The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-04
INTERESTING LETTER FROM NECK
LENBURG.

Progressive Farmer, and I have long
desired to write to "Our corner,
but being the mother of four l1ttle
ones and doing all my homework,
it seemed as if the time for writing
could never be found. I imagine his
to be the reason, to some extent at
least, that more of the sisters do not
write. I have recently been sick o
a few days and wish to tell the Chat
terers how my well-meaning, q
thoughtless, visitors affected me
being very at the time, L
suppose I was too easily affected.
One lady, whose intentions were
of the kindest, set my nerves all
a:tingling by ~tip-toeing into my
room and all over the house, and,
when sitting in the room adjoining
mine, c~onversing in whispers to d
others then ~tip-toeing to my bed,
she would ask numberless questions
in regard to my feelings and II L
wanted this or that and if she could
be of any service whatever-when
all the time all I would have asked
her to do would be to sit down and
give me a few quiet moments. So
was glad when her visits terminated.
In strong contrast to this was the
actions of another friend, whose Wis
it's were most welcome it rested me
just to see her walk in. She would
come in, not like a whirlwind, but
quietly with a firm tread, sit down
and converse in moderate, even
tones that made one forget there
were such things rs pain and nerves,
never asking, but looking, to see If
there was anything she could do,
then going at it slowly and quietly
as if she had a few minutes to de-
vote from her W time to that Of
the sufferer.
Now, dear Chatterers, please do
not think this sketch is written for
the sake of gossiping about my
friends and neighbOrs, for this was
far from being my motive. 1t was
written with the sincere hope that
it might suggest ideas to some who
may even now be visiting the sick
and on behalf of the suffering ones
themselves.
Aunt Jennie, why may we not
Cfo rE on ovobo OnoOnu OnrGo1uoG 3
Each of US may have something
that another would like to have, if
they only knew it, so I move that
we start the exchange. I have sew
era1 things that would exchanges
Lallah Rookh Dress Cutting System,
for geraniums or rOs bushes we'll
rooted a few novels for others,
and some we'll tested cooking recipes.
Have any of the Chatterers visited
the State Hospital and the Deaf and
Dumb School at Morganton? TRAY
cling last winter on the Asheville
road I stopped off at Morganton and
paid a visit to both places and felt
myself more than repaid. The hos
pital is a most beautiful place, with
it's well-kept grounds, fine brick
buildings and green houses. One
of the attendants being a friend, I
I was shown over the whole place
from the green house to the laun-
dry and even to the cold storage
and barn. They have very fine cat
tie and swine at both institutions.
The attendants seem very kind and
efficient, but oh how sad to think
of the poor inmates whose lives are
lived out in decisions too horrible
for us to even think about. Those
of US who are blessed with a 'Esound
mind in a sound body" cannot be
sufficiently thankful to the Giver of
all good gifts for His great blessings.
The Deaf and Dumb School is
also a sad sight but in a different
way, for although being deaf,
they have sound minds and many
of them are exceedingly bright and
not a few very talented. They have
a most kind superintendent and
teachers, and everything is done
that can be for their comfort and
welfare, not only physically, but
morally and mentally. It is won
derful how they teach a totally deaf
and dumb child to speak. They have
a large brick school building, we'll
equipped, and the whole place is
lighted by electricity and heated by
sr2am have excellent nea1tI, and are
a happy, contented household.