Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-27
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4 .ucut escple % Gays in Atlanta lat
~eek tbeesuse Il + well y stay st nom. ,,,,
lrrang the holidays. Il yca have house anu
B i. fonEingsi a. kak stfsrt. and I think every
2 ,,sfy taEd ~ trotherl We gstGg up anu uo s
n stopping district, h"Sins ar sy ~'p 70
q paases and geE a1ie - set s0ne'nhis
Aie 70 give % S.n~ssdy- ,.,.,
4 got bicckalrsis "a than once IS treu
- a aIoag an Tie ten eeat stocs were
% csapfvt.4y Jamnlrd that a man stood nss.
r. slSoz mMke division. 80 that Othea
eFse slsht set aud Ai so ss1 sos Or one
u thfs 10y et-poxiums and she pack was -
reat = lcutr ,eesu and me e'e'S''t
Outxide IA the Ssreet-fhs bitter north VIM
vnk whlstilng Cwvr and through this hurfylhg
crowd II p.opie and ytt thfie Iefe ,a,-
l-aias il her mafh rs arns and little tots
/, 70 eorid not see thing IN thf world I'M
hsS they were Ilf.e,l high in their parents
fSasp-aud wonder q myssh s. ,. 70 s,n w.
sorthcoming croap ailmFnts which WOULD ihish
a. tie days worx-with those little ones
str, ct sellers Neve adj NJ "a the noise and
e Mus On vita al Satt % Christmas toys.
rrinripslIy ~ the stutNkIzz varsity. and the
an In tn middle cf Whitehall was as had
a. IL Was GA tn edges with 81 eet ears,
sutns natGrcyclcS ard -rTucn. Bat the trade
\ the big csosh-uS stores and dry goods cen
r. Wa nil, velt h.ts eioth.us store 70
fiad \ rriehd AMI fuil dozen % idle clerks
~ere punched hind thu glass doors. watching
the crowds by in the cold
With the thermometer town 20 = deerers
md the wiud whipping thu whole business with
~ nefnx lashss On face ana outside clothing.
he crowd ke9t along. AIise Samee-sOme run
nng-their hurry was - gseat
said q myS-lf WHY So"
Arr We 50 grprar'cnS that We Just love 20
nix ami minSle in crowd like theset
Betwr en- nv Straircd efforts TO get In and
-fte-waras a. Get out ami with strong hand
hit on nv sh0p-i1g b1g with my s9Fnding
money IN "a n gusrl against prrse snatehers
I made up my mind that ! wouldn't 90 50
IL i daubtlrsS interesting. to know things
~ expsr'e-cr. but one time Of this sort
YIN he quite eaorEh for me- went through
the war. and While Il was someti;nes tough
s,and occasionally 4 was toEEhesfl. sfiil there
Is something g. be- membereVl ard tsikrd
shout ard sometimes laughed over-4O years
But whitehall street eoisoae. Just before
Chrtstmss- where yuu might not find sin
Jerks - jaded that they couldn't hurry worth
CENT. snzl whe-e ycu had TO be showed
along until you couid max someoody IN
serxtand that you we're simply dying 10
give item Acme 81 your money, for some
very inferior AMI basiIy picke'-over trifles that
you felt yOu UvSt have 70 Keep ap WITH the
ence Is satisfying that can prom - yOu
won't b. there again II I Know myself. and
I think 10. this occasion-
Ire little fragile toys will hardly hold to-
cether until ynu get them 70 the children
and by the erd Of Christmas week the bulk
q them are - dlsphlsted that you wish
mants on the fire. Yet thousands upOn thou
sands - dciIaTs charge hsnds In just such
hullyballoS tine as 1 have endeaFored TO
siescrfbe
There arr ,euS u thorssnds Of dollars burnt
uP IN firecrarkFrs every year, and the young
xters ss~m O. - convinced that you don't
know hsFV - be sane or sensihle. and they
win inst hum - the firecrsckers land your
mOneyl. and the mote they destroy thu more
craving they have ard grow more anxious to
keep On destroying.
III i nav that never seems 10 be gIuIt-
ted / have se-n pigs gu=ze milk until they
uere tn bioatesi 70 guzEie any more. but i
never have arersze boy who would
not keep on rFssaiuE firtcrackers. long after
be Vas giuttei with the performance.
Me anil nav oh Pony pouy must stay insi,le
until tie gamIrS nuit this popping business.
snd theTe Is simply EOthing "a the eud Of
this fIrecracker txpeuse but reprg ssgd annoy
ance and fear % injury.
But thus the world ways and we have
been IN times past will be IN times
60 cone. intfut trlflgs and given 20 folly.
The tay makers ct q little money and the
foy-seieTs get great deal.=So the thing
IS muchly mIxssi, scme good and some-not
- good. bot Christmas toys viii he pros
peruns institution after you and I have van
ished frum the stage Of action