The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-14
Correspondence.
10 Ton, 20 EIAn-ax.

From the Gazette.
haven't forgotten he promise, Tom,
Made four years ago tonight,
That then leap year where er you'd be,
A letter 10 you I'd write.
Now you are dead and cold in the grave
An intuition to me is given,
That you have gone TO our Home above,
So I'll direct this letter to Heaven.
1t may never reach You, yet angels may pity,
And whisper this message to you
That the sad-hearted sill you left behind,
Is still to your memory true.
l haven't forgotten our parting, Tom,
Four years ago. or the tears;
What an age it seems yet it's heartaches, Tom,
That makes US aged, not years.
A covering of-snow enshrouds the mound
Which seems Of my life apart
But all the SHOWS that heaven could send
Would not cover the grief in my heart
And while am here in the Gesh, Tom,
My thoughts leap the distance and go
To the far-aWay grave in a strange land,
And melt with my tears the snow.
We are ported, the earth chords are parted in twain
Yet love joins us heart to heart.
Tho you are in heaven and on earth,
Your heart of my heart is part.
For mine lies buried i'll yon coffin, Tom,
And yours is still living in me-
Tho Fate and Destiny parted US here,
United in heaven we'll be.
They said when they heard you were dead, Tom,
Your memory from my life would soon slip,
But how could be false when you were true,
And died with my name on your lip?
wonder if while l am writing to you,
In heaven you're thinking of me-
II 50, you can know that / am true 10 you still,
ii were you Oh earth I'd he.
Fye completed my letter, so goodbye, Tom.
For delivery to angels Ills given.
Tho dead to the world to me you still live,
And await my coming to heaven.
Ere another four years have passed. Tom,
We may meet there never to part;
Until then, dear Tom, believe one as ever,
Your loving and faithful Trueheart
Mary Jones, Charleston, s. C.Tho' an invalid
and shut from the world and its pleasures they
sometimes come to me, and chefamong these is the
ray OF sunshine that Womans Kingdom always scat-
tiers in my drcaTy room. It's sad TO out live ones
generation and feel that the world has no need for
YOU that no one Is dependent on you for happiness
Just when such thoughts we've running riot in my
mind, picked up q paper and found there the
poem enclose the echo of my heart. How many
grlish hearts uttered similar words twenty more
years ago when dear manly young fellow gave bis
life for his country and left girl with broken
heart. But all the SHOWS that heaven could send
would not cover the grief in my heart. Just here
would like to give bit of advice. No doubt the one
VINO wrote the tender and beautiful Worlsisa young
girl. Indeed che may never have suffered herself
as she so yiyid.y porrays, yet undoubtedly the
words were suggested by some event. Ny advice is
don't let fist love 50 bind you that you even Ie-
main true in death. 1t win do very well as long as
friends are around TO help you, but there'n come
time when heaven will not see fit to so favor you
PERHAPS and you will sigh for the sweet home ties
husband and wife, mother and children. know
nothing about such Pleasures for |, too remained
bot ,.I., l,oer
true to me? Publish the poem please; / cry over it
with the foolish tears Of sixteen year old GIRL tho
hearts aches have made me aged in one sense; love
has stood still in my heart and It's yet sweet spring
time there. But III stop ere l resuTrect my idol
buried twenty-five years ago, he who sleeps so far
away in u northern grave. / too have leaped the
distance, and melt with my tears the SNOW"
Mrs. r. /. Beeyers, Cleveland, Nfiss-Like many
others l come asking for admittance into your
charming circle of loving sisters, where so much
love ana sympathy is shown, hope you will accept
my many heartfelt thanks for the many good receipts
and good advice that / have obtained through
Womau's Kingdom. 1 have several nice ballads,
such as, whisper softly, Mothers Dying"
"Flower nom Ny Angel Mothers Crave" aud
several others, and will send one Of. the above
named or any others that have with pleasure 10
any tat VIII send me some silk scraps, crochet
edgiug or any little thing that would be useful or
ornamental Also would like to correspond with
some If the young housekeepsrs dixie myself who
have nice lcWeIs. Address a. ABOVE.
MIS-. Anna Prank, F!or.Ja--Iike many oilers, l
have long desired TO write you, and like them, de-
fcrlel 10 give Ioam 10 those who could better en-.
tighten TIC general band least were writer's Of
gre1tcr catGrs Eut ] come seeking information
and can't wait longer ana grateful Tor your orange
rccilcs given lately. wish 10 gsk how she stock"
Of beef Oh any other meats can be utiiacl with OF
without sugar also .sh jelly ana how to use them.
How can yeast bread ifyal ably Re Inc gained or
tree from afse openings wien the major part is
WY GLe il grain. have oicn read instructions
on hscad.mlsug, bu, have not yet seen this stated,
! am among .be nuInb,T " 30 wrote Mr. 4. Z. Ivy