continue. for il
, as natural for her to talk as it is for
er to eat. A woman OF this kind Is
ard to match. She is 20 perfectly FREQ
rom any intention Of creating trouble.
nat . person is apt n b careless in
hat they say before her. even though
be may have unintentionally made
,oublc many time.
It is too bad that such women ~
,esc should come between either
lends or relatives with stories to sep
rate them. Whether intentionally told
: thoughtlessly told. unless the relater