New-York tribune., 1902-08-13
D@R0cEer
r,r nr,c1nEs THAT ITS MEMBERS ARE THE
ONLY PERSONS WHO MIND THEIR
OWN BUSINESS

.,lipe-tenths Of the trouble in this "oria "ou-N
he prevented" exclaimed Mrs. Quitting rocking Eis *
or,usI,- ~ people would mind their o" ousieS9,
.yo,ir remark IS not exceptionally original salu
~, weldon laughing but It must have an IN
deriving cause which may be OF interest 10 'he
c1ub Coufde in US! That is. confde In US II you'
trouble has nothing to do with the great SCI Na'
question BUT I'll assume that you nave o'heF
woes" .
present IS Charles -, -
..rrbo 1,rassing one Is always Charles-oT John or
william as the case may be-. laughed MIS-, 81 s
Charles is well enough If people would lei MN
atore said Mrs Quitting. but his friends are
always putting him up 20 new fads, YOU Kno" @
he's growing stout; there's no denying II ven
Deople have begun to give him advice on the SUD
iect and it's his weakness TO be impressed by
advice
'st! st. What a mistake" said Miss Merivaie
Next to the habit OF giving advice. the worst Is
the habit of taking it"
That's true! But to 60 on: Mr.. Jones told
Charles he ought to take more outdoor exercise
and. Of course. he recommended golf Since then
We have been wretched, golf ridden family Mr.
Quitting is in daily danger Of apopleNy, from tramp
ing and stopping in the and getting angry over
his tees and puts and other things that he can't
do just right. And somebody hit him in the face
with a elect or something, and nearly broke his
nose And Johnny experimental a plate glass
window with a 'brassey driver and sent 1t right
through ten-dollar pane And Charles is no com
pauou any 1uore-I don't even speak his language
! except wnen m tempted TO swear At Mr.. Jones in
Sbut-is Mr.. Outing losing nesh?" asked Mrs.
! Easiey. whose own avoirdupois was her principal
,hless you. no. Hes gaining! He'd gain If the
~ should think " said Miss Meriyale that so
much advice would tend toward emacIatlon."
1t would with me- said Mrs. Outing My
last winter. and lost ten pounds. She gave me
instruction on every point under the sun. and
ties until they became aearer to me than many
articles Of religion Sne was so shocked at my
using feather duster that | made up my mind
would rather part with my life than with feather
busters, @e" 1t was right or wrong my duSter with
1T always has that effect" said Mrs. Weldon.
sugar melons. instead OF the conventional salt.
Now if nv doctor should tell me that | must eat
them without sugar or uie, | would die-or give up
melons Anything rather than give my friends the
satisfaction Of thinking they had worried me into
'"They could easily worry me into it." said Mrs.
! Easley. In fact IN confess that one summer
gave up my nightly cup of instantaneous cocoa
me at the hotel table and who said every evening
that she would lief drink mud. Finally l de-
should insult her or lose my mind. so l gave up
= should have stopped her" said Miss Merwale.
| You might have looked her through and through.
| so obnoxious 10 you" I said that to a woman
who worried me because 1 wore wool shawl on
evenings that she comsidered uncomtortably warm.
blushed F But she never advised me after that on
| any subject less important than my art work and
| not married, and she wanted to know why. ] told
her that the man | expected to marry had COM
mitted suicide the church door. AT first she be-
| lieVed it."
Il never advise my friends said Mrs. Weldon.
the laugh had subsided, except on such great
! principles the Ten COMMANDMENTS. sympathy
IN give them galore, but interference with their
! plans and purposes. If even my own son decides
that he wishes be undertaken I'll let him try
it, There's more virtue in letting people alone than
| in anything you do for them Be ready for
| them when they want YOU that's all
80 You all agree with me in principle" said Mrs.
| Outing that people should mind their bus-
| ness I hope'-with a sigh-"that you all put it to
| practice" ~
| "Of course" said Mrs. Weldon soemnly. I'VE
| are the only ones who do!'