The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-10
SOWING AND REAPING,


have sown so little as yet
On lfes tempestuouS sea,
Yet the world in its wonderful MAGNITUDE
Brings strange wild laneies to me-
AT times in my heart is an earnest desire
To be known 10 the world of fame
Yet know too well how this is gained
It's by wise and active brain.
Again the desire for fame is gone,
And purcr thoughts arise,
The goal that we all should try to reach
Lies far beyond the Skies
Up there is no Sowing or reaping,"
But peace and love and Joy
Reigns supreme in that beautiful land,
There is bliss without alloy.
Walton, KY. JESSIE NJ. VEST
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NEW YoRK-Dear Children: Here am in
the wonderful city of New York; Just the best
place in the world to visit, but L would not
like to live here. Just before we reached
Jersey City where we take the ferry boat, we
were all interested in trying to catch glimpse
OF the statute of Liberty. Although it is long
way off we could sec it quite distinctly, but
when we were on the boat going across tho
river to New York we had still better view,
| and we at once decided that one of our first
excursions would be to Bedloe island to see
this famous statue. When people first arrive
in the city of New York there is a lonely feel
| ing that comes over them. Seems queer, don't
it, for any one to feel lonely in such big
crowd and so much noise and hustle? Our
| little party was so pleasant, however, we did
not realize we were strangers in strange
| land. but just concluded we were going to see
| everything to lie seen, and must start out at
| once. We were only going to stay two weeks
| and had no time to lose. We arrived at our
hnop tp.rl
| CANT rooms had already been engaged for us)
| just in time for lunch at one o'clock, and as we
were told dinner was not until six, we at once
said: "Well, where must we 90 and snend
| the afternoon" In very few minutes we
| had decided. We found that within three
| blocks of us was one of the most interesting
| places to visit in the city, SO we were soon
| there, and l fear my entire letter will have to
| be given up to this, our first afternoon in New
| York. We soon after starting out found our
| selves before large building called the Eden
| Musee. This Is temple of art which has no
| rival in this country, and affords instruction.
| amusement and recreation. Everything is
| represented in wax, and everything is so life
| like that there are constant amusing mistakes
| occurring, for you cannot tell tho wax figures
| from real people. OF course | cannot tell YOU
of half we saw in this wonderful place, but
will only touch on the principle figures. You
| enter large vestibule which seems filed with
| people, and you look around to see whore to
get your ticket. You soon see the box office, and
standing by it good looking policeman watch
| ing the ticket office, and not far from him
another AS you walk up to buy your ticket,
| you discover the policeman nearest the box
Office is o wax figure, for he does not move out
of your way. One lady of our party said she
| did not believe it, and after she found out it
| was really wax, she walked over to the other
| policeman (who stands there very still, to fool
| the people, and put her hand up and touched
| his face. When she found he was live man
you ought to have seen her jump, but he
| laughed and then fixed up to fool some one
| else. little farther on you will get fooled
| again if you are not smart, for there stands an
| old gentleman and his daughter, and they are
| bUsily engaged reading a catalogue of the
| Eden Musee, (Which every one buys as they
| go in) and just behind the old gentleman is o
fine looking fellow who is picking his pocket
| You give q start and think you have come
| ACROSS a real piekpocket, when you find the
| whole group are wax figures. After leaving
| this group you turn to small room or niche
in Which was to me the most interesting group
| in the whole building. You cannot divest
| yourself of the feeling that you are in the
| twenty or more in this group. Those who
come to look into this room stand around the
railing that seperate us from the group. per-
| fectly quiet, and you seldom hear a word
| spoken it would seem as if they were gazing
| at the dead, and to some of us it was gazing on
| dead and buried hopes, for the group repre-
| sented the surrender Of General Robert e.
| Lees army at Appomattox Courthouse. In
| the center of the room was marble topped
table, at which sat General Grant, and around
| him were grouped his staff one member was
| just in the act of entering the door Opposite
| the door beside small oval table near the
| window sat General Robert e. Lee, and at his
| left side leaning on the mantle was Colonel
Marshall, his secretary, besides several others
| of Lees staff. Colonel Marshall was dressed
in full suit of gray, and as he leaned over on
| the mantle the expression of his face was per-
feet, but very sad. A gentleman standing
| near me told me he was personally acquainted
with many of the members Of this group and
| that the likenesses were perfect. But we must
pass on to the Central hall, an immense room
filled with life-like and brilliant groups on all
sides which attract the visitors immediate at
tention. In the center of this room stands a
beautiful decorative group of japanese Jug
glers; they are in every position; some balac-
ing feathers on their noses, others playing
with balls, and others forming pyramid by
standing on each others shoulders and heads
There are groups of the most celebrated
musicians in the world, all lfe-like in likeness
have not space to name them all. There are
eighteen in this group and surrounded Bach
who has been called the "Founder and Father
of German music" He is seated at an organ
and the others are in different positions around
him. Near this, is group Of thirteen Ameri-
can and European artists. will only mention
one other and the most interesting study in
this room. / wish every one Of my boys and
girls could have seen it, for it would have
taught them more than they learn in month
at school. Almost the entire length of the
left side wall Of the hall is occupied by large
group Of twenty figures. These are the rulers
Of the world. Six steps lead up to balcony
which is occupied by these distinguished
persons. ! shall give you the names of some
Of these rulers, and if you would make each
one a study and write me what you learn, it
would be very improving to you and mako
your letters very interesting for the paper
There WAS Queen Victoria, friedrich ILL.,
Emperor Of China, Emperor Of Austria,