The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-04

WI ia there is one that is very attrac-
I've and that is in the simple form of
SIT Ihey are very gentle; something
nke tame parrots that chatter all the
tlille- they are only little "nothings'
boys.
Some are very beautiful. But most
| OF them get their beauty in the drug
| stores and paint shop, with few excep-
llohs. But to use a more familiar
WORD, they are a conglomeration of
powder and paint, laced till they faint,
and their motto is: Il don't know"
| and Il can't" But we have got a diff
1erent class of girls in our school. They
are pretty nice; in fact, a very nice
class of girls. | am sure that if dear
Aunt Busy would visit St Joseph's
school she. too, would say they are a
beautiful lot of girls.
ROBERT GUNNIP.
Aunt Busy is truly glad to once more
publish letter from her dear nephew,
Robert Gunnip.
Your very interesting article on a
most interesting subject, Girls" does
not quite meet with Aunt Busy's entire
approval. You have written very clev-
erly. of course, Robert, because you are
bright boy. Aunt Busy would indeed
feel sorry if she thought you meant all
the unkind things you write.
Aunt Busy knows you, and also
knows what a dear, kind ''old fellow"
you are. She well remembers the cour-
tesy shown to one "old girl by GER
tain little gentleman, when the said
| ''old girl visited your pretty city some
months ago to attend the concert given
at st. Josephs. Only for Aunt Busy
really knows how very lovable you are
, she would lecture pretty severely for
your comments on the girls.
Why, some things you say are almost
shocking. Just imagine the dear, dear
girls being compared to parrots!
Why, Aunt Busy's eyes are really snap
ping with Indignation, and her glasses
have tumbled off of her funny old nose.
Rather compare them to the bright,
singing birds that make happy the long,
beautiful summer days. Then, you call
them "nothings." Horrorsi Dear boy,
the days may come when you will dis
cover that girls are never 'ciphers"
only. Of course they are beautiful.
Bless their sweet, sunny faces and smil-
ing eyes! Aunt Busy is sure that you
are mistaken about the powder" and
paint" Robert, dear, just confess
that you have been to a circus recently.
Aunt Busy is sure that you got your
! terrible opinions of the dear, good girls
under a canvas tent Look for the at
tractive qualities that the girls possess,
Robert. Remember that girls are just
what the boys make them. How can
the girls be patient and quiet If the
boys tease and ridicule them? Aunt
Busy loves gentle girls, but she thinks
that all girls should have a fair amount
of-well, she will call it "spunk," or the
boys will impose on them; Aunt Busy
loves to see the girls look neat and
stylish; she loves to see them be par
ticular that their faces are always
clean: Aunt Busy loves to see them
keep their hair nicely arranged, in
short. Aunt Busy thinks that it is the
duty of all girls to look attractive at all
times, but she certainly does not ap-
prove of the paint and powder pretti-
ness"
Now. Robert dear, Aunt Busy wants
you and all the dear nephews to con-
slider very carefully the lovable quail
ties of the girls, always remembering
that your dear mothers were girls once.
Remember that your dear fathers have
ALWAYS thought those dear mothers to
be the sweetest and dearest of people,
although they were at one ume'
GIRLS"
Remember that the sweet-faced wo-
man bending over your desk while you
study and write was once a girl
Aunt Busy is very sure that you VIII
some day change your opinion of the
pirIs She would be sorry indeed if
your opinion of them would not improve
as Won grow older, because Aunt Busy
knows YOU and is very fond of you, so
she realizes what a loss your friendship
would be to your young lady friends