Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-07
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II the people who curse ana swear
could once be convinced Of the injury
they do to themselves they would quit
the habit undoubtedly.
It is an evidence OF coarseness and
twin brother to vulgarity. He may be a
smart man intellectually but he dis
counts his learning that far. and when
man so far forgets himself to utter
oaths in the presence of his children he
actually disgraces himself to that ex-
tent, and they are not going to forget
these degradations no matter how often
they may be called on to be ashamed
OF their sorry parent by his own neg
lect Of himself.
No gentleman will utter oaths in the
presence, of ladies, and yet we see per-
sons curse and swear before their wives
and daughters who would be ready to
fight If some one should taunt them
with ungeRtlemanly conduct. 1t Is a
silly habit, aside from its coarseness
and irreverence. II does not aod par
ticle OF strength to the argument or as
sertion. 1t does nothing but indicate
the sorry quality OF the person who -
q profane swearer.
am not here to discuss the gross ir-
reverence of the habit. Thou shalt not
take the name of Lord thy God in vain
is quite suTricient to put a black mark
on profanity.
am only considering the coarse quail
ity of a mind which must charge itself
with explosives to be able to secure a
hearing in public or private.
have seen coarse men kick their
mules and horses and curse like they
were bloated with rage and violence.
I always compare the man and his beast
and give the credit to the beast that
keeps silence before such conduct. 1t is
bad example before boys and woe TO
the parent who would faint his chlld's
pure mind with vulgar profanity'
Perhap sthis is enough for the pres
emit on this subject, but Balaam's ass
had more placed to his credit than had
his master, in olden times
A friend requests me to drop line
to the sorry men who sit around the
house and watch their wives do all the
drudgery without giving helping hand.
1 have been young and am now Old
and 1 want to say there Is no surer
mark of a gentleman than to see him
help his We DO ANYWHERE THERE
and idle. If it is not fit for him, 1t GER
tainly is not fit for her, and what she
has to do Is quite good enough for him
to air in doing.
This household work is for the use
and benefit of, the family, of which ne
is one, and oftentimes the one who ex-
poets and demands the NEST. Why
should he not make up the bed in which
he has slept overnight, If she is with
out a servant?
Why shouldn't he bring the water TO
the kitchen when she cooks the meals:
Why shouldn't he sweep floors wnile
she must nurse and tend the childrenY
If he holds himself too goou for such
work. she would do well to hold herself
too good also, and then we should see
things right themselves after the storm
wa sover. It is not much pity for wo-
men who conclude to put themselves IN
a slaves place to do the work OF
slave believe In a woman giving her
husband al 1.-The help she can and some
of the best women in our land think II
no discredit to go to the field and help
where help must be had or lose crop.
But that does not mean that the man Is
too good to help her in the house and
around the yard when the work must
be done and theretfs nobody else to
do 1t.
Matrimony is partnership and one
partner ought to as much as the other