Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-29
Grave and Gay

Dear Miss Thomas: have been wanting ia
write TO you, but there has been the Inevitable
washing, securing, ironing baking. IN con,
nection with the also inevitable sewing and
putting up the fruit. Every time the paper came
there has been letter that thought demanded
nv own answer Some times some one would
take the same line OF argument that l mapped
out and sometimes there would not be one among
our great throng of readers that would reply
Then I would be sorry that l had not let the
hen stay in the garden or the birddog chase
the little chicken. the other things that every
housekeeper knows about and had written ms
letter.
last week / met friend who has been very
much interested in some church work she mas
been trying to raise certain sum ana MAJ
worked nobly to that end. Lately she has not
been WELL the home cares have been heavy and
she has grown nervous. Time is flying ana IN
few days the money VIII be needed. and she
was all upset. She asked me II did not know
some one TO whom she could appeal, that she
did not have a friend that had not given al
that she dared TO ask them for. Then she DC
gan on the other members OF the committee and
said II they had worked hard as she had for
the cause there would be double the money on
hand
/ saw that she was upset and let her have
her talk out and then l asked her X she re
membered the story Of the prophet who g ot
discouraged and told God that he was the
only one IN Israel serving Him. And God SAID
that he was mistaken, that there were seven
thousand who had not bowed to Baal ! told
that It would be a good plan to go to God
in prayer and tell Him all about It and leave
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one to help in the work that you are keeping
out. You have done your share and that othef
party can take II up. Paul sowed, Apolfas
watered but God alone gave the increase
This morning she came IN to tell me that
she did as I advised her. and that enough peo-
pie came ND, Of their own accord, Sunday, and
gave the required amount.
And Il came to that among the readers OF
this page there might be some discouraged ones
who have done the best they could, and | want
them to lay the matter at their Masters feet
and see who He wants 10 help them.
Sometimes IL seems to us that when we are
at the end Of our resources. IL we have truly
done all that we can, II Is good plan to lay
Il AZ the Masters feet and let Him tell some
Now, a Joke on myself, and 1 viii end thin
letter I had a friend from the city visiting
me- and invited my neighbor TO spend the day
OF course. l put the big pot in the little one,
and for dessert ! planned 20 have strawberry
Zee cream. real Jersey cream. not egg custard
frozen. It was on the veranda and decided
to add Just a dash OF vanilla. as / like the
combination. There had been a sick mule that
morning and IN some way the lintment bottle
got IN my side Of the cupboard. and Ssllie poured
II in the Ice cream instead OF the vanilla. we
aid not discover the mistake until too late Iot
any more to be made, and IL hurt our feellngs
terribly to see that big freezer Of cream spoiled
have beard OF salt instead OF sugar, but horse
liniment instead OF vanilla seemed the limit.
What do you thinki Sincerely,
MRS. FULLER.