Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-06
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went TO the park a few days ago,
Eurfne fever having such grip on me
mat there was nothing else 10 do
The men were busy fixing the grounds.
painting the benches and getting ready
tor the season
Mother Nature seemed equally as busy
he vfoiets were beginning 10 weave
roxaI robe along the banks, and the dan
aeIi0ns were adding the touches OF gold
m exactly the right places. the wild gloria
added the lines and the trailing effect.
while a houeysuck1e or two had put on
enough pinkish brown TO make the picture
fust right
had a little girl with me. and she
said that the things that pleased her
most were the ducks on the water, the
Zebra and popcorn. 50 I made point or
investing IN popcorn sitting by the lake
and watching the ducks and visiting the
zebra and giving some popcorn TO the
ducks
The norfxfs were busy getting the
plants for the big beds that are such a
delight 20 the visitors / went In the
greenhouse and looked at the thousands
OF tiny plants that are needed for the
borders ard the decorations and wished
that all the hower-Iovers who read this
pare could be there and get ideas from
him
hat Is the CHIEF luETeOlenL
combination we call luck with iOwers?'
] asked him He gave me a QuizZical little
look and said There are only two ingre-
dients-Iove for the flowers and common
sense AS that agreed exactly with my
ideas. give IL to you
And right here I want to know what
has become Of all those who wrote about
nowers7 I've had one letter In answer
20 my offer. II you first don't succeed.
you surely are not going to give up.
I know that this is a busy time with
many OF you. but that must not make
you desert Us Think what would happen
II all OF you ceased to write. We have had
90 many good letters that I know what
you can do. and I want all of you to
remember that each is a link in the chain.
and when you fail to come, the chain Is
injured Just that much
Most OF you realize the value Of infiu-
ence. but do you also realize your re-
sponsfbflity? When you write letter 70
Our Household you put your hands to
the oars that are helping take some boat
ova the waters. into the haven. and every
stroke Of the oar counts When you fail
10 send in your letter you are leaving ex-
ira work for the one that pulled with
you.
J. Frank Smell told you a bit of the
early history Of Our Household. 1 think
j had been in America about two weeks
when the place was offered me, and ]
thank you for the way you rallied to my
call. Many Of you know that my health
failed In Japan and it took a long time
for me TO even have strength to con-
duct our department more than once a
week. and 1t depends on how you rally
70 its standard whether IL is a success OF
not
How many OF you have written to Miss
1facauley about the picture? The boob
viii be worth your efforts. You have
only TO write her q card telling the name
OF the individual. And all OF you know
this first one.
There Is a bird in the tree by my win
dow II is the first herald that I've heard
and I must see whether it's my yellow
and black friend OF a stranger. For three
years my little friend has been coming
and this is at least two weeks earlier
than he usually arrives.
I tried TO write this Chat on the piaz
n, but it's too cool for these early morn
ings. The vine has just begun to opeI
its buds. in a day or two the green viii
be peepfng out. and II there is no NOR,
frost. in a week you won't know tn,
place
There goes the birds whistle, clear as
bell and far more enticing.
Look about you and tell me OF you
gardens. birds, flowers and bees
LIZZIE E THOMAS