FOOLISH QUARRELS

Shannon News, 20 July 1926, Page 4

FOOLISH QUARRELS

AND USELESS REGRETS We are all indiscreet at times, but I am quite sure of one thing—we none of us mean half the foolish things we say, says, a contemporary writer. IQis easy to be mankind, so difficult sometimes to lefrain from speaking our minds Someone hurts us because he or she feels out of sorts or jealous, or is, perhaps, merely suffering from slight liver complaint. We hit back instead of showing patience and understanding. The fighting starts fair and often ends with blows “below the belt.” Friendship of years’ standing are torn asunder. Love lies bruised and bleeding. Estrangements sicken us with useless regrets. Life is never cjuiite the same again with that particular friend. And it all began with what is called “cattiness.” In other words we both said what we thought, forgetting that words were given us to hide : our thoughts with, and that both men and women must be patient with one another.

What foolish things we quarrel about But are we women more catty than men. Not at all, only they hit with a blidgeon and we use a stiletto—both equally daifgerbus and stupid, too, for all cattiness is stupid, whether it takes the form of mental spitting .and growling, or scratching and clawing.