Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-01-11
CHI A T

am glad 10 get the letter from B. W.
O. telling us now he il paying for his
education. That encourages me. for
khsve tried 10 incdIcafe that spirit Of oe-
~ elimination ever since have been using
py rem in n editorial way.
NOBODY loves the south and its Gus
\k<4re than 1 and I can quote with
ng the line of being true TO my
but I must say that the fact
Ynf S.very made labor among white peo-
ME almost a crime. When I listen 10 the
old people talk often catch that side or
their argument The. freedom Of the
slaves did more than appeared on its
face. il put the south on a different
basis and made the younger generation
realize. as their parents never dio. that
TALL labor is honorable, and oniS the
worker who soilsslris or her soul is to oe
loked down on
- know wou,en who are now filling sec
ondarr places who as girls had the brains
and the ambition TO achieve great things
and uere hampered by the pride OF their
parents- I know women who when they
were girls begged with tears to be al
lowed to work their way through col
lere but were denied because OF pre)u-
dice I know one who gave her orth-
a right in her fathers property Tor the
wo~i6ng her way through school. Some OF
the finest women / know did II. and re-
foice ~. learn that the south Is getting 10
ioolxf 81, ff~Snore sensibly. young man
came 10 see me during the holidays who
ert grass. caIsamined walls. turned mat
ting and did all sorts OF things last ran
for school privileges An educatioh that
Is not worth paying for is not gong 10
benefit any one
last year several wrote to me OF their
.nhftions. TO read their letters one would
thlntx they really wanted to know some
thing I wrote to some schools and went
80 far as 10 make some pretty low rates
! for them
The terms we're almost nothing ana
thar small amount was not to be consid-
ered unta they were graduated They
were to sign a note at 3 per cent, the
interest beginning after they hnisneo
their education When they found that
n was not free there wasn't one that
accepted the OFFER don't care how rich
a man might be. / wouldn't want him TO
consider me a pauper. / would appre-
,fate the fact. that ne had enough con-
sdence i'm me 20 think I wanted to pay
for what I got
I often hear people say. Il lent So
and-so money. but. it's as good as gone
For mercy sake. don't let II be said OF
xou@
Many times misfortunes come and our
plans are turned to naught. that is quite
another matter from receiving aid that
could be returned that you never eN-
pected 10 pay for.
Est bread and meat. and just enough
70 live on. but don't fail TO pay a little
on that debt. and try not TO make an
other. I don't believe in any one being
penuriOus or misery. but ] do think
n lawful to live a month or even a
week ahead of ones salary or income.
Tive Gods tenth to- His work. or work
er: put aside a little and live on the
rest The American people are the
most extravagant In the world. and
some CAV the third. or fourth. or later
generations. viii suffer. It's a sin to
waste anything. know families who
work rented land. at the end Of the year
A-they haven't S. vet all the year the
meat and meal and coffee and sugar
they waste is prodigieus- They seem To
think that they haven't enough to eat
until they are fairly stuffed. There is
more dyspepsia IN the country than in
town and it's caused, by over eating.
I've watched the foreigners. ditch dig
gers, iron workers. all sorts of men do
ing all sorts Of heavy manual labor. and
they wouldn't have a bite of meat more
than once day. Bread and raw onions
or something OF that sort. and their
strength was prodigious. Use more but
ter and cheese and eggs at home and
see how the end of the year finds you.
DON'T think that am preaching one
thing and praeticing another. these short
days only give me time for two meals.
and only one Of those would be called
square by many of you
Faithfully yours.
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.