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Junior Correspondence
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■ Fat Richards. Covington. Gl—Dear Jun-
■ ?> r: ".lii' you horrid Bette. How m.,ny
I of tlio girls have uttered that time-worn
1 expnsstin lately? Many, no doubt; but
I after ~!» that has I-.- n e.nld on the sub
ject. Mr. Betts's abrupt manner of ex
pressing his opinion was something start-
Nat’.’ralty. the query will come. "Wno
Inst'.i;.- ! such kJt as into your brain? A ••’o
ir.an hater?"
Xow. cousins. T m a tew. and more than
that. 1 do not think woman's Intelbct is
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cf woman's suffrage. No; fir from It.
What would woman do in public bfe—in
the pniiti.al ikld? Would l> aadly
out of pl ica
In her proper rpherr—the hom" circle—
Sl’-e Is to man a glorious tribute -f »U tHat
!s ’•ur». an! true and holy; ctrivlns to up
hold I tn In good works and urging him
on to nobler
Home ono has raid that the wife often
.-o 8 t<» her husband thing’’ from which
h reans famo and h.u or. vliik her share
In his rucccss pose t all unnoticed. Th it
of . n tn: . But «b‘c.s It the kmy
of bcr aastsfamn because t'ae w.’ild r
fcn .v, J it? la -’ ■■ •" "' S '' ■
the empty r.pp! <’>se It would r!m-
Women should not Sts *< tiot.we- y
so-ms <O me If I tiers ■ woman a del cat.
u -«.. of moth -y would pr.a.nt my wish-
H. . . ou. n cm « I’ "" V’ l! o.’ r .
!n r . to .■*».> ,'i ■oi .
d.v v.crld. I t terns a ’'o?. oi
<-...rr •. I do not know.
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T- t .-. U • can li. d» ’■ » f 'I-'- 1 h,,,r b, ’ ?
Mr frb n.l <. eitn-r jou male so bold :i'’
», freely expn - t opinion that worn m »
.t Is mferldr io man's, will you I"’
« . i •■-.! >s to tell, us ui“‘ti what your con
", ... .... ... »d? Won’t you do that
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I T"S r. ly. n. i' >ry of >' mr w.s-
i ,! r ‘ u s ~ irk *” * ! ’ ar,t r n ,, n
, , .... ■ , even that wUI
' ' \ .tn. n. ton. American w omen.
w>.. in■v .’i thi’.r way to th' r.cnith of
■ • rth.y , ' y wl.o .., nnm - will
‘ t iev r r.-Hoimd alons th. • nrridors of
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• ro.ii *mt t *-p. i>o t-i w ru’inhood.
• V • oil (V. r tho’Jßht of th it. toys?
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x, I, . ■ -t non it b ii>l wi'.lmut its fa-
! ‘ „ who h.ve J’istly won the
~ . t*.-t w:’< .ch their 1 rows.
, t.v I f. I orry f<-r you. my
, .•. . ir\t.: m p-otloii. you had 1
> . | lot'?? live
I A (s i‘ r • uari'.eblo deeds. }
• . .» 1- I! ’.I V;il !• JU or:
• 11, .» i |>. ,■ : • i ■■ > a sdint spec- 1
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• s«iv I’sit I*' cirl l * would suit”-
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• | ve !< ♦ w.tl ft I’ * l,) pro’* 4 the
• i- '..r|« ir ml I-. Now. I wiil ud-
I - I t tin ■ a fesv I -• ti >m in-
. m jad. nt. wil an I ■.
. ail l a boys, and If Blinker had his snare
t .; t 11 ’id I W I e BUl.;. Ct ill
j He- ■ m- 1 Kht t it 1 d>».
Now. 1...,- iuu. . r and a.knlt you
• r• w jii"t •‘t:i2k!i»g ti«r«»ugh your hai. I
rj i<l ag !n?«t her will
I*, ci <• ? line opiafoit Ftill.**
i i t o! «**. j 4 to i «• b-iy’* 4 . but t«r s i-
..1f..;
I Id f*>. Au revuir.
I ic • 4-it-r he i; ks • if tu< Fize o
i ;■* bnun i*« ♦ * -■ <i with the iu« ntal
:• - . : y . Tte I.ot .1 the i‘ *4t
u ty connected. B l him look .it th*i nut.
M . . i i’.trf b i t. A k tho question, “is
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therefore, 1' n»t x • .».*n - p<r! »r to mm,
•; t Buftm Fays:
•*A .hl nature fw* .is th* lovely <l* -is
Ji u- oi-st work . . cla »«, u;
Iler ’prentice han’ sh- ttW <» * mm.
A-iiti tk<?n t>*!o maUo the lajsses, O.
Some peop! e* » m to think that women
ere m»t as int> li» ctu.il men, hut many
won- -, who. laoorlng under dK Icult ■s.
by their capacity of mind, perse
v- I . i linnUy r< a< i.< J heg.its as lofty
<i any man will ever r» ::ch. Who can deny
■t ..of th” best and most noted
, and r. of t..e v >tl. 1 h •.«* beta
a As <b r*,. Eliot. M. i m Stall,
t is>.. c M Ale »tt, E!iz:.bet'i. < op . tra and
ion
. ini< nt of t i»l« in I tn ilinrr
. tn ..? 1 fe i euro that woman wiil coma
| ollt . r not only ta U id of • ■
•' t • • '• • "= “<"•
>md that t... k< tin cradlo Is the
Markle Masters. Ko k HUI. S C.—Dear
• J-a. I v. 1 take for n:y subject the
"J pi’ <.'■•" No llvlnc pleair.s s .<v n tn
our •I. . r ir.ni. ; :s. how v i- I • ni. tul and
swe -ful they may be, wiil ever «ntia.l the
< b .rtn and I. i.-l n. -s of a Japan. maJd-n
n :,r .. I • frat, oat all. trit th- Japan, se I
•» v is t.on -of the ... In her • ise |
th., frame m k« - the valre of the picture;
i • w;tb. ut t! • - :lii.sr of lur ov.u fair
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J ipineoe ci-, . ization. Th * poor- t citizen |
bi ll * IV. ty day. There tiro .o r MO public I
biths In th., city of Token. The women In
Japan t 1 • .iißhly <1 k.. ’ . k«. man
w .h Is.-trd. It was in Chi-a so tout s« vcral
y, r-4 lilo - w irmly d« 1 Iltsl the question
.. Is Iran mi «• • ilitory eta I x’lnt,
,p.. - - .on b. ..-R. Is It more CRT • d»;e to
kiss min with a tecird or on- without?
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. the J iDaneso woman's d alike for a beard.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, G A.. MONDAY, MAY 3,, 189 r.
A J tpaneso young man never kisses his
sw. tlie.-rt. n wife never kisses her hus
band. a mother never kisses her children.
’ lie Japanese are very fond of ohewing
g m, or rather s.-aweed, for tills is what
taey chew.
When the Japanese go to marry the
l.rfte Is drc.i- ied all in while, to signify that
she will never leave her husband's iiotise
teit as a corpse. Men and women marry
very young in Japan, and there are never
any bachelors or old maids. Best wishes to
Aunt Susie and the cousins.
Wildflower, I.udvllle. Ga—Will you please
admit a ''wildflower-' nestled In amongst
the hills of north Georgia to say n few
words on the subject of "Intellect,'' as It
Is being discussed by many of The Junior
oorres pendents?
Ruskin mj s "wo arc foolish and without
excuse foolish. In speaking of the ‘superi
ority’ of one sex to the other, as If they
could bo compared in similar things. Each
has what the other has not; each completes
tee oth< r .ind is completed by the other,
they are fn nothing alike and tho happi
ness and perfection of both depend on
each asking and receiving from tile other
what the other only can give.”
Th.’ girls of today can and arc standing
side by aide with their brothers In the
schoolroom, at the counters and desks.
Th. r • ." • many girls who are bread-win
n.-r ’ from nev-sslty us well as from choice,
tai. ■ . ,r.< of their aged patents, helping
t > educate iti. ir younger brothers and sis
ter* and let me add right here that no
g-titlcman would ev. r attempt to debar a
v. op; i i from getting a position she was
comp.-t.m to fill simply biv.iuso she w.i- a
nt- No right-minded girl will sit idly
wi ll loldtxl hands and w itch the world
go by, bur she realizes that work, is hon
oraliio and shore is work for all In the
Wi.rl.fi- great !■ Id of action and she will
labor with untiring zeal to compete with
her brothers. Giris, do not becomo discour
aged by those boys who are sending words
■ f oiireg. nu m ; .;i along the line, don’t
1.. sn\ afi iid, girl*. Im; < omo, 1. t us
Join h.i.ius a:,d mount ti n la«Td. r together,
lor a won :n’e i| no power can thwart,
.’■■he v.5.,1, through the dark for dawn, the
l-’V'- i t.iifi of her simpio h- srt bear
fruit wT). n t,o> summer is gon... If tfie
■ ! ' <' ' w-.ui. tho tort.. .> to gain
t': ■ race !,e 11. el b 111 I -I U With OIIU I’.VO
”!'• AH l-liise to tie boys who are
soouimg weds of |ira: and encourage-
Ui. lit and bil ling a h. !j. .:g hal'd to tiie
gir. it we will keep pricing on victory
mas, lor tlaro is room at the top for
Mattie. I.iliie, Beatrice and Bessio
.'inlt.’i, < haudiers. All. |i-ar Junior: Wo
ar., t' r... I til., sal '- and want to writ.’
io your column. 5Ve live aw ay off wh. ro
1.. .to n<, widte jh '>pl«... cm never I
iitu < ' vir, fi or school. Mamma toa.-luH i
us it bom... tv,. | 1;lV „ a hllb . Opp.ipT,
i. d R . . rt T ilm-i . , and a 1.i1.y brother
1 : " <an’t And u.
11.. pr.-tty enough lor him. We l ~\e a
*’ ..til.- vhiekoiai and a good many
* ■ W ■ j n p. t t it wo raised on
- " -'■ Our pupi r . , lllrt nice
w. <rm .0i.,. Our father's mother lives
wli'x u , tm<l tt.j :n»:: i ? tth«*r ni, { «» Wo
1.. -.1 -;r 11. Ims amt , g la n Ip.u Wu think
a heap of lie jn. If n „ n ,. o f t >i.» little
i-ou i s ar.- not i;d to ti e mud they
ougl t io < onm to . . u < when it rains.
I‘. '■ ia’ ab. o: ■; is, n. r got
a <>ur t.i .n-n.-i is sielc
most all the tin ...
to ilt. ;id to. Wo g’ summer m 1
• „•., c .... 0... . , g., tt-im.-wiL-ng !•
■ I- J, ,W to V.T.to <,ll .1 . ;•>.
J' I. but bone you will publish this ns
we n.i r have mn h pl u. ure, and wo
Wou.d • njo> seeing o-.t nam.-s In the p;i
--;«r. <u:r ’...n.-a ar- M.ittlo Bolliu
* ’-I I s .. a-f . 'ii' *■ Itu .. h. We
• .d 5 a; ~; r tho Grady hospl-
Alb--rt Tl.tndhv. 1: evifie, Tex—Hiro
e. ..... another li'tlo stran:; r tapping nt
y"'.ir do I ;. n Life o »y, nine y< ir.i
'■ ' I h.IVO lie* ' t > f liool; It closed
t!i.,. I.isi <’■ Mlif.-h. I’apa t .d-.es Tho Con
■ '>n 'i d 1 Ilk.- to i id "Alton in the
v. i'.w. ■ ' 1 v. | not write nn>. i for
th's my first letter. 1 send 6 cents for
th. Grudy hospital.
Ji: :i!e Heliums, Gr.<y f'oiirt, 3. C.—l’enr
J:>: i". A. Aunt Susie w■ aus to v.rito
i'll a : i.'iei t 1 take the "Salib.itli" as mine.
Hl'.' alh is tile gr... II oil.->S, the little
i:> me idow in tho desert. When utter I
tie w.ik d ■<’ j. urm y, the pilgrims
<-..p for ret. "Sunday i.s the gobieii clasp I
t ■ t binds tog-ti..r tho voiunus of the i
::i-m..mh-r tho Sabbath day to k. ep It i
holy." How- mail’ j?. >p!o in this world
<l>> that? V* ry 1< -v. Why do m* n take I
S .'lda;. !' i;wt ■' .1 . t t> k. 'P their minds I
u- ir w.:h im.otiess maters oa tho Lord's
•a- d:y < : i'< Ab »: th-k« * p'ng peo
ple will tee .nio a thoughtful people. i,nd
»ueh th."ightfulmas is mu' ilm s. I‘unyon
• j “M 1..- the Isord's dly tho market for
ti . • ’.I " J s< ' d .i v its lor t::u Grady
hospital.
I. w' < ,a:.l M... ’ dl liridgi s. J’ra’t City,
Al I - r Aunt Sti '• . I’leaso admit Ivo
brothel We ar-- str ing'rs to yo.i and
th- ecu. as, but w.» have r< .d tho left era
from tii« young folks lor two yeai<. I'apa
'.a < taken The <'.institution r. v< ra.l y. .n s.
lie tii.-iks it ti e t p:i;n r published. We
.‘.. •.o n.ver f n iiry letters from i’ritt
I':;. ft I.; ii thriving town and is noted
for Its co »l mtnec. iron t'urnu'-i.s, i-huri’h’*,
*.f sev.ral «i*-nominat.loiis amt s.-d -nJid
n*i. ■ >.s. Boys, tiie girla aro getting ahead
of tin fn writing, but some of tiem alni.io
t \ :-> mu h, and that is why w. are
timid about joining tho bond of coiuslntt.
us try and u.i I- tt-r. boys, . nd. r
tnps. wo v>!!i : ' liavu tii.it I'rimifiil 1. -1-
ing wlicn we s--. .ti the A'otu.j Folks' page.
Amainiiano. Il.es HUI. Miss. —Dear Cons
ir.s A:l.*’V mo to h'v>- ;i short •,i t v.it'i
’ .1, and 1 will give ’on a few id. as about
n farm seen., away down In tho Dixie laud
jt it’ 1 "o' mm ii:'s limy sin.-o 1.-l
i'self bi hind too wi iti—n Lili tops, and
t . ;.- . . urtain o’’ du,. • envelops the
V. ...la o.it'.de worhl al'd tii-- v ;lp;«i.>:wil
is .-O.g ng 1-1 the <1 St tn Til-' .-■■■.»•« ’ |
t, -a 1 t »i I m ide •• 'in' ’’ The towl i I
are on ' i»’ ' t ■ *s. ; ' t.et’i ii wa’.- ,
dog r- 1 a • s in ipih't in 1 P' .K"i <>u th" I
f: ,-it li’oor Ti.e l.tm,. is IP. A few i
live cods g' >w in th- ,crate, their cheer
ful Winii- i •!!..- :• ’ the “light couhi. ss
of tiie i -ri’.g nig.'ii tit. Th.’ .1 y' wo h |
is - ir, I tne t ler rests from his i ib.ir.
•I ’• i' a i Is -d •>■ d
the . , ir-i li..’ a b'< n m v. A h ick, t ie
c .th removed, the di lies v. ishc.l. dried
TIT
| August,
ill September.
When the melon vine commences to twine.
And fruits to colic in sloven. I-.-, tn. line;
Then ..’.I recaH, itn i ’'.l'lld lan •nr,"
Ou; .nolliers h.iv. u.~c<l Joans u's Ai.o !ye-
|>ro, ii.hl on smear p f. pies ■ a t t > take for colic, I
cri ... . . I .', I , ninrl ia. all Mounter , mints, i
nilas ,m h. v else e.i .-vs li.il>:: s,
|I ' <
I- . i run*. Xil *l. » n«»* It are mi. ■ J't i
(t* !• ‘i a»*u 11v in itM j.r.dMj t*r< \« r
FmMS’ PILLS. " 1 ’ ! .V r
■ iti I.'. fir I .lit'Usn* Ml. lirit! V 1
1- v t • H' »ul fnr our rrif« a. r > rtn.
in. J< >ii • »-t <’« • '•«’ 'i«t Hou«e -'i„ BototviK
and put away. Mother, eons and daugh
ters, oil gather around tin’ family hearth
stone, a happy family, though the father
Is not there. They chat freely, without
restraint, one with another, and how pleas
antly tho hours—how rapidly time files.
They have performed with ttiergy and fidel
ity and cheerfulness each one his or her
dully calls of duty anil labor: and now’,
gathered together around tno family
hearthstone, sweetly pass away the first
{hours of tint evening in social c.inver--atlon.
It Is 11ideal a picture of a happy family.
It Is n farm sc<«te, picture of life in
the country. No artist with his pencils
and brushes, no novelist with his pen, no
master <»f any language with his rich storo
of Looks and his accomplishments if verbal
expression—none of them ev«»i faintly do
justice to tho occasion, and illustrate by
sketch or painting, fn written or verbal
language the contentment, tho tranquil
p.-m e, the beautiful Jove that crowns tho
picture of u home so sweet and lovely.
Life In tho country! Life on tlio farm!
It is what wo snake it. Love to all aid
Aunt Susia
Fannie Leia Seale. Chappelle, Ala.—Dear
Junior: Fleaso admit a little girl into
your charming circle. papa takes The
Weekly Constitution. 1 love to read the
cousins’ letters. I havo two little broth
ers and one little sister. I have never been
to school. Mamina teaches me at home.
1 study tho third reader, spelling, writing
and arithmetic. We all s<* to Sunday
school. I love my good, kind teacher very
much. Wo live one mile from tho church—
Chappelle, named from one of our beloved
ministers. 1 think, like Fannie Lurzenby.
that little girls should learn to sew. 1 am
piecing a. quilt. I am going <o learn to
row on tho machine so tlia.t 1 can help
mamma. 1 will be nine years old next
July. If I see this in print 1 will write
again. Best wishes to Aunt Susie and tho
cousins.
1". M. A. M., Monroeville, Ain.—Dear Jun
ior: After reading Arthur Botts's letter,
I cannot longer keep silent. "Which i.s
superior, man or woman?' or ’are ta
rn' ntal caprices of si x. s eqtii’l?" Arthur
Helts Kaya it st tikes him very forcibly that
they are not, but it Htrike.s me very forci
bly that woman Is not only man's iqual but
his superior! God crowned ereat on with
woman. Th” first v ‘man must have been
i .pi ii to Adam, or sh • could not have ho
• isily controlled him. nd all the women
from’ Eve have steiwn their rklll In I-ing
able to have their way. V\ hat is Influence
ether than power--intellectual power?
It !“ held that woman has not shown
h- r.-elf e pi-tl to man in the n.areh of
pi op-re’s. This I deny. Whenever woman
)...., lad an equal showing with man she
has proved h< rs<’lf Ids equal in <iny of the
walk* of life. *' lnn te’i'>i? physh ally her
sujH'r’or In tho dark ages and in tee
heathen nations like ;i brut emp’oy. <i Ills
nruselo to oppress nnd humiliate her.
Mark you this: Mun never accomplished
anything In mental development until wo
man was placed his equal by his side.
Just as woman I' elevated, so is man
exnl‘'-d. History shows that with one ex
ception th- world v. = never bhs-’ert with
a gre at man who did not Inherit his men
tal vigor from his mother, showing tbo
mental superiority of woman. Tn every <lu
-1 i-tment of nimtnl nol i vement W” find
woman among those In th” front. V lien
over :• .'in lias conccd'd to woman all lit
or made f> r her a pl co. she has shown
ters- If . .mol to tho • nv rg'-m y.
t,. IP, , ttrn- . art. “. i'-i;. in trades, In
professions, in p-dlth'--. and statesmanship,
worn in is nt th” front. The world's great
est artisans of every a rl-tv calling for
str. of th tn nifr.'l or In In t-t ‘Io ero
r. . nteil In woman. Th« ir’• at ■■ -t m 'tli
cnrdlelan of tho ago is a woir-an. Iho
, , << .f >*-ro>. nnr living Is a woman.
Tl’,’ .‘(..st yoton+ato of the earth Is a
w.nvin who rules tho mighty nation In In-
• ■ ' --t .and rrsoi.rvs ’ .a’ l e.. r F.’W,
-’\i:l.< Hu- “ ”i.- »•<* • ..iIorH d«z-
-th.. . y.•< of til.’ world, history furnlsh-
■ i a full quota b<'a<l'd by the Immortal
.I'o of A- Since e'rls have- bc-n nd
ml’t. J to oi " great Amcrlc-m colleges on nn
equal f.' .’t’e wl’h b> they have capt
ured n.-ar'.y ail of the honors.
It is now admitted that irTls make the
Lest eierks, book'.e. pi v- ii 'l cai.hl’-rs. Is
It not s.range that out of the thousands of
xv. nu n in places of trust In the banks of
too t’nited Stales, from pre id' it to tho
"otlleo boy,” not one han ever turned up
short In h r accounts »r been an embez
zler. while .0 per cent of th” nun succumb
to th” t< ripta’ton.
Whit does this prove other than good
sense?
Carl Williams, Locust Grove, Ga.—Dear
Junior: As this is my first attempt to v. rito
to the Junior correspond'nee I will take
as my subject, “Iteg-ret.” How many throw
away health, character, life, ju-t for a
brief and trifling vr.-itit, itlm? How
many, in m iguat'led and fretful mo
r.i.-nt, let W'.rite pn < the llpu which no
terns <r after regrets can recall? How
easy It Is to do In a moim’iu of entlc -im 'it
or pr-.vocation what one would give his or
lor right hand to change when done, but
which n.-v. r < in b” blotted out from tho
l«iok of memory? it is always a bad bar
gain for one to barter away a k ‘<"l con-
Bel.-nce, a pure heart and hope of h aven
f. r any nvr.. earthly advantw-? '. Will
eomo of the eou“'.ns corr pond with mo?
1 eve to tiie cousldh and Auut Huslo.
"Snool: ” Falls Mills. V:i D”ar Junior:
If. com. a Virginia b”V ” wishes f,>
Tn onto on of your band. I enjoy reading
Aunt SUhl and tho eoiruns b iters x< ty
much.
I mel.-o that some of tho boys and girls
are giving th'dr opinions as to tho rela
tive merits end faults of man and woman.
I am glad that some show that they give
tli -ir opposite sex the res] an 1 courtesy
dim it. tebeis. both !>.<■ i nnd girl-, seem
to regard their own sex “ all tn all. God
n,yr intend'd that rnnn and woman
should li’. e independent of e.o 'a other. I
believe that if all worn-n would ex rt the
Influence for g-'od whloh. ■ < m<.th->rs,
wives, sisters, swe.'theu!" d dang’it-rs.
they could have, they w.u'd < atisc th. .r
opposite sex to Le much better. M'-mh has
be. n said ns to the re.“P< •"Ive morality of
men nnd worn. n. I th!’ 1 . nn.l I re.,-ret to
s>- It. that man’s morality Is for b.-low
that of v.unmn but I m >t bold woman
r. sno:: ".ile. io a ' rt.dn deg—, e, for this
sta •> of af'dl's. 1 s-i.v tli ’t woman could
r.d-e th ■ standard of man's morals If she
would . xert e r proper i<ifl'ie,v e T have
known lots <>* g-trls ’<> w with I oys whom
th< v know to lj<> not only of a qtt d'onable,
I ■ a i, d charai ter. Gl’l 1 t that
y.eir b >y friends “hall i 0e.;.: t Hent-adv s
■ s tr ie g. tb men; rive tl"m kind words
.f e'i■ ouwement. Tho pray- wt md kl: d
word.’ a el advlco of a young lady friend
have !’.. io. dme to boa better boy
Many regard w oman as ' ‘io weak.-r sox.
Site may be fn tiliysle.il tr nrth, but 'th'
much 1 esi.!'.' physical str, tigth I-t r. ( • d"d
In life. Woman hr.s demons' rated that
she is man’s equal a.id often superior In
fortitude, bravery and i> it’■iol ■m. 1 need
not mention examples to prov • this. They
arc f. mill«r to all.
Tho min who can SP' ‘k of woman its
many do cert inly nevi r had a sister or a
ewc.’ti oart. a d never knew tho pure, un
bounded love of a kind mother
Those are true words which Rev. E. P.
Ro, sooke in tits ”< ’p' n:ng of a Chestnut
Burr.” He said: "A young man tn far on
th” road to evil when lie loses faith in
Woman can bo man', greatest blessing
or his m t horrlbb’ emse. jus- as she
Clioos. S to be.
Gvady Hospital Lis’.
Jonn.e Heliums Gray Court. 3. C.. 6e;
Alix ft Hundby, B' t ville, T> x.. se; Mattie
lx*. Smith. Chambers, Ala . sc; Biii.’ilce
Smith, ChanilxTS, Ala., 5.-, Bessie 11.
Smltli. Chaml’ers, Ala., .«•; W A Aber
crombie, Gray Court. S. C., .., Thomas
F Curry. San l. rsvl’le, Ga.. se; Edna Grif
fith, Steuben, N. Y., 15.
Aaron in the Wild Woods. © ® ®
The Story of a Southern Swamp.
O JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS, o o o
Copyrighted, ISO?, by Joel Chandler Harris.
XIII.
THE APPARITION THE FWfni'NtERS
SAW.
As the fall catno on the young men (and
•onto of tho older ones, too) began to In
dulge in tho sport of fox hunting. They
used no guns, but purrued Reynard with
l:or?a and hound in tho English fashion.
The foxes in that region were mostly
gray, but tho red ones had begun to come
in, and as they came the grays began to
pack up their belongings (as the saying is)
and se k homes elsewhere.
The Turner old fields, not far from the
Abercrombie place, and still closer to tho
swamp, were famous for their foxes—first
for tho grays and afterwards for tho reds.
There Beamed to be Borne attraction for
them in these old fields. Tho scrub pines,
growing thickly together, and not higher
than a man's waist, and th,? brier patches
scattered about, afforded a flno covert for
Mr. Fox, gray or rid, being shady mid
coot in summer time, and sheltered from
tiie cold winter winds. Anil if it was flno
for Mr. Fox it was finer for the birds; for
here Mrs. Partridge could lead her brood
In safety out of sight of man, and here
the sparrows nnd smaller birds were safe
from the blue falcon she of tho keen eye
and swift wing.
And Mr. Fox was as cunning ns his noso
was sharp. He knew that tho bird that
made I’s homo In the Turner old fields must
roost low; and what could bo more con
venient for Mr. Fox than that —especially
ut the dead hours of night when he went
creeping around as noiselessly as a shadow,
pretending that he wanted to whisper a
secret in their ears? Indeed, that was the
main reason why Mr. Fox lived in the Tur
ner old fields, or went there at night, for
he was no tree climber. And t>o it came
to pass that when those who were fond of
fox hunting wanted to indulge in that sport
they rose before dawn and went straight
to the Turner old fields.
Now, when Ge. rge Gossett and his pa
trolling companions ceased for a time to
go frolicking about the country at night
on the plea that they were looking after
tho safety of tho plantations, they conclud
ed that it would be good for their health
and spirits to go fox hunting oe -aslonally.
Each had two or three hounds to brag on,
so that tthitn all the dogs were brought to
gether they made a puck of more than re
spectable size.
Ono Sunday, when tho fall was fairly ad
vanced, the air being crisp and bracing
and tiie morntnys frosty, these young men
met at a church and arranged to inaugu
rate the fox hunting season tho n> xt morn
ing. They were to go home, get their dogs,
and nteet at Gossett’s, his pla.ntution lying
n.-arc t to the Turner old flebls. Tills pro
gramme was duly carried out. Tho young
men Btuid ail nit lit with George Gossett,
ate breakfast before daybreak, and started
for the Turn' r old fields. As they Bet out
a qu> :ion arose whether they should go
through tho Abercrombie place—tho r- ar-'
<-,l way—or whether they should go around
by the mud. Tho darkness of niglit was
6l»ll ov< r wood and field, but there was a
suggestion of gray in tiie east. It the
hunting party had been comport'd only ot
those who had been In tito habit of pa
trolling with George Goc“ i. i>rompt choice
Would havo been made oft.;- i» ibl:- road;
but young Gossett hud invited ;;1' . nt-
onco from miwther set ileni'-ut to Join them
—a gentleman who i. .l 1’ “ o'.’i l.w 3 nrs
of maturity, but ”!’• orous • uough
to enjoy u. cross-country rid , to hounds.
This gentiemun had been told of the
strange experienco of tho patrolL rs in Mr.
Ab> r ron.bie's pasture lot- Some of tno
desulls had been suppressed. For ono
tiling. Hie young men in d not coiT * ai to
him how badly they lu.tl been lri t .lit. ai d.
They stmpl} told him enough io arouse
his curb tty. 'When, tli.-rerore, the chvi.-e ,
of rout' ’ lay between the public road und
the short cut through the Abercrombie p i ,-
turo, the gentleman Was eager to go by
way of tho pasture where Tils young friends
had beheld tho wonderful vision that has
already been des ribed. When tie y ii ■-
placed some hesitation in the matter, ho
rallied them smartly on tli- ir lack of nerve,
and in tills w y shamed them into going
tho neatest way. George Gossett, vho
had no lack of mere ph\. te d courage, con
st nted to 1< ad the way if tiie others would
•k< "P close behind itlm.” But none of them
except tho genib-mun who was mov d by
euriosity. and who attributed the mystery
of tin ' affutr to fr.qii nt visits to Mr.
Fulhtlove. s still house, ittul atty stomach
for tiie journey through the j a-ture, tor not
oven George Gossett d< “iretl to Invite a.
repetition of the pamlyzlng s<-. ties through
which they hud passed on that memorable
night.
as they came to the do tk'.o gates the
young man wno had insisted that Tlm
oleon was Be dzebub concluded to leave
an i.v ■:mo by w’tieii to escape if tho nee s
slty arose. So lie rod > forward, dismounted
and opened the gates. Th m ho made u
great pretence of shutting them, but al
low I them tu remain open Instead. This
operation left him somewhat behind his
companions, as he Intended it Bhould, 1 r
he had made up his mind to wheel h.s itors j
nnd run for it it ho heard any commotion
ahead of him. In th.it event the delay
ho purposely made would leave him near
est tho gates.
Seeing that tho young rnan did not coin?
up ns quickly as ho should have done,
George Gossett, in whom tho spirit of mis- I
ctilef hr.d no long grinds of repose, stig
g. : '1 that they touch up th. Ir horses and
give their companion u scur<x T tis sug
gestion was promptly noted on. Tho com
me.tlon his companions made caused tho
young m tn to p.'tu->e. a moment before p:it
tim. spur to his horse to rejoin them. This
d. lay placed s> ver:tl hundred yards i ■■-
tw< n him and tho party with Go-'sett. H”
realized tilts us he roti’ after them. 1 it
w,,< consoled by tho fact that, in the
<., <nt of any trouble, ho had a better op
portunity to escape than tia-y did.
But lie had hardly gone fifty yanlt from
the double g'.i: ■“ before he hear i some I
sort of noise in that direction. He half ‘
turned In his saddle anil looked be.tlnd |
him. Tiie vagu ■ gray of l'.<" morning hni I
iM-eome so imxrrleably mixed .'.nd mingled
v.-lilt the darkness of th > night that such
light us there vas scented to blur tiie
viMon rather than uid it. But when tho
young matt turned in his saddle lie saw
enough to convince it:m that he w -s fik’ ly
to have company in itis ride after h.s com
panions.
He h‘ «itnted a moment before urging his
horso into a morn rapid gait. Ho wanted
to s-.’ what H might be that was now " >
vaguely outlined. He strained his eyes,
but could si a nothing but a black and
shall’less mass, which seemed to bo fol
lowing itlm. He could sc’ that it was
moving rapidly, whatever it was, but ttio
gray light was so dim and gave such
shadowy shape ev* n to objects close at i
hand that he found it itnpos.-i!>le either to
gratify hi:- curiosity or satisfy Ills fears.
So he" settled hints'lf iirnily in the saddle,
el.ip’"'d spurs to his horse and rode head
long after Ills companions. He looked
around occasionally, but the black m iss
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went the faster < tme the Thing.
Each time he looked bt.ck Ills alarm rose
higher, for tho Tiling was closer whenever
ho looked. At last his alarm gn w to such
proportions that it” ceased to look b :ck,
but addressed himself entirely to tiie work
of urging his horse to higher spci d. Pres
ently ho heard quick, fierce snorts on his
right, and his eye caught sight of the
Tidng. Its course was parallel with his
own and it was not moro than twenty
yards away.
Ho eaw enough for his alarm to rlso to
the height of terror. Ho saw something
that had tho head and feet of a black
horse, but the body was wanting. Nul
There v.ia a body and a rider, but the
rider wore a long pale gray robe, and he
was headless! If Ulis w.,s tho black dem
on that the young man had seen in this
pasture on a former occasion, he was now
tnuru terrible than ever, tor ho was guided
by a headless rider!
The young man would havo checked bis
horse, but the effort was in vain, Tno
horso had eyes, lie also had seen the
Thing, and had swerved away from it, but
he was too frightened to pay any attention
to bit or rein. Tho Black Thing was g >ln-j
faster titan Ute frightened horse, and it
soon drew away, the pale gray robe of
tho rider fluttering about like a fierce
signal of warning. Tho joung man’s horss
VAkt soon under control and in a few mln
tutes ho came up with ills companions. He
found them huddled together like so many
sheep, this maneuver having been instinct
ively made by tho horses. Tho dogs, too,
were acting qtteerly.
The men appeared to bo somewhat sur
prised to see their companion come gal
loping up to them. Alter riding away from
the young man who had taken it upon
Itimseif to leave the double gates op**n,
the huntsmen h;nl concluded to wait for
him when they canto to the bars that
opened on the public road. But tiie gallop
of their horses had subsided into a. walk
when they were still some distance from
that point. They were conversing about
the merits of their favorite dogs when
suddenly they heard from bdiiml them tne
sound of a galloping horse. They saw,
as the young man had s ’en, a dark, mov
ing moss, gradually assume tho shape of
a black faorsev with a headless rider, wear
ing a long pale gr ty robe. The appari
tion was somewli.it further from them
when it passed titan it had boon from
their comf.anion, whom, in a spirit of mis
chief, they h.-ul desert.''!, but the Biack
Timig thre item I t<> come closer, f r, when
it had gone beyond thorn, it changed its
course, described a lialf circle C'd vanished
from signt on tho side of tho p isture op
posite to that on which It had first ap
peared.
"What do yon think now?” sold George
Gossett, speaking in a low tone to the gen
tleman who had I>- :t inclined to g. ow
merry when tho former experience of toe
patrollers was m< ntione.l
"What do I think? AVlty. I think It's
right queer it th-? chap we 1* ft at the dou
ble gates isn’t try! to get even with us
by Tiding around i.h” a wil l Indian end
waving his saddle blanket,” replied tho
d>‘til>’ ful gentl’-fi
"Way. man, he's riling a gray horse,
oi.o <>f tho others explai n'd.
Th;’, put another face on the matter, and
the geutlem n mu la no further remark.
In f" b ■■"uro anything else could be
said, the young man in question came gal
loping up. .
"Di 1 you fellows .• ” It? he Inquired.
But i*o hud no Tied to iztquir'-*. Th. ir atti
tude and tho me:., y ntov rn -ats of their
horses ohov. -.1 unrnlst :!< biy t:they 1. : 1
seen IL "Which way <i 1 it g was the
next qu sti >n. There was no n- -d to reply.
The direct i>ninv. ’i . the hi:«;t- n’.-r, g! n’< -
< u every ■••• ond show • ! u mtlstakably which
way It went.
"Bet's get out of here." said th“ young
mtn in the next bre th. And Hmro was
no need to maim even this simple proposi
tion. f>r by c. mtnor* consent, and as by
one tin pul ■ . hoi • s an i it a giarted f -r the
Lars at a rapid trot. When the b:«rs were
lek n down they wer? r.ot left down. Each
. was put carefully be k in Its proper
place, for though this was but a sLg'.t
birrier to interfere between themselves and
tho terrible Blacs Tm»g’ yet It was sojne-
Ui'n;:.
Once in the road they f< It more at ease
pot because they ”■ r . saf,.r there, but be
cause it Feeinid that the night had tmd
dnly tr died its dark mantle westward.
"Did you notice,” said the young man
who w '9 first to seo the a; : ir.' >n, "that
tiie Thtrg that was r Ing the Tiilrig had
no head?"
"It certainly had that appearance.” r»-
pli*-d th” doubtful gentleman, "but—"
"No ‘touts' nor ’its' about I'." insisted
tho young man. "It came to m .
that I could ’a’ put my hand on it. and I
noticed part! übir that the Th!:.g • n the
back of tno Thing didn’t have no etgn
of head, no more than my big toe has got
a. “head.**
r r.»»j exn.?rgc?ra.t!on of tbo young rr'tj. was
unbl’tfhtng. jf tho Thing h ’d w? r.n
ten yards of him, be would have fa!’* a off
hi horso In a fit.
“And what was you doing al! that t’r”
George Gossett inquired. His tone Imp J
ft frravo <i utH.
"Tr? Ing to get away from that part
of the < ountry,” replied tno other, fr li
ly. "It v. ns the sumo bo’s that i *’.
vs that night." -tho young m in contlnue i.
"I knowed it by tne blaze in bls ey -■ - .1
th” red on the inside of his nose. Why.
ft looked to mo yon co il l ’«' lit a ci :r
by holding It close to his eyes.”
1 know liow -k'-ery you are,” sail George
Gossett, dlsdalnflly, "a id I don't 1-I.cvo
you took time to notice .ill the- • thing t.
"Skeer’d!” evclnimei t.i<» other.
that ain’t no name for it : » i m • nt i .!.
But It was my mind that v “ sk-er. 1
and tot my eyes. lon can’’ help .* ng
what’s right ut you. can you'.'"
'i bis frankness took t el : any
criticism that Go rge Gos ett ni ’at h.'.'.e
nri i”, seeing which tho young m ” gave
loose rein to iiis Invention, w aieii v. ..s
happy enough in this i:i. t . tit ’’i-t
suggestions that fear ha i m id.. ; -ce tor
in tho minds of his <■.•input,:.•
But it W.ts Illi til” simplisr i:.:ng tn tho
world. 1 : .’ apl'arilion t'i<- fox !i:i:iu is
was Aaron mid t.i<- LUvk S. i ’.ion. Too
Sisi of i>. n AH had deeia.-.l tha; th” i.ner
val ix-tw—n ill” lir.-t faint glimpse of o ioa
and daylight was tiie m ’St coat «it time
to give Tiinokon nis ixerc: ~ and to i t
iiim in some s *rt forth” vigorous v.,-.k
ho was expected t • d » -omt day < a t .3
race track. Aaron I. d 'fit upon t ■it par
ticular morning to begin th” train.::g of
tho Black Stallion, and had ti.e
J. ..sture ns the training groan 1 . It was
purely a coiin id' i. ” that he role in at
tho double gates behind the f.*x tin
but it was such a queer ono that lattia
Crotchett J.'tugii'd until tlio t.-ars came
into his eyes wh..«t lie heard about it.
A.iron's wr.-ion of the Incnient tvzs so
entirely different from that of the f, x
hunters tliat those wno heard both would
be unable to recognize in them an account
of the same affair from dlff' rent p in. . f
view. As Aaron saw it and km w it the
incident was us simple as it could L. . As
ho was riding tlio horse along the irn?
hading to the double gat s (having 1- it
Rami’ler behind at the sittlile). Tim >le< n
save a snort and lifted ills head 1 igm r
than u.-iil.
"Son of Ben .'.li.” li” said, "I smell
strame men ur.d strange li.’is. .-. Th :r
scent is ho- on tile air. Some of <!»* m ere
the lieu th:.l w<ul tumbling msiut the
pasture tiie night you Laue me play with
them.”
“Not nt this hour. Grandson of Abdal
lah. ’ replied .Aaron.
“I am not smelling tho hour," Son cf
Ben All. "but the men. If wo find them,
BiiaJl 1 use my teeth?”
"We’ll not see the men. Grandson of
Abdallah. This is cot their hour.”
"But if we find them. Son of Ben Al!?’*
persisted the Black Stallion.
"Save your teeth for your corn. Grand
son of Abdallah," was the response.
As they entered tho double gates, which
Aaron was surprised to find open, Timoieon
gave a series of fierce mturts. which was
the same as say ing, “What did I tell you.
Son of Ben Alt? Look yonderl Tltere is
one; the others are galloping further on.”
"I am wrong und you are right. Grand
son of Abdallah."
As much for the horse's comfort as his
own. Aaron had folded & largo blonkot he
found hanging in tho stable and was using
It in place of a caddie. Me lifted himself
back toward TirnoJeun's crouji, seized the
blanket with his left hand, and. holding it
by one corner, shook out tlio folds. He hud
i,o intention whatever of frightening any
one, his sole idea beiug to use tiie ulanxet
to screen himself from observation. He
would liav<s turned back, but in the event
of pursuit he would be compelled to lead
his pursuers into Ute Abercrombie place,
or along tlio pubilo road, and either course
would have been embarrassing. If he was
to be pursued ut all. Ik, preferred to take
the risk of capture In the wide pat turu. -ks
u last resort he could giip from Tlraoleon’s
back and give tiie horse the word to use
both teeth and heels.
And this was why the lox hunters raw
tho iip- l >.j.r;tion cf a black horse and a head
less rider.
"Shall I ride him down. Eon of Ben All?”
snorted tlio Black Si« ni, .n,
"Bear to the right. Lear to the right.
Grandson of Abdallah,” wos Uuy reply.
And eo the apparition flitted past the
young mon who had left tiie double gates
open und past h-s companions wno were
waiting for him near the bars that opened
on the big road, iblted past them a:.d dis
appeared.
1- inding that there was no effort mode to
pursue him. Aaron checked the Black
•Stallion und listened. lie hoard the men
Jot down tt;o bars and put them up again,
und by that sign be knew they were not
patrollers.
Luu_r on in the day tlio doubting gentle
man, retunmig trom the f”X hunt, called
by the Abercrombie i nice and stopp’ d long
enough to tell U.” WhiU-tLii-xd ■ r of
the queer sight ns saw in the pasture ut
‘"J he boys were brolly seared.” ho ex
plained PO Air. AL"r. ;\.mb,e, "and 1 t .1
you it gat •? ” a tr gUng—a fi ■ Hag
that I can beet - y saying that -f
ti>” earth h id opt .•■ mv f< ~t a:;.t a red
flame shot up. it wouldn't have added or.a
whtt to my amazement. Tl-ut's the honest
truth."
-Mr. Abercrombie could g ve him r.o sat
isractien, though ho n cut have made a
Shrewd guess, . nd J.nUe Cr..' :iett, who
could have solved t'-.e my .-’cry, lad to
make an ex. i: u t > get o t of tiie way, so
that he mi -hl have a I; ■ : .r’y laugh.
tie Ma-*.< r that night, know for t> i ii: t
time that he had s- . . q the t .x li.c ■ rs
nearly out of their v, ..
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