The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-20


tactful. If she isn't. naturally tactful,-
then the sooner she learns SO to be,
he better forherself, For tactfulness
always bringa With it a measure of
popularity. Conversely. the lack OF
TACT always means more than small I
degree of unpopularity who
among us can afford to be unpopular
with our fellow creatures?
| have in mind one girl of my ac-
quaintance who always says the wrong
| hing. No matter where she is or
low she is or what the circumstances
are, she Invariably puts her foot in it.
And yet she is thoroughly well-mean-
| .ng. That is the lamentable part of
he whole affair. She wouldn't hurt
/ he feelings of the proverbial mouse
if she could help it-but she ca.l't help
III For she was born with lack OF
tact. And 10 one shows her the error
Of her Ways
1 In the small circle in which she lives
and moyes aid has her being size is
my Tolerated mot really liked. She
wonders why?
I'm sure I'm as good-natured as
possibie!" she will exclaim in a burst
Of confidence, to some friend. But
all the same, the other girls don't
seem to like me at all! Only last week
had Mary Brown staying with me and
gave her splendid time. But Mary
lidn't exactly gus's when she SAID
yood-by to me. | don't believe she
eally did enjoy herself"
grfs And she is perfectly right. For how
ould Mary Brown enjoy herself whel
u est of the time she was the unwilling
ictim OF tactiess .remarkh. Rd tactics
anduct? Va ~
AA"Rm SO glad to see you Mary. But
lear me, how dreadfully haggard 20
ire looking!r the tactless one eS
,laimed whenher guest arrived. VIVA
IN earth have you been doing to you
elf? You look years older than whe
last saw you! What a change!
70 lon't believe if I'd met you on tt
a. street I'd have recognized you'll"
~ And poor Mary Brown feels as
- he years of Methuselah were res
a. ng on her still youthful shoulders.
mo Il feel perfectly well-on'y lit
9 ired after the journey she murmu
iwkwardfy. I
. rYou poor soul, you are lookil
;s lreadful," the tactless friend cont
les. "You have lines under yo
rio yes and your face has such a draw
ON yhite look. You used to have such
ian ,retty COLOR, Mary What shal
or, hat you should have lost it, I
sr hen your work is so ccnfining, is
ION (? should hate it myself, II W.
MIA 5ou. Teaching children must be !
was sctly awful, think"
No But | don't think it awful, L en-
om J." saws the unfortunate visitor, plu
ent ng up sufficient spirit for the Wind
was Ition of her chosen profession.
riar The tactless one looks incredible
is nd makes some even more pity
smark, which is none the less G
ag for the fact that it is meant V
is indly.
ime Come right upstairs and rest, NJ
n al iear,r she says ."Yol know we
Miss ,aying a little party in your, he
ouna onight, and jim Smith is to be h
with 80 you must look your yeSy hest"
.tion The visitor here shows signs OF
join .arrassment, ior the souhs i'a''
; ne erred to holds a prominent plac
er esteem. 1t is the dawning
,ye affair But she is somewhat
ID, IN the subject, and not for VIC
,ould she let the other think that
~. aforementioned Jim Smith holds
ohoo Extraordinary interest for her.
n o. woman-like, she affects an ind
hasas nee she is very far from feelln'
.Is he really taking me in to
o,t;o, ,er? she queries casually. NO l
air,s now him particularly we'll
.hon, And so her tactless friend, no
hroi ne well-read in the human hear
stort Iell versed in its outward mani
Ito, ions, thinks that she will best p
4 inte Iary by sending her in to dinner
,a;. partner other than the one sele
com MARY doesn't seem. to care
: n i'm Smith" she reflects tranqui
,o,,oo And when the change has pee
acted she feels thoroughly sa
orion, With her share thereinTlits1s kn'
hat by so doing she has destfoye
e..,,,.rdto plea SUR