The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-06

Their games are .5out the same as those
of children in the states. They are very
polite. If boy is spoken tc by an
adult he doffs his hat instantly.
They shake hands with acquaintances
both on meeting and parting. if they con
verse bur moment. The Protestant
mothers never stay away from church Oh
account of the baby being 50 you2g. They
are - aetimes q mean tue ba bies)
brough, to the church by friend to be
baptized when only two or three weeks
old
The mothers always come 70 church
with their infants all covered bp with the
"reboSo'-a long white scar which is
thrown over thei-' heads and tails grace
fully over their shoulders hey seldom
cry and the older children never dis
turb a meeting.
Now. some of the other cousins write
about something the~ haze read and
if they would l think the Junior page
would be more interesting.
Wilhelmina Faux, Bret " C.-Dear
Junior: Man is endowed with certain
powers and faculties of body and mind
to fit him for usefulness md enjoyment
as a rational being. Among these is the
function of speech--the expression of
thought by means of 81 oxen or written
words. Like other facui les, language is
capable of being rightly used or fearful
~ abused. When language enables peo-
pie TO understand one another'S desires,
preferences and orders il the various
relations of life then il Is performing its
every day routine of duty. This may be
regarded as speech in its highest phase of
utility. Nor are the bounds of propriety
overstepped when language is employed
merely for social rec 3e@tOn, SO long as
conversation is reStl tated 10 proper chan
nels, Whenever min, has attained such
stages of development to afford enjoy
ment to different Individuals by being
exercised in The barter of thought Tor
Thought, one of mans nObleSt capacities
for pleasure is called into pay. Pleasant
thoughts emanat'ng from contentcd
mind are mans best riches, because they
are nearer TO him than the elittering TIM
sci of material wealth, because il fact
they are an actual part of the real man.
1T Is permissible or language to be en-
plOyed tor wholesome amusement in coll
loquial intercourse, but. like other sources
Of pleasure, it IS so apt to be misapplied
to frivolous, piatltudinous palaver. Too
often. moreover. it assumes such forms
as low and pcrncious gossip, stingsmg
Wi;tcism, merciiesS sarcasm, an ilMsstl
able pessi1ism, Then it is highly iI{ssr-
Gus. 1t Were better that the indv8iual
could neither utter nor hear ''the snle. 49,
music OF speech than that it should ~
continually devoted to such base tAslv-
poses. Doubtless in writing Language
comes nearer being limited TO Its appIsW
pirate higher sphere. But even here EaslS&s
that is at ASH irrelevant misGt be omit
ted IF We sno1ld make il an invariablc
rule OF hf aiN tys 30 be actuated by
lau liable mo yes Wnen language is used,
meter to Gt1el nouGht. never to speak
w0N ~ les. bY - doihg distinct con
tri6l e made 'nVa = the raai pileas-
ura cei'encJ ~ how 'ich wo ~
-U1J metaI, hltellectual condition: How
aWiu, IS the contemplation that we must
uHlnH'ely render an account for each Idle
"Vrd spoken! nat is an IDLE word but
d iseaess WoId. Iheh can We claim IN
80 Ce,10e VIZ" we nave haSuiE spoken
800 c",.iG i!i'I'i ~ ""i wien On
otS ~ - '.'','t' -, Wv W mint
~, a. 10 s'''.icIE u!icIeHt words
to,,Id Iol5 - ,,a,io,,. F oiroe'Ea1 ms
,,,a,,,. ~ ,-s .tt ~ ~ "a yasiull' ~"
oI,f i,sin, tbo VOID ",e. oU,''p} ~
,.ae,,nndn3,tn lcei~od N'i-
rranl,io n Ienard c,,,fo. w., No.
r,,,i,r ~, ,t,4I 49,, 80
''i' q i''''0 gu ~ years "iu'
meri he owns a farm near Bellevue, Bed
ford county Virginia Our house is close
to the public road | spent the winter
with an aunu in Botecourt county. Vir-
ginia ana attended school but now va
cation has come. | love to 10 to school
Very much and was sorry when my
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