Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-03-21
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FRENCH STROTRER
TO THE LEDGER

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Edisurs Ok The Ledger:
You have been SO kind as to pub
.issh several letters that ] have
written 10 you al different tines
wan4 you publish tlisY
Ths gifted editor o: the Progress
i've Farmer. IN a BRIEF article called
.forsh BY the recent death Of rs
mother, uses the following language:
II sometimes wonder II the world
has ever known a higher type OF
womauh6od chan the Southern won
en- Of say mothers time All he
said Of hts mother Is true ef ny
salnted mother and many, many
uicalsands. who lived during the
Iinso war between the states i
has been my privilege 10 teach many
OF the children OF these saluted WON
en-. i have taught some whose chill.
dren Inherited all that made their
mother worthy Of the tribute paid
them by pos. I have taught IN Ala
hama, IN Virginia and tn Missouri.
IL I we're 10 neme all whom have
taught, that occupy promLneit and
uselui positions II would fHl col
unns Of your paper. Some OF the
grendest on this earth whose
sons are the leading men Of their
section Of the South and West ]
have had the pleasure OF visiting
One Of these women is the sister
OF a former governor OF Alabama
she has six living sons, every one oil
whom from the oldest, who is
proninent judge, she Is Justly PROUD
OF. / wish alI the girls hays
taught had the same opinion Of mi
that she has, / am tempted 4
give her name. / cannot remembe
line names Of many / have taught
hut there are some boys that
taught during the 7th period Of m.
life / a never forget. Such a
Dir. j. o. Reavis. the distinguishel
Presbyterian minister who has chars
of the First Presbyterian Chsrcl
OF Columbia S, C., idolIzed b
old and young Of his church OF ovel
500.
Prof. j. B Rogers. principal 9
the Welsh Public Schools. Okla
hDms. a man whom all the gold an
silver Of The world could not buy
and many others. such as Prof. Ed
Elliott, superintendent Of th
Schools Of st. Joseph, / hate 3
leave out others, but / can't nam
them all. The greater part OF tn
seventh period Of my afe as a teach
or / spent at Perry. Mo. The sixt
period was at strother where ! wa
gfeatly blessed financially, ! ha
accumulated much valuable properti
but at the very climax Of my si'
cess my large handsome buIldin
was destroyed by fire. l wrote m
sainted mother the next day arts
my house was destroyed a chez
ful, hopeful letter and at II
close / told her my house was d
stroged BY lire yesterday but
knew the Lord would give me anotl
CT. He ala. and not only one b
two 10 an IDEAL town and lde'
Zen acres adjoining Perry with
noble sel n men 10 help mo flnai
cialiy and N every way they could.
never ought 10 have leSs there.
husbands would only listen TO the
sensible wives. especially when ths
nre sensible. practical women, few
ftnaneial mistakes would be made.
/ owned valuable property at Ola
gov and after / left there ! accum
lated very valuable properly
Str0tler and still more yaluab
property at Perry. ] made a mi
taka when | sold and went To anot
er inviting fled Of labor. / thar
Gcd | was successful at each pla'
~ NJ many pupils IN Mexico and 0
er places viii testify, but ! am ga
isfied TOO many such mistakes al
made ike those ! made, while
Missouri
FRENCH STROTHER.
n b. / hope some Of MY pupi
viii write to me.