The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02

some imposing, others humble and
lowly, in which r being wrought
pictures Of infinite beauty and of inf
mite value. The mother is the true
artist. The child's susceptible life is
the canvas. Every look and word and
thought e engraved thereon. Bring to
the young life, oh, mother, the sweet
ness Of the rose petal, the brightness
OF the dawn, the beauty and serenity
OF the summer sunset, the love of the
mothers heart. 1t will be in this life q
neve ending joy; and, in the Great
Studio of the Beyond it will remain
through all eternity, being re touched
and perfected by the Great Master
Lillian Lee Archer, Ashton, Pa.
Dear Aunt Jennie:-You ask what
re think of the opinion of M G. B.,
that "a girl should never marry before
she is twenty and it is better if she is
twenty-five" l think she is right.
A girl under twenty may know
whom she loves best and know how to
be true, and while a home would not be
home at all without the power of love
to rule it, young people find after they
marry, if they do not learn it before,
that to make and keep a home happy
there is something more to do than
merely to love each other and live on
kisses.
Before a girl marries she should not
only be- good cook and a neat house
keeper, but she should have experience
enough in the work to know how to do
it and keep a sunny temper and a
cheerful face with it. Ny mother is
an invalid and therefore I have had
considerable experience in housekeep-
ing.
1 know it is really trying OF ayoung
girl to look after house work in general.
I am not twenty yet but I agree with
ID. 6. B. that girls ought to be twenty
or older before they marry.
guess Careless Tom has learned be-
fore this time what love is. I think it
is the greatest power on earth and yet
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some times kills it power.
Now l havea word for the bachelors,
not however, a rebuke. l have two or
three bachelor cousins and they are al
ways so pleasant and agreeable and
give me such good advice that l cannot
help having a kindly feeling for bache-
lors. I heard one of them say it was q
silly girls actions that caused him to
remain a bachelor. So girls let US be
careful how we speak of the bachelors.
No doubt some of them have good
reasons for remaining bachelors.
Charity asks for a receipt for max
ing egg bread. 1 do not cook any
bread that I call by that name but I
have heard what l call corn muffin
called egg bread. If this is not what
she wants probably it will b9nei5some
one anyhow. Father thinks it ia nice.
Take two eggs, beat a little, then add
half a cup of buttermilk, half a tea
spoonful of soda, half a t~easpoonful OF
salt and a tablespoonful of melted lard
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meal enough to make a stiff batter.
bake in a we'll creased pan. 1t is nice
too when dropped from q spoon in q
little hot grease and baked real brown.
Isabella.
Dear Aunt Jennie:-I have been
silent for some time, for I have been
sick, but am all 0 z. now. I have
en- Dyed reading the letters so much,
and think the Circle has improved a
great deal, am glad indeed so many
new writer's have Joined US. | have
especially fallen in love with Charity"
and Jennie Acton, Wish l knew their
real ame / would write to them,
for l am sure we )uld be good friends.
Well as almost every one is giving
Tom" q lesson on love | will add q
line for him to mediate on in his lone
Aome hours Love is the light and
majesty of lie. Take it away, and
that becomes of the world2 Ali tbs q
barren wilderness. Love is of such an
alevatiDg aud refining character, that
it Pxpels all that is or disrespect-
tul; bids us think great thoughts and
do noble deeds. And then there is the
love that binds young hearts in bliss
full uoity! / o this let me say that the
love that ia fed on presents and taffy
always req sires feeding. So, young
men, let me tell you that a girl you
nsv W to buy is not worth the price you
Ca. no matter how small that price.
But when two souls come together
each seeking to magnify the other,
zach in a subordinate sense wOrshiping
The other, each helping the other
when two come together thus they r
lovers. Am inclined to think "Bache-
Inr Iack1l ia not 90 nl6 q achalnr as ha