The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
G)eekly Constitutions Gig Three



lold DR.. Johnson said, "A COW is
~ very good animal in field. but
keep her out of the garden" Late last
night as the girls up stairs were going to
bed and were closing the window blinds
they saw, in the dim moon light some
thing moving along in the garden and
sure enough it was cow--our own
and she was not far away from the rows
of English peas that were in full bloom.
The alarm was given and my wife lighted
the lantern and with the girls made haste
to eXpel the intruder. Everything was
wet and of course ! was not allowed to
go. All | could do was to hold the lamp
to the widow and fell ashamed that
was sick and no account in an emergency
like this. The cowboys in Texas never
trotted around with more alacrity than
did my wife and these cowgirs after
that COW. Keep her away from the
peas. cried a maternal voice. And |
echoed the speech Of Patrick Henry. who
said, 1T is in vain to cry peas when there
is no peas" The old hussy ran by the
gate three times and took the grand
rounds with half a dozen talves visible
and invisible following her, but finally
gave it up and went out and was put up
in her den. Old Aunt Dolly is our milk
woman and declares she Fastened dat
gate good but the COW and the garden
say she didn't But the garden has a gate
too and | rcmember now that my wife
told me in the morning before it rained
that might go out and cut the aspara-
gus for dinner and did and | recon I
left the gate open. But 'all's well that
ends well' and now there is peace in the
family and peas in the garden
The world goes up and the world goes
down
And the sunshine follows the rain
But sick or Well, I'll see that the COW
Don't get i'll the garden again
Eternal vigilance is not only The price
Of liberty. but it is the protection Of a
garden for almost. every day the little
grand children come up to see me and
comfort me and now they want to pick
some Strawberries and pull up some rad
ishes and | say yes OF course, and they
Will leave the gate open and it is my bust
ness to shut it any they have an idea that
| am just here for their pleasure They
always come hungry for they know that
grandma has got some apples or cakes
hid away and grandpa will get them
Even the little 2-year-old boy knows
whore the sidehoard keys are hung and
which door has the good things inside
and he takes me by the hand and leads
me there. \ biscuit will do these chill
drcn at home. but ii wont here We don /
Keep tavern, but our house is a free and
easy place and the children of the town
know it, On Easter Saturday about one
hundred and fifty Of them gathered here
to hunt the pretty eggs and il was a big
frolic ana the mothers and aInts came
with them and IT took 20 dozen eggs 70 20
around and every little tot got some
They played games in the grove and ten
mis- in the court and we old people We're
happy because the children were Almost
every body. old and Young. came to sa-
lutte me as ! played patriarch in the big
chair on tho vcrandah. and some brought
flowers and some brought fruits ana an
brought smiles and So it is not so haS to
be old and sick after all. Every man
brings me good letters, kind letters from
far away and unknown friends ana they
give me comfort and [ answer att can.
but must tell the school children once
again that ] cannot write any more com
positions or ESSAYS or debates and they
arc wasting their time 10 ask me ono
young man wants nv oninion on the i'm
mortality of the soul as though / was
Addison or q preacher and so sent aim
. postal card and referred him to the
Prophet Micah. sixth chapter and eighth
verse. There is creed enough for any
h0dy's soill Another mother wants a
United states history that is reliable and
also a hiOerarhy of General Lee and
'StouewaT Jackson Write to DR. j.
William Jones. Richmond Va. thc grand
chaplain of tho confederate veterans. the
historian of the confederacy the grand
est man now left. beacon light. a svno-