Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-18

all their time to cook and do the housework
get lonesome for some one with whom to
discuss the many subjects in Household WITH
but have to take IL out in thinking
Oh. how envy the good neighbOrs some Of
you speak of. l tell you the truth when
say for six months at a time not wIman
enters my door except hired help, and I've
lain in bed week at a time and no one has
ever brought me bite to eat or cooked me
one while here
/ know you say the way TO have good neigh
bors is to be yourself The dear Lord
knows / have tried my best. Zen years ago
i came here bride. and was a stranger to
all except my husband Only those who have
gone alone into strange places know the curl
osity one excites. Some said l had the big
head because l came from town. They soon
found out differently. though. and I have some
good friends, tut they just won't neighbor. I
know women here who have lived in a mile OF
each other and were never in each others
house more than once twice in 30 years
About the only time they see each other is
at burials they are good to attend them, and
bring flowers, but oh. me. l wish they would
come TO see me aud bring a bunch Of dog
fennel. or even empty handed than to wait
till I am dead and cover my grave with their
choicest flowers.
was never in favor Of my husband join
ing lodges till I that II you had com
pany or help when sick you had to belong to
some secret organization If they thiuk God
will see and reward them for any goodness
they may do simply to fulfill their vows in
their lodge they mistaken. We are COM
manded to do this in Christ's name.
l don't expect this Iettr to bring me liz let
tiers by every mail wishing TO know If there
is land for sale But don't want yOu to
think we live In the worst place on earth for
if all would tell Just how their community Is
you would find this not the only selfish one
/ wish ii was. then | would not be afraid TO
move somewhere else. But this moving busi-
ness is harder than ii sounds When you buy
a home. and build a good house, barn and 9TH
outhOuses, fences, bitches and get the or
chard set out. and a hundred other things
which makes the place seem like a part of you.
il Is very hard to pull mp aud leave il all.
Put sometimes ! would gladly leave it all to
get where could have better schools and
Sunday schools and could go to preaching and
prayer meeting. Yes and have neighbOrly
neighbOTS.
wish some of you Sunday school workers
here to help me- Sometimes believe our
little Sunday school causes more harm than it
does good. Now, isn't that awful express
ion? But wait till I explain. There are five
or six men and boys who take part that Is
they stay in the house. The others are out
side smoking cigarettes. and I am ashamed TO
say it. but they also half drunk. and try
and beg you may, and they won't quit IL.
1t is giving ''that which is holy unto the
dogs and "casting pearls before swine to
talk to them.
What's the cause Of all this? you say
And some one answers, Christians not doing
their duty"
l am assistant teacher of the senior class
and Sundays they don't answer ques-
tion Some may read off the book, but that
is not answering. l wanted the little folks
for / can get them to learn their lesson and
come Regularly by giving prize, but hon
estly, / don't know how to tackle these grown
folks. who take Offense if anything is said
about poor lessons and don't hack for
Sunday two.
1t maybe that next time my mind will run
in brighter channel. So all Of YOU remember,
ALABAMA MARY.