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THE "WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1884.---T\\ T ELVE PAGES.
THE WOMAN’S KINGDOM.
The Home and the Housewife and Gossip
of the Hearthstone—Talks With
Women and About Women.
[Short letter* on Home Topics
write “Woman** Kingdom" on
tnraop.)
Where I Love I Love Forever.
She wu a blithesome made who sang.
Close by the cottage window sitting;
**weet and clear were the note* that rang
Out on the air where the bird* were flitting;
Merrily, mcrtly, sang the birds,
But none could exactly gura* their words.
While the maid so clever,
And bluMhlng never,
Kang, “Where I lore I love forever.”
He wan a youth Just pausing by
While the maid was singing, oh, so sweetly!
Who to the garden gate drew nigh.
And listened there, entranced completely;.
For the sound of a voice so swot* and dear
Was rapturous music to hi* cur.
And he said, “Ah never
Would ) wish to sever
From one who loves and love* forever!”
The maiden smiled on her lover's suit
When at her feet he made confession;
Her eyes went bright, but her voice was mute
When she gave her heart Into his possession.
But now together their live* are set,
They sing !u unison this duct;
"We’ll dissever
Never—never I
I*br where we love wo love forever!”
—Philadelphia fall.
It must i»»: very gratifying to the women of
our laud to sec that at last there is so much
interest shown in the subject of “avenue* of
honorable employment’* being opened up l
women. There apjiear* an admirable article
in the Augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist,
l»y M. V. C. f which it would he well for every
lady in the land to road. He fs very compli
mentary, and justly, of the intellectual capm
ities ^f women. Ho says, “women are quick
to apprehend the duties of any pdlitiou to
which they afe assigned, and for which, *b)
education, they may bo qualified, They have
application, honesty, jicrsUtoiiry, judgement;
in a word, all the requisites.’* And in spenk-
Jug of ladies wishing to do something fur
themselves, he says their desire for positions
are less prompted “by stern necessity than by
n spirit of independence and n laudable ambi
tion to improve, to the highest |»oiiit possible,
the talents God gives them. Itieh iu their moral
and intellectual womanhood, 'they foci that
they cannot afford to stand all day idle. Why
sheuld they l^o denied the opportunities they
•cek—opportunities by which they would ex
alt the virtues and capabilities of their sex?
Is it because society might be disposed to debar
and exclude them from a circle in which they
may be accustomed to move? ‘Society* that
would resort to that course is lightly to he re-
garded; it Is society so called." The whole
article teems with splendid suggestions, and
toucho* fl responsive chord in every woman's
ttfart who > wui ftj [hat independence which
^ihe feels ihC id capable of htnking for herself nillamay
were the op)>urtuuitirfl only open to them.
Ilill Arp, in a recent letter, suggests our girls
raise strawberries, but 1 trust there will he
more prolitahle nud certain ways open for
them to make money, which, he says, we all
love to have; and it certainly makes either
a man or woman have n higher res|>eet for
themselves to fee! they can work ami make
their own firing. It is now not a matter of
compulsion for a girl to enter a store as clerk
or private family as governess, to earn a liv
ing. She can find other work which may be
more agreeable, healthful and remunerative.
There i* type-writing. Some girl, writing
from Huflalo, say* it is uot half so hard ns
learning to play on the piano, and she earn*
much more than she could giving music les
sons. Another writes that she gets seventy
dollar* a mouth with the prospect of a hun
dred at stenography. Then there is the line
art*; they have never been so widely open to
both sexes a* now I The firing of painted
chlua hitherto ha* been done in this country
by only a few wealthy familim. Now it it
Tfwr nta few tuolr for-
HAtti, And get jw as much work Aa they can
de. And a great many other avenues are now
opening for women. •
Our Cnrr««MpontlwntM.
then cultivate iny talent. But it Is very discount*
lug when wc think “Art is mi long, aud life
short.” I would love to knowmoreof you, Alice,
for in you I recognise a kindred spirit. If you are
ns much Interested in ine ms ram In yon, write to
me nt flu far Valley, Go. Auer. May Phili.
Sugar Valley, Ga.
I am a subscriber to your paper, and many
hearty thanks for your “Woman’s Kingdom.”
live on Hand Mountain, Alabama, and have
abundance of fruit this year. Will someone please
Inform me through your columns.where J ran pur
ehase a good fruit evaporator on a small order lor
farm use. I would like to dr)' all the fruit In the
►tato If 1 could for It will be stilled, and then there
i« so much misery In our land. If the prohibition
law could be left to the ladies, It would soon g*
Into effect. A. I*.
Brook vllle, Ala.
Will send private letter on subject of evaporator,
('an be thought here In Atlanta. Head your name
and address.
Iloiiseholil Keeeipts,
To Prepare Malriky.—Salsify, or vegetable oys-
rs, are Improved In flavor greatly, If, after being
thoroughly washed In two or three waters, they
are boiled with their jackets on. These can be
try easily removed, and will look and be perfect
ly clean. If salsify Is scraped, os Is the usuul prac
tice, much of the flavor Is lost, and It never look*
jtiltc clean.
Potato Omelette.—Grate three mealy ladled |*>-
tatoes, bent three eggs, and mix these with three
tablospoonful* of milk. Add salt, white pepper,
and an/herb to flavor. Mince three ounces
ham or bacon In small dice, fry these In the pan
>ld a piece of butter, put In the mixed |Kjtutoc*
mid eggs, stir all until set; then leave It to brown.
Fold over and serve.
Tatty Take*.—If the rook has a little pie crust
or even a little of her best puff paste left after mak
lug pies, let her line It in this way: Line some put
ty puns with It, bake it, then put a icmqtoonftil
Jelly or jam Into each one, and pour enough boiled
custard over each to fill It. If u [Kitty-pan pie is an
Instrument of happiiiess to the children, let it not
Ik* despised.
Wkodkio-takr Kaos.—A late and pretty fane
h the tanking of satin bags In which to send w
ding cake to absent friends. Make them of pink
or blue, draw them together with n narrow' rlbbou
like an old-fusliloucd work-hug. Decorate with the
monogram or lultlals of bride nud groom. The
cuke should he wrapped In the kind of pupe
which confectioners use about fresh candles.
Will you please publish the poem “Over the lllll
to the IN>or lloune," and If not please tell me w here
I can grt It. Answer In Wrekly Constitution a*
early as possible and oblige. “Mayul"
(’-amp lllll, Ala., April tUh.
The above letter dated April 21th hn* Just reach
ed u*. Am sorry for the delay. The poem Is too
long far our columns, but can tie found In "Will
s’arleton V* (siems, aud should tic read In connec
tion with “Over the llltls from the Boor House.”
Seeing farmer’s wife asks the advice of some
friend about making money I aval! myself of the
opportunity of answering It. As you arc a far
mer** wife I think perhnp* you might make a good
sum of money raising |iouitry and selling eggs,
chtekru* and turkey*. The latter would sell well
before C hristmas. IVrhap* this would enable you
to supply the wants of your little one*. I am very
grateful to Titr. tkixummox for the “Woman's
Kingdom.” It Is a very Interesting and impor
tant subject. That piece on "Sweet Minded Wo
men” w as splendid and an honor to the author,
fan you tell me 1st, where the Hues, “The path of
glory toads Imt to the grave,” were taken from,
and the author. Al. What is the color of a Nip
phlre? ionutant Reader.
Kdgvwood, Ua.
1st. Can Ik* found In l!Hh stauxa of Gray's “Ele
gy on a Country churchyard.” ad. Color of a *ap-
I'hlre I* a purplish blue. You often read of “eye*
of sapphire hue.”
Woman’s Kingdom: Have you room for a coun
try girl to say a few wonts? I find great pleasure
Iu reading Tur. coxsrtTVYtog. I believe I like the
Woman's Kingdom best of all its departments. As
toy father and mother are invalids, I am house
keeper, and I also do all the sewing for the family.
n> I am very much Interested In the fashion note*.
I highly value the rooking recipe* also. 1, like A.
H. B., have tailed on almost everything. My gur-
•ten is a total failure; have raised but few chick-,
cm, and ray cows do very little. 1 have two hives
of Italian taws, but It is haul work to collect (be
hom y. They get very angry and Ming whenever
I go about them, l love l*> read, but we have very
lew bonk*. I would like to know where I can get
a few iutereMing books that are not costly.
Lairdsboro. Go.
By writing to the vslitors of The Wkkkly Cox
►titution yon cun get very interesting books at
Imt little coni. They will sen*! you a lUi of books
on band.
I read In Thk Coxsmniux a letter from “Alice
W,” of Monroe. I waa Immediately IntcrespsV. 1
am something of an artUt myself. My opportun
ities for cultivating what people call decided tal
ent* have been limited, practice ha* been my most
faithful Instructor, Imt of course not a very perfect
one. I should like to leant telegraphy, and be an
In that way make money, mxr it and
Macaroni flow.—Boll together the bone* nmi
tuning of n roast chicken and a steak lione,
half an onion and a bit of red pepper. The next
ilny take off nil the fat ami put the stock on to
heut. When It boil* add salt to taste and two
ticks of macaroui broken in short bit* nud soaked
nit hour in tepid w ulcr. Grate into the soup otm
good sixed potato, half a small turnip, half
rot. Boii.wdl and add a dessertspoonful of I fur-
ey’s sauce,
Fm Cakf..—A novelty in llg cake I* tills
Make a cake after the following receipt, und add
to it one pound and a quarter of figs; cut the fig*
in thin alien* or strip*; dredge them with Hour la*
fore putting them lulu the dough; one cup of hut-
and three quarters of n cup of sugar, one
of sweet milk, three pints of flour and two to
a|NH)iifuIs nud a half of linking powder, the white*
of tell eggs. As injuring the llg flavor, no spire*
'Xtract should la* added. Bake ill a moderate ov
and be sura to lino the till with buttered imp
j Frost the top only of the cake. A few drojw of va
nilla may be put into the frosting.
German Pancakes.—Gorman pancakes are mode
of dough prepared a* If for plain fried cake*. Boll
quite thin, cut out with a plain cooky cutter:
tliotopof one piece put noinc Jelly, or thick Jam:
about a tcaapoonful Is a auillclcnt quantity;, put
auother plecu of the dough over this one; do not
pnwa it dow n in the renter at all, but pres* the
edge* firmly together, and If nceessury wet them
little to make them adhere; then try thorn iu hot
lard, Just as you fry cukes. They should he globe-'
slut|H*d when done. You cau picture to yourself
what effect the German punenku has tipou the
youthful IniNglimtioul
To Make a Yocno Fhiko Chick kn Out or an
Oui One.—1'nrbnlt the chicken,and when the w ing
—the toughest part of any fowl-can I*! pierced
Ith a broom-splint without effort; take It out of
the kettle, drain It well and eut In pleee* as for a
frlcaaec. But one pint of cream Into a largo fry
ing pan; let It become heated,then lay thochlukeu
into the pan. lad It cook Iu the cream until it is
all of a rich brown; then pmfr the cream out Into
asmnllsaurc |Nin, putAlump of butter In with
the chicken rafter it inslts turn the chicken over,
m> that it will bo browned alike on both side*.
Thicken the cream with a little flour, ami serve h*
gravy In a boat; or, after putting the chicken on a
Vt.uVr, paut thJ SSBCTHIl
Good HumxoMtioiiM.
Do rrmi.mnkk that you are married to a man,
and not to a god; be prepared for Imperfection*.
Do oncic In a w hile let your husband have the
last won!; It wilt gratify him and bo no particular
loss to you.
Do tut reason AM.r.: it is agreat ilea! to ask under
some circumstance*, hut do try: reasonable women
•re rare, be rare.
Do remember that the interest ul life is not cen
tered in you home circle; do familiarise yourself
In outside event*.
1K» remember that servants are made of the same
nmtcriaU* you are, a tittle Conner grained, per
haps, Imt the same In essential*.
Do nsai> something In the paper* beside* fash
ion note* and society columns; have some knowl
edge of what I* going on in foreign countries.
Do hr a companion to your husband if he D a
wUe man; if he is not, try to make him become
your companion; raise hi* standard, do not lot him
lower yours.
Do nnsrRTT your hatband** prejudices; do res
pect lit* relation*, especially hi* mother; she is
none the lev. hi* mother because she 1* your moth-
er-lu law; she loved him before you did.
Not Loxo aua a little volume made It* appear
amv, which under the title of “Don't," pretemled
to guide aw kward youth* through the Intricacies
of social life. Since then several other effusions of
a similar kind have continued the work of educa
tion commenced by "Don’t.” dome nre dedicated
to the world at large, others apparently to roughs
and urchin*, and the lost. “What to do,” a worthy
iMmttanlon to some of Its predecccmiora. I* writ
ten lor married women. Some of these suggestions
are as follows .
I'm* mi Kuo*.—For burns and scald*, nothing I*
more soothing than the white of an egg. which
may be poured over the wound. The egg I* con
sidered one of the best of remedies for dysentery.
Ikwtcuup slightly with or without sugar and
swallowed at a gulp, it tend*. by it* emolient
|uaUib's | to looaen the Inflammation of the stom
ach and intesttnea, and by forming a transient
exiting on those organ* to enable nature to resume
her healthy sway over a diseased body. Two or
three would l»e all that Is required In ordinary
case*, and duce the egg t* not merely a medicine.
boqdM^s* well, the lighter the diet otherwise.
•nilnKi fl ivquiet the patient is kept, the more
eertaiu aud rapid the recovery. •
Mt*rnp* Fcom Here nnd There,
Kindness i* the only charm permitted to the
aged; It U the coquetry of while hair.
A now re has Just been discovered In Mouth
America which Is visible only when the wind blows
strongly. At other times nothing but the leaves
and st *m* appear. *
Tnr nevtM D reported of a peddler who sold
nick-nacks on London bridge, aud pretended to be
deaf and dumb. Though clothed In rags, he was a
Swiss gentleman of fortune, who, stung by re
morse, had taken a vow that he Would not open
bis lip* for ten yean, and that he would go bare
headed and bare-footed, and forego for twenty
yean all the advantage* which fortune had be
stowed upon him. Ho stuck to hi* vow. and wo*
In hi* fourteenth year of voluntary servitude when
he died.
Captain John Aaron. of Barron Island, Mary
land, has among the trees iii his orchard, one
which indulges In the peculiar and rather unfor
tunate freak of blooming only when Mime member
of the captain’* family is about to die. Although
It I* now quite old it low bloomed bat three time*.
The first time it bloomed oneof his son* died.Some
five or six years afterwards it bloomed again, and
another son died. Last year It bloomed a third
time, and a daughter died. It stands near a grave
yard, and, notwIthAtonding, appeal* from different
members of the family to have It cut down, Mr.
Aaron stubbornly refuse* to have It molested.
A miwAMC against piano playing ha* begun In
Berlin. The promoters of the crusade have circu
lated petition*for signature in all the* residence
portions of the city, and the petitions,which have
a very large number of signers, have now been pre
sented to the municipal and police authorities.
They act forth that the constant and monotonous
practicing of scale* and exercises by piano pupils
ha* become an intolerable nuisance, causing mite
suffering to invalids/aggravating all form* of ner
von* disease* nnd depreciating the value of real
estate. They, therefore, claim that It I* a proper
subject for |H>liec regulations to pray that a muni
clpal ordinance be enacted restricting the time
piano playing and practicing to the hour* between
eleven a. hi., aud twelve, noon, and between eight
and eleven p. m. _
b’llMllioil Noten.
nilR YflTINfi FHI If Q I Uwbo *» Beck! whoa, Beck,” coarse like a man and
. uun i unu ruljw. j *w Ung to thcbrWle ttndrrarefl me , snowed
j “whoa. Beck,” but Beck didn’t “whoa" and I fell
Devoted to the Instruction and Entertain- J off, bucket, hat, boy and all. We get fighting mad
ment of the Boys and Girls Who
Read The Constitution.
[In writing for this department, write plainly, on
onesldeof your [Ki|»er, and put “Our Young Folk*”
In one corner of your envelope.)
Little Hurry’* Letter? '
White velvet hat* are worn at dress afternoon
gardeu parties.
The newest fancy In printed lawns is for dotted
effects In tlie tissue.
Feather borders and feather fringes appear
dressy silk nud satin parasols.
Bale gray tint* hid fair to take the place of ecru
nud cream for evening toilets.
High colflhresaud the use of hair powder to
limited extent prevail In Baris.
Itcdlngotc* with shirred backs, fitting well in at
tiie wutst line, are much worn.
The overdress la more nud more frequently made*
with downward pleats ns tho season advances.
Ktutu Inc is thc fabric used instead of Turkey red
for seaside |Nim*ols on the other side of the water.
Bauds of ribbon terminating In fiat bow* form
ic verticlc decorations of many printed lawn
dresses.
White lawn costumes show as great variety in
style of make up a* colored suits did earlier In the
season, 1
Lace parasols, lined with colored surah and dec
orated with flowers ntn^bows of ribbon, appear ou
umbrella counters.
Thu polonaise or rcdlngote or simulations of
thcNC garments are the |>opular style of dress for
street costume* this season.
Home of the shot silks vie with thc lastcr and
sheen of the wings of insect* and the feathers of the
most iridescent of bird*.
America sets the fashion for little girl* dresses
tho other ride, tho “American frocks” being the
first favorite for little women.
Bonnets and lmts entirely covered with black,
Jut-beaded net and trimmed with ostrich tips take
prccedeuco of all other beaded net chapeaux.
only two mute-rial* are used In one
costume, but the rule i* frequently broken Iu favor
of vutvet, plain silk und brocade all in one dress.
Feathers and flowers fastened In tho colflhro
with moths and butterflies of gold thread and gos
samer are favorite ornament* for evening wear.
Aceordcon-plaltcd skirts and shoulder cape*,
bordered with a deep nceordcon-plnltiug, are worn
together, especially by chlldreu aud young girl*.
Hklrt* of rayaduu striped wool are made up in
what U called “aceordeou” plaits, and have a
gnfixed panicr overdries, to be worn with a sash
ribbon.
Tho favorite form for tho popular w hite lawn
suit is the Mother Hubbard yoke and belted wuist
with a tucked *kirt, uot gored, but gathered or
pleated to tho waist band.
Milk und lisle-thread glove* and mils with very
long wnist* nnd In all the new shade* of gray, tun
brown, block and ecru, are seen on glove counter*
and sold at very low price*.
Gold braid, gold lace, gold beads and a variety of
yellow flowers, from daffodils and buttercup* to
ilaiiduUons aiul yellow asters, occupy a large place
In bonuct trimming*.
Sorrel green and rose nnd old gold and pheasant
blue or bronxe are favorite color combination* In
coHtunies, especially* tliosu of shot taffeta glace,
trimmed with velvet nud lace.
A great many costumes have a false skirt,
trimmed with a bios baud of velvet, while thcrcfll
skirt, plaited straight down or acres*, falls about
two or three Inches from the edge of thc first skirt.
The blending of many colors in the same fabric
give* an antique graro to many costumes and nl*o
permit* latitudo of taste ta (he selection of thc
colors of the ribbons and othet •accessories of the
toilet*
The cross ray* of pink and bWts pink and red
pink and gold, and blue and gold a* seen In thc
shot silks of this season, present a rare luxury of
color to the artistic &yo amt afford scop*for variety
and harmony in thc hues of thc other parts of the
dress.
Three dangerously bad special style* of this sum-
r against which a note of warning should be
raised in time, are the shoulder rape, the large and
eccentric parasol, aud the profuse us* of gold in
braids, feather*, conk net*, Jlqwcra, millinery and
accessories of the toilet.
A new kind of embroidery, destined to become
immensely fashionable, consist* of raised flowers
the iwtals formed of lustrous satin or satin rlbbou
in all colon and shade* demanded by the artist,
and thc leave* and calyxes of Ktu*tngton-»tltch in
■ilk floss.
The old-fashioned gyp*>* bonnet*, plaiting* In
side the brim, ami lodened uubddo with Yf reath*
and sprays of rare French flowers will bo tho head
covering* par excellence for the pretty young girls
this reason. loiter on the gypsy will be made of
shirred crape or silk mull.
Thc colflhro for chlldreu is simple and beeom*
lug. I.lttla boy* uuder 7 yean wear their hair
banged straight over their foreheads, sod half long
behind. Little girl* from two to eight years of age
wear their hair flowing behind, and sometimes
confined by a dainty ribbon tied at one side.
A very popular gurmeifc for wearing with dif
ferent skirt* for morning will be the ”!!na»ar”
Jacket of reru or cream-colored pongee, embroid
ered with white nr brown silk upon the rolling col
lar, deep turn-over cufft and thc belt. This is an
aoay and comfortable waist, which looks well over
skirt* of alm«Mt any material nr color.
A l*ori* letter tells of the latest style bonnet,
called a cobweb Unmet, The frame is the finest
metallc netting, a kind of gatuc, over silk which
serves as liuing. On the wire are Axed, at certain
distances, small die*, having the air of “walking
Into the parlor.” In fn nt are rolls of laccor a bow
of ribbon, on which a butterfly rv;*>**.
He Failed to l'nlt.
From the Essex County Statesman.
A Gcrmau tailor In a village in Canada failed a
few days ago and called a meeting of his creditors.
An Investigation seemed to show that his liabili
ties were fl.UA) and his assets $UMA
It thus apiNMra,” said one of bis creditors,
that you can pay i» cents on the dollar.”
“Vhcl, I doan’ figure Uke dot,” replied the tai
lor.
How do you figure?"
"Vhy. I pay* feefty cents onder dollar."
How can you do that when youraract* only al
low for one* fourth.’
A portman stood with ptizxlod brow,
Aud In hi* hand* turned o’er nnd o’er
A letter with address so strange
A* he had never seen before,
The writing cramped, the letters small,
Aud by a boy’s rough hand engraved.
The word* run thu*: “To Jcsu* Chrtat,”
And uuderueath inscribed, “In Heaven.'
The postman paused, for well lie knew
No mail on earth this note eouhl take,
And yet it wo* written in childish faith
And posted for thc dear Lord's sake.
With careful hand lie broke the seal
And reverently the letter read;
’Twos short ami very simple too,
For thb is all the writer said:
“My Lord und Savior, Jesus Christ,
I've lately lost my fattier dear;
My mother Is very, very poor,
And life to her Is sad and drear;
Yet thou has promised in thy word
That none can ever ask in vain,
For what they need of earthly store
If only asked in Jesus' name;
Aud so I write you in His name
To ask that you will kindly send
Some money down, what you can spare.
And what is right for us to spend.
I want so much to go to school—
While father lived I always went,
But he had little, Lord, to leave,
And what he left is almost spent.”
The tidlngM reached that far-off land.
Although the letter did not go,
Aud straight thc King an angel sent
To help thc little boy below.
Yet to his mother lie w ould say,
“I knew thc Ix>rd would answer make
When He had read my letter through
Which 1 had sent for Jesus' sake.'*
Oh, happy boy l could you but teach
Our hearts to trust our Father's love.
And to believe where might's dented,
'TI* only done our faith to prove.
Our Letter l)ox,
Dear Aunt Music: 1 think if we little folk* had
some object of gcnena! Interest it would make us
feel more like we were kin sure enough, and I pro
pose that we form aclub for the pur]mse of furnish
ir.g little Willie Jimmie flinith, of Chalybeate
Springs, Oil., with school books uutil his fait i is
rewarded by a good sumnrltan coming to help him
Judging from the number of letters I should think
we children might do some good, aud iu order
that ali may take part In It I propose that in
little boy or girl shall send more than ten cents. I
also propose that we nppoiut Mr. D. W. Green, of
Tiik Constitution office, treasurer. I inclose ten
cents us a charter member. I love to read ”0. Y.
aud Tnlraage’s sermon. Tell ('. F. Maddox we
enjoyed his letter and he must write again, nud
Frank Adams, too. Yours truly, “Ion."
Orysa, Lauderdale County, Teun.
Dear Aunt Susie: Inin thirteen year* old. I'vi
been going to school, but have stopped. Papa has
fish pond nnd has some very nice carp in It. He
takes The Constitution and. 1 like the children'!
department nud Betsy Hamilton very much.
Yours, Lira Htuozia.
Helena, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: 1’vc been sick. I worked too
hard, got over heated nnd have hud the fever.
Please answer this riddle:
Twelve pears were hanging high,
Twelve meu came riding by.
Each took n pear
Aud loft eleven hanging there.
Your nephew, Jons Pelham Ledukttrr.
Cross Plains, Ala.
Dear Auut Susie: I’m eleven years old. I stay
at home now and help mama nnd sister milk and
chum. Papa Is a farmer and takes The Constitu
tion. 1 am left-handed aud alt the scoldings 1 got
at school were for writing w Ith my left hand.
Your little friend, Mattie N. Htroziek.
Dear Aunt Mu«le: 1 am thirteen year* old. We
have vocation now aud 1 help mama keep house.
ran piece quilt*, knit trimming aud crochet. We
Uke The (ViKsmrnoN and I love to read it, espec-
Ully Bill Arp, Betsy Hamilton and O. Y. F.
Yotr little friend, Af.i.u: Lorrix.
Bed Oak, Ga.
Dear Aunt Pdilo: I am a farmer's son, fourteen
years old. We live In the country about 7 mile*
from Quitman. We havo an old gray houso that is
very much afraid of a gun and 1 think Its very fool
ish In him. Yours, # Bvnos B. Adams.
Quitman, Miss.
Dear Aunt Music: I am twelve years old. I havo
stay at home from school and help mama cook,
she has a great deal to do. Fattier is a farmer
and my brother* work with him and l helped drop
cotton, too. 1 went to church and heard the best
preacher l ever heard preach, Mr. J. A. Muuduy.
Papa take* Thk Constitution aud I love to read it.
Yours truly, Hattie Kirk Kwino.
Palmetto, (la.
Dear Aunt Music: lam ten your* old. Mama
teaches me nt home during the winter months and
... summer I work In the fields with pupa. I like
studying better than work. I bring the mail from
the postofibv for our neighborhood every Friday
and am always m> glad wheil Friday conic* and we
now every time the boys say “whoa. Beck,” to us.
We hove six boy* and no girls at our home.
Yours. Claude Cody Carr.
Conyers, Ga.
Dear Aunt Sturie: I am ten years old. Papa i c
doctor and take* your paper. He likes it very much.
I can sew on the machine. Mama has a little baby
girl named after oneof the nicest ladles In Atlanta,
Yournelce, Mattie Moore.
White Plains, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: I'm a little Texasgirl, but my
jMirents are Georgians and take The Constitution.
We ure *o glad when it come* and enjoy reading
Betsy Hamilton, BUI Arp and thc children's letters.
I wish some of them would write to me.
Your ncice, Mattie Stok ms.
Sulphur Spring*, Texas.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am seven years old. Mama
Isa widow and J help her wash dishes and milk
aud then wc take old Pink to the pasture. I like
The Constitution very much. I would like to
hear from Joel Gilbert again. Your little friend,
Fayetteville, Go. Nettie Hudson.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am a big boy, six years old,
I can go fishing and hunt eggs. I am learning fast
at school. I am staying with sister now and mama
will be surprised to sec my letter. Yours truly,
Covington, Ga. Boyce Jarman.
Pear Aunt Susie: I am nearly fourteen years old,
I’spa takes The Constitution and we all enjoy
reading It very much. 1 like the Young Folks col
unin brat'of all. I’ve pieced five quilts. I ah
making uquiit for my cousin and am going to
have nil the girls in the* neighborhood make a
inan*. When we l»n!*h be Is going to give us a
quilting. Tell Lelu Campbell I’ve commenced
tuilt like the one she sent to The Constitution.
Yours truly, . Emma Kkaoiv.
Roekdrtlc County, Georgia.
Dear Aunt fiuile: We are coibins aged l.l and 10
nnd go to the same school and love our teacher
dearly. Our papas both Dike The Constitution
and wu like so much to reud it, especially Betsy
Hamilton, she talks so funny; O. Y. F., and BUI
Arp. Your little friend,
Ada IIarrkr and Carrie Hart.
Long Cane, Gn.
Dear Aunt Susie: I think Betsy Hamilton’s let
ter* are so funny. I am nearly eight year* old. I
went to school three months, but got sick and hod
to stop. Papa ho* a saw miil nnd I go out [here
and stay with him all thc week. He comes home
every Friday and I am so glad to see mama nnd my
little sister und brother. Papa takes five or six
papers and mama say* TyE Constitution is the
best of all. Your friend truly,
Albert It Almond.
Highland Home, Talladega, Ala.
Dear A nut Music: I ntn niuc years old nnd have
two little sister* and mama say* we make a great
deal of noise. 1 will have vocation soon and then
ran go plum hunting and fishing. Your Uttic
nelce, • Carrie Hell Willis.
Pleasant Hill, Ga.
Dear Aunt Music: I’m nine years old. Papa has
taken The Constitution ever since I was first
started. I love to read the children’s department,
Bill Arp und Betsy Hamilton’s funny stories. 1
drop coni, hoe in the garden, bring iu wood, hold
the calves while they milk nnd feed the pigs. Mr.
Carpenter und Cousin Willie Austin'live with us
nnd they made n fish trap Hud put it in the creek;
to we get some fish now. Wo roll the corn we
plant in Du* to keep thc birds from pulling it up.
Your friend, Elam Austin Hopkins.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am eleven years old. I can
not compete with iny cousins In quilt making, but
think 1 ran beat them making cotton aud corn.
Papa is a farmer and I help him work on thc farm.
He had one of hi* hands hand* shot off during the
He takes The Constitution and 1 lpvo to
read the children’s letter*. Youra f
Conyers, Ga. Addie May Phillips.
Dear Aunt Music: I am. helping pai*i work on the
(arm now, but am going to school when it begins
again. Papa takes The Constitution and 1 love to
re.ul It, especially Bill Arp, Betsy Hamilton, Uncle
ltcmu* nud the Young Folks column*. I like the
game* you scut us. Your little frieud,
Locust Grove, Gil Pleasant Meoan Spears.
Dear Auut Music: I am seventeen year* old. 1
don't go to school this year a* I help work on the
fnrtu. Wu take The Constitution and I like Unclc
Ucuius very much. 1 am going to take music les
son* soon from thc sweetest little ludy in the state.
Your nephew, John K. Pender.
llarahou, Ga.
Dear Aunt Musle: lam a farmer's son, ton years
old and am going to school soon., Papa take* Thk
Constitution and 1 like it better than I did last
year. Can you guess why? I like Uncle Rein us aud
Betsy Hamilton, but most of all the Young Folk*
column. Your little frieud,
Calhoun, Go. Wade Hampton Blake.
Dear Auut Susie: 1 am a farmer'* daughter 11
year* old and 1 go to school to Professor Maddox.
1*u|ki take* Tiie Constitution aud It Is a welcome
visitor at our home. Your friend,
I.ela C. Brannon.
Dear Aunt Susie: I'm very muc h Interested In
the Young Folk* columns. I go to school. 1 have
scrap book. 1 can play ou the organ and love
music very much. Papa ha* a store and 1 have a
nice time eating candy. Your* truly,
Woodstock, Ga. Mary Lou Latimer.
get Tiie CoNvnrvrto
Near Villa Itlea, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: 1 am 13 year* old. Father is a
farmer. He lake* The Constitution and like* It
very much, bu) l read It more than he dm**. I am
ry fond of rcadiug. I go to school and to Sunday
school. I haven't mlwed going once this year. I
happy to be a name sake of yours, because
you are so kind to give u* a place tu Tiie Constitu
tion. Your loviug nelce, Su*ik E. David.
Pauli, Go.
Dear Aunt Made. I am a farmer's daughter, 12
year* old. Pa|* take* Tiie Constitution and l Uke
It wry much, especially Betsy Uamtltou ami Our
Letter Box. I go to school and cau cook and play
the organ. Your little friend,
Nannie Annie Watson.
Dear Aunt Susie: 1 am a farmer'* daughter, ten
year* old. I do not go to school now. I feed the
ehickens and goat* aud am piecing a quilt. 1 have
pet goat named Stanley. 1 go to Sunday achooL
Your little friend. Mattie Bullock.
Collins, Drew County. Ark.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am a fanner's daughter, ten
year* old. and have had but little chance to go to
school. I wash tho dishes, milk and cook some
time*. Papa take* Tux Constitution and thinks
* a great paper. I love to read It too.
Your nelce, Lela E. Boo?*.
Kaon Grove, Go.
Dear Aunt Music: l have been to two picnic* this
year and had a nice time. I draw water, uke iu
the stovewood. make thc bed* and uke the milk
the pit for mama. Fin making a quilt, too.
Your little friend. Hems Phillim.
Ilogansvllle. Ua.
Dear Annt Susie: The other day my brother and
myself begged mama to let us take a mule ride,
and though she didn't much like (t, the said we
might Uke a bucket and go down to Aunt DUsey'*
“Vbel, I prin*i der odor money down from der ] for some milk. Yon don't know how bl* m Wt
oust,"
He was uot permitted to fail
n the Mi'oar Camp.—When I was about eleven
year* old and my brother Joe nine, wc were stay
ing wltn my mother nt Grandpa Hollister's. It
was spring time aud the meu were busy In the
sugar ramp, making maple sugar. We children
»yed going down to the camp, which wu* about
half a mile from the house. One night our mother
il consented to our staying at the comp uutil the
•sugaring off" was finished. We hud begged for
this privilege, wishing to **n» the fire after dark.
Fancying tho woods would be delightful when
lighted up by the camp fins, we had a basket with
our supper* and were provided with pleuty of
nip*.
A little while before dark Uncle Williams went
.... to the house td attend to the evening chores,
leaving u* with Thomas. Thoma* was a faithful
fellow who hod lived at my uncle’s “off and ou,”
they used to say, for many year*. My grand
father was too old to do much work and all the
farm business was managed by my uncle, w ho
lived In the same yard with grandpa.
There was on this particular evening an under
standing bctweou Thoma* and Uncle William*—
a* it proved, a misunderstanding—that uncle
wo* to ret uro at seven o’clock aud Thomas wo* to
to spend the night with a sick frieud two mile*
away.
Seven o’clock came and Thomas, who ltad the
utmost faith tfi the perfect understanding between
himself and his employer, raid:
Now. children, I suppose you won't be afraid
stay alone fora few minutes? Your uncle will
right along; and I ought to be off, for it is a good
bit of a walk I have before me. Thing* l« all right
but you might keep a little watch of the ket
tle until your uncle come*."
O, what a long watch that wo*! For a little
while we enjoyed being left alone: we ’called our
selves “babes In the wood*;” then we Invented
other fiction* which afterward* seemed only too
true! We Imagined ourselves lost or deserted; or
we were pioneer* camping for thc night. After a
little while we began to turn our eyes toward* the
house and to peer Into the darkness, listening In
tently for unde's footstep*. Now and then we
turned our attention to thc great iron kettle*
swinging over the fire.
It was fortunate for n* that these needed atten
tion from time to time. We had learned during
i when we trotted off. but prettysoonold Beck laid tion from time to time, oensa teamen curing
Imt ton, mn b*rk ,aJ juit Unr. Mj- brothtr aid oor frequent d»r visit* to the raptr «m|* mme
tiling ot the «rt of sugar making, and we knew
just what to do. Cautfouriy we fed the fire, or.d
dipped from the large syrup kettle Into the smaller
one, and replenished thc heater from thc barrels of
cold sap near by.
Uncle had said before leaving, “It will take until
midnight to get all this boiled down.” And Jo©
und I hod rejoiced over the prospect of a long even
ing in the wood*.
After a while we began to wonder a little over
Uucle William's absence, then a* the minute*
passed nnd he did not come, we grew anxious and
frightened.
“What if he should not come at all!” said Joe,
“But he will!” I persisted; “he knew Thomas
wu* going away, und he will come to see to things
here.”
Let’* tell stories!” said Joe. And so we told
stories until both memory and inventive power*
were exhausted; then we sang a little, but our
voices sounded so strange nnd weird there in the
woods that we soon stopped singing. Once we pro
posed going home.
'But we ought not to leave the kettles and the
fire without some one come* to tend to them,” said
Joe, bravely
Then I remembered the creek which the late
thaw had swollen so that the water was quite up
to tiie bridge, and f feared to try to cross in the
darkness. There really seemed to be nothing to do-
but Just to wait.
After awhile—it seemed hours—Joe fell asleep; I
could not keep him awake, nnd coucludcd to let
him sleep awhile. I covered him with one of tho
shawl* and sat beside him fora long time, looking
into the fire. The syrup in the kettles bubbled nnd
foamed, or simmered slowly; now and then I re
plenished the fire, trembling with excitement as
if I had an ague fit! 1 was not naturally a coward,
but I submit it to readers, if the circumstances
were not peculiar enough to make a stouter heart
than a child of eleven is supposed to carry quake
with fear! And yet It would have been impossible
to tell what I feared. There were no wild animals
In that region more ferocious than a chipmunk.
Tramps had never lieen heard of; I had no fear of
ghosts and hobgoblin*—tny education In that re
spect hud been sadly neglected! Away back in
early childhood my father hud, in a few words, set
my miud forever nt rest upon those subjects, and
ghosts and fairies were meaningless terms tome. I
hud never read or listened to stories of those unreal
beings, and consequently had not the least fear or
awe tending iu that direction. Yet a vague sens©
of danger hung over me; the loveliness of tho
place, the weird shapes that the trees and hushes
took ou in the flickering light of the ramp fires,
and worst of all, the stillness, made tho slow pass
ing hours seem quite unendurable.
All at (Mice there mine Into my mind the w ords
of a hymn which iny grandmother loved toslng:
“Did ever brouble yet befall
And He refused to hear thy call?”
Then I slipped away and knelt down In the shad
beside un old stump and prayed; 1 said, “Dear
Father in lieaveu, Jocund I are in great trouble;
wilt Thou cure for us and hclp 4 u*? The people at
home do not know wc are here alone, o, dear
Father, let them know some way, or send Thomas
back, for we arc afraid to stay hurcnloue, nud we
are afraid something bus lmppcucd to Uncle Wil
liams. O, l,ord, tube care of ns all, for Christ’*
sake. Amen."
Again and again, I prayed this prayer, then I
went buck to Joe aud the kettles. I think 1 must
have dozed u little, for once or twice 1 slatted up in
a great fright. Then Joe wakened and begun to
cry: I tried to comfort him, hut wound up by burst
ing Into sob* myself. Then Joe tried to comfort me,
und wo Just cried together. After awhile I said:
"Don't cry any more, Joe; somebody must come
soon!”
"But they won't come,” said Joe; “they won’t
know wc arc alone. Mother thinks wc are going to
sleep at Auut Comic’s, and Aunt Coruie will think
we have gone back tograndim's.” Then, as if some- .
thing new hod occurred to him, lie burst out, “O,
Fldcl what If uucle started to come and got drown
ed in tho crook!”
“I don't believe that ho started; most likely ho
forgot about Thoinn*’ going away. But they will
come soon, I’m sure."
“What make* you think so, Fide? They won’t
know," iDuraistcd Joe.
But I insisted that they would come soon. Though
I believed that God had heard my prayer, and .
that he would send relief, I could not put my faith
into word* to tell Joe, but I said:
'Joe, let’s sing the hymn that mother.likes; the
one thut says:
” ’What though darkness gather rouud?
Hongs In the night Hcglveth.’ ”
It was not loug after this that I started up so
suddcttly that Joe was frightened more than ever.
Fidel what I* It?”
They an; coming! they are coming! 1 see the
light! I see two people!”
“Maybe it Dn't our folks,” said Joe, trembling
In every nerve; “let’* hide uutil wo find out who
It I*?’’
But 1 was not afraid of any human being, and
moreover, I felt sure that it must be my uncle who
was coming. We had not long to wait; uearcrand
nearer mine the Mwiugiug light; wu could here the
crunching of the leave* and twig* under their feet,
and thu sonud of their voice* fell upon our can,
•ud soon Uncle William* called out, “Fide! Jool"
Yes, sir!” wo both.answered; ”wo are here!"
And thc next moment uucle and Thoma* stood
before a*. “Arc you here, all safe?” exclaimed
Thomas; and then a queer thing happened. It
seemed *s If thc great fire all went out, and my
uncle ami Thomas faded away, and the next thing
I knew, I heard Thoma* say:
”Hhe I* coming to herself l We’d better get her
right home; I ran carry her, and come back nnd
look after the kettle*.”
I rcmcmticred that, weak and faint a* I was, I
said;
“He did hear me!”
“Poor ehibl! did you call?” said Thomas.
“Ye*. I did!"
Then I wanted to !»e taken home to iny mother.
What a time there wo* w heu w© reached lhu house.
Thomas carried me nearly ail the way, uncle stay
ing behind to finish up the work.
He said nfterwanl* that we did a good night’s
work ami saved a good many dollar* worth of
sugar.
The way of it all was that uncle expected
Thoma* would come to the house If he decided to
go to see hi* friend, ami a* he did not come nncle
supposed he had given up the plan. About twelve
'clock Thomas came home and uncle called out
from hi-* bed room: ,
Well, Thomas, Is everything all right?"
All right!" returned Thomas.
Well, I suppose the children know where to
sleep—Fide—"
“The children!” exclaimed the bewildered
Thoma*, "what children l”
Why, Fide and Joe—what did you do with
them?”
Do with them! My goodness, man!—didn't you
go to the bash? I—"
Uncle Williams was out of bed and so wa* Aunt
Tortile, iDefore Thoma* finished hi* exclamation,
and I expect that uncle dreaded quicker than ever
before, ne didn’t wait for explanation*; his first
thought wo* to go to grandpa’* and see H we were
there, but Aunt Coruie said no, she wa* over there
at nine o'clock and we were not there then, and she
thought Che brat thing to do would be to go to th«
wood* at once.
I guess that L* best,” sold Thoma*. “Fide 1* A
plucky little thing, and she would stick to thc ketr
tie* until somebody came.”
It was explained afterward* that Thoma* found,
that two brothers of the rick man had unexpect
edly arrived and he waa not needed, so be stayed
on awhile,- and then came home. lie **ld bo
thought at fir-t that he would stay all night any
way, because he felt too tired to walk way bom©
again; bat afterword* he felt that he most come.
In tact,” he said, “I don't believe anything could
have kept me!”
Since that night I have never doubted that God
hears and annrer* pray»■r.