The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19


"Were 1. o God. in churchless land remain
Far from the voice of teacher or divine.
My soul would find in flowers of Thy or
daining
Priest. sermon. shrine"
wish TO join the Grady hospital club
and viii pledge myself to give 10 cents
every January I would like for some of
the girls of my age (thirteen) TO correspond
with me.
Note-You failed to give your name. Send
1t. If you wish 10 join our club.
Harvey u. and Willie Il. wadsworth.
Perfection, N. Give are two little cousins
and wish to join the Grady Hospital Club.
We are very much interested in this good
work and want to help in tho good cause.
We inclose our money to Join-1o cents
each.
AK lucille Johnston. Oakwoods Tex
Dear Junior: / have been a silent admirer
of your department for some time, and
must say that 1t is improving rapidly. 1
agree with some of the others in thinking
we should write ON subjects. l will take
for mine "I<ind Words A" Kind words cost
nothing and they go far toward making
others happy. How we should bear this
tI mind. IL is our duty and our privilege
to speak kindly to the aged-those dear
landmarks of years that are as surely gone
from us as these same dear ones will be
gone in n few short years at least. Then
comes the mddle-aged for a share in our
sympathy and for few kind, encouraging
words. Now see the child. who more than
he merits our kindest words? The sim
pie trusting confidence of a child is always
won by kindness. Last-leaStI-l VIII
mention the dumb brutes. When they raise
their wistful eyes humbly to ours. is il
best to reply with kick and scOwl and
some angry invectVe or to speak some kind
words, that VIII cost no more than harsh
ones, and some gentle caress II practical
BILE? On how much more nobly viii our
character DO nodded by such pmctices.
We have been told that habit is second
nature" then let our habits be chaSte and
modest Let us practice that chastity OF
honor which felt a stain like a wound.
Lila Smith Rochelle. CA am five
years old. ! commenced TO learn my let
tiers In April. and in four weeks l could
spell and read. l go to Sabbath school
every Sunday. our pastor OF tho Methodist
Episcopal church gave the children ~
cents and told them to invest il in some
thing and make all they could and return
It the LIST of November for tho benefit of
thu parsonage. My grandma made light
bread and tea cakes and l carried them
around and sold them and have made $l.i0
My grandma ceads the letters to me. and
/ am SO sorry for the little sick chill
dren can't keep from crying. am going
to straightcn VI her room and iron her
quilt pieces for her TO give me 10 cents to
send to help pay the $40 you owe on the
with my own labor | viii send you some
mOCe. When 1 get little larger I VIII join
tbd Grady Hospital Club.
Aunt Susie. I'm going home with grand
ma. She lives near LAGRANGE. Then we Will
60 70 Warm, Spring; also Indian Spring;
Wish We could have YOU with Va. Enclosed
you VIII find 10 cents for tho chiidren's
room. Much love to you and thu cousins.
william 3. Wadsworth. Perfection. N. c.
Dear Junior: / have been intending TO
write to the Grady hospital for a long time.
] VIII writo you short note l have Been
going 20 school In New Berne, y C..
nine months. but have vacation now.
and I have come home. I have a little
dog named Monkey. l think that 4 funny
name for n dog. We have BICYCLES and
We often take long rides together. Papa
has some hounds and | have fine times
running rabbits. l inclose cents TO the
Grady hospital.
Claudia Coins. Sandy Ridge. CA VIII
write on tho evils of strong drink. 7 wish
70 say TO tho young men of the day to
avoid strong drink. as you value your
own happiness in this life and tho life ar
ter death. 1t has caused many hearts u
be broken and has made many homes
dosol3fa p hss caused mothers 20 shad
many tears over their sons. When You are
tempted 10 take a glass of whisky think of
your dear Old mother who has watched
over You from infancy, and think about
how many times sha has prayed for you
and how sad 81 would make ncr feel Is see
you intoxicated. Young men. take advice,
and It you have ever entered . harroom
be- careful never 10 20 there again.
Long live Aunt Susie, and may tho good
lord pr0lOng neg days upon edrth ana bless
htr ia heT noble work.
Covo.p ondence solicited; age twelve.
&C. s." Magnolia. S. C-There IS no
subject in which l am more interested
than the woman question. because day by
dav we see that they are called upon TO
settle questions Of vital Importance affect
ing the upbulding Of society and pulling
Alright the relns that guide the betterment
Of mankind.
Her place in this world is such that she
holds the greatest inuence In correcting
young men who would not live right. a
girl should have no respect for what we
call a wild young man." showing thereby
that he must respect himself in order 10
be- respected. Mothers should teach their
sons that without tho energetic. honest
and manly pursuits of those things ncces-
sary to make them regarded as respecta-
bic and as living Alright they cannot hon
orably sue for lady's hand. The ques-
ton of women working should not be
discouraged, because what is moro hon
orable than work? Should the work that
men have to do be unfit for women IL
so. why? Certainly men are not looked
down upon for working. If they are, then
indeed our people have forgotten their
civilization, because the honest toll of our
fOrefathers and mothers for that matter
have put us where We are. Wlll the work
that women can do crowd the men out2
Never There is work for all to do and
who could deny an honest woman sltua-
tiou?
Give her the chance and she is equal