New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
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It Shows Signs of Degenerating Into a
Grumblers' Club.

.1 read an excellent article the other day on
difficult People" said Mrs. Weldon 1T did not
treat of offenders. such as we spoke or the other
dav but those who well intentoned, perhaps
even heDevolent I was thinking OF how we could
increase the list from own experience; or bet
ter still how could take warning as TO our own
little foibles."
"Ob, bless you everything is warning!" ex-
claimed Miss Mervale. II have always insisted
and probably asserted fifty times in this very as
sembIy that there is nothing so valuable as a PAD
example. I absolutely certain tnat shouIu
have been an unbearable person but for the faults
OF other people. 1 am always thinking Ihere!
that is another thing that shall never do again!
AS a rule it refers to disagreeable thing that
L have done; but when see how 1t looks When
some one else does it, L have learned my lesson!
''Ah but that's tht point; You may learn SAID
Mrs. Weldon, but persons never take the
warning.
NO credit to me. 1 you Miss Merlvale
declared. ''ITs sheer. unqualified perversity.
Pm sure you are right, however, about the Sood
effect of bad examples said Mrs Wynne' Tor
T learned a lesson | never forgot about over
sensitiyeness. AS girl L was so sensitive thal
was torment to my friends don't mean 'ha'
I was actually Il-tempered-
I'm glad you made that distinction, put in
Miss MerivaIe. The word senstiveness' is gener-
ally used as a euphemism for plain, unvarnshed.
bad temper; but know you well enough to be sure
it was in this case Pardon the Interrupt
tom
II,
not plain bad temper but it was almost as trouble
some. ! was given to warm friendships, and in
every l INDUCED in periodical hts OF uncom-
Portable certainty that friend had ceased TO care
for me. 1 never hesitated to express this cheering
conviction and my friends sorely put to it
to soothe my l wonder they bore with me
as they did. One of them did not; she broke with
me- with decision and emphasis that made me
always been right AS a rule. however, they coaxed
and cajoIed me. to the great detriment OF my
And now you are so reasonable said the eyer
comforting Mrs. Weldon What changed YOU:
friend who though fine woman in many ways,
mace mains me and 80 eaoU fanees that onged Tor an
excuse 10 have done with her. Alter that under
value Of great. generous friendship
What became OF the frendY'
She married big. kind man, who has worried
look and a constant habit OF saying. Now, now,
beGve tha aa s&e informs him she
knows he hates her, and he gives her handsome
JeEous o Way to ve said Miss Merivale
several voices chimed in with Poor man" ~,
Knows too too much You can't get ahead of him any
He never gives in. and never gets tred, Ihere ,
STORY gGs ieeturer who Expressed an opinion
contrary 10 one of his theories He proved the
Its bad to know too much.' said Mrs Lee,
but know person who sees too mIeh' 1Ifi
TT is woman, and 1t is a cousin of mine, and
person. and she ferrets out every little mlstake'
every grain OF dust every misplaced articleanoth- tn
pieces Sne IL Ilu tfor tfe the daVs ont Next Im'.
about the incident Deiorg nc e In 1aS in ot to r1In
tell her the doctor has ordered me South for the
sha Miatfr helpfni@and 4G0 Ief unbearabe 5hs b. anu ~
W. Could 20 on indefinitely said Mrs. Weldon
motion TO the effect that deliberately choose
subject time and that it shall be be eheering
'The tirumblers'