The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-19

the shops and manufacturing establish
ments and printing offices all over the
country. Many of the girls become teach
ers and dressmakers and They never leave
the orphanage until good place IS offer
ed them. Neither boys~nor girls are ever
bound to anybody. They have an indie
pendent manhood and wOmanhood ac-
quired before they leave the orphanaGe
and they never dishonor or disgrace II.
There are children here from every
southern state and few from the north
and there Is one little waif from Cuba
lie is about ten years old and IS as happy
now as he was poor and miserable IN
Cuba. His father and mother actually
starved 10 death there during the long
trouble and this boy was found In ditch
sitting by the corpse of his dead sister. a
Clinton soldier brought him here and
begged n place for him. / forgot to men
ton that the advanced scholars did all
the wood work IA the several homes and
Il IS beautifully done-stairs. mantels.
doors. windows. bedsteads, hatracks and
wainscoating IS ali their work and IS IN
up to date style. Their printing goes all
over the country and the girls sell first
class butter IN the market The orphan
age runs farm and has "A herd Of Jersey
cattle and not only supplies their own
mea, and vegetables. but always has
some to sell. There are not less than 225
mouths to feed. and they are well fed.
and they show It IN face and form and
movement
Isen, this wonderful. and it Is al done
by a faith aud truss equal 20 Muller's-
They tell me here that Dr. Jacobs IS IN
partnership with the Lord and that Mr..
Bailey IS the Lords financial agent. Ger
tain Is Il -hat these two work heartily to
gether. and more so since Mr.. Baleys
son married Dr. Jacobs's daughter.
Well. Georgia has th!rty-seven orphans
here and cares for them and was proud
TO know that Gainesville not only main
tanned an asylum. but had q little share
In the mite cottage that was built by the
offerings OF the children. There seems 70
be limit To -he expansion OF this great
work. The money comes IN just as fast
as the number Of orphans Increase and
no faster. Il am the God OF the father
less" Is visible and palpable IN every
hing about this wonderful institution
I could. write 4 book about Il. but time
and space and place forbid. for I am ~
last on the train and bound For home Il
saddeus me to know that an engineer and
fireman were killed on the engine thai
wrecked the train a few miles from Gin
ton.
On this little tour into South Carolina
7 have visited good old Abbeville and
New Greenwood ana was made much OF
at both places Ny stay al ADbeville
was most delightful, for I was the gJ'esC
OF Mr. and Mrs. Speed. where I found
five little children who behaved well ana
had bright. clean faces and sat on my
knee and rode on my foot and one wanted
20 know who pulled All my naIr OUT and
] told her that Mrs Arp did It.
At Greenwood L stopped at the fine new
Oregon hotel. which IS the best I have
ever found. and a Georgian keeps II. He
put me IN tho bridal chamber and when
I expressed my surprise he said he heard
about our golden wedding and expected
me 10 bring my bride along
But / don't believe the printer viii ever
read this. BILL ARP