The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07

not long since this came from another:
"My dear brother died the 18th 81
June" How muci, ympathy we feel-not
only for these we have personal interest
IN but for the many whose broken hearts
lie bleeding and whose hopes are buried
in the graves of loved ones. There 10
naught we can do save bow In SUBMISSION
to our divine Father and say, Thy VIII
be done" Then, too there are sorrows
more deep than the putting away of our
departed dead. "a living trouble is worse
than a dead one I remember story
come very dear friends whom I've learn
once heard told, l think, by one of our
own physicians. which l shall always
remember. A little child lay sick unto
death and the mother in her agony plead
with God just to spare the little llte She
did not say, "If it be Thy will" God
heard her prayer and life was spared, but
that which is more precious than life
mind-was gone. 1T is only a sublime
faith that can look up in Gods face ana
whisper
'rrhy way, not mine, y Lord,
However dark it be,
0 lead me by Thine own right haho'
C0oose out the path for me.
Smooth let 1t be or rough,
1t will be still the best;
Winding or straight, II matters not,
1t leads me to Thy rest
Cheneyvile, La.-Seyeral months have
slipped away since l last held sweet con-
verse with the dear sisterhood, SO Wheh
today's mail brought to nue. the dear old
Constitution, | felt as | read the nice
letters contained Sn the Woman's King
dom, that l. too. must write, and let
them all know of the welfare OF LOUIS
lana sister, Who is interested IN each
one that forms our band. Let me tell you
all of the glorious crops Of corn. cotton,
cane and potatoes, that now lie spread
out in the great Gelds of this neighbor-
hood | do not think l ever saw greater
promise of each and with no providcntlal
interference, the yield of each will be
enormous. God has certainly poured out
some of His richest blessings upon us.
The health of our community is splendid,
there's little or no sickness among the
white popula tion and few cases of fever
among the negroes considering their i'm
prudence and careless way Of living.
Cation is beginning to open. and the
picking season is drawing near, already
the owners of the large gins in our little
village of Cheney vile, are trying their
engines TO see If they IN Wcrk smoothly;
and the whistles scream out letting the
farmers know that the feecy staple Will
be welcome We have had an abundance
of fine vegetables this year. and plenty
Of fruit for canning, and now down in
my dairy there's long shelf thiclly set
with half gallon and quart jars of pre-
serves fresh fruit. and sweet pickle, yes.
and quite a lot of glasses of lovely apple
jelly. and in a large stone jar l have
quite supply OF beautiful butter SO you
see. sisters dear l am getting ready for
the cold days of winter. | hope to be
able to gather nice lot of large pecans
also and my better half' has already
brought in the popcorn out Of the gar
den he knows how fond l am of 1t, so
he always plants row especially for
my benefit OF course, the dear little
grandchildren come in for their share
and they think it splendid, when they
can come up to grandma's and get
pecans and popcorn and hunt guinea
eggs out in the orchard and swing out
under the big cedar tree and in the two
hnmmocks that adorn the long gallery.
0, how sorry we all are to learn of the
serious illness of bill Arp" the staunch
friend OF our beautiful Southland, ] feel
sure that I speak truthfully when I say.
there has been many an earnest prayer
sent up TO G1l that the days of this
noble man might be heightened my heart
goes out in deepest sympathy to the de-
voted wife, and loving children in this,
their great sorrow Mr.. Smiths gentle
sweetness and unfailing goodness have
won him q place in every southern wo-
mans affections. We all miss his letters
in the Constitution, and hope most sin
cerely he will soon be able to be with us
again. Now a few words about my flow
ers and ] will close as ! don't want to
tire the patience of dear Aunt Susie.
The great amount of rain that has fallen
this summer has made my cannas and
dahlias gorgeous, also the rudbekia
have reveed in it, and are now giving
ME so many of their beautiful bright
blossoms, my roses are blooming as il
twas spring time. The long row OF new
NUNS that | bought last y'rlng are
great bushy things. and when the cool
crisp DAYS Of autumn come I hope to
enjoy great clusters of these lovely flow
ers. MY potted plants are in their glory,
all have made a most wonderful growth
Dear SISTER in n c.. send you greet
ing. and let me tell you the rhododen-
dron YOU sent to me last year has taken
kindly to its new home here in Louis
lana. and is growing splendidly. and [
hope will bloom next spring. Our pro-
tracted meeting Is IN session now, and
as | am organist and the hour has ar
rived for me to be off to church. III
bid you all a loving bood-bye.
MRS. w. J. S. JOHNSON.
Thanks for such a bright CHEEKY letter,
how refreshing to read such Aunt Susie
feels like exclaiming with the poet
Backward turn backward, oh! time IN
your flight
Make me a child again"-or a grand
child to get pecans and pop corn, and
hunt guinea eggs out in the orchard.
and swing out under the big cedar tree.
etc blessed are the grand children who
have such a home to visit.