The Atlanta constitution., 1902-07-07

and our friend; we are aware OIL nus
caprices. and ordinarily are tender anu
compassionate even of his vanities ana
small fancies and whims: but there
comes day when 1t Is written In uhe
book of fate that we shall he as cruel
as We are loving. We are cold. or aire',
or hungry: we are anxious over unpaid
bills, or our wishes are not granted; SO
politeness fails us, fortitrde is vanquished
philosophy is in abeyance, and We say
that which we repent 'n sack cloth ana
ashes. But though the hasty word may
be forgiven 1t is not at once forgotten
1t has fawed the crystal OF our friend
ship: the place may be cemented, put
there is a shadowy scar on the cleaning
surface. oh, If the word OF faste had
but been left unspoken; If the strong hand
of patience had but held back the sword
as it was about to strike.
l will send 10 cents to the orphans
home. l think we all should help the
poor unfortunate children. Correspond
ence solicited. Age IL.
Pet White, Knob, Ga.-Dear Junior:
i will take for my subjects, Right and
Life" What a grand thought it is to
think that we, perhaps, will be numbered
with the righteous, then how happy we
will be- If we do right we will be re-
while in this world and still happier in the
world to come If we could read and
act more of Aunt Susies Heart to Heart
Talks how much better we would feel.
If we all would try to do right We surely
would feel better If you put pure fresh
water on the wthered flowers they viii
liven up and will shed the sweet fragrance
of their beautiful blossoms once more.
So IL is with many a poor soul; II you
give them kind words In n gentle way.
and let them come from pure and loving
heart, how often 1t will turn a wretched
wanderer from his ways and make his
life happy once more and his eyes sparkle
with love and his cheeks bloom sweetly
again.
Then how hard we should try to do
right and make others feel happy and /
am sure we will never regret it. Think
of the prodigal som No doubt, the kind
words that We're spoken to him before
he left his dear old home caused him
to turn from his riotous ways and live
a better liie Cousins, did you ever do
a kindly little deed but what you did
not get pay with compound interest, soon
er or later? 1t may Toe long time some
times, but 1t will come If the deed was
done in the right way, for the Good
Book says: Cast thy bread upon the
waters and it will be gathered many
days hence" So. then. let us not get
discouraged doing right, Wishing Aunt
Susie and all the cousins n pleasant sum
mer. bid you adeu.
Harry Ward and Avary r. Whitener,
Company III, Ninth Infantry, Oras, Sa-
mar. l.. dear Junior: We received a
copy of The Constitution from the Young
Mems Christian Association and enjoyed
reading the Junior page very much. As
we didn't see any soldiers letters, we
thought we would write one. We will
tell you about our trip across the Pacific
this time and if this escapes the waste
basket we will write again and tell you
something about The islands. We left the
barracks at Preside on the 10th of De-
cember and landed in Honolulu on the 22d.
We were so hungry when we got there
that we could hardly wait till we got
ashore to get something good to eat. We
were tired Of eating slum and some Of his
were So sea sick that we couldn't eat at
all till we landed, when we filled up on
fruit We stayed there three days and
would liked TO have served our time out
there; II was almost ike being in para
disc The island has a fine climate and
every kind Of tropical fruit and plant
that we ever saw or heard Of. We went
through the queens palace while we were
there: II is a fine building, but most Of
the furniture is gone. ,he throne - tf"re
vet and a few tables and chairs; 1t is
used for state house now. We LETT
there on the afternoon of Christmas day
and arrived in Manila bay on the 18th or
January. coming by way Of Guam. At
Manila we were transferred to the trans
port Rosecrans and taken 10 Calbayog'
where we were assigned to company II,
of the Ninth United States infantry. We
stayed there two weeks and then came
here 10 join our company and have been
here ever since. Peace was declared on
this island a short time after we got mere
so there will be no more lighting There
are several boys here from Georgia and
their parents all take The Constitution
and they would enjoy reading letter
from the Philippines. My CWhitener)
home is near Dennis, Ga, and mine
(Ward) is I'm Indiana.