Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-20
After a Long Silence


Dear Miss Thomas: Just hour this morn
ing Is all the leasure time have, and / thought
could make a visit into your coy parlor. SO
often l wonder am l any help, would my
room be worth more than my presence? But
when I think Of the dear that have said
had been a great help TO them. l am encouraged
mp bravely under any circumstances. There are
30 many. seemingly, Insignificant things that
so to make up life. and make the old world
brighter. happier and better, that we may kind
~ and lovingly do for others. IL is a great
pleasure be numbered with this great band Of
new members. And as we welcome each one we
want you 10 help carry your part thus making
IL brighter for our dear Miss Thomas. vino Is
give uP this Household work. Wouldn't we be
demOralizedi True love never works for a set
price" Miss Thomas truly loves her work,
and Il ism Z a price she Is working for. Il Is
true love for Ne. and let's all truly love her,
and the work, and help her TO keep this the
best part OF the paper. Yes; the best paper
tedious things. that otherwise couldn't do
Now. there Is a lot OF difference in love and
true lore; l truly love my family, therefore
ure. We shall not pass through this world but
once. and any good thing We do or any
kindness that We show any human being.
or neglect IL. today. for tomorrow we may die.
Several days have passed sineed I started this
letter: but an day IL has been a right down
rain-pOur. l am just wondering how many OF
the H0useholders (fsrmersl are in a wet
tion. Ike we are, this year. Our bottom lands
are drowning out. We surely have had time
with the grass; but we are fighting It between
the showers. The rain set in the last OF
April. and we have had but one whole week
20 plow since then. and II is new the 10th OF
July. / have never such q continued rain
in crop working time in my life.
the -" Say through. mere have been more storms ms
and more people killed by storms than l have
ever read OF. and more people killed accidentally
than ever before. II Is nothing strange to read
nd
killed. and We in nearly every paper where
some has killed HIS wife and children,
also some woman has killed her husband, may
be for some other wOmans husband. Oh. so
many strange things makes wonder what the
world .i,,- Is coming to. II is nothing strange
life. and wish that they could call back two
aud three years, that they wouldn't marry any
man. II seems 10 me. II I weak
minded to put myself In that condition I
would never publish Il TO the world
I don't believe IN divorce. l honestly believe
marriages. Too many children get married be-
fore they are old enough to really know what a
nice young man or lady is There are too
many parlOrs for the children in this day and
time. the young people almost think Il a dis
grace to sit in The room with older people, and
that is one reason for the unhappy marriages.
| don't object to parlors. but / think the
parents ought to know what is going In their
houses. and see that their girls do not
act silly, or the young men disrespectfully.
II seems TO me that children ere getting ahead
OF their parents; they think they know
than father and mother. and say things to them
that I would have suffered my right arm cut
off before ! would have said TO my parents.
Parents used to have iron rules, just what they
ought 20 have now. They would save many a
heartache aad lot OF disgrace on their chill
dren. Pend the twig I'm the way II should go,
regardless Of what others may say or do Let
child trnmple your toes and when Il grows
older 81 VIII tread your heart. The Bible
says. Spare the rod and you spoil the child"
Sly many years Of weakness have made
spare the rod many times when 1t should have
been used but I will be found trying to make
good boys out OF mine regardless OF what others
nsy say. for IL is my duty and I truly love
them. and want them TO be honor to me and
my community in which l live. and above all.
10 God. who gave them TO me.
Little Maid I wish my boys to be the kind Of
boys that you are a girl-a help 10 every one
they come IN contact with.
Auat Ruth. have three boys; VIII write
you as soon ! have time. My health Is fine;
hut I find when my health gets better that
haven't much time to write. I have had this
started three weeks and have made several ef-
forts to finish IL. We have plenty OF rainy
days. but NV sewing and mending Is always
waiting my leisure moments: but isn't II nice TO
have your time occupied, and not idle? Love
10 all. BUSY BEE.
Elberton, Ga. Route s.