The Washington times., 1920-01-23
The Guests
We Like
BY Loretto O. Lynch.

other that there are certain folks
we just love TO have. while there
are others We are not so delighted
TO have. and there are again others
whose very coming we fear.
Now. who are the guests We like.
and what is IL about some guests
that makes US like to have themr
During the school holidays last
winter a nice. honey woman, VINO
has a high regard for her turnlsh-
ings, invited two girls whose mother
was Ill in a hoi pi al TO spend their
holiday week at her home.
Going to invite them again this
Year, l yentured.
Mrs Smith looked at me and
shook her head wistfully. saying;
"oh, no; never again" Here Ii the
story.
Little Margaret was seven. her
sister. Mary, thirteen. Mrs. niths
mahogany table still bore remind
er oil h,tie A4aigie, TO- the deaT
child had carefully traced out the
English alphabet with a nice sharp
pin. Twice Mrs. smith corrected
the little girl for this. but Margaret
had never learned obedience anu
Deca ne ueclutuly utuahI
There were only few things 10
eat tnat the children liked. These
were among the expensive. hard to-
get foods and usually quite insult
ed to a child. They had been pam
perod to death at home and their
anemic little bodies were typical or
what happens when a child Is al
lowed to select Its food.
II just love to have May Visit
me-" remarked woman whose
many household cares kept her
from visiting very often. Yet Mrs.
Blacks face lighted up at the very
thought OF Mays coming. Ana all
Mays friends were just as glad TO
have her as a guest.
May was a bachelor girl. She
lived In a tiny apartment all by
herself. She was always glad when
one OF her married friends cal.ed
her up to spend a weekend. And
what made May such desirable
guest?
She was the sort of girl who
would breeze. into your house with
a smile and the word OF praise you
were not expecting You might be
feeling, a bit blue about your health
since that last baby arrived. And
at just this moment May would
blow in wit h her., y. sally, yo"''e
looking younger than ever-sup-
pose you're delighted you're losing
so much eght-- why. ->oa We
ten right down to the old. girlish
figure again"
And Immediately you feel strong
er and you fnd yourself pinning up
the stray locks and as you hui tie
about to get May a bite Of s. pper
you find yourself chatting about
everything under the sun, from new
hats TO favorite movie stars. May
has a psychological effect on you.
whether you know 1t or not. She
is always part Of your household.
You never have to especially plan
for her. II you have beef-why its
just the kind of meat she loves. a. d
II you have Ash--why she likes II
better than any meat In the world.
Your window siiIs may be dua.y.
There may be dozen different
things awry in your home. But
May knows how difficult II is to
keep everything just so-especially
when ones health is not up to
scratch. And when you attempt tc
excuse your little 'laxities in house
keeping, May assures you with q
smile that you keep house wonder
fully well and she Is not sure she
could do half so well IL she had
such darling kiddies to play with.
Then there is the man guest We
like the man who can adapt hims
self to our mode OF living. The
jolly fellow who smiles at break
fast and has a pleasant word be-
fore retiring for the night. We like
the guest who does not forget to
show his appreciation by recipro-
eating.
A bachelor spent a week in the
apartment Of friends he had known
back South. The young wife and
her husband did everything in their
power to make II pleasant for their
guest. Yet this young bachelor
made absolutely no effort at re-
ciprocating.
Reciprocating is really more .
matter of spirit than OF expense.
simple little letter sincerely ex-
pressing ones gratitude would haye
satisfi,d these good people that
their guest appreciated their ef-
forts In his behalf Yet that letter
never came Nor did a few flowers
from the florist, nor an invitation
to the theater ever come from this
thoughtless guest
Having guests, or being a guest,
can be among the very sweet things
of life. And the guest we like is
the one who Is apparently In SYM
pathy with our mode OF living.
The guest We like never enters our
homes with supercilious maner.
The guest we like reciprocates.