just met. Such quick friendships are not likely to last.
THE UNDESIRABLE VISITOR
You know her. She appears late and untidy at breakfast, and shows by her listlessness that she is dissatisfied with the food that is set before her. Her room is very untidy, and she annoys the servants by asking favors of them when they are busiest. The children in the house worry her, and she invites people who are strangers to you to pay visits at times that are most inconvenient. When you are going to take her for an outing she is late and appears overdressed. Then she makes one of the girls of the family unhappy by attempting to attract her sweetheart from her and prove how fickle he is. She is never satisfied, and she is always telling you about the place where she stayed last and how differently everything was done. She is surprised that you have your dinner at the hour that you do, and doesn't hesitate to say she isn't hungry at that time. When you have taken a deal of trouble to make the parlor dainty and sweet, and shut out the glaring sun, she elects to write her letters there, and fails to see why you shouldn't prefer the brilliant daylight to stream in at all hours. She is the guest you certainly are willing to speed. And she is the guest that I do not wish my girls to be like. She doesn't hesitate to borrow your
