Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-15
AUNT JULIA'S COUNCIL
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only have the child for 80 or 40 minutes
Of a week. just dearly love the 3. Y.
?. U. work, for 1t will make a good man
or a good woman out Of your boy or girl
but take them. ] would be glad to hear
from all who will write. l will come again
some time.
MRS. W. NJ. HALL.
Dear Aunt-Julia and Cousins: May come
in just few moments? Thank you, auntie,
for printing my other letter. l received
many, many nice letters. Hello, there,
L. Leak, Of Gulfport, Miss! 1 received
| answered it, but it was returned TO me
1 thought it useless to write again. Aunt
Julia, please print this, so many of the
cousins have asked for it.
THE LIPS THAT TOUCH LIQUOR SHALL
NEVER TOUCH MINE
Alice Lee stood awaiting her lover one night,
Her cheeks flushed and glowing,
Her eyes full of light.
She had placed sweet rose mid her
bright golden hair.
No flower of the forest eer looked half so
fair
As she did that night
As she stood by the door of the cot
Where she dwelt by the side of the moor
Her lover had promised to take her to walk,
And she d built all her hopes on long,
pleasant talk;
But the daylight was waning,
And also, 1 ween, her temper was falling
Might plainly be seen, for she'd stand still,
Then a tune she would hum,
And impatiently mutter, Il wish he would
comet"
"You may say what you like, tits not pleas
ant to wait,
And William has oft kept me waiting OF
late.
I know where he stays; 1t is easy to tell:
He spends many an hour at the Sign Of the
Bell.
I wish he would keep from such places
His rakish companions do lead him astray. "
She heard a quick step and her young heart
beat fast,
And she said, II am glad he is coming at
But twas only neighbor, who FASTENED to
speak,
As he marked the quick flush on the young
madens cheek,
And his aged eyes twinkled with pleasure
and glee,
As he merrily laughed, 80 you are waiting,
l seeI
Now, don't think at all I'm intending to
blame,
For love is not surely a subject for shame
But I tell you to warn you, I fancy, my
lass,
That william is getting too fond of the
And if truly you wish for the love that en-
dures,
Say the lips that touch liquor shall never
touch yours"
Hs went on his way, but the truth he'd i'm
pressed
Took root and sank deep in the young maid
ems breast,
Avn i,ne NIL mt
for before
Now seemed perfectly plain as she pondered
them Ger
She then said, with look of deep sorrow
and fright,
"I really believe that the old man is rigAt!
when William next comes I will soon let
him know
Twill be a good chance, by the way, too, to
prove
II he's really sincere in his vows of true
love.
He must give up at once and forever the
For the lips that touch liquor shall never
touch mine"
She heard a quick step coming over the
And the same merry voice she'd oft heard
before;
Then, ere she could speak warm arm held
her fast,
And herr1over said gently, i've come, love
I'm sorry I've kept you long waiting like
this,
But know you'll forgive me-now give me
kiss.'
But she shook the bright curls on her beau
tiful head
And drew herself up, while quite proudly
she said,
"Now, william, I'll prove II you are really
For you say that you love me- don't think
you do.
But if really sincere, you must give up the
wine,
For the lips that touch liquor shall never
touch mine!'
He looked quite amazed. why, Alice, It's
clear
You really are getting quite jealous, my
DEAR
'In that you are right" she replied, "for !
see
You'll soon love the liquor far better than
I'm jealous, own, of the poisonous wine,
And the lips that touch liquor shall never
touch mine!'
He then turned quite angry. "COnfound it!''
he said.
''What nonsense you've got in your dear
little head.
But I'll see if cannot remove 1t soon
thence"
She replied, "'Tis not nonsense, but sound
common sense,
And I mean what 1 say, and this you will
find
1 don't often change when I've made up MY
mind"
He stood all rresolute, angry, perplexed;
She never before saw him look half so
veXed
Still she said, "If he talks all his life I
won't flinch!"
And he talked, but he never could bulge her
inch:
So he cried. with a look OF despair and n
groan,
"oh, Alice, your heart ia &" hard 4" a
stone!"
But, though her heart beat In his favor
quite loud,
She still firmly kept to the vow she had
vowed
And at last without even a tear or sigh,
She said, William, I'm going; SO bid you
good-by!"
NAY, stop!' he then said. "I'n choose one
of the two;
I'll give up the liquor. but cannot lose
yOu!"
Now, William had ever great cause to re
jOice
From the hour he thus wisely made Alice
his choice;
And he oiessed through the whole of Ions
The decision that gave him his dear little
wife:
And she, by her firmness, won over that
night
A true friend to our cause, and an orna
ment bright.
Oh, that every fair girl In our drink cursed