The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-08-28
AUNT N LETTER.

AUNT JENNIE'S LETTER.
Did you read the article, "Unfa-
miliar History of North Carolina
in last weeks issue of The Progress
sive Farmer? Now I have a sugges-
ton which l trust will meet with
your hearty appreciation and CO.
operation. Doubtless many of you
have heard of incidents which trans
pired in your immediate neighbor-
hoods, the telling of which would be
of equal interest to the reading pub
lie and possibly of permanent value
as State history. Will you not relate
these occurrences for the benefit of
our Circle? Many valuable items OF
this character have been lost to our
State because of the diffdence Of her
people. It should not be thus. We
have many old people who can relate
interestingly many incidents, which
if written for the press now while
these persons still live, would not
pass with them into oblivion. Can
you not find such a person in your
neighborhood and write for us the
incidents related?
By the way, the time is approach
ing when all of our schools will throw
their doors open for the reception Of
pupils. Have you thought Of send
ing that girl or boy this session
Have you seriously considered what
advantage an education would afford
him or her? There are some few
parents who do not seem to care for
their children to climb any higher
on life's ladder than they themselves
have climbed, but such sordidly sell
fish parents are not numerous and
we rejoice that they Ire not. I once
heard a man, the father of five
healthy bright boys, say that he did
not care to have them learn to read,
as he needed their time On the farm,
and that when children went to
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home. 81 don't know any book
learning myself and I have always
managed to live, and they can do
the same" he said, with disgusting
air of self-conceit. His wife was a
fairly intelligent country woman,
who could read and write and knew
enough to solve his mathematical
problems for him. With her help
he made a success of his farm. Now
suppose that girl father had treated
his girl as her husband in latter years
treated her boys-think youthat her
help in calculating the expense and
profit account would not have been
missed by him? Doubtless it would !;
but I wonder if he would have &C
knowledged it? 1 expect that he
secretly hoped that his boys would
be as fortunate as he himself had
been in marrying somebody's girl
with some "book learning" It pays
to sacrifice in order that the chill
dren may be educated. The money
spent in brain-culture cannot be
taken away from the child. Deposit
in some bank to that child's credit
a sum sufficient to educate him, and
if the bank fail his money is gone.
Let him put it in his head and no
earthly power can rob him of it. It
is his in spite of earthly changes
and mishaps. It is a safe investment
and one which is sure to yield a big
investment all the time and not at
stated periods only. Make the in
vestment and see if [ am not correct.
All, Violet Lee, a child who never
plays with fire is in no danger of
being burned. Hypnotism is indeed
ga great and dangerous power" and
if, as you say, it is what they claim
for it, the less we know, or care to
know Of it, the better. Should you
care to discuss literature there is no
member of the circle who would en-
listening more than your old Auntie.
The money received for your badge,
and your name placed on file with
those of others who have sent.
AUNT JENNIE.
FROM