The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-06
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."TOUCHY"
PERSON
BY SOPHIE IRENE LoEe.

Copyright. 1917. by The Press Publish
ing Co. tThc New York Evening
/ World.
/ woman writes to nue. as follows:
about Il year ago o friend Of my
husband paid MS a visit with his wife
land three children. / had extended
the invitation, as I wanted to get ac-
Quainted with the wife of my hus-
the city. ,g,.N
Il entertained them as best could
and upon their going home l. bought
each kiddic Il pretty present. | also
took some lovely pictures of them and
sent them to the mother the following
week. asking her to come again soon.
Il heard nothing from her for II
months. A few days ago she called
with her husband and children again
and never said a word OF my letter, nor
why hadn't heard from her. iclt
awfully hurt over 1t. / feel as II she
sighted me. although didn't mention
the fact.
Husband Sees Her.
MY husband sees her every day. as
they work in the same building and
they arc just as friendly as ever.
TT has made me feel very unhappy
and | hardly care to see any one any
more. My greatest hobby is to pre-
pare q dinner for my husbands friends
but since this affair l have no incli-
nation for anything"
Fooiishness, Isn't Il?
My dear woman, you are suffering
from what somebody else failed to do
Stop and think how foolish that is.
You did your part nobly and we'll
All satisfaction should come to you;
but you arc "touchy." The fact that
your kindly efforts were not appreci-
atcd by this woman should make you
feel glad that you are not like her
Your visitor was ungrateful. SO why
should you suffer for her shortcom-
ings? To win such woman over to
you would be no credit. for she would
only fail to be the friend in some other
way.
l can assure you that If she has cul-
tiyated such an ungracious disposition
everybody will find her out and she
will lose In the end. In the meantime
there Is no reason for you 10 punish
yourself and lose interest in other
people because Of an incident Hike this.
Such Il friend as this woman Is not
worth having. Your husband and hers
may go.on and enjoy each others So
ciety, for all time. but this does not
always follow with the wives. These
are the kind of women who arc called
"catty.'
The Green. Eyed Monster.
Doubtless the green eyed mon ste,
was what came between you. You
may have proved to be a better house.
keeper; and her husband has teased
her about 1t. Or you may have shown
yourself a more delightful hostess
than she and il ranked in in her.
There is no need for you to close
the door to other delightful would -be
friends just because ON: has moi
measured up.
Remember there are people who arr
grateful for kind acts. The thing Il
do it to ignore it and invite her ne
| more.
Treat It all as you would any Other
unpleasant occurrence. There are
good people In the world who would
enjoy your hospitality and would b.
glad to know and love you. Beside.
, business associates do not Away:
make social ones.
In like manner. other people ar,
! prone to take to heart something tina
has hurt them and In which they hav,
done their full part. THIS is NIL folly
When you have the assurance tina
YOU have done the best YOU could an'
the other fellow has fallen shor
somewhere just pat yourself on tn
back and look forward to others VIII,
will appreciate.
The milk OF human kindness oc
icasionally sonrs and makes pieces q
che9se." but remember there can al
wsys be q. fresh supply.