The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-06-20
Jackson County. N. Q.
FROM MRS FILLYAw.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE:-Since the sub
jecG Of Loving and Losing" seems
more attractive than that of ''Ignor,
ance VS.. EtucatioD," l will commence
with it, and thank E7a P~IamoEdon for
expressing better tnan I could have
done, my views on the subject of "a
living love-" There is scarcely any
t0ing too hard or painful for a true
woman to undertake to perform if she
knows that her husband will appre
ciate her efforts and excuse her fail
ures The Bible says, B stter is a
dinner OF herbs where love is than a
stalled OK and hatred herewith"
Is marriage a failure? It is not, if
at the wedding feast Jesus turns the
water into wine, but while others wait
to be invited, be knocks for admit
tanca, still on the threshold waiting for
some one to say, Come in. And when
the children come to bless the home,
He multiplies the loves and fishes.
Woman is the home maker, and &C
cording to her wisdom or lack of it, so
will the house be. The Bible says, Every
wise woman buildeth her house, but
the foolish plucketh it down with her
hands," THE price Of a virGuous
woman is far above rubies. The heart
Of her husband doth safely trust in
her, 80 that he shall have no need Of
spoil"
She is a busy woman, "She worketh
willingly with her hand" She Is a
business woman also for ''she consid
ereth a field, and buyeth it, she per
ceiveth that her merchandise is good,
her candle goeth not out by night"
Her husband has time to sit among the
elders of the land fit himself for those
duties that belong especially to him
among which I must mention intelli
gent voting, for
within the ballot lies :
A nations veal or woe"
Female suffrage is a power in this
land for the men are extremely glad
of our votes when ne vote as they de
sire US to, but when a beautiful girl
votes for some other fellow to pre-
side" over her affairs and to "moder-
ate" the output of her OVERLOOKING
purse, then the fellow who has to wear
the mitten, wishes that he had it in
his power to make her vote right"
When FayetteviIle's all important
question was, DispensRry or no Dis
pensaryQ the wishes ~(votes) Of $50
women and children outweighed the
same number of masculine votes So
when it m to housebuilding and
morality woman is allowed to have her
say" and that is all she need to ask
for the two are 80 closely linked 10
gether that either without the ether
fails.
And, now, Billy boy, 1 want to talk
with you a little about flirting.
a big boy uncle once said to me-,
Il zzie, l am sick and tired OF the
love talk that the girls always talk to
me-" I said, "Well, why don't you
Quit talking love talk to them3" He
r. plied, Because they expect it and
[ must talk it or not please them
a few weeks later, q girl friend said
to me, L do wish the boys would quit
talking so much nonsensical love talk
60 US girls, 1 am just sick OF il; I dc
wish they would talk about something
else" I eaid, We'll, why don't sou
quit ia king love talk to them2" Sne
replied, They expect it, and you know
that we must talk to please the boys
S1you see. Billy boy, that neither
YOU nor they really admire flirting,
but only do 90 to please each other.
Now Just quit it, and talk about other
things in a seneible manner, invite
discussions on the leading topics OF the
day, end you will fad them more
social than ever. d. not be afraid that
they will become "~boysterous" (that
is, like boys) they will just remain
girls until some day you will wake up
to the fact that one of them needs you
to protecs her from every stormy
wind that blows" and she will decide
that YOU need her loving attendance to
keep you from all harm"
What ia the address Of the secretary
of the D IughGers Of the REVOLUTION,
Will some n please tell meE
MRS N E FILLYAw.