The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-13

See the light ahead!
Straightly steers the vessel
Ger the oceans foam:
The captains hail the harbor
And all the bells ring "Home"
Brief Billville Notes.
We are under the impression That our
board bill will be considerably longer
than our stay at the seashore.
The warm weather Is great blessing
We don't have to buy overcoats. and our
cooking is done in the sun. The Lord
will provide!
Our paper Is only 81 year, but some
folks think we ought to throw in a ceme-
terry lot and free obituary for good
measure.
Singing on the Way.
In de darkest shadders
OF de lonesome day,
Sngin on de way, folks,
Sngin on de way!
Trouble IS a-comin',
But trouble never stay;
Singin' on de way, folks,
Sngin, on de way!
Nuggets from Georgia.
It's daily toll that builds the world up.
but some of US were born tired.
The true heart goes q long way, ana
sings a song Of thankfulness over crust
Of bread
Hope is a great thing in this old world,
yet If it were not for hope none or us
would ever be disappointed.
1t Is possible for all Of US to make
this world a little heaven. SO that the
next one won't seem strange.
In the Valley.
If you're down in the valley,
'Taint no use to sigh
It's better than climbin'
The hot hills an hight
It's a good place to rest you
When sorrows oppressed you:
The good Lord has blessed you
'Ta!n't no use to sigh.
Halleluia People.
We're tired of folks that cry their grief
TO every Ginning steeple:
Lord, give. us, for a sweet relief.
The halleluia people!
The fellows that still find in life
A peace that broods Ger all its strife
That find all storms with rainbows rife
The halle!uia people!
de race hez got ter rise en- hustel. ef
ever it hopes ter git dar.' said the old
colored citizen. Too many of US thinks
dat all we got ter do is go ter sleep in de
hot sun, en- rise up ter eat watermelons
in de shade!'
A Song of Summer.
This about the summertime-just let the
thunder roll!
It's good to Just be Twin, with the glory
in your soul!
The light is shinfn' bright,
Ana the stars are out at night,
And the rivers are a-ripple through the
valleys of delight.
This about the summertime-the green in
all the trees:
The shadows of the branches, the drowsy
hum of bees;
The cool and dreamy dells
Where the cattle shake their bells,
And the quiet of the twilight when the
day signs sweet farewells!
Far sweeter is the summertime than
winter with its glooms,
For not q vale or meadow but Is beau
tifu with blooms!
The glory Of the light
In the morning and the night,
And the singing of the mockingbirds in
valleys of delight
Why They Run.
They keep on a-runnin' fer office,
Fer fear that the fellers Will say:
Hes gone to his slumber-
A frazzed back-number-
The jolly old dogs had his day.
The solemn retirements painful
They don't want to be out the way:
Get hot in the collar
To hear the folks holIer:
1.-The Jolly old dogs had his day."
A Lift on the Road.
You know de ole-time sayn'-
It's good fer time en- tide:
"Wait fer de wagon
En- Wen all take a rider
It's comm down de valley
It's cl'ar'd de mountain-side;
Dey Whippin up de bosses.
En- Wen all take a ride
You bundle up yo' troubles,
En- sling 'em fur en- wide
Too heavy fer de wagon
Whar Wen all take a ride.
It's joy OATS over yander--
En- joy will sho abide:
He drivin' er de wagon
Whar Wen all take a ride!
With Love Content.
With Love l walk forever
Along lfe's way-content,
But Love will never toss me
Rubies, for the rent
He prates of pearls, heaven-sent,
But will not ever pledge a pearl
Or ruby. for the rent!
For Love is still a miser,
And yet | smile, content.
Would | might catch his kisses
And coin them for the remit
A Word from Br'er Williams.
Satan done quit gwine roun like a
roarin' lion. You don't know wen he's
comm desc days, twel he got you.
De wants er de vain man is few 1t
only takes a lookn' glass en- a loud
hooray ter make nm happy.
Folks is always singin bout Jordan's
stormy banks bekaZe dey got dey eyes
shut, en- can't see de sunshine in de
storm.
1t don't take much ter make dis ole
worl' happy. Look how it sings in