Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-24

NV Dear Mrs. Thomas: May 1 step
in this beautiful Sabbath morning and
have a little talk with you? have
been absent quite a while, but haven't
missed a single issue of Our. House
hold nor a single letter. Our page
is half my life, but L have been one
of the busiest of busy women since
this war broke out.
Would you believe it if were to
say that an envelope was addressed last
November, a letter planned and never
finished? Nevertheless it is true, and
right here l want to tell A Hopeful
Mother that she or her mother is no
better than I am to give up their sons
or brothers. L have two sons in this
war-au the help 1 had, too i am
the one who has to do their work. The
head of this home is not strong, there
fore 1 do all l can to keep the farm
work going on. l don't fear any kind
of work. If it were necessary l would
pillow in order to win this war. / was
almost an invalid for twenty years, but
l can do lots now, just as many others
could if they had will to do 1T. But
will or no will, if this war goes on
two years longer there will be more
people than 1 that will go to work or
perish, for those who have a good will
to work are going to- help our gov
eminent They are not going to di-
vide with those who are lazy and trif-
ling.
1 have a free heart. but can't. toll
crate lazinesS. What l have undergone
others can, too. My heart gets heavy
when 1 think of rly baby son at the
front in France. Set / know this, war
was forced on us and i am glad that
1 have sons to help, win it. ] can't
haln h1rt CyOrH of
every day that we may win this war,
that we may crush Prussia and that our
sons may come home with eyes and
speech even if they be crippled.
Please, oh, please, God, save their
eyes and their speech" is my prayer.
for all our soldiers. have never
blamed our dear president or our men
in congress for this war. We have been
a free people We have been a peace
full people. Look how the seas were
taken from us; then look over into
poor Belgium. 1 can't see how some
people can be so pro-German. L feel
like going over into France and help
ing to whip Germany myself. There
are people whC say that they believe
that God is on Germany's side. Yet
they are praying for us to win
can't help but say, "Oh we of little
faith" How can one pray for our side
to win when they mink COO on the
other side?
Listen to me: If there ever was a
righteous war, we are in one. We are
fighting for peace and liberty. God
made everything in this world, then
made man to name what he had made.
He made man a free agent, and L do
not believe that God has ever changed
His plans since the beginning. Yet
nations have risen against nations.
Germany planned long time ago tJ
take our freedom away from us. We
opposed her plans of a worldwide Ger
man empire; that is all there is to its
and we are going to fight till we win,
if we have to spill the last drop of our
blood and give our last dollar to do it
We will win, We are determined never
to, go under a German. Away with the
kaiser, This is no rich mans war
and poor mans fight" the rich and the
poor, the high and the low, all are put
on one basis, each and all are fight
ing, or going to fight, and fight to
finish. AS ever,
MRS. z. BURRISS.
Elberton, Ga, r. 8.