The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14

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sweet words of praise, Of me and of my
poor letters. Cloudy and gloomy as
the day was when I took up our paper,
the world seemed fair and bright when
I read your nice letter and your gentle
praise Of me.
The name of Daisy brings to me
A maid of spotless purity;
Two tender eyes, gray, brown. or blue,
1t matters not; the soul shines through
A noble heart. Doar loyal heart
From wrong and sin as far apart
AS joy ls far from pain and woe,
As summer skies are far from snow.
B lie arching skies, sweet budding
f)wers.
4laQ Il 3eting moments, sunny hours,
Green smiling meadows, singing birds,
L yves winning ways and whispered
words,
Clear laughter. ringing soft and free
The name of Daisy brings to me.
Roselle writes a nice letter. Her re-
marks on good manners are true, in
deed. Well bred persons are always
cordial, polite and pleasant, striving
to make every one feel at ease, and by
their kindliness and friendliness max
ing all hearts glow with responsive
sympathy.
Daisy Bell, I'll tell you how we can
do, if you wish, my address is with my
letter and you write and put your
name and address at the bottom of
your letter and we car write to each
other if you wish, or you can write to
me and I assure you I would be pleased
and proud and would certainly return
the compliment.
What has become of our boy cous
ins2 Are you afraid Of so many girls,
boys9 Take courage, we like to read
your letters. They are always enter
tanning.
Aunt Jennie, please give US a subject
for our debate, l am so anxious to see
the next number of our paper.
AS usual l have written till the
''wee small hours" So by bye, Aunt
Jennie, and cousins all.-LovingIy,
E "a Plamondon, Carrier Springs, N. @.
Dear AWnt Jennie:-Careless Tom,
it seems hat the girls are not going to
describe their ideal young man. I
guess I'll have to be the first and set
the ball rolling. I always say about
what / think, and other people may
think what they please. m going to
tell you all a few things 1 would not
want" "a fellow of mine" to do. l don't
want him to drink. l don't want him
to tell lies, nor exaggerate. Idon't want
him to put all he has on his back. l
don't want him to think more highly
of himself than any one else thinks Of
him. I don't want him to be a fault
finder. On the other hand, l want him
to be as afraid of debt as he would of a
serpent. / want him to be honest, in,
d~ustrIous, economical, and temperate.
Now TO sum it all up IN a few words: a
Christian gentleman-farmer, if you
please Ackanna.
Dear Aunt Jennie:-It is raining
very fast as l write this. When will
the earth be dry again7 Papa says 1t
will be a loog time before any work
can be done on the farm. Well, l pre-
fer wet, warm weather to cold snowy
days when you nearly freeze in a warm
room.
Cousins, 1 suggest that we take Aunt
Jennie's subject, lis man more selfish
than woman2' for our debate and not
waste the time thinking of another. I
am sure that we could not fnd a bet
ter one.
Some one wishes to know how to
grow pansies If Pansy lives up to her
name she should be able to tell; but
there will be no harm in my telling my
way. Plant the seeds, either under
glass or IN q box in the house now.
Water once in a while and when the
seeds come up do not let the tiny
plants have too much sunshine. When
they become strong and healthy look
ing transplant them to a cool moist
spot in the garden but not before all
danger of hard frosts is over. To have
pansies at their best you must take
proper care of them. Do not forget to
water them and keep them free from
weeds.
Aunt Jennie, I have an idea-(my
sister would say, How wonderful y It
is this, all the COUSINS who write on u
subject for debate to write on a date
to be fixed by you so that most If not
all of the letters would be printed IN
the same issue of The Progressive Far
mer. We could call it, 1.-THE Fete day"
of Our Social Chat, which we all hope
will become more interesting each