The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-12-20
ATLANTA LETTER.


q eeins Things as They Are and Tell.
ing the Facts-HOnest Speech and
Warm Heart-GOOd Wishes for All,
and Especially for the Press and
Banner.
Atlanta, Ca. Dec. IL, 1900.
Last April took IL upon myself TO write 8
letter to the Press and Banner IT was publish
ed add later on, about August, had occasion
TO visit the home of my childhood and even
called the letter of April, showing that the
good people of Abbeville county appreciate
good thing, and hence subscribe to and read
their country paper. Well. am l going 70
aft1ict them with another letter.
Here goes! Allan Ia Is In great stir now pre-
pairing for the Chsistmas holidays. The
schools pre- all going to give the children q
some kind of services, and the poor CLERKS
will get little time of, too. The mail car
rtsrs will receive presents and congratula.
hang up their stock ings and Santa Claus
win fill them with good things to eat. The
latest news from 'royclone" Is thai. Santa
his little sleigh and reindeers will give with
generous hand his many pretty and valid
able things to the little boys and girls all over
the South lsnd, VINO are gH0a 70 nd tng5 papa ,apm
Even the draymen are TO have chance TO
enjoy Christmas they will take day OH and
enjoy the festivities; in fact everybody, every.
where, is looking out for agood time, except
the poor street car men of Atlanta. Summer
or Winter hot or cold, wet or dry, sunshine
or rain, night or day. he has to be at his post
Sm srs1S n 'as Day I'll a
fares, please"
They will get their reward in the world TO
come, I suppose, and all Will be well. AT least
they are living In that kind OF hope.
The store windows here on Whitehall Street
are real shows. The display OF fancy dry
goods is simply grand, and toys ooo up IN
man has arrived with his blue and red bal
looms. and holds down the street corners
catching many q dime for his rubber bubble.
The takirs are up 10 snaI ana ,.e,n on nearly sh
and hear bis enticing speech advertising nls
wares, catching suckers on every hand llke
"Livingstones fish basket" catching them
Eggs are as valuable as any eatable we
-i1Rve on the market, 40 cents dozen, and you
can safely calculate on two good eggs out OF
each dozen. making them COST only ~ cents
in. Eggnog is luxury that only the veal
: thy can enjoy. The nog Is much cheaper than
the egg land many poor cnss Will take his
nog minus the egg, and thus save expenses
and enjoy the pleasure OF jag just the same.
Atlanta has q population Of lI5,O0O and
is growing every day. She Is q hustler, she Is
q hummer, and always stands with her
hands outstretched to welcome new comers
within her gates.
She has large number Of people here from
South Carolina, engaged In various pursuits,
and all the Carolina boys that We have met
seem to be getting along nicely, doing well.
There is q Carolina club here somewhere, but
have meyer been initiated into 1t, and hence
can't tell anything about II. The people over
here look at you with wonder, when you tell
them you are from South Carolina, and some
how they 90 TO extra trouble to snow you
marx Ihsy
and some who remember the Chivalry OF her
Anti bellum days allow the name Carolina
to suggest the Code duello," and OF course
give you pleasant smile or salute. In short,
the man that Is known as Carolinian, Is
considered and treated as gentleman OF the
nrst water, and IL Is natural instinct to
Well, the Press and Banner, know, will en-
Joy Christmas, and send my sanitation
"Merry Christmas" and happy New Year"
on these pages 70 be In time. May you con.
tinue TO prosper as in the years gone by, and
live to enjoy many returns OF Christmas days.
I am going To hang up my sock and see II
will be remembered by Santa Claus, and all
friends who desire TO, add TO my joys Win
pleasant sayings and presents and such like
can have their sayings reach me by letter, ad-
dressed SO North Forsyth Street, Atlanta. and
express wagons will take special delight 10
delivering all packages to the same address.
Be sure and remember the number and the
street
IL me every week at the aarRe stand. assure
You will always welcome you and look on
your bright pages with loving, approving
smile. ...
When Christmas is over and the figures
1899 will be numbered on the back pages
OF the scroll OF Time, and 1900 will show its
sountenance on the Calendars, let us not for
get that 1899 with S65 days brought It's sunshine
and its rain, and let us not forget her, but
ever hold her In memory clear, and let us
start 1900 with high resolves, firm resolution,
and LOOK for better days, better times, and
better conditions. and try and all live up TO
the requirements Of the golden rule. "Do
unto others as you would bave them do unto
you.'' "Love your neighbor as yourself"
y "Wun Lung"