Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-10-22

tered. From girlhood's days to young
womanhood's realm, bosom friends
cling closely and some too intimately.
claiming a control over confiding ones
that amounts to fascination. What they
do not find out from these mwise conf
dantes Is not worth knowing, let alone
keeping their secrets intact. Girls are
at times drawn to mi another In
friendship; II they make good head
way, being anxious to see more of
each other, the ways as we'll as the
going about Of one often yields to the
other in uncomfortable will power.
On the start of their acquaintance
they are far and apart from some
other, only on speaking terms until
the ice Of reserve is melted. Then
it does not take long for a flame OF
devotion to spring Up and at some
unlucky opportunity they pour out all
the pent-up wrongs they fancy are
theirs, feeling sure and relieved that
the burden had been cast into a
lIltLu . UObOAl WIlOh pCuto oAhy "'s~
pure sympathy for their unhappy lot.
Here comes the old, old saying:
"She told a friend of hers all about
So-and-So. That friend let her own
fHends into the odd secret. Each
promised it should not be repeated.
never to 60 further. But l overheard
it in a roundabout fashion, put this and
that together, and now | could boldly
confront her with the whole story In
a nutshell"
Girls whose hearts are most liable
to err in this unwise choice Of friends
are to be found by the score every
where and any place. They are mostly
good-dispositioned girls, Of affection
ate natures, who are lonely and whose
wish is to find just such resourceful
friends who will drive dull care away;
those whom one will put her arms
about and do 80 many obliging things
for. It never enters the mind OF the
woman who casts her burden on the
wrong friend whether 1t is wise or
bound to end in the bitterest feud be-
tween them some day.
It is only a brave woman whose
good common sense Is the means of
~rescuing her from the peril. The
bosom friend who keeps sacredly all
tabs on other peoples business is not
worth this eye-opening about. She is
a paste treasure whom many have
found out.
It isn't the easiest thing in the
world to ind a number of best friends
alike, all disappointing and abusing
the pitiful trust imposed upon them in
a burst of confidence. The really good
friends that the heart should go out to
are not the p%retentious, delightful
appearing, brilliant, push-forward per-
sons who infer that it seems as II
they had known you for a lifetime,
and who throw out fiattering compli-
ments whenever you meet. Girls had
better stay at home and prudently
take plenty Of time to consider wisely
the ideals which they would raise
when they would go out to see those
who have neither head nor heart for
the unwritten pathos Of others. Max.
ing friends is well enough in It's place
and when people are thrown together.
Carefully they should pick their bosom
friends II they regard having peace
and good will instead Of getting into
trouble in the future. Gladly turn to
those you have met whom you can
learn to love better, who improve on
acquaintance, who look on the bright
side with you instead OF constantly
presenting u~nfavorable predictions, II
you would be happy.