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FARMERTOWN
Mary-Jane-Sallie
My dear readers, nothing affords
ns more pleasure than that which
are about to do—talk with
friends, and most especially when it
is in compliance with their request,
Please don’t put us on the list with
the careless or indifferent. Our ab
sence has been most unintentional,
tho certainly Warranted. We have
been accused of so much, and so
many reasons for our failure to write
we scarcely know where to begin to
explain.
First, we’ll say only Slow - Poke
has solved the question, when she
told you we were too busy, That
has been exactly the reason.
Do you not know that no life has
more "culture” attached thereto than
that of a farmer? And every one
will admit this requires time and
thought, and these without stint.
Certainly culture is one pf the
coveted arts. In this day of show
and mad rush for notoriety and pop¬
ularity it is being so seriously neg¬
lected. and, ofttimes—how sad t o
think!—completely ignored. And in
•quite a number of instances is this
the case with some of our American
fairest sex. Indeed one cannot scan
the pages of a daily paper without
being reminded of this fact, and it
makes us shudder when we realize
the trend toward which some are
drifting, not so slowly, and oh, how
rapidly!
You may talk about your style,
your fashions, and these abominable
latter day parades (we do not care
to repeat their titles), but if you are
to inspire us to that most exalted
height of which only woman is capa
ble of doing, show us that "Southern
■aristocracy,”’ that modesty, refine¬
ment and culture of one hundred
years back. Oh! what a blessing it
fe to know it’s not all gone, and here’
hoping it never will before we can
keep its company as It leaves, for
when it’s gone we care not to r e
main.
Now, please, don’t list us a pessi
mist, or a faultfinder. We object to
either, but we cannot refrain from
reminding our Oconee girls of how
we think a gentleman views some
,1diings. Now don’t you disagree with
us, because you know some
wearing trousers who do approve of
any and everything, we would recall
to your minds the fact that! not every
thing so clothed is a gentleman and
vice versa. We consider it a shame
for our papers to give space to some
articles which we have even seen
on the front sheet, So suggestive
and so questionable as to poison the
most thoughtful and chaste minds.
Hustler told you some time since
she heard we had our feathers ruf¬
fled. We appreciated her failure to
credit this report, and we also take
pleasure in refuting it. And last,
but by no means least, she accuses
us—yes, she did—of being in danger
of the matrimonial boat. Now, did
you ever! Of course we have
denial to offer, we are heartily in
cord with the idea, and we can tell
you here and now, the first,
first opportunity we have will find
us ready and willing. “She”’
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have to wait for Leap Year, neither
persuade and coax—we will be Jphn
ny on the spot. Now, please, don’t
misunderstand us. We never said
the first chance; we said opportunity,
and you are to remember there’s a
vast amount of difference. At any
rate, just be prepared to hear it
any old time; then you wont be sur
Prised, tho you certainly need not
hold your breath. We enjoyed your
letter, sister, and am so sorry you
cannot write each week. We need
m °re such ones, which, when read,
have something to them which re¬
maineth, some food for honest and
uplifting thought. Hope to see
“your pig” .* the fair, tho we’re not
expecting it to be a "runt.’'
Let’s everybody make an effort to
make a grand success of the coming
occasion. Those of us who can lend
their aid to the exhibits, and then
let’s every one attend the fair and
receive the inspiration which is
bound to be prevalent all around the
old place of justice (courthouse.)
We appreciate the work our school
superintendent is doing for the prog¬
ress of our county, and we feel sure
he must be able to realize it. One
favor we would ask of him, if he sees
fit to bring to the attention of the
county folk, and that is the plan to
have "Oconee Day” at the Agricul¬
tural College next summer some¬
time. We cannot conceive of a more
profitable way, agriculturally speak
ing, to spend a day than that of in
specting their methods, plans, etc.,
and hearing the instructive lectures.
Other counties have already taken
advantage of this, and certainly Oco¬
nee is by no means backward in this
respect. Let’s talk about it before
the fair comes off and then let’s
keep talking and planning. Better
still, let's go.
We were glad to see that “Appre¬
ciation” copied from The Madisonian.
Certainly it was a deserving one,
and one we think fully expressed the
circumstances. We are ever glad
to know that others agree with us in
our admiration for one another and
glad to know that the outside world
is forced to recognize the worth and
ability of some of Oconee’s young
men.
The Baptist Suflday school met re
cen -tly at the barbecue grounds and
e hjoyed a .most social boor’s pleas¬
ure. ladeea sorry we we?e dot- able
to be present, Circumstances were
mo3t unkind in this instance, “Our”
sc bool is doing nicely under the su
Perintendence of Mr. F. P. Sims.He
^ untiring in his efforts to make it
a success, an with the aid and as
distance of his punctual secretary.
^ r - Horace Williams, and the other
officers, five teachers, we have as
sopd a school as our county affords.
We also have a good prayermeet
in £ on.Sunday nights. Our next ser
v * c ® wiu be led by Mr. Horace Wil
liam s, at the Methodist church, and
ever Y one is cordially invited.
community affords no better charac
ter than be who eads on this occa
siott and td e fact is already estab
Kahed that he will successfully
duct the service.
Mr. W. T. Smith again has
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Unity Lodge, No. 129, !. O. O. F.—
Meets every Saturday night In
the Odd Fellows lodge reom over
the old Fanners & Citizens Supply
Co.’s store. All Odd Fellows In
good standing are invited to at
tend. J. F. LOVING, N. G.
H. B. HARRIS. Secretary.
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