El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-08
Not a Matter Of Height
Popularity and Inches Do Not TO
TOgether-ShOrt Girl Need
Not Feel Abashed.
n.wArHaa Fairfax

NJ. who has never taken heed CT
that very homely saying that
- the greatest values are done
up in the smallest parcels" writes the
following letter; -,i+o
Il am II years of age, and IN spite
of nv age I am very snort OF std IuL &
MANY DeODle often knock me ana Ss-
r,aois1l1 y-oung men in whose company
am and others whom / do not Know
and hardly think / would IKE 70 hllO''
for the reason that they can me
Shorty Shrimp Little one ~ 81
would not be so bad, but as 1 am very
wen aware of the fact that l am snort
il makes it twice as hard TO Dear
when they say such things.
4 try to ignore all the reInarhs
they make. but it is useless and 1ee1
very heartsick over them When i
90 TO a dance or to a ball, come
home usually depressed, as L snow
how to dance quite well, ana seloOIH
get a good partner to dance WlIn' as
S2o41ng men. as well as other young
ladies. do not want to take a chance
with a little girl
Il would feel very grateful If you
would advise me as to what 1 should do
as have a desire to be popular and
jolly wherever L am. and often these
'''-'-- ~ mo- ''Octavus."
Not Important.
NV GEAR OELdh Us EDRAAeA- ~ ~ 49,
a matter of inches. If 1t were, many
who are now the happiest, merriest,
most useful, most needed and best
loved of all humankind, would Ilno
themselves isolated and desplsed- and
other great huIking. awkward, lazy
creatures slow in wit, loving and
laughter, would suddenly discover pop
uIarity-a popularity that IN most
cases must carry its measuring string
as an explanation
through growing. While the majority
no longer shoot upward after 20 IS
passed. there are instances OF physlcal
growth being still incomplete at 30
You have at least three years OF grace
and undoubtedly more.
L can understand what hardship
your short stature appears to you, but
I ask you TO forget 1t lest brOodlnS
over it result in a greater misfortune
It is distressing to mourn for q lew
inches in physical growth to such ex-
tremes that the mental and spiritual
growth are retarded, and that is Wha-
fear for you. You are looking IN
instead Of looking out, and that un-
faiIingly results in dWarfed mentality
and a spiritual blindness
Please try to look at il in this way:
The really great people OF this WorIo
have. with few exceptions been those
of small stature. The useful ones, Ine
helpful ones. those quick to sense
danger and alert in averting. II, have
always been those who were short, ike
yourself. But, unlike yourself, they
wasted no time mourning about It
If YOU will look among your friends
YOU will find the busiest women the
happiest, the most useful, the quick
est to serve, are the smallest.
A little woman is always more tdy
than one who is larger. Why this IS
cannot explain, but a button off. a
string hanging from petlcoat- a
tear in a waist are marks OF large
woman rather than of her birdlike SIS
You want to be popular, which
means YOU want TO be loved. If you
are fearful of becoming splnster
because of your size dismiss your
fears The shorter the woman the
greater the likelihood that she VIII
marry and the greater probability, she
viii rule her home. And the woman
ruled homes are the most prosperous
and happiest-
do not like the names that are
Given to YOU, but I am sure they eX-
press the bad taste Of those VINO ap-
Div them rather than disrespecr Tor
Won. We do not tease those We uls-
like. We keen away from them, lg
more them. and if we attack them II
is in a manner that cannot be hkened
Your friends call you names be-
cause they like you. 1t IS not the
kindest way of showing regard. Dus
youth is as cruel in showing aIIee-
ton as in showing hatred
Since you cannot by frettns ao9 10
YOUR physical growth. refuse to Irs-'
~ennemberfng that if you continue to
--orrv YOU will dwarf your spiritual
mental 6HVelODmenL-