The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23
AUNT JeNNIR's LETTER.

We were so delighted to receive
Mrs. Mary NJ. Bakers letter last week
and to aid that poor distressed wife of
whom she wrote, that we hurried it to
the press without a word of comment.
l am sorry that Mrs. Baker did not
join u Circle before but trust that
hers will be no transient visit for she
ls an interesting talker.
GIVE your daughters a business
education, -" is the title of an article on
our page Of last weeks Progressive
FArmer-May 16 n. I hope all the
fathers and mothers of our girls will
read it and will give the contents
much earnest thought. Remember
how utterly helpless most women are
in the financial world if there is no
man to turn to for helpful adv:cs in
such matters.
How many of you read "A Boys Re
ligion" on page 4 Of the same issue9 I
hope all the boys, mothers, fathers,
and sisters did. If all did not, please
look up the paper and read it as 1
think it will help ali of us to under
stand the boys. Too many. people ex-
pect a boy to have a ''grandmotherly"
religion, and l am convinced that such
ideas do more to retard the growth of
Christian sentiment among the young
than almost any other one thing. Such
ideas are doubtless largely the result
Of the goody-gOody Mandy PANTY
Sunday school books to which I re
terred some weeks ago Let books and
ideas 60 together, for both are among
Satan's best tools. The Christian re
ligion is intended to make people hap
pier, not more sorrowful. A boy can
be as good a Christian when playing
ball as when preaching a sermon. But
the article to which l refer treats of the
subj set in a far more able manner
than l am capable OF doing. So I will
merely ask you to read the article and
by so doing you will read my senti
ments.
Alder Myers letter, on E I'll Criticism
! is good. You all know now l would
vote on such matters as you have seen
my ballot in in these columns several
times. We cannot be too careful as to
what we say or the impressions made
by what W q leave unsaid. Be ever
ready to defend the right and wary in
condemuing wh6T you simply believe to
be wrong. Ifyou are positively sure
a thing is wrong, then do not hesitate
to denouUce it.
Many thanks to you Manly for the
description you gave US Of the beauti
full scenery surrounding your noun
tain home. While reading it Aunt
Jennie imagines herself not too old to
epj y climbing that wonderful stair
way up the mountain side to view
with wonder and admiration the scene
sou 50 we'll describe. l would also
much eDjOy seeing these Indian huts
Of which you speak. l know it is all
80 pictures que. Indeed your letter is
interesting, and we would be delighted
to hear from you often.
Mamie Meanwell is right when she
says that this is everybody's depart.
ment and l am so glad that she has
been helped by the letters of the Chat
terers. Water lilies are among my
favorite flowers AMI l would enjoy
seeing those near your home.
Although l failed to call for Fifty
Three l am delighted to know that she
had the good sense to take no offence
and came anyway. Her letter will in
terest all. She discusses several sub
jects very ably and l hope others will
give their views on the same cub
jects
AM sure all are glad to hear from
E va Plamondon again. 1t is unneces-
sary for me to say that her letter is
we'll written aud that such letters are
always welcome.
AUNT JENNIE