The Red Cloud chief., 1888-02-10
MISCHIEF.MAKERS.

M-IScHiEF.MAKERs.
Ipdl0srens to Their Tales and Hoa Win
Eooa He Rsd II Thea.
Troub!e-makcrs 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. bat for their interference.
; would be in harmony. 1t doesn't take
much to start them in business.
"A 'thoughtless word. inadvertently
dropped. is all they require to put ss
variance a whole neighborhood. They
never repeat a thing exactly IS they
hear it; they are always SURF to add
something to it. il not in words in in
| Election. 80 there will DO no mistake
made in understanding just what they
mean you should. For fear you might
be ir doubt they are always eager to cx-
plain Just what they are positive the
person meant who uttered it. To be
sure they do not intend to make trou-
bic. 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 is
only right that you should know just
what people say. so as to be ON your
guard. Only they are your friends. they
say they wouldn't think Of telling you.
These people have = very vague ides
of what constitutes . friend. Friends
never wiifully hurt the object Of their
friendship by carrying mischievOus
stories. Oaly on rare occasions will
they repeat any remark heard. in refer
ence to th.ir friends. to the person upon
whom it WAS passed. and when they 10
80 there are always good reasons that
they should. They = repeat . re.
mark simply for tho sake of showing
YOU tina. other people don't think rs
much Of You rs you seem to think they
do, which is the usual motive Of tho
trouble makers. Friends usually work
under tho good old adage. ''What You
don't hear will never hurt you." and
this is. certainly. n of the most sensi-
BILE rules known for any n to live up
to.
Some one makes . thoughtlcss re-
mark about some one not present, very
often in a joke. and were the person
there ut the time the remark would.
very probably. have been made just tho
sar,e. and passed over as a joke by all
present, the object of it enjoying it rs
much as any one. But when the per-
son referred to is not present then
comes the opportunity for the troubla-
maker. She soon finds time to u to
Mrs. C--'s. to tell her what WAS said
about her at Mrs. BIS the last timc
she was there. usually adding some-
thing to the remark passed ON her
own account Mrs. c.. indignant
and hurt very often. in tho
heat of the moment, says ONE
thing tha. ten minutes later shc
would give any thing if she had not ut
tered. This is the troublc-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 W coming to
make it apply closer. 1t does not
take many Of these visits to
make these two women tho bittsrest
Of enemies They meet On the street
and pass each other with scarcely y look
of recognition. Neither Of them has
openly said t, the other any thing that
would cause things to be in this state.
Each one feels a though she. alone.
were the injured partv. and the other
had willfully wronged her. Both wero
excellent friends until the trOuble-
maker came between them. and. with
her stories and insinuations. gave each
the impression that the other was her
greatest enemy. When this result il
reached the trouble-maker is satisfied
to lot them get along - best they can
and turns her attention to the severance
of some other friends.
The above woman is bad enough in
her way. and creates = great deal more
trouble than is ever remedied. but when
she is oncc known. people who have
had any dealings with her arc careful
not to give her = chance to again work
mischief among their friends. There
is another kind Of Woman who is really
more dangerous than the above. and
creates more mischief. though perfectly
Oilivious. ut the time. of doing SD. She
is the thOuyhtle,s woman who repeats
every thing she hears. simply for tho
sake of talking. She is perfectly honest
and open, and never intends hurting
anybody. She wants to be on the best
terms with everybody. and she usually
is. She always feels grievcl when any
words of hers have caused trouble. and
always winds up her regret with: Il
declare. l shan't repeat another thing.
for my tongue always runs away with
me. lust feel like biting it tout" This
resolution doesn't last long. aud in >
little while she has done more mischief
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