“I’M SO SENSITIVE.”

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20704, 30 April 1929, Page 20

“I’M SO SENSITIVE.”

Peggy is the most sensitive person alive! At least that is what ■ she tells us. She is always saying, “ I am so sensitive,” varied op. occasions by “ I am so hyper-sensitive.” When “ hyper ” is mentioned, then we know that her sensitiveness is at its fullest height. How she has discovered she tops the list of sensitive people, I know not. But she states the fact. We must perforce believe her! ' For example, Mary gets engaged and asks us all to a bun fight to celebrate it. Meeting Joan and Hilda shopping one day she mentions the tea-party, and gives them an invitation, the idea having just materialised. “ When were you asked! ” says .Peggy, some . time later to Joan. “ Early last week,” replied the innocent Joan. “Oh! indeed, I only got my invitation late last week.” ' Thereupon ensues long explanations to convince “ hyper ” sensitive Peggy that she wasn’t asked the last. She is reluctantly persuaded, and of course, says, “ Foolish of me .to misunderstand. But there, I am so sensitive! ” Then at the jolly little dance given on another festive occasion. Peggy feels neglected and thinks that she" doesn’t have as many partners as the other girls. Very likely not! Because she doesn’t realise that she dances badly. That very possibly Arthur rather objects to his feet being trodden on mercilessly, very probably his form of sensitiveness at the •moment being a bad chilblain! Or that John’s arm. gets a bit tired hauling her round. Or Tom doesn’t like being taken for a bad’ dancer, too! Ob, no—that never enters her head, or that she might take a few dancing lessons! No, she only thinks of--what she herself is feeling, and goes home and cries over- the hard-heartedness and cruelty of mankind towards a sensitive little plant like herself. • If she is walking down the road with Betty, who is Wearing with pride the rose-coloured juniper she has at last been able to afford, and meets Harry, who exclaims, “By Jove, Betty, that colour does become you,” elxaffingly adding “ You’re the best-dressed girl in the town,” Peggy immediately jumps to-'the conclusion that- he is hitting at herself not being well-dressed. . But, at last, there came a day when we just got a bit tired of Peg’s sensitive stunt. And the crisis came when Jack pinned Peggy down as to. why she hadn’t turned up at the skating party as she promised, robbing him of a partner. ■ 1 “I didn’t think I would be missed,” she retorted. " But you said you would come when we were arranging it last week.” "Yes, but I met you later and you never mentioned it, so I thought you didn’t want me. I never go where I am not wanted. I am so sensitive!” “ Sensitive! ” flared up the very-youth-ful and hot-headed Jack. “Is that what you call it? Perhaps that’s your word for it. Mine is a different one. Care to hear it?” he went on, warming to his tash> “It is ‘touchy,’ ” and he gasped for byeath! • Peggy gasped, too! .We all gasped!. Anyway, she is not so “ sensitive ” now. —Women’s Weekly.