The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-07-05
FROM A FORMER MARIErTIAN.

EDS. JOURNAL 1T has been about four
years since | moved from the beautiful
city of Marietta during that time l have
not spoken to my friends there through
the press. The few times that have re-.
visited the scenes of former labors have
been exceedingly pleasant on account of
the cordial reception given me by friends.
I shall always love Marietta And after
having visited many States, l can say that
few places present more attractions as a
home than the Gem City"
don't know that would now write, but
I want to put Xea all on notice that there
is rare treat in store for you = 's'-'s-sss--
Prof Cox, President of the Southern
Female College, will soon visit your city
and some other. points on the W. & 4.
road with his Orchestra, composed of about
one dozen instruments, piano, violin, cor
net, harp, ETC., together with some splendid
voices. The lovers of fine music will be
delighted. Such an opportunity is not
often met with. l want you all to hear it.
His college located at this place is more
than fifty years old, and stands in the front
ranks of Female Colleges. That was one
OF the main attractions that drove me to
LaGrange, as some of you know Provi-
dence has been: very generous toward me
In the way of girls, AS l am one of that
tribe that believe in predestination, sup
pose 1t was toredained not only for me to
have the girls, but also to have access 10
the College. A clever Methodist preacher
tried to comfort me once by telling ME
that the Lord knew who to trust children
to. 1t takes good deal of faith to applv
that theory when one hundred dollars
worth OF clothing has to be bought and the
psterfamilies have only fifty dollars with
which to meet the demand. But when 7
see in the papers how much trouble some
preachers boys are giving them, | believe
DIR. Greer is about right when he said Il
! he had thousand children he would want
all girls: | know, Mr.. Editor, YOU will
agree with me wher say that If he was
as tender and affectionate with them as ha
is toward other peoples girls he would
make model father. In fact it would he
wiser thing for the government to estab~
lish National Orphans Asylum and mt
the big hearted Greer at the head ~ il
and do some other things which the Ponr.
lists say it ought to do
Many people down this way have bean
praying Tor rain and those PRAYERS have
been only partially answered / heard a
man today while talking of the dry weather
say. 4 have the bravest watermelon patch
in Georgia" When asked what he meant
by brave watermelon. Why, said he
The vine stands straight up about six
inches and won't run from ANYTHING on
the earth"
People are blue What shall we do? 7
don't know any better answer to give than
to quote text heard coed brother Rv.
burn preach from fifteen years ago, Have
faith in God"
hear people discussing politics a great
deal-silver, gold, Cleveland, Atkinson
Bacon, &c Most of them do not know
what they are talking about. Had II ever
occurred to you how many people set
themselves up as advisers and teachers for
preachers and statesmen, VINO don't know
anything about theology or the science Of
government? Paul gives these presumpt>
uous fellows some good advice, Let every
man abide in the same calling wherein he
was called Or the old proverb fits the
case Let the shoe maker stick to his last :"
Well, brother Neal, started out to write
you ten lines and have ritten ten times
ten. | am little like the fellow Bob Bu..
dette tells about who got up to speak and
he set his mouth to going and could not
stop it | will jump back to my text, then
close. Go and hear Cox's Orchestra.
Oon fail 6. s. TUNLIx
LsG-snge Ga.