The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
yr GEEMzEE

3ows We would soon tah ny tho way oitSh
s hen Ia, Rainbow we h..'r os'4->.- >''''-'' ~
we collapse, but hope soon SOUS u on
our feet again and other Bows rs bright
as the last dance about us aGI challenge us
for another race. Subsequent events prove
10 MS that some of our failures were
for the best; some Of out successes prove
not the good thing we thought, and SO u
goSs from The cradle TO the Gtaye. Yon
hear that whatever is, is right, but ! say
unto YOU that the most Of things we 30 We
wish we had not done. Every household
has its skeleton" / have heard and every
man has his disappoiutmcAts; these disap-
roiutments are varied, but they are all
large to the disappointed. have my
troubles and BrOWn has his-Brown thinks
his lot in life is very hart because such
a numerous offspring has kept his nose Ia
the grindstone. Ae and my folks are
troubled because we have no heirs to leave
our abundance Of accumulated wealth to
when We depart these shores. Brown thinks
chat he would be the hlppiost man IN the
world il he had my wealth, and | tnink
that / would be happy If / had his chill
drcn. So il goes. till ] have about decided
that whatever -. is wrong.
Brown and / gathered our families round
the hearthstone last night lit our pips and
Just let them spread themselves on what
ever topic they chose without q word from
us-we were listeners Tor once. Of course
the political situation had 10 be exhausted
first one OF Browns girls said she dim
Ike Atkinson's moustachp-it was too heavy
and stin and made him lo0l, savage. An
other one thought that this showed strength
of character-bOld dud STRONG. lion like.
From that il started and some of them
made Atkinson the Uglicat fellow in Georgia
and Hines the haus0meSt fellow in the
state and vice versa, till Thought once or
twice Brown and ! would have to Interfere,
but an old lady neighbour who happened 10
be present settled the business by temark-
iug upon the prominence Of MI Hines
front teeth and wound M Ivy Saving that
she had no use for these men who come
round with their oily tongues chawin@ ON
their front teeth ike a blasted OH billy
goat. This struck the hrcside g being SO
rough that a silence prevailed for mo
meut ard then they lit Of, on some dollar
bundles" for sale IN Atlanta. Me and Brown
learned more about the dry goods merchants
4 Atlanta i'm fifteen minutes IMAM we ever
Thought 81 and thought II slran@e that our
folks who 90 to the city seldom more than
there three Sr four times a week. We found
thai thev derive their knowledge and form
their likes and diSiikcS from reading the ad-
yertisemeuts in The Constitution and Brown
and | Wunk at each other.
After they had ransacked every dry goods
store of which they read, He'd the counters
with goods spread them out priced them
and then disposed of each salesman ABOUT
as they disposed OF the two governors, the
conversation turned on the Ecod people and
happy people within our scope. VI coulSs
Atlanta for everything. The Kings
Daughters. Christian Temperance Union,
this society and that society, and those
Quiet sisters in black who move around,
rot letting their left hand know what their
rieht hand dOeth. were all discussed IN fuH,
but the majority around the rreSlde beng
at that age when dress and show have the
most dclishts the search Tor happiness ana
goodness was carried into circles OF Whlcn
plain country people know 50 little that |
doUbt if there WIS much PIC!il IN tAS MAJ
tcl-anyhow, tucre was no dSIllNtc CoHtiu-
.f0u reached owing to differences OF oDiN-
ion which illustrates that we al have dit-
farent notions Of what Il taxes 70 bfihS
hanpiness AS Il began to grow l&te Brown
began to stretch and yawn anu saw lhlt
he would have to be let into the CONVERSE
ton or PRAYERS must be called for going 70
bed. He lit I'm and they had IT. some 1ouid
their ideal OF life on peaChtTce street some
in the suburban places, some amonS the
plild-eved herds OF a garry lar'll-
il would have taken at least Il million 70
satisfy any-it would have taken mil
lion to build the stillhouse and set the trees
around it that Brown CraVed. ThlS stlii-
house of Browns caused things to take
rather an unproftable turn, 80 | curled
big puff of smoke from my pipe ana spoke
for the first time about as follows:
You all know ( have lived e long time
and seen a heap of the world. | started
out once determined 10 travel till | found
where perfect comfort was located.
started hign w. | was young and vigorous
and went among the ''biOOdS' and Joined in
their revelS-there is no cootentment there
not even hope" in much abundance. Among
the most successful business men | found
much anxiety and continual 'hopins for
things to come. Among Christian philan-