Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14
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into my living-room the other day
looking very forlorn. She flung her
self into a chair, the corners OF her
mouth dropped and / saw that tears
were not very far from her honest
brown eyes. Louise has those big
brown eyes that show a soul so true
| and loyal that It has in 1t not he |
faintest possibility for deceit. l have
seen dogs with eyes that have exactly
that expression.
what is the matters" l said.
"Have you found out that your DOH
is stuffed with sawdust, or has your
dearest friend picked up her play
things and gone home? You appeae TO
have met with some provoking Gisap-
pointment. Did you not get on the
promotion list after all your work?
Come, dear, pour out your trouble. Tell
me what has happened. Perhaps /
can help you. I've been in hard places
myself"
Louise managed to smile a little as
she answered: 1.-THE trouble isn't one
that you can cure. It is just that
am such an idiot of girl, always say
ing the wrong thing and making mis-
takes and setting people against me
have done it three times to-day; !
have three times said the wrong thing,
and 1 am completely discouraged.
I'm the first place met Mena Car
sor on her way to school this morning.
She was in very good spirits and told
me that she was sure she would have
q perfect recitation in geometry as
she had worked out every proposition
correctly last evening. had nothing
better to answer than: That will be a
change for you. l know that your
Cousin Tom is visiting your house, and
/ suppose he helped you
Now that was the worst and most
Insulting .-emark l could have made,
for Mena is very dull in mathematics,
and, as everybody knows, her people
at home are not particularly well-edu-
Gated. called attention in a breath
to her own stupidity and to the fact
that she couldn't have made her prep.
aration unless Tom Winthrop had
been there to help her. She left me
abruptly, and she hasn't sponen to mG
since Anyway, was sincere"
Eyes, Louise" l assured her, 'yot
J were sincere, but you we're not tact
full I fear that you did hurt you
friends feelings quite needlessly. *
. on, dear. Let me hear the rest"
"At recess" said Louise, "Marjori
y Dean asked me II liked the fashion
of her new frock. Without stoppinl
- A1s-1- 4oI5 Iar R,.onIyIvy that fh
fashion was pretty enough for som
I people. 1t would suit a tall, slende
| girl like Nancy Kent, but 1t made Mar
| jorie look too dumpy and short.
was the truth, but Marjorie flushed u
and said: You do say such horri
things, Louise. One never knows whs
you will tell her when she asks 20
q civil question: Then she walked OF
and / know she does not like her froc
so we'll as she did before.
| "As If this were not suficieGt
Louise proceeded, II blundered' agail
Miss Tilson, our teacher, asked n
| whether l would have to go out OF m
way to post a letter for her, when
went home to luncheon. The post o
| Zee is three blocks from our houi
in an opposite direction from Il
school, so could not oblige my teacl
err without taking some extra steps,
hesitated moment before / answere,
ne 4 shall have to go little out of d
- way, but shall not mind that; Ct
~ hurry, and / will be happy to 20
no your letter. Never mind said Mi
On Tilson, here comes Rose Elliot,
-, think she can oblige me without a
=, Inconvenience
"a ''You should have seen Rose. s
IN Just beamed. She seized upon tn
~ letter and bore it on in triumph, a
~ Miss Tilson looked after her as mu
az as TO say: There goes young &
~ whO takes delight in doing favors
ne people,"
niy Louise sighed and was silent
ily "The error you make, Louise.
, said. after a pause, " is common G
ara with young people. They lack Sci
IN of proportion. You are naturally q
did and open, and you have formed
excellent habit of always telling
"a truth. like your sincerity o.
ike your bluntness, and yet m
tell you very plainly that SINGER
THREE -BOWLEs
without tact IS often cruel and bru
ana sometimes objectionable. 7
means touch.
n 'The tactfuI girl is very quick 70
derstand situation. She knows b
people feel without having their s
timents explained. She never goes
Of her way 70 show sehoolmate
you did Mena. that you have mott
II how frequently she Is deficient
90 circumstances does she venture
inform an acquaintance that her
or her dress Is unbecoming. when
dress and hat have been bought
paid for, And she understands hoy
undertake commission without