Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-30
THE WIFE AT HOME

There are said to be one hundred
and ten millions Of men, women and
children in these United States. Sup
posing now, there are ten millions
Of wives. I guess 1t would certainly
not be less, perhaps considerably
more.
These women rise in the morning
for their duties unless they are con-,
fined to sick beds. They do the end
less things that wives have always
been doing, as their part of the mar
riage arrangement. The hope OF the
happy and comfortable in this daily
service.
They certainly expect to keep that,
home. comfortable for the husband
and the children and as a. rule they
not only do it, but do. it well.
T wonder If the average husband
ever stops to consider how poor life
would be without that willing seTvi-:
tor and companion? There is an old
days, called what Is Home Without
a Mother?" 1t should have com.
panion piece Of music called, keep
the Home Fires Burning, My Dear
Wife" 1t is the little things, the
daily things that make up the sum OF
Life's happiness.
A good wife is blessing from the
Lord!
It was a gloomy outlook, as we, ex-
pected to go to our refugee shack in
the late afternoon. But. here we
were. obliged to stay-the Wild nina 4,
full blast, and we sat there from 4
p. m. until 9 =. m, before we finally
reached Macon.
tt was an anxious husband and
father that met his little family, and
as it was evidently impossible to get
out of Macon, that night, we went
over to the Brown House, and asked
to be given a room. mot a. spare bed
in the house," was the clerks an
swer. ee, ~,
mot an empty chair in the house.,
came next. with wrecked trains and
the people trying to escape Sher-
man, they have been offering rive
dollars a chair to .,,, ST t, mere ana Keep
was worn to a fragile then, as
thought, but DR.. FELTON, had an IN
spiration. He rushed out, ran up 10
College Hill, a long run, wnefe
north Georgia friend had secured a
them Just in from another refugee
street, and putting up a bed for the
delicate wife to rest upon.
Oh! What welcome. they gave
us! The little ones slept on paliets
after they had eaten al the DIS
cult and syrup they wanted, and IL We
four elders sat up long after MD
night recounting our adventures. IN
nv later life 1 have been a guest at
the Brown House, and it was gfeaI
place for the travelling pupllIGu d al
I read Of the dreadful fire last sun
day I could almost see myself-f1tty,
seven years ago, too tired TO stan.u
on my feet-begging for the prlvls5
lege Of sitting in spilti4fGi t,e" dnlI
lars for the accommodation! It was
a sad thought, that the hotel had 10
90 down and bury excellent people IN
it's blazing ruins!
The Famous Brown Hotel In Macon
The pictures taken by the capaole
photographers of the daily Atlanta
Journal after the fire which totally
destroyed that famous old motel
brought to my mind many memories
Of the various times when was ac
quainted with it, in the years OF
car shed in Macon, Ca, it was
most convenient stopping place for
corners and goers.
We refugeed from Cherokee, Ga,
early in the year 1854 and f1nalIy
settled on farm near the road I 4eao-
ing from NdCOu "
county. If we travelled the main
road to Clinton we forded Walnut
creek. If we took the other rSad we
turned off at a cross ROADS, Vnlcn
had a good we'll of drinking water,
Well"
The farm had been the property OF
the Barge family, but was then own
ed by Mr. I. C. Plant, Macon bang
er. His name, was told old. when iwfoJ,
ten in full TAXA Tas it he %as de de-
scendent of the notable Increase Cot
ton recorded in New England MIS-
When we reached Macon in 1854 we
were glad to sit for. a while IN the
'Brown House." until we could Sc
cure a conveyance out to the farm,
rented from Mr.. Plant.
When we came into Macon to take
train anywhere, we were gIao 70
occupy chairs and look about US ana
see the hurrying crowds that filled
Macon, after Sherman occupied At
lanta, and after he marched to the
sea-" in November, 1864.
In November, 1854, we were cut
off from the refugee home, as had
a hurried call to go to see ny dear al
fordvill, Ca, and Sherman marched
along, lel ing Macon on his right
and August IN his eft.
We were absent three weeks, be-
cause connections were cut, and to go
from Crawfordville back to MACON
we were obliged to go to NIillen,
take the Central railroad to Savan-
nah and the road leading from Sa-
vannah to brownsville and beyond
and finally, after delays and appre-
hensive that all we owned In, the
refugee home had been destroyed, we
again started northward from Quit
man, Ga, and travelled for four days
in a two-horse wagon, hindered by
swollen creeks, before we reached
Albany, Ga.
We rose on the early IRONING of
the -. day to make a railroad trip
to Macon. expecting to reach Macon
in the afternoon.
Ny husband had gone on few
days before through the country
from Quitman and wrote back to me
to come on" we had still O. few