Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-22
The Homes Foundation Stones

Dear Household: B. W. o., agree with you
in regard to amusements, boys ana sHIs NUS
have social intercourse and recreauon loI CIV ,
best development Of their natures. Inc cnuIcn
and good people Of every community should IN
terest themselves in the social welfare OF the
Young people because IL left to choose TOT
themselves they are very likely to choose the
less elevating diversions-amusements tnat In
no way conduce to higher, nobler lives.
Mrs. Scion H. Reese, one Householder enjoyed
your letter and l have resolved TO try 70 De
an opportunity taker and not an opportunity
breaker.
NJ. L. H.. why not give few strokes from
your facile pen.
love a big. cheerful wood fire. Isn't 1t nice,
after the DAYS work is done, to sit by crack
ling fire with your favorite book to read2 How
often we find ourselves gazing into the Flames
and building air castles. What wonderful posi-
blities we see there-what beautiful castles we
can see rising up with the bright flame, only to
be dissolved in smoke!
Bachelor?" As you follow his beautiful
thoughts in the visions OF the fire, they seem
so real and full Of pathos that you VIII find
yourself the verge OF tears many times De-
fore you have finished.
Sidney Lanier, the poet, said: can open fire
and music make a home" And / think they
do go a long way toward making a happy home.
Since 1 last visited the Household have
taken the .'leap in the dark and am now pre-
siding little home OF my own.
The husband and his new wife have agreed
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common sense and big quantity of industry are
three very essential elements in building happy
home So we have set to work, and out OF these
materials we expect to construct that dearest OF
all places earth-a home.
The Journal is already a semi-weekly visitor
to our home. 1t is a much priced friend and we
don't want TO keep house without it.
Though. of course, we have experienced some
OF the drawbacks of new home-makers and have
not everything Just as We would wish. and
though sometimes the little home builder gets
polr- and haor cfaI for f0hk nff h.
homefolks left distance away, have
many bright plans and hopes for the future.
We haven't reached the first quarrel yet, and,
as a preventive, we have agreed that both must
not get in the dumps at the same time
when one gets cross or cranky the other il
! bound to maintain angelic mood.
II seems senseless to me for two people to be
forever dissgreeing and cashing INTO each other.
OF course, everyone has a right to his or her
opinions and convictions; the marriage vow
doesn't interfere with such rights, and 1 am
willing to let everyone have his own personal
opinion without any interference on my part OF
trying to make him believe just exactly as l do.
The trifling things over which some people will
disagree are worse than senseless. They often
create a whirlwind- sandstone over a mere
nothing which is entirely lost sight of in the
clutter and dust they raise
A man once asked his wife to hand him the
shears. She said, They are not shears, they
are scissors" He insisted they were shears and
she persisted they were scissors until both be-
came angry and he stuck her head IN a tub of
water TO convince her. When he finally raised
her head, unconvnced she strangled and sput-
tered out. ''Sclsh-si-sorsu
One OF the great preachers of our day says
Men viii never be guided, governed or helped
by an angry woman. If you can't learn to
control your temper and choose sober words, you
viii never have happy home
BE II ever so humble and lowly, there's
beauty all around, when there's love at home"
"A man can build a mansion
And furnish it throughout:
man build a palace.
With lofty walls and stout;
man can build = place
With high and spacious dome:
But no man in the world can build
That precious thing called home"
With sincere wishes for ALL
BECLAH BELL.