Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-02
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SEVEN TIMES ONE.
There's no dew left on the daisies and
clover.
There's no rain left IN heaven;
I've said my seven times over and over.
Seven times one are seven.
/ am old. 50 old. 1 can write letter;
Ny birthday lessons are done;
The lambs play always. they know no
better;
They are only one times one.
o velvet bee you're a dusty fellow.
You've powdered your legs with gold!
o brave marsh-mary buds. rich and yell
low.
give me your money to hold.
o 60. sine. open your folded wrapper.
Where two twin turtle doves DWELL
0 cuckoo pint. toll me the purple clapper
That hangs in your clear green bell
And show me the nest with the young
ones IN IL.
viii not steal them away;
I am old. you may trust me linnet. lin
net
lam seven times one today.
Jean Ingelow.
? Here's to your good health. Health
of body and health OF soull with growing
health there comes a growing hopeful
ness and courage and capacity for work.
HEALTH Content2 Delight? Hope? Enthu-
siasm? These are the conditions OF a
healthy life. Now is the time 10 rid our
selves OF the old gnarled roots OF selfish
ness and discomfort that cumoer the
hearts soil Dig them out.
A letter has come from member OF
the Household asking II 1t is as bad 10
read q book as 10 go 10 the theater and
see the same story acted That is a
question that win be argued as long as
there is q man or a woman to go 10 the
thearer and as long as there are books
10 read. In itself there Is no harm in
reading st Elmo" the book in ques-
ton, nor In going 10 see IL acted. The
harm comes in the abuse of the privil-
eye You may not abuse IL nor would
your family. but a craze seems TO pos
sess 50 many that Il is as well TO let well
enough alone and obey the Scriptural in
junction and IF meat offend your broth
er. eat no meat" in other words. do not
countenance a thing that has caused as
much sin and misery in the world
theafers have. II Is not for me TO say
that there are no pure women on the
stage. bur / viii say that they are in
mighty bad company. And when you go
10 a play as rule you are encouraging
a business that is a snare for souls There
IS nothing IN st Elmo that will not
uplift one. II is tremendously charged
with erudifion, one needs not only an
unabridged dictionary, but q classical
dictionary and a whole library OF poets
to read the book and really know what
Edna Earl and St Elmo are talking
about. I read Il at the age when long
words seemed an evidence OF education
and certainly dug at the roots OF
knowledge faithfully and long 10 get the
sense OF the story. That did not hurt me.
knowledge never does II il Is OF the right
sort. and I have the same tender feeling
In my heart for that book and Beulah
that ! have for the story books that
have oEtgrown.
had a woman 70 write me quite a
TRADE on my encouraging novel reading
b. mentioning the new books from time
TO time" She said that not one had
ever been in her house. I knew that
without her telling. nor had she much
acquaintance with a spelling book, nor
wovld she have a speaking acquaintance
with grammar. IL is all right to have
opinions. but do not be. too sure that
wisdom Will die with you. There are
plenty of people who condemn Al sorts
Of things that they have not the slight
est idea about 1 get TRADES every day
OF people ana uiinss from people VINO
have never been 50 miles from their
birthplace. and have as little idea, as
would have. OF the north pole IL
should Try to write an essay on e-le sub
fect- Write about what you know and
you are sure 10 interest some one. Right
now there are plenty Of people who
would enjoy a letter telling of the rocks
and flowers, the birds and insects o.
Georgia. but how many letters do L get
on such subjects? There was a little
girl who had always lived in the city.
She went TO the country and saw them
milk the COW. When some OF the fresh
milk was offered her she said: -Nq
thank you: we get our milk out OF moe
& clean bottles Yesterday I heard la
dy say that she went to New York on