Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-24
Favorite Heroes and HeroineS

Dear Household: Mamie Duffey, / can fully
sympathize with you. having been afflicted with
neighbor like you describe. I want to tell
you that you ere up against q proposition.
How 20 get rid OF her; that's the question
OF course you don't want 70 insult her, IL you
can avoid IL. A woman who visits her neighbor
two three times a day. and thereby prevents
her from attending TO her household duties at
the proper time-does so through ignorance; but
at the same time a great many people who are
ignorant OF books and the usages OF society.
have plenty Of strong common sense. This wom-
an lacks common sense, or she would know bet
ter. She Is also very selfish. No doubt she
ENJOYS coming over TO your house and Dragging
about her kin folk; IL never occurs 10 her that
that she doesn't care. The Bible says LET
another man praise thee, and not thine own
mouth; stranger, and not thine own lips"
The next time she gets TO Dragging about her
folks. just give her TO understand in a polite
way that you know something OF their sur
rOundings snd worldly goods; OF turn the tables
on her-sail In and brnR some about your peo-
pie or your children. Nothing bores boaster
more than TO have TO swallow a big dose OF his
own medicine.
This reminds me OF a family who moved ont
west from Tennessee. They had very little in
their house. In fact were quite poor yet the
woman Of the family was always telling the
neighbors about the fine things they bad In
Tennessee. They got tired Of IT, Finally one
cid sister could stand IL no longer so she said
20 tie woman one day when she in a big
way Dragging about what they had before they
Troved: Ia. me. II you had so many fine
things hack yander its wonder Won didn't
bring them and leave this old plumber behind -
That cured her.
would suggest. Mamie. that you 20 right On
with your work. as II your troublesome neigh
hOr wasn't present You will have 70 do THIS
n you get through with Il. Some people
hardly take a hint. and some win not To
which class does she belongi I think ia throw
ont few hints. and make them pretty plain.
No one can understand how aRgravating a thing
~ this kind is unless they have had 20 con.
'eud with IT, Such woman gets on ones
nerves.
Tow would Il do to lend her the Journals CON
nav dawn on her that ''the sine fits her" She
~eesis 70 10 taught lesson. Go with your John
n the field. She will hardly follow you there
md being ont in the fresh air will help you.
'end her some hooks. and while she IL reading
'hsm she will let you alone. Get her inter.
aSted in them hv telling her some ~ their CON
TITS. and then offer 20 lend her the hook In
his you can he a helm 10 her She IS IA
he nitied. No Doubt her highest amb,tion e 10
-isit snd Sossin. She has resources within
herself. She Is Of the kind that II left
alone for half day "Fats lonesome she
thought she would die" Write and let us know
how ynu come out
. Ethel Moody. he sure "a tell us about the naxt
old bachelor that comes your way. Faustina.
OF MS will agree with you that II IS better
70 stav - home and resd a good book. than
VISIT II csnnot find ANYTHING to talk
shout BIT the affairs % our neighbors. Nasica
sSks. who IL your favorite Of an the men
hist m>he the early history OF American Mine
As n who Is nv favorit~ heroine Of fiction.
sr-s e. hard ~ decide. I sm one of those
-~i'o eor'c-S that good novel never hurts any
80 md 7 h4v~ read gr~-. NAM Rehe~rs
- ''Tv--hoe'': A-nes wakeSield. in David Cop
. ~-Sisld'': Fdns Eel. IN ''St. Elmo are hAsu-
wsr'seIle's Secret a. So Felir'tss f. most
Iov.hie heroine Dinah Morris. 10 adam
rece" is ~ strong and sweet character as
ever adorned any pages. But Jane Eyre, IN