Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-01
Some More Laws

Dear Household: TN feeling great deal
better this time than did when l wrote last.
for my letter has gotten my John i'm the no
ton to wire my yard when he gets the chance
and that has relieved me a whole lot He said
tell you that he is "a great hand for something
to eat and he cannot eat flowers" but he con-
sidered the matter and has come to the con-
cusion that he and bis family should have
some right to the enjoyment of their hard earn
ings besides laying It up and letting some one
else enjoy it,
Right here | make assault on another law;
when two marry for love and do not have a
things lin the whole world to start upon except
that foundation and God let's them prosper in
their financial affairs as well as let's the love
become stronger and larger. when the family
Is raised and all continue to work hard though
they have a plenty to go on without It, now
if that wife dies the man can marry again
and he is at liberty to dispose of his property
he wishes./ Here is the law: Let that man
Just take his pro rata part and raise his next
family the best way he can.
| believe in explaining my laws as | go.
When l first married and Christmas morn
ing came, some men with their whiskey for
egg -nog came. They hid their bottle and
got my lusband out to ask him what about
an egg-nog; told him that I'd have to give
my consent to it before they would come in.
l objected, but waen the honeymoon Is on
person will give up once in a while,
never touched it, for l felt like | was doing
wrong. One of them got tight, he went off
from the house. l put stop to any more egg
nog at any time in my house my hens even
quit laying that day, and | never got another
egg that whole winter. Just hint to the wise
is sufficient Now for a law that would send
II out of the world and all the evil that II
has caused 90 with it.
B. W. o.. If you had stayed long enough at
your dance You could have given your letter
a better finishing; that is, if things like
they were in my younger days You could
have written that IT was just place for grow
ing evils and bringing forth corrupt fruit. 1t
looked to me like 1t an institution organ
lied by the devil to catch angels in. We have
girls in our little town that just 90 up and
TO have their dances Sometimes its dark when
they secure a place then all the boys that
have a phone can get the news in little bit:
When the phone gives the ring. you would
think there was a cyclone hand to hear my
boys hit the floor. If they are in bed you can
hear chairs tables books and maybe a bed
stead fall down and pillows are scattered all
! over the house They never think about get
ting light, they so anxious to get there.
I'd he proud to know that ia never have TO
call such girls my daughters-in-law.
| once dreamed that | was married to a man
that l didn't love, that was the most miserable
time | ever spent. If II had lasted few
minu - longer | believe I'd have died. So my
advice to you would be to hang yourself to the
first limb YOU come to. before you marry a
man no matter how rich. ii love.
NJ s.. when | read your letter the same an
swer came from my John and | at the same
tlne--'sn mas no uuSUdHu. Dlu we kueSSf L
have several more laws 10 write about but
think few at the time will do better. I'm
glad TO get a welcome to visit you. II knew
when Mr. Bach would be at the roll call I'd
come with a crowd of children. I'm looking
forward to get bruising while visiting Won
with my law book, that my dog will not know
me when / get home.
Well Just look out I'm the yard there is
Petsy and Itch with their pigs and my John
feeding them. I'm fearful he win go back ON
me shout my fence but I'll do the best can,
for / can't cook him, he is too tough
MRS. JORDAN.