The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

It is good, very good, and you girls
will do we'll to heed il.
Jennie Acton evidently says just
what she thinks. Candor and honesty
are always admired.
We feel especially indepted for Mrs
Ms. letter. Married women do not
have the time to write US, as the young
folks do; but we hope they viii Let Us
hear from them
Alphomega refuses to disclose his or
her identity but no woman would have
written quite so nicely Of herself. !
think he Is right as to the new woman.
l suspect he is a young man as he pays
the glrls so many compliments. Hope
he will let US hear from him again.
Now let every one who likes our
Chat" department and who wants it
continued write a short letter for it.
Don't wait too long.
Remember this is our corner so let US
hear what you have to say. Any
suggestion, any recipe for any thing,
the best and easiest way to accomplish
our work any or all of these will be
thankfully received by us.-Aunt
Jennie.
Chatham RABBIT" said he guessed
perhaps he could get some sy hpathy.
Yes, poor soul, he has nine. I received
just about such a blow as be had be
sto we'd on him, about a year ago.
Eleanor, you may mean well, but l
can't forgive you for writing the letter
in the issue of January 18Th. Perhaps,
I am selfish but l can't help it. / know
one of the dearest girls on earth and
she refused me on just such grounds az
those spoken of in your letter. And
now I am go afraid that some other
fellow will get her that I can't sleep
we'll at night.
Some people want to put a tax on
bachelors. Now, for my part / think
such things are too wicked to be con
sidered unless you except those who
have had the privilege of adopting one
or two ''sisters," such as those of which
Chatham Rabbit speaks. We poor old
bachelors, suffer enough with our
''kickings," and adopted sisters, with
out having the insult of a tax, added
to injuries already received. With
best wishes for The PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER and especially the Social Chat"
Departmental Young Bachelor, Pu-
laski, N. O.
[5ome one who failed to sign his
name sends us the following wonder
fuI letter. We publish just as it reach
ed US Ed
BEFORE THE WAR.
times int like they used to be when i
was a boy say about IA years Of age i
did not love the gals like boys do now.
When a boy is about 10 years old he
loves the gals to death. You had
aught to here them talk about there
sweetheart and going to see them. 1t
just makes me sick almost. When i
was 16 years old i got to loving a gal i
went to see her one Sunday evening i
told her i loved her better than my
gal ever saw. She said she did not be
leave it. she vas a huunY you bet, i
thought i was gettin there. j went to
se a mother girl and she did like it at
all. She got sorter mad with me and
told me not to come my more but i did
not care for it so i Wen to see the other
girl j jest told her i loved her to death
and she said she loved me too. j
thought i was getting there for my
father had lots of negros He found out
i was loving that girl. she was a poor
girl but was pretty and could talk you
till the midle of next week SO pa said
if j did not stay away from there i
should not have q horse and buggy to
drive my more he said i could do better
then that. go and see some rich girl for
i should not stay at home il j went my
more so i quit but / did love the girl
and could not help it so after a while i
got married but i married a rich gal,
the war come on and the negroes was
sot free i wish had married the poor
girl but now the boys want a pair of
tooth pick shoes and a cut q way coat
they go to see the gals every Sunday.
boys you had aught not to love the
girls too good. These is very fast times
so i will close.-Wake Snakes.
THE following account Of the hap,
penIngs at a negro debating club was
given one of our readers by a negro