The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16

how untruthful and vicious he
can be.
II he takes a dislike to q CO.
worker he does not hesitate for a
moment to deliberately lie about
him. SO far he has not done any
damage because his boss can see
through him. However, recently
he went too far and made a charac-
ter attack that was 20 unfair and
untruthful fthis he did to my en-
ployer while I was within hearing
distance) that ! feel II my duty to
tell II TO the man he was lying
about.
I hesitate for two reasons. In
the first place I hate to be the
cause Of office turmoil. In the Sec
ond place. I feel that I will sink to
his level by carrying tales-and al
though my story at least win be
. truthful one and cannot be COM
pared to his vicious lies. still ! hesi-
tate to be an office gossip. even for
. good cause.
Should I tell the men some of
the stories and lies I have heard
him tell about them. or should !
ignore him In the hope that his in
ferior nature win be the cause some
day Of his own downfall
The rest Of the men work with
are fine fellows. II Is not pleasant
to hear this man trying to under
mine them all the time and know
that / could tell them about his
underhandcd work. ! feel II Ia my
duty to put them on their guard
Ito let them know just what he
Ia doing-yet, ~ ! say, do not
want to sink to his level and be
an office gossip.
What shall do;
MISS UNDECIDED
Do what YOU have been doing
keep out Of this situation. The
man you describe win in time
hurt no one but himself. People
who are eager TO advance them
selves at the expense Of others
usually come out on the losers
end. OF course. they are pain
fll to be around. even when met
only In . business way. but their
inferiority, meanness and char
acter-lack usually causes their
own downfall instead OF the mis-
fortune they would like to heap
upon the heads of those they
envy.
Look at It this way. Your
employer. no doubt. Is weary OF
this mans envious back-sta bling
and gossip. He probably has
seen through his small soul long
ago. Don't. then, be just another
tattle-taie to bother your en-
ployer with more taie-bearing,
even though you feel you are do
ing II for q worthy cause.
Grateful
Dear Miss Grey: May ] express
my heartfelt thanks to the woman
who was sensible enough to write
you about the sane and safe way
she and her husband have solved
the Christmas gift prohlemf
II more women would use q little
bit Of judgement at this time their
would be happier during
the holidays and would not be kept
awake nights wondering how In the
dickens they are ever going TO pay
Christmas expenses when fuel and
food and clothing bills are staring
them in the face.
Every Christmas has been a
To me since / married.
Ny wife takes advantage OF all
charge accounts we have and when
! say she takes advantage" OF
them ! mean just that. She buys
gifts In order to impress her
friends and goes beyond our means
because she IL afraid her friends
might give her something better
than she bought for them.
Personally, I think Christmas
should be q time for peace on
earth and good viii toward men.
II gifts must be given. why not
buy them for the children and those
persons who are very dear 10 us ,
Casual giving In. TO me. the essence
Of foolishness and indicates a half
baked mind.
When ! tell my wife this she
starts whining and crying and sc-
cuses me Of being a ''cheap-skate. {"
! am anything but stingy. She
knows that ] am good provder
and that h why I am especially
resentful each year when the
Christmas holidays leave me with
. headache instead Of contensed
feeling.
II the majority Of wives had the
common sense Of the woman who
wrote 10 you about her sensible
Christmss-gift plan. 1 am sure
there would be happier husbands to
greet the new year. A. b.