The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-02-20

uer DOys Dullt fence around the gar.
den by boring holes in the plank and
the posts with an old brace and bit
that her husband left when he went
OF and they made pegs and drove
them in, FOR there want a nail IL the
country. But good old Mother Akin.
whom everybody loves and likes to lis
ten to, told hom three Of her neigh
bors got out Of meal and had some.
how got hold Of three bushels Of corn,
and they rugged up a little rikety wag.
on and blind army mule and all three
started to the nearest mill, which was
7 miles away. They started early and
got to the creek, and the creek was
up, but they drove In, and sure
enough the wagon came uncoupled
right In the middle Of II and let them
all down where 1t was knee-deep, and
let the corn down, too, and the mule
went on with the force. wheels and
stopped when he got over. But they
never gave up the ship, nor the corn
1t took them about an hour to get
the corn and the wagon toEether
again, and with dripping garments
lney hurried on to the mill. A photo.
graph OF the scene would sell as the
champion picture OF the women OF the
war The good miller gave them dry
meal for the wet corn, and by shutdown
they were all at home again and
laughed over It, and everybody laugh.
ed who heard of It, Almost every
family within Shermans belt have
hreside stories to tell that would All
q book. They are a curious medley
Of the sad, the pathetic and the anus.
ing, and excite more fun than gor.
row. How blessed are they who still
live, and how sweet are the memories
Of those who are dead, for II is the
mothers of the confederacy who have
oerlDehiateG the love Of truth and Ihs
owe Of southern patriotism in the
1earts Of the children and inspired
hose principles that have in recent
Years developed that grand orgaIdza,
ion known, as the Daughters Of the
Our northern brethren.
nay boast Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, but our mothers smile and
Jay, II don't see where The grand
ZONES in, for ell who came this way
we're low Dutch and hungry Irish
tho feared not God nor regarded
Well, lit Is all over now,
nd we ara at peace, that blessed
eace that hath her victories more re-
owned than war And thrice blessed
] the woman whom the dark ages
ept subdued for centuries, but has
ONE to the front and now stands side
y side with man and is always first
4 every good word and work. For
wo thousand years she was called by
anne but twice In the Bible, Mother
we and next came Sarah the wife
( Abraham, and for another two thou.
and years was mentioned by name
My a. few times but at last she was
onored as the mother of our Savior
nd was last at the cross and earliest
{ the grave"
Within the last half century she has
made more progress in establishing
Ter natural and God-given rights than
n all preceding time. She is the &C.
head of all religious, mis-
ionary and charitable Institutions,
The is the school teacher of the world
nd in these United States constitutes
inetenths Of all the public school
chool teachers in the land, In sever.
! states she has the right of suffrage
nd is eligible to office on the school
cards. Time was when she was al
lost a dead letter in literature and
al dly ever noticed in the press Of
be country, but now a great metro
olitan paper or magazine could not
MIST without a large space being de-
oted to her service and her fairy pic.
lres made to adorn the columns OF
very issue. Woman in this south
Md is a power and woe be to the
len who scorn 1t, for they are always
n the side of religion and good NOR
Is and purity in private life. With
ut them, the church, the prayer
leotings, the Sabbath-sehools and
ven the home would speedily decline
alto that state that Grover Cleveland
allied an "inocuous desuetude." In
rath, she is the hope Of the world and
er progress the best sign Of the COM
ng millennium. AS to her influence
Or all that is good in educating and
eAning mankind, no man ever wrote
more beautiful science than that Of
ir Richard Steele, when he penned
hat: ITO look upon and love fair
nd y.rtuous woman and be loved by
L L.