Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-29
With an AnqeI in the House

Dear Miss Thomas: Though we have not had
very nurm s s.nsniny ~, wsSrns can sing win
hind the clouds the is shining. and this
morning the clouds are gone and Old Sol IL
showing himself everywhere can hardly stay
in the house. for outside seems beautiful.
There must be an angel around my house, for
undoubtedly l have. never seen things look
| sweeter or more lovely; even the birds
and bees and butterflies are out. and II seems
to that / can hear them say, 81 am so
proud to see the face OF the sum-"
Mrs. Hornet; I glory in your spunk; am
more such women as you. dare say II all
were like you the world would be better. I
don't say / want to vote. but do say women
pose the women's voices hushed in all
| things, what would the world come tot
Think Of It. when a mans wife dies. the first
think he thinks Of is getting another and l
don't blame him, for home is complete with
out almost think that he needs the
the first one. because the first crop Of babies
need TO be rocked cooked and sewed for. be-
lieve could do we'll in politics as some OF
the men. and have whole lot better Judgment
than some men / know. Not long since said
something to man about Hon. Hoke Smith
vote Tor anyone against Hoke." Where is his
judgment? He wanted me to tell him what
Hoke Smith did while he governor said
prohibition BILL 'oh." he says, prohibition
has ruined the state" he went on to say
that no did hope we would day have open
saloons in Eberton, and every other town. then
he commenced 10 throw off on the women (as
nearly all ignorant men do) and said there
were five hundred women in Atlanta that ought
ing about the women in Atlanta, am sure.
and for every bad woman there are ten
bad men Why don't people study the criminal
records7 I say this. the world Is pretty well
miXed-there are good and bad everywhere. A
place that isn't decent for me to go isn't de-
cent for my husband and boys that love as
danr nv fha
that women go 10 the polls you will see
great change in affairs in every sense of the
word: and the time is not far off when women
Will he allowed there watch and see.
Now. to prohibition. there isn't anything
wrong with the law; IL is the people OF Geor-
gia. why don't they enforce the law7 Church
members. the responsibility is on you Your
representatives have voted in good law and
Hoke Smith signed It 1.-THE states best gov
forced? Is IT possible that our representatives
will have to make kind OF law to have
their laws already made enforced?
There Is more law ] more than anx-
ious about. and that is compulsory education.
Surely representatives won't let this ses-
sion close without passing this hill. important
II is. Right here in my district we
have had no school: have the promise Of a
six weeks school. but what s six weeks? A
child should have what the law has set apart
for him. and It is a shame II he doesn't get
II. We nav taxes and much of II is set
apart for children, and whoever prevents
tre school commits offense against the
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out education. I would 70 God that 7 had
good I am handicapped I feel the
need 81 IL more and more everv day, and every
dpv ! study hard 7 work hard. on my music
fo- ! never have wanted To learn anything as
much rs 7 do n'u~iS. and II Is the hardest
study end the hardest work I have ever under
taken in al my life. I Just know II ! were
not limited in education II would he much
easter for hut still would not take any
th'r~ fo~ Whist little 7 10 know.
SCmevher" 7 saw these lines. at isn't q
sha-oo not 10 know. hut II Is shame not to
lrsrn'' so. hv the helm 81 God. I'll try to learn
nll 7 caa. 7 snw those lines. money will buy
ANYTHING in the world hut happiness and con
tentmCnt or will carry one anywhere EXCEPT
- heaven" and trucr lines never writ
ten.
lots not soil our souls to the devil for
little piecc ~ money.
Don't Crevn Vow Mother" IL song
have learned. md trrer words never had music
~at 10 t"cw. They should Re the motto OF every
bo~ and girl
o.. Nr zach done get scared nv the irnte
r>~tforS: no ;rost - with YOU. 7.
CO.. have hsd nice shirt-airt ruined ny the
llttlc fIrt- bands It's the mothers DUTY To
500 'hat their c''Idro0 keen their faces aud
han6S clean. Cleanliness is next TO Gcdli.
NOS - O"re right on. Mr.. Bach. I'm Just
tickind when see yor, for I know there is
so~-"'hing good to rod.
slteaa, agree with all you said, for