The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-28
PlUnk0tt' SL6tf6r

Brown has received some pretty severe
roastings I'm the last few days for per-
suading me to say that there was too
much charity that boasted ITSELF in our
last
The truth is. that 1 was not hard 10
persuade. Ii L had said Just what 1 hon
estly believe about great many OF the
charity" movements OF the DAY anu
about the people who are loud to STAND
as ''benevolents." there might have been
good reason for some complaints. L am
not brave enough TO say just what should
be said, dare not and doubt IL there Is
a man in Georgia who wo1ld give MS
honest opinion an a pubic way ABOUT
these charities and these loud ana con-
spicuous benevolent Individual.
Perhaps it is best that it is thusly. Tor l.
for one, IN entirely opposed TO saying
things that can bring no good never
was ana hope TO never be Il fault nhoer
just for the pleasure of finding fault. but
in matters where these faults" elect Tor
bad great essentials. l just Will speak out
a little, whether Brown persuades or not
The best that L have ever hoped Tor IN
sticking IL this course - 10 persuade
some others To take up the idea and han
die the subject il should De, anu
speaking OF ideas. allow ne to say thaI
il is my opinion that a great many OF ill.,
announced charities of this day are or
gaIIiZed and run more for the magnlfylnS
Of individuals or in their effect to weaken
such things as should no. be weakened
than for TIE good That they 50 loudly
proclaim. Now. here is an idea that l.
shall allow every person to run out to SUIT
themselves-I am not brave enough to so
into it and lift the veil that would show
a great many of the loud benevoients
just as they should be seen. if the good
of the world Is what we really desire but
/ will risk a few suggestions TO make 1t
easier and 10 stimulate all the people to
think it out for themselves. In this con-
nection my first idea is. and perhaps this
is the most important tina. L snail suS-
gest is
The farniIy-with the old daddy and
nanny.
The church-without any fril!s.
Work for the poor with Just. remunera-
ton. AMI Just" in italics
This is enough for me 10 suggest at one
time in the nature OF q stimulaat 70
thought. Now. l could go along and stick
pins to make such u line Of thought easy,
but 1 am opposed 10 making things too
easy. Now. If any reader Will take these
suggestions and go into the matter with
the lights before the w0rll. think there
will be a general agreement that the mag
nifying o. these Things is the most i'm
portant charity on earth today.
Brown las one of MS mean spells on,
and won't help me out this time L can't
get opinion from him on any OF the
suggestions l have made. but l know hun,
and know that if he was not in one Of his
mean ways he would egg me on TO press
the Importance Of the old daddy and man.
my, at least. He came home from Town
last week fairly snOrting because one of
the benevolent had offered TO school one
Of his children for him. His idea was
then that said benevolent ought 10 have
bargained TO pay him more for his black
berries and let hini school his own chill
dren. To save his life. he could not see
why this benevolent would rather take
charge of his family ind school them
than TO Just pay little bit more for his
blackberries and allow him 20 manage his
own affairs. The reader may run this
idea out TO suit themselves; 1 shan't set
mixed in it. but as Brown is SO contrary
with me, 1 shall give an old verse of his
just to jog his memory:
IF it be fame that brings TO me this lot.
Then he is doubly blessed VINO has Ii no.;
We all have something, sure 10 maKeflS
aut he = ours ! tho ..o..st .yiion. frier 5
won't leave alone;
Pretended friends. who cry 1T from nigh
places
IT'S these i mean these low AMI vie
pretendeTs-
These hypocrits-who live by holding UP
false splendors-
There is no doubt but what 1t Is a
mighty easy thing for these beneyolents to
go into other peoples families and hold
out some mighty pretty pictures Of what
could be done, but Brown drinks, and Ills
gives ali the advantage 10 the benevoienIs.
even though they should tear down the
homes me church and heaven itself
Strange the idea has never occurred to
hang these 0rinkers-this would be better.
and then l would have joke on my cd
friend.
But every thing IS cheerful in these parts
since tho primary. one more month viii
virtually wind up the labor of making the
crop OF 1860. After June everything Will
be easy, Iruit VIII be plentiful, pleasures
Will be inaugurated and the plowbOys and
the country lassics Will lie picnclH.ns in
joyful glee, While old folks may foid their
hands and rest easy IN the faith that God
will 20 the rest. TIE mechanics of the
towns must hammer On-they have no lay
By. The merchant is in the midst of a
dull season, and Will have no resJ-wh)
would not be a farmer? 1t has resolved
itself at last that the people of the coun-
try know the blessings Of life on the
farm. " heat is splendid. and more of il
growing than 1 ever saw in Georgia be-
fore. The drought mas teen jhst "a the
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everything UP with their crops. Every
thing reminds that
There is something monstrous kind
That makes country life sublime
For youth and age there's something
found
That mas no match IN any town
Suns may scorch and faces tan,
But God has blessed the countryman
The only complaint TO be heard is that
crops are email for the time of wear.
Cotton sit down when it got up. and it
keeps on sitting. but warm nights are
upon us. and II will soon take a boonl
But what matters II when nearly every
man viii make plenty of wheat to do him,
oats to spare. corn a plenty ana hogs 10
fatten for meat2 God. bless the country.
No strikes nre there. everybody satisfied.
and rural life growing more and more in
favor. SARGE PLUNKETT
President of Senate.
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