Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-24
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I have letter from young lady who lives on on
farm whose father is engrossed with his farm
not fix the house as she wishes he would 40, an
she writes concerning the necessity for making TN
home attractive to the mother and children VINO "'i
hard aid the father in his undertakings
I understand the dear girls appeal. and the tint
been when made many personal appeals to 1arnr
ers and their wives when Hon. Harvey JORDAN @
the farmers institute work in Georgia Some O
the sweetest of recollectons are connected Wit
the immense enthusiasm which prevailed "hen II
would to and with tears streaming down tne,
cheeks they would say: I never saw 1t before tha'
way. Mrs FELTON, 1 am going nome ana from hencs
forth I am show my family that I will give at
time to their comfort and satisfaction as ant
other husband father in neighborhood.
Why that part Of the farmers institute work wal
abandoned I cannot tell There are lecturers goin1
over the state all the time as am tolo out me nee
attention farmers wives and daughters is still
apparent this young ladys letter proves
The state appropriates large sum each year to IN
work. heard nothing of the work for farm
ers wives and daughters and 1 trust there will ~
effort made when the next legislature assemblies
to take it up again.
have seen splendid farms well cultivated. Dragged
about, and bringing good returns. where the women
kind had to tote water from far well spring
and where the had to rise before day to get
breakfast the owner, who made everything 81
with hop or a jump when he begun growl like
bear at the delays Maybe that wife had been worry
ing a child "a and needed rest bao'
Iy, but the man" but side of the qucs.
ton and that was his side When dinner time dp
preached no matter how cold it was or how hot thd
weather that woman had to be time and what
the bear wanted eat he would growl again.
This sort of work went on for 365 DAYS in the year
and the was glad to know she could Out
and pick up good stove wood to cook with, and that
She 5dnt have tn nick nm STICKS or cbps or chop a
herself. When the boss wished he could go to
fancy price She could work with an old cook stove
long 1t did not fall down and set the kitchen
floor Attire matter how cracked poorly 1t per-
formed. Have you not seen it?
When Saturday arrived the boss John
cleans up, goes to town, and brags his crop and
plays the big Ike generally. while sallie does stunt
good dinner Sunday If a whole lot of Johns kin
spend Sunday sallie puts another day
oIIr T. ToF,n hCEa
after day of rest gets up at Monday morning.
and Sallie gets a move her.
Sallies girls get tired sometimes They want some-
thing better and something nicer in their homes MAY
be they beg for it, and maybe they don't get it. Then
like and maybe he will do better than John has done,
and maybe he don't But he can run off and let the
girl go back home and maybe carry, baby two
extra Haven't you seen it?
There old-time law the statute books in
Georgia. and it stayed there nearly 100 years,
which allowed any man to beat his wife, provided the
hickory wthe not larger than his thumb. Those
rail, but he could make his Sallie step lively If the
withe big his thumb. There law in
Georgia until after the civil that wife couldn't
own any property that her father gave her at marriage
She belonged to the husband and what she had belong
ed to him, and surfeted oratory. the per-
fecuon OF southern chivalry, so-ealed What farce
it was! 1t the raising of these that ma lie
them tyrants 1t is still in their blood when they
can't afford to spend as much on their wfes clothes
theyfspend in tobacco to chew and spit around and
about. ITS mine. I'm the boss man"-Haven't you
seen it?
lectured one in a big Georgia town to tent
full of Georgia men and women One old codger
invited to under the big tabernacle
ten. mo- no." he said. Eff that my wife.
I'd rope her, take her home and behave her
self" So honors easy between he and 1. took
particular pains to paint his picture far
might do it without calling his
I moved to write this article because 1 read
last evening of decision made by Georgia supreme
court yesterday that child belonged its father
but not to it's mother I felt the hot blood surge in
my old veins when read it. There's the "old boss
man" againl When Georgia women get to voting
there will be in Georgia, and the hickory
Nithe and the daddys ownership of SaIlies child will
revised and maybe strck out. The dear girl that
wanted something nice in her home will. maybe get
chance to get it