Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-04
THE7COUNTRY HOME
S0MDIJcTED BY MRS w. OM
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT LIFE
PARTNERSHIPS
I was addressed by strang

yeste Md but also a. reader Of The
Semi-W Weekly Journal, and thanked
for my former article on Marriage
eral result, when ignorant girls
to call attention to a fact we'll
known, but not often discussed in
print. L refer to the necessity for
separate homes. for young. married
and where they can ''try it out" by
themselves, for at least a spell, with
their. own management, etc.
1t is an old proverb, but true
one, No house Is big enough Ito to
proves it. There is no rule without
exceptions, but the major proportion
holds good. TOO much familiarity
breeds contempt" When young
birds are slow about getting out of
birds give them a gentle push and
over they go and it will make them
use their wings for self-preservation
and open their eyes to their duty
as birds; When young aIs couple Die
and wise enough and sufficiently &C
quainted with each other to start a
new branch of the family, it is the
part of wisdom to get a little fur
Their off from the old family nest,
ana start one 1OF themselves. 1ouHS
folks need it to get better acquaint-
ed with each other for one thing.
They also need it to keep their own
private secrets and affairs from
critics, and when they have a scrap
to settle it without outside interfer-
young people are obliged, by circum-
stances, to live with one or the
other of the parents, maybe a wild
owed father needs their help and
their company. Very often it is a
widowed mother who could have no
other home, if she could not share
with her son or mayhap a daughter.
Then everybody must be careful of
feelings-careful about cross looks
careful about cross words, and if
the old people are dependent, very
careful about what is said concern
down TO hard pan. I have known
dear old ladies, who have said to
me, "T would feel a long sight bet
ter in the county poor house, If 1T
was not for the looks of the thing"
Blessed is the old mother. when
she has enough of this worlds goods
to stave off that awful feeling of
being a. burden and being obliged to
live where she is not wanted to
keep up appearances.
Therefore, it is very good thing
to plan for a home, before entering
II is a good time to begin to work
and save and enough to get a little
home of ones own. Then every lick
counts for something. Every fruit
tree set out will give pleasure to
the owner and there is nothing that
wife feel so uplifted and independ-
ent as to know it is their very own
and paid for-and there is nobody
to dispossess them-nor to make
them afraid!
The future of this republic rests
upon, the safeguarding of just such
small homes. Be too proud to go
in debt for anything you, are just
rot obliged to have, and every young
couple can easily make and hold a
spot of ground that belongs to them
and nobody else.
1t may so happen that the hus-
bands work or business calls him
periods, then the girl is happy to
continue to shelter with parents, but
when little children come along the
nest should be made ready for the
little birds. The home should be
started in downright earnest-for
time and eternity.
One Of the best things I recall in
the days of my youth was the say
ing of a neighbor girl, who married
young farmer starting out In life:
Eyes, we are poor. We get up be-
fore day and we are busy at work
all week days, but we spent but
little and are bent on owning little
home as soon as we can can get it.
We are too busy to have fuses and
get along fine" Just there the secret
lay-they were happy in their work
and were happy with each other.
Souid common sense and good close
work has been the groundwork of
ten thousand happy homes.