Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-05
An Absentee Returns

Once again the melancholy days. are here,
but they are not the saddest Of the year to me
roaming the woods for nuts; searching for chest
nuts that are becoming more scarce as the
years go by. ! can remember way back when
was little tot seeing chestnuts brought 10
market by tue bushel, but that was In eastern
Tennessee. where trees thrived in abundance.
The autumn decked woods are beautiful dis
PLAYING the many pretty colors Now is the
time TO wax leaves TO decorate the rooms. MY
small brother takes delight in such things, and
usually can show pretty assortment OF sues
things Ore Of his latest fads, since stringin1
snail shells is collecting butterflies. lie has
quite a variety Of kinds in glass case. They
look very attractive mounted inside with wings
spread as II ready to ride a summer breeze,
which they never do egain, all because
OF a small boy ever on the alert when butter.
flies were around. He delights in showing one
his curio shop, which he keeps in a corner
whore he has made book shelf and paint"',
it to suit his taste. Nearby was the family
postoffce, each member had box, ana when
NEIL came II must be put right there, bur
never did enjoy IL much. for II took me too long
to learn where nv box was there We're 81
was ever in a hurry for my mail. The rest
must have gotten tired, for later 1t was rtIeN
win Ola letters ETC. But IN '1e corner you
odd colored and shaped stones, flints, etc. He
had large, well formed flint which he car
ried TO the capitol and placed in the museum
there. Once he found a spur in some new ground
An old one. Then for awhile he collected
stamps. He also exhibits some rattles from 4
SOME Mexican coin, think It is.
In addition to that, he is a book lover, anO
we are glad he loves historical works well
as fiction; then he reads his Bible and can
tell things he reads there too. So, somehow,
am not uneasy about that small Drother,
would be- were he otherwise.
To whoever that wrote that letter about mis-
sions, / say, THANK you" believe In homS
missions and in foreign missions also. There
is a class Of people who do not. You can
find them. l won't say 1t quite as strong as
] think II. but they are in class a rule
Some of them unread and don't know anO
don't to want to find out. In rural
places a man gets up to preach; he sings parI
OF IT. he says some Of II low, and some quite
loud; he makes many motions, but when he is
through some Of US don't know what IL was
Re trying to say. and sometimes l believe
he doesn't know himself.
Some people down on colleges, and don't
believe in sending boys there to be prepared Il
preach the gospel. 1t takes thought and study
to know and you see when they do study ana
think they 20 forth and preach with power.
eco We into air the world and preach tnS
gospel to every creature" How they get
around that7
If some who are so opposed to the gospei be-
ing prceched TO every creature Will get a Few
books telling about the works OF missionaries
TO foreign lands I think they would learn =
little bit about that great work. There are
ten fine books gotten out by company; the
price is 90 cents apiece. My small brother
sent for them and that started a circulating
library, consisting Of ten missionary books
Young and old alike might be 5enerited ny
them. 1t makes ME tired to read, as / nave
recently In county paper, things against
foreign missions You can find them at dII.
ferent places. but all belonging to the same
crew. MARION SI4.,-