Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-10
A Good Nelnhbor.


some years ago an eastern publication
offered a prize for the best answer to the
question, What constitutes a good neigh
bort" Ii is said a woman In Tennessee
won the prize with few words. She said;
"a maintenanse OF sanitary conditions
In house ana surroundings.
"a pIeesiHk appearance IN windows We
randas. harden and lawn. nr $3.50
Reasonable restrictions in regard to
children. chickens and dogs.
2 1.-THE absenUe of useless uisaBreeable
ana painful noises '..
Perhaps that ''hlIed the bin in what
Is sometimes jocularly termed Yankee
DOM put It dses not cover the idea IN
southern life among neiRhbors-~of Ions
standing. Ante-bellum neighborhoous IN
the south were ideal enes for hospitality,
good win and bfotherly Kindness si
Some Of the best most helpful neigh
bofs IN the world w6rs, not painfully nice
about gardens windows or lawns, but n
a neighbor had serious sickness in hts
family the man Of the house might ex-
pect to see his ff9ends come In night
after night. and share the burden OF
nursing, shroud the dead and arg graves
without a thought OF remuneratI0n hor
even spoken thanks for the service. 81 g"
n one Killed 4 beef or matton,f good
faealtof fresh meat was sent to each near
neighbor. because all such little eourte-
sizes were promptly returned and appre-
cfated
II nnisfnrtune ovortVok a neighboT. his
honee burned or an accident Unopened TO
cripple him. every man in the vicinity
felt an Interest and showed II BY active
help and prompt assistance. go
All these oid-time citizens liked to be
called q'.soods neighbons. +" IL was title
to. be cherished. e1rhfer IS --f aafI s.
There might have been restrictions
about dugs. cnildrRn and chickens, but
they did mot prevent frequent visits and
mutual admiration in ALI directions. il
was sweet associHtion and communion of
heart. mlnd and soul, when the old folks
met around the firestde or sat on old
fashioned lsia zzas- and talked about their
hopes and fears. their joys. and sorr0ws,
their children and their servantsl with the
utmost satisfaction I'm having the syrapa-
thy and gBut will of each listener .z- IS
remember an Incident of war times
that has always Garrted with the remem-
brRRUe feeling that we had a f'gocd
neafhbors' .F rrlut f.an On .r fuF et..fflfv
General Wilson had 7acsDlated the eoun-
try as he march Cd. dawn through Alabama.
and terror prevailed when he tfaVersed
Georgia country from Columbus TO Ma
coR. ne raf rate E.d 7c f+ft'
The deva station and STANDARDIZATION was
so great thar every householder Kept as
near TO his uwn family and hreside as
rusEibis. we 'el1ainea " fedgfaf guard af-
ter soine shootiAg uccurTRd on the prem
Uses after dark. and we had satup all
night. until isun-Bp next day, expecting an
attack. a guard was necessity. .Fff'
The guard had been with us some days.
when ne concluded 10 tirh on hts Spencer
rife, weapon Thar shot eight times an
quick successloa, before feioading. and he
die empty his gun. preparatory 70 thor
oIfEh ticRnin1.~ iar1 - ? 81 .1' SOC a+
We had a nsik1lhor Who lived "a mslc
away. ncteSs, tgUadS, and iic f1et2ad an tid
rusty n0slSet ghat hat been aoserIoeked
by the raiders and ran scFoss the Heids
ard came 90 us almost GREATNESS with
haste and fatigue. He heard the firing,
concluded we were in danger and without
care Tor Ms personal safety, he came to
US as fast as his willing feet could brlnk
him. rfC sfs faac7s 7E .llR6r ses8aa
My, my. what a heF6lc soul he carried
in that manly bosbnil When 7 f5iIIy under
stood the purpose of bis Yfslt, i'm plain
view cf the dangers that enconpassed us.
and as he felt had threatened Hs, i was
satisfied ne was another Great Heart, "
as Bunyan could describe lima good
nelghbor," beyond an dfspilte. % 53t4r
one OF the saddest g. oughts that a ret
respect Of the pestakrings 20 my mind Is
the dread that good nelghbofsF are not
to be any moro plentiful, az they used to
be ih the long ago. -
The cofiinnerclai spirit OF the age seems
TO be absorbing the generous, uhselhsh,
seff-sacFihelng nelghbcrs that made for
southern hospitality a habitation and a
narie that has been considered very rare
elseNhere.H 90 ta. p. f'@i'f'H
a good neiehbor Is still SOMETHING more
thai the prize definition states It, Clean
windows gardens and lawns, well behav-
ed children. chickens and dogs are all
good IN their place and good anywhere,
but surely there must be some meeting
place where rffend can look a friend full
I'm the face and tell the truth when each
says 10 The other, II love yours esq.,