The Crittenden press., 1920-05-07
INTERESTING LETTER
FROM MRS. HARPENDING


Crittenden Press-Whilc II rains
let me come and visit and chat with
you awhile.
The health in our neighborh0od
is fairly good, that terrible ana
deadly flu has about made It's dis
appearance from this community
but Oh! the many sad homes II has
left behind.
Well dear readers the much look
ed for Spring is again making its
appearance. We can look out and
see the old and young trees putting
on their coats OF green. the grass
is shooting their tiny heads through
the ground To beautify Mother Earth
again. the fruit trees are In tuil
bloom, the little birds are as busy
AS bees, and especially the sweet
est OF birds-the mocking bird so
listen to the mocking bird, The
farmers are all busy piowlng and
planting their crops. the good house
wife Is always busy from early morn .
till late at night taking care OF her
little tots" preparing meals Tor .
i''
ng. taking care OF the butter. wash
ing and ironing. and there Is the
setting OF hens to be done. the BABY
chicks to care for and eggs to gath
er up In the evening. and when the
basket is full the plow must stop
and take them TO market before the
price comes down. for II II wasn't
far hsa
y furnished these hard times, with
provisions OF all Kinds SO high We
poor farmers that make anything to
sell have to take what We can get
and then we buy our groceries and
things we are compelled to have
| from those same people ana pay
them their own price. or do Win
out them but We think "" see
silver lining behind the clouds Tor
us for We now have IA" Federal
Highway running throurh the mid
die OF our farm hut don't care as
long as ! can sit out In front OF the
house and see SO much trauic ana
hauling all the time. Hut our old
eyes have got tired seeing so much
50 we will let II stay where II IL and
IL may he that II our great great
grand children live To be as old a.
W. are, they may see this road. AS
we see II in our Imagination. but
none of us VIII care which way
goes
Well Mr.. Editors how ar" You
on woman's sunrase' Are you Tor
'os against IL As Tor myself do
not think II nice for a woman To
go To the polls ana vote. ! think
her place is In the home attending
TO house hold aHairs' II she Is ent-
tied to vote ! think she IN entitled
to work the roads ana pay her roil
tax same as man, Wmile We
have lots OF women that are well
educated and well posted ON gov
ernment analrs and know how TO
vote, there are many others Ike
myself that would not KNOW what
they were voting Tor. nut VIII
drop that subject ana say Few
, words 10 the younger set especial
~ to our Young boys Now boys
and girls ! am seven'y-sn years
old. ana ! want You TO remember
and not forget what ! say 10 You
|, II you live To be- grown up men anu
. women ana wander away from
1 home. Remember one thing' don
/ forget your mother as long as YOU
. ave you VIII be niue toiks TO her'
they never thihk that you grow up
when you were little shaNers your
r mother did more ior you than any
one else would ever DO she went
day AFTER day year after year do
ing hard' disagreeable 'hinss Tor
you. ! know TINS IL not so wth
some oil you siris ana boys nut
want 10 say II TO all OF you
IL was mother VINO sat by YOU
al midnight wheh you were SICK
Trying 10 soothe you. ana cool your
II ieVered prov sheddins tears and
praying TO God TO not let the littl'
f spark OF NE 20 out u was mother'
+ you went 10 10 tie up the stubbet
h toe, TO pick the thorn out ot YOU
,e 1901 OF t'hger' OF se' something
+ out OF your eye. IL was mother wh'
'r rocked you TO sleep and put 20,
II 10 ped ana kissed you good night
le IL you are away from nome writ
X her letter every week so 'hat sh'
y, viii Know you are weii. and tina
j. You think ot her' FOR when yo'
are away from home YOU are tn
I'd last thing she thinks OF at nigh
ID no boys remember ana love you
n mothers. l have read In the pa