| Show NECESSARY FLATTERY the experience of a yosue woman who tried plain speaking for a wee it was the first of the dab meeting aud the girl who prides herself ou the earnestness of her aims aud objects ill life came into the room with abo light of a boblo her ive been reading tho loveliest book in the world girls sho enthusiastically and henceforth I 1 shall never or deceive anybody abc author says that flattery is the worst of sins and that 1 tell us your experiences next week the sarcastic ly bo a lot interesting than an account of the books preach ings and besides but the earnest girl had flown off in indignation and she was decidedly meek and crestfallen when next abo bluh members met you laugh eho to the sarcastic maiden who was ariu ning expectantly for I 1 believe what the book eaid was true only aoi developed to live by ench sn elevated standard yon know I 1 paid 1 should never flatter anybody again all my life well that was last week now im goice to flatter everybody ive had enough of plain speaking to last mea lifetime lat monday I 1 told mamma sho was getting crows feet when I 1 knew eho wanted me to eay she next day mamie asked how old I 1 thought eho looked aad I 1 told her honestly mamma got over beina vexed yet and as for mamie I 1 dont suppose shell over speak to me again wednesday our pastor called aud wanted my honest opinion of his last sermon I 1 told him aud ho was awfully hurt friday I 1 told my dressmaker that I 1 considered her awfully careless with nice material and she left the house in anger with my new dress half done and not a soul among us who knows how to finish it other dressmakers wont you kaow what shall I 1 do abo way things bavo gone all week now im going to eay lovely ti lings on principle again whether truo or not yon girls do look perfectly stunning eho continued sweetly as listeners sighed sympathetically 1 I do think wo havo tho prettiest set of girls in the city in our club and tho nicest and theu she wondered that they really seem grateful for tho compliment ment they acted just if they think I 1 meant it she told her chum afterward chicago times her ald |
