The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
Mrs. Wilson WoodroW'S Article
5V MRS. WILSON WOODROW,
The world famous writer on vital subIeeNn.

was sitting In a corner enjoying a
delightful conversation with a very in
teresttng man. He happened to know
a great deal OF a subject OF which /
knew a little and wanted TO know more,
iie liked TO talk about II, and / could
have sat there for hours longer Just
listening, when up hustled our hostess
and said archly:
This filtration has been going on
long enough. Prof. So-and-So Is anx-
louS to meet you"
Prof. So-and-So. II he wanted to
meet me, carefully concealed the fact.
looked both bored and sulky. No doubt
ne, too, a been roughly dragged away
from someone he had found agreeable.
The Meddlesome Mattles OF this world
can never let well enough alone. They
always want TO change and suggest and
manage, They are invaeiably dead sure
they are right and everyone else is
wrong.
| have Just had a letter from a girl
who has suffered from some Meddle-
some Mattie's misdirected efforts to be
KIND and helpful. From what she writes
have gained the idea that she was
born into q family with a crater ca
| pacity for enjoyment than FOR order,
or for what particular housewives
would call good housekeeping. But at
any rate they were all happy and cheer
ful. and all more or less gifted.
This girl had a talent for drawing,
which she was trying to cultivate with
the end In view OF becoming a fashion
designer. Suddenly Meddlestome Mat
tie, who had a good deal Of money and
no one to spend II on but herself, saw
some OF the girls work and was i'm
pressed with 1t. She decided to play
fairy godmother TO genius, but on con-
ditiona.
She would give her young protege an
art education and pay all the bills, but
thn v4-FRsa1a HaK-9N laawa 49, hnN,a
where. according TO Matte, all the con
ditions were against earnest, oonscien-
tioWs work during regular hours. and
take up her abode with her benefac-
tress.
The girls mother and brothers felt
that che must not miss this opportunity.
and 80 she consented, neyer dreaming
of what was IN store for her. Her let
ter detailing the subsequent events and
the effect upon her 10 very amusing,
although dc not think she meant II TO
be 80.
According TO her. the regular duties
| at-raguiar- hours atmosphere Of her new
| horne was unbeGTRble. She says that
she would have felt freer and happier
AZ Sing Sing, She could not work be.
| cause her mind was all upset Che was
harAngued from morning 10 night OF
the IN Of untldiness.
She sayH that formerly when sht
wanted Some article she scratched about
EmonK her belongings and invariably
found Il, but undaG the new regime
with It's iron rule ~ 4 place for sy
erythinE and everything IN So place
could find what she was looking for,
In commenting on the fact that shr
gave her beaefactyeSs an almost fata
shocs by her happy -go-lucky ability 4
enjoy life. even though her stocking
we're full Of holes. she remarked;
ATS MANY Usd have goEe q,
worse N she had discovered that ! hAl
murdered someone
She was hedged about with rules an
regulations. and there were always nc'
enoa, fresh every hour. The result wa
that the rirl became sullsn q irrithbl'
Her tearhers reported that she wa
making no progress In her work and eh
finally took French cave and wer
And Meddlesome MattiaN0ow tells q