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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1 1884.
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THE' WOMAN???S KINGDOM
The Home and the Housewife and GoaMp
of the Hearthatone???Talk* With
Women and About Women.
{Short Letter* on home tonic* carnostly solicited
Write ???Woman's Kingdom on one corner of the
pnvelop.]
Friend* In Heaven.
A brown haired, blue-eyed wee one.
Grown weary and tired of play.
Climbed tip on my knee to aak me
In her simple, rblldlah way,
???Hare you any friend* In heaven
That you sometime* want to sec?"
ftjryon guess how tho question thrilled me
Like a minor melody?
I thought as 1 sat In thtf twilight,
With that wee one on my kuee,
Of my little blue-eyed baby,
Whose summers numbered three.
She went from my arms to heaven,
One spring-time, years ago.
And left In my heart that sorrow
That only mothers know.
1 thought bow the baby???s father
Urdk lonesome, and longed lo hold
Once more on bl* breast, our baby
With balr of sunset gold.
And one summer evo he left me,
To search for our bab?? of three,
And I know full well that he found her,
Bat he never came back to mo.
Do 1 ever want lo see them ?
Oh! child of the violet eyas.
My heart baa gono out before me
To the hllla of Paradise.
Borne day I shall feel th??ff klsrea
Drop balm on my weary heart,
Mine only, and mine forever,
Though earth and heaven apart.
It does seem that thsre is no rest in this
world for women. They are criticised most
unmercifully by the lorda of creation; for tho
past few months every paper you take up has
something to aay on the ???Mother Hubbard"
drcss.The idea of ratn.who occupy the dignified
position of editors of newspapers making a
war on ao trifling a subject as a woman???s dress.
There have been even editorial* written on
Uio subject. We ran account for it in but one
way: There has bwo a scarcity af now*, and
the weather ha* been warm, l???erhapa some
of our editors have been bilious, and their
liver???* ar# out order. At any rate, it i??
very evident their brains have not been in
good working order, and anything to write
about is thankfully received. 8o when one
atsrted the ball tho othnra gladly joined in
the game. Now we don't want it lo bo sup
posed we are advocating the ???Mother Hub-
hard??? dress. We novtr had one, never iutend
to, and don???t particularly admire them, but
we do contend that it is none of tho man???s
business If a lady chooses to wear one. We
don't criticise their fashions, and sometimes
they are just as objeetienablo to our oye.
What can be uglier than a ???see*more??? (Sey
mour) coat, but then the dear, conceited ftd
lows that wesr them think their figures aro
Irresistible, and the mere you seo of them the
more you will admire, when often It if the re
verse and ???disgusting" is the only word that
will express it. Aud just suppose the women
were to write pleeee Innumerable criticising
their tight pants and coats, what would ba-
cotuc of us? llut, as the Dutchman said, that
ia the difference between ???tweedle dum??? and
???twecdle-deaj??? we must bear all and dross to
suit the taste. The men uever made a war
on ???tie-back??? drcescs. Why wae that? Rut
when a simple, economical, comfortable dress
comes in fashion, tlioy aro all down on it. If
n woman dresses very handsomely or extrava
gantly it Is at onoe commented on, ami their
husbands receive thedcepcitiympathy. They
???re spoken of as ???poor fellow) be can nover
keep his head above water with such a wife,
film apendt all he makes on her back;??? and
now that the dear creatures are trying to wear
dr**e?? that only take eight yards of doth, why
which was a diamond cluster ring, which was val
ued at 127*. The ring bad evidently stuck in the
glove when tho wearer took it off, and sbo (lor
wan a lady's glove) no doubt supposed she bad lost
the jewel on the street. Ho told the ring for very
nearly it* value after, be says, ???In vain endeav
oring to find tho owner." He said he had often
beard of other member* of hts profession making
some valuable discoveries among old papers and
rubbish, ono of whom found a promissory note
for *3,000, which tho holder supposed he bad lost.
The In Her gave the finder 9100 reward. I think
after reading this account of the profitableness of
rag*plcking wc will hereafter have moro respect
for rag-pickers. ,
A Now Art.
We have an account in the Philadelphia Times
of anew art,called the ???8cr|maebon Art" It is
the art of engraving on ivory or bone. Engraving
on egg shells la a distinct branch of the art. It la
not known where the name came from. It is
???rt known to few except old seamen; and all that
la needed Is a jack knife and a whale???s tooth,
billiard ball, a bit of walrus tusk, or a piece of
ivory, or bone of any sort, and a little India Ink
and Chinese vernHIUon. You first layoffyonr
design lo lead pencil, Then you take your knife
and carefully etch It and rub In your coloring mat
ter. The design will last until the bono crumbles
away. An old fellow who works at ???Scrlmschon
glvea the following am using account of one of his
jobs. When asked: ???What do yon draw?" He
replied: ???Anything, from a bog net to a one-eyed
bull. Young tailors sometimes have their sweet
hearts scrlmshoned, and young married women
havo me scrlmschon their husbands on whs!os???
teeth. The design does not sink very deeply, and
when love changes, it Is easy enough to scratch out
the old picture aud put In a new ono. A pretty
and sharp widow Is one of my best customers. She
came to me first about eight yean ago. She had
just been married. Her husband was master of a
whaling ship, aud aho bad him scrlmschoncd on a
walrus task. Ho was lost at sea. A few months
afterwards tho woman was married again. 8he
came back with the tusk and bad No. 1 scratched
cut and No. 2Rorloi*choued In. She wept sadly as
piece by piece No. 1 was whittled away. But all
the same sbo Insisted that I should touch up No.
2so much that the plqjure didn???t look a bit Ilka
the original. Hhe enmo back one day and angrily
told me to scratch off No. 2 mighty quiok. ???What???s
the matter???? says I. ???Divorced,??? says she; ???the
odious creature.??? I didn't see her again for several
months. Then one dark day, In the midst of a
dismal drirzio, she cmne tripping down those steps
sud Into this cellar, with a little hit of a fellow, as
fragile as a soft-shell crab. 'My busbjuid, sir,' says
she, proudly. ???Glad to meet you, sir,' says he, in
a voice like the sound of a light fiddle string. 'Can
you scrlmschon form nature?' says she. 'Yes,
' says I. 'Then I would like to hsvsyou
icrimschon my dc-nr husband,' says the. 'I waat
to have his face wlioro I know It will last forever
and over.' DJd I scrlmschon hint? Oh, yes. But
poor man, he only lasted two months. I'm ex
porting lo see that woman come In hore any day
fast married to No. 4."
Cooking Itecelpes.
OftAkox Arrow.???'Take the Juice of fonr large
sweet oranges and the grated peel of one, tho Juice
and half the grated peel of one lemon, ono pack
age of gelatine soaked iu a cup of cold water;
v It lira of four eggs, whipped stiff; one large onp
of white sugar, three of boiling wator. Mix tho
juice and peel of the fruit with the soaked gela
tine and sugar. Leave them covered one honr;
ponr on the boiling water and stir till dosr. Strain
through flannel, and, when quite cold, whip in
the frothrd whites very gradually till the whola Is
a white sponge. Put iuto a wet mould and set In
ice till wanted next day.
Finism * Pronina.???Line a deep and bnttored
pudding dish with scllces of spongecake; slice
some pineapple In very thin siloes and put It Into
the dlsli; cover a layer of pineapple with a layer
of rako. and so on, until the dish 1* fall; scatter
sugar plentifully over tho pineapple; the top layer
of cake should be moistened with water and havo
sugar scattered over H. If you are the happy pos
sessor of a pudding dish with an earthen cover,
put this over the pudding, otherwise cover it with
a dinner plate and take slowly for an hour and
three quarters. The cover or t>lato should bo but
tered.
tho
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Rut
itwiu
rtteh
noth
now
lilen<
and i
aawi
to Hersheba 1
oking costume.???
??? y will soon ba
ml polities ami
wo it will not be
t we do. It is
me of Kve, wo-
latter of conve-
eels fail, women
p a newspaper
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whal
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Now
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Into
death
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girls
W,???
miss
have
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to ???I
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trust
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have
calve
bask
at loi
futui
DSSTM.???Wo all
vingls, and how
'keeper can get
Sveryihiug get)
r 11ml anything
-pear altogether,
are aware that
ly bean moved
. All havo no
iha???WaaxLvV'
nt of this some
wepotidenU. In
?? moving I am
havo been lost,
???ow any of our
sorgia,??? ???Alice
rows. We have
;b, and long to
tn one and all. A
received from
publish! letter
address. There
md that make*
st others have,
her addross, as
dice May. We
111 aooapt this
i again, for we
lat has been re-
Hate our waste
continue to be
ini letters in the
Ills
nothing should
???n be turned to
believe that rag
ble, yet the Flits-
burg Leader gives quite an interesting account of
an iul
and ci
of that city. He
m nearly twenty
horse and wagon
1 lot, purchased
/seat the proceed* of sales of hundreds sad Ikon
???ends of pounds of rep. Yet he started in the
business with nothing but tho hag la which he
carried his paper and rogasod the clothe* he had
oo, which were very Utile tatter than rags. He
goes oo to tell that he worked alx months before
he mode what was called a lucky find. He was
sen In the eM
ready, and while
hank bill* bald
This he quickly
Cornua PrnniNfi.???Half pint of sugar, one pint
of flour, half pound butter, two egp or more, half
pint milk, one tsatpoouful soda, and one of eream
of tartar, put Into the flour dry; a few eurrants or
raisins sprinkled in; bake In a tin pau. By adding
roora sugar it makes a nice cake. For a pudding
eat with wine mure.
Talk to Children.
???Children hunger perpetually for new Ideas.
They will learn with pleasure from the lips of
parents what they deem drudgery* to study in
books; and even If they have thomUfortunetobe
deprived of many educational advantages, they
will grow up Intelligent people. We sometimes
see parents who are tho life of overy company
which they enter, dull.silent audunlutarestlugat
homo among their children. If they havo not
montal activity and mental storloa sufficient for
both, let them first use what they have for their
own households. A silent home t* a dull place for
young people???a place from which they will cacapo
If they can. IIow muck useful information, and
what unconscious but excel lout mental training la
Imparted In lively, social argument. Cultivate to
lbs utmost tho art of conversation at horns.???
A friend told me tbe other day that ho had been
In the country for a t UH. It was the first time his
little thrcc-year old sou had ever been outsldo of
the city. Bo the tint evening at tea, when lit* cup
of milk was set before him, alter tasting It, he
said, ???Pa, what kind of milk la this?" ao J was
told it was cow???s milk, aud he artlessly replied:
???Well, pa, l like cow's milk better tbau the milk
msu's milk."
The Tired Housekeeper.
???Dear me! bow tired I am;and bowiittle I have
to show for my day's work!" Bo paid young Mrs.
Bcntly, at the close of a warn summer day, assbe
seated herself languidly in a rocking chair on her
neighbor's piazza.
Mr*. BbeJdon smiled a quiet, sympathetic smile,
which was very soothing to Mr*. Beatty's over
tasked nerves, as she said: ???It seems to me, my
friend, that you have a great deal to show, not
only for this day, but for every day???s work. 1
???Mm Bcntly shook her bead,
???Well, I don???t know???I waa thinking Just now,
os I put tbe children to bed, how my time was all
taken up with little matters???trifles, but yst they
left me neither strength nor opportunity for any
thing better," she said slowly, and her look grew
more despondent as she spoke.
???You are almost too tired to-night to reason
correctly, my dear," replied Mrs. Bheldon. ???Sup
pose wc go over your day???s duties and occupation,
however, and see If they are as insignificant as you
may Imagine. Now, what waa tbe first thing you
bad to do this morning?"
Mr*. Bently considered a moment and began:
???Wby, my cook was sick???at least, she had a bsd
betdschc??? and I hurried down stairs to help her
With tbe breakfast. I made an omulette and some
rice cakes, because Mr. Bently???.is so fond of them.'
???And were you not rewarded for your trouble
by your husband's appreciative praise?" question
ed her listener. ???Did be not say, as I have often
beard biro say before, that you were the best little
wife In the world r*
???Yet; I believe he did say something of the
kind," owned Mrs. Bcntly, smiling in return, a??
she met her friend???s eye. ???And of course I don???t
mind doing suoh things, or, indeed, anything to
please him, for he deserves it."
???Then your first care to-day waa for your hus
band's comfort, and in giving him a new preef of
your devotion, you wore adding another link to
the chain which Mnds your hearts. Was not this
a worthy end?" answered Mrs. Bheldon.
???But???rice cakes and an omulette I" objected
Mrs. Bently. ???They are so???so?????????
???Bo unberoine, 1 suppose you think, my dear, 1
answered her companion. ???But after all, can w
count anything small or Insignificant If it adds to
tho hqppincss of those we love?"
"Well, you have made my day???s beginning seem
more important already," said Mrs. Bently.
"Bow will you Interpret my next work, I won
der?"
???What did you do next?" asked Mrs. Shel
don.
'I washed and dreased my baby, and then put
the bed-rooms iu order, besides dusting and sweep
ing the dining-room. Then I made a pudding for
dinner, fluted my pillow shams???becauaa Ellen???s
head was still aching, and 1 knew ahe had anough
to do without them???mended all the stocking*,
and spent half an hour'playing tea??? with Mamie,
who was not feeling well either. Tho poor ehIM
lonely, now that the Bourdons Jiave gone,
that she has to depend on mo for a playmate."
Then what?" asked Mrs. Bheldon, as her friend
paused for some moments.
Mrs. Bcntly laughed as sha said: ???Well, I re
memtared Just after dinner that I had promised
Jobnule some sugar cakes with currants in them,
of which bo Is very fond. Bo I went down to tho
kitchen again to make them, and bad just finish
ed, when he came in from school. lie was so
pleased that 1 could not regret the tlmo I had
spent, although It kept mo from going out. Next,
and last, I cut some aprons for a poor girl whom I
was Lying to help, and gave her a sewing lesion
beside. Then It was time to dresa for the after
noon; ao I got the children ready to mtJttbelr
father; after tea I read them a story. As aotra as
they were in bed I came over here."
Well, my dear, you havo proved tho truth of
what I said before- that you bavu a great deal to
show for your day's work. Just to think of it a
minute! You have made your children happy by
entering Into their pleasures aud pursuits, and Is
not that a mother???s best privilege? You have per
formed the small but IndlspenslblodutUw, whose
omission would have made your orderly, comfort
able homo lea attractive to husband aud children.
You have assisted a poor girl to be more Industri
ous, neat and self-reliant, and who shall measure
tholnflcnceofyour teachings on her future wel
fare? What would you havo had; or rather, what
could vou have been permitted to do more ucces-
???ary and important than the varied occupations of
this one day ? To minister to your family in so many
ways???tofhow to your servant woman, as to your
poor protege, the kindly unselfishness of Christian
character???are not trifling or insignificant ends.
It seems to me, my dear friend, that you have a
wide sphere of Influence, a very Important lesson
to tearh. There la no room for discouragement of
the kind you feci."
"I la g In to believe you are right, dear Mrs. Shel
don, and you have mado me feci a great deal hap
pier," said Mrs. Bently, os her friend paused.
Henceforth 1 shall try to remember that even the
little things are great in their way-each allotted
task has its value and Importance.?????????Selected.
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
Devoted to the Instruction and Entertain
ment of the Boys and Girls Who
Read The Constitution.
{In writing for this department,write plainly, on
one side of your paper,and put ???Our Young Folks"
on one corner of your envelope.]
An Old Saw.
A dear little maid came skipping out
In the glad new day with a merry shout;
With dancing feet aud with flying hair >
She rang with joy in the morning air.
???Don???t sing before breakfast, you'll cry before
night;"
What a croak to darken tbe child???s deljj&itl
And the stupid old nurse again and again,
Repeated tbe ancient, dull re/raio.
, and
timber very much. School will close soon
we are going to have a pound party the last day of
fcbool. I wish you could be with us, for I know
we will have a nice time. Your nieco,
fiLarpfcburg, Ga. Florexce Noble.
Ned
The child paused, tryingto understand;
But her eyes saw the great world rainbow-spanned;
Her light little feet hardly touched the earth,
And her soul brimmed over with Innocent mirth.
???Never mind???don???t listen???O, sweet little maid!
Make sure of your morning song," I said;
???And If sorrow must meet you, why, all tho more
Be glad of the rapture that came before.
???O, tears and sorrow are plenty enough,
Storms may be bitter and paths be rough,
But our tears should fall like the dear Earth's
showers
That help to ripen tbe fruits and flowers.
???go gladden the day with your blissful *ong,
Bins on while you may, dear, sweet and strong!
Mskesureof your moment of pure delight,
No matter what trials msy come before night."
???Cilia Tuaxtkx, In Wide Awake.
Oar Letter llox.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am a former's daughter,
thirteen yearn old. I do not go to school, but help
mama at home. Papa takes The constitution,
and I like it very much. Yours truly,
llocky Mount, Ga. IIattje Chambliss.
Dear Aunt Su*te: I am fifteen years old. I go to
school to Professor Cowrins. I like to read O. Y.
F., and Bill Arp and Betsy II. Papa is a farmer.
Your affectloBSte friend,
Lutherville, Ga. Lbila Owkm.
f Dear Aunt Susie: I go to nehool to Mr. Taylor,
and we have a good school. I have twin Bisters,
six years old, aud they can tell their own pictures
apart. I can milk, wash dishes, etc. I am tea
years old. Your loving niece,
Toonlgh, Ga. Maby E. Roberts.
Dear Aunt Busie: I am nine ydars old, and walk
a mile and a half to school. I have four brothers
and sisters that go with me, but wo help mama do
tho bouse work before we go to school and after we
como borne. We livo with grandpa. Betakes
Tux Constitution, and we are so glad when it
comes. Your little niece,
tiubligna, Ga. Ella Hamilton,
Dear Aunt Susie: I write to ask if some of tho
little cousins will correspond with me. I am a
little girl with blue eyes and golden hair, and live
iu tbe country. Your little niece,
Bxssix Caudle*.
Rcbobotb, Wilkes Co., Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: I live in tho country, a long,
long way from town during the summer, but
mama lets me visit my-city cousins in the winter.
I love to go shopping with them to buy nice Christ
mas presents for papa and mama. When you were
a little girl and gave your papa and mama pres-.,
ents, didn???t you feel happy If they smiled aud
looked pleased? Tel) Joftcch Fowler ho had bet
ter send you a photograph of himself, If ho is so
handsome, and you can let as see It.
Your Uttlo niece, Avis Lovsior..
Rocky Creek, Ga.
Milk v*. Tea nnd KUmalaats.
???Tbe greater my experience becomes,".writes
Dr. Clouston, in the annual report of the Royal
Kdint urgh asylum for the Insane, ???I tend more to
substitute milk (or stimulant*. In very acute
cares, both o( depression and maniacal exal'atlons,
where tbe disordered working of the brain tends
rapidly* to exhaust the strength. 1 rely more au<l
more on milk and egg* made Into liquid custards.
One such case this year got eight pints of milk
and sixteen egg* daily for three months, and re-
coveted under thl* treatment. I question I! he
would have done so much under any other, lie
waa almost dead off admission???accutely delirious,
absolutely sleepless and very nearly putsalcM, The
cup of tea. so much iu demand by many women
when tired, should be exchanged for milk, eggs
aud rest.*??????Exchange.
Remedy for I'olson Oak.
1 came across tho following very useful recipe In
the Medical Record a few days siuce, and give It
fot the benefit of many who know what a dreadful
thing it is lo get ttofom oak on you. The spedAc
for tfel* poison has been found to be bromide. Dr.
8. A. Brown, of the United Stales navy, states that
ho used ft In at least forty eases with unvarying
snecea*. Take from ten to twenty drop* of brom
ide to au ounce of olive oil, eosmoline, or glyce
rine. Rub tbe mixture gently on the a fleeted
parts three or four time* a day. The bromide is
so volatile that tho solution should be renewed
every twenty-four hour*. Tbe eruption never ex
ited* after the first twenty-four bourses J prompt
ly dbappaare within twenty-four boor* U the ap
plication l* pemitted in.
it to bl
???mall article* of
tug* and ???shin-
its. Hlsnaxtbtg
loro kid glove,
Mr. ltlatna nhoold study Local Law*.
From Ike New York World.
In traveling about the country Mr. Blaine should
???equaltit himself with the local lain. Things that
???re tolerated in Utah are held to be offense* in
rtmsylvanla, and a great deal of human vexation
UAm * * *???
tillable to grow entot inattention to the various
???late statutes, owing to their rtdimkms adversity.
A fiolld Hanks
Farm tke Chicago Tribune.
There Is one hank tn tbe country thst hasn't
fared and sriR not fall. That U tbe bank la
Welcome nouie.
Iu tho mountains of Tyrol, it la tho custom of
tbe women aud children to oome out when It is
bed-time, sing their national songs until thay hoar
their hustands, father* and brothers answer them
from the hills ontbelr return home. On the shores
of tho Adriatic, such a custom prevails. There
the wives of the fishermen como down about sun
set, and singing the first sunsa, they will listen
???while for an answer!ug melody from ott the water,
and coutluuo to sing and listen till the well known
voice comes borne ou the water*, telling that the
loved one la a)mo*t homo. How sweet to the weary
fisherman, as tbe shadows gather aroand him,
must be the songs of tho loved ones at home, th*t
sing to cheer him; and how they strengthen and
tighten tbe links that bind thoie humble dwell
er* hy the sea.
Itegtnnlng tn Life.
Homebody remark* that little fish *cem to have
the most sensible ldfas of a start In life. They alt
begin on a small scale, and there Is as much truth
as wit In the saying. Begin small. Countless ser
mons have already been preached from that text,
hut uutll the practice como* up to the preaching,
there would seem to be need o( more yet. It is
not so easy for a young couple who have been
brought up In comfort and luxury to go backwards
in the social scale and begin according to their
means. Better that it should he done, however,
at first, than to have to come to It after a brief
period of luxurious living; lor, In that case, the
last state Is apt to be worse that the first Emu late
tbe little Ashe*, therefore, and begin on a small
scale.-Exchange.
A Long Lane.
??????Wa," casually remarked Pluder tho other even*
log. as the two stood at the from gate waiting for
Filzgootar to come home, ???what relation is there
between you aud a lane?"
"Me and a lane?" asked the lady, a puzzled look
crossing her face. "Why do yon ask such a quea-
tKpr 1
???Well, nothing much," replied Plnder, "only I
heard pa talking to the widow BUeover about
you."
"What did they say?" demanded Mr*. Fitx^now
quite interested.
???She told pa that it waa a wouder to her how
be managed to get along with you."
lie sorter winked at
fret, my pretty laaa, it???s a tong lane that has no
turning. "
HU First Case.
"How are you getting along r' asked an dl
judge of a young lawyer.
"Very will thank you." waa tho reply. "I got
my first rese to-day.???
???Indeed! and what was It?"
"A book-rest."
Ob, the girl with the rick-reek dress.
With many a smile and stairk,
tbe flashes ont tn the aerial rout.
Arrayed la her handiwork.
AU winter she ricked and racked:
Dees her toil repay her? Oh. yes:
For now she declares that every one stares
At the girttn the rick-rack drees.
Toledo Blade.
Dear Aunt Susie: lama fanner???s son, sixtoen
years old. 1 like South Carolina* very much, for
wo make such good crops here. Fapa takes Tau
Constitution, and 1 like tho Georgia Humorists
aud 0. Y. F. very much. Jennie Burpee's riddle
Is the 8un. Ask some of tho cousins to please
writo to me; and tell them I will answer their let
ter*. Your nephew,
Camden, B. C. G. 8. Barnes.
Dost Aunt Busie: I am eleven years old aud go
to school to my brother. 1 help mama keep house.
Iren cook and can play sevoral pieces on the
piano. 1 love to read Our Letter Box, sad wish
some of the cousins would write to me.
Your niece, Nannie Hooa.
La Grange, Go.
Dear Aunt Busie: Tell "Paul" I can milk, churn,
raise poultry and cook, and might possibly super
intend a dairy. 1 am a country girl. Wc take
The Constitution, and think It la splendid.
Your niece, Cuo.
Bulloch Co., Ala.
Dear Annt Susie: I am a fanner's daugbter,
twelve years old. I go to school to Mr. Ham, and
liko him very much. I lovo to read Uncle Remus
Betsy II. and 0. Y. F. Will somo of the cousins
writo to m c. Your* truly,
8harp*burg, Ga. Lizxii Fakmkk.
DearAnnt Susie: lam a carpenter???s daughter,
ten yean old. I help mama do all kinds of do
mestic work. Tell somo of tho cousins to writo to
tno, for 1 am so lonely, except daring school
hour*. Your niece,
Bharpaburg, Ga. Rosy Arnold.
Dear Aunt Susie: 1 am eleven year* old and am
a farmer's son. Fapa don???t raise much cotton, but
raise* corn, peaa and clover. I have about fifty
sheep that 1 attend to in the wluter. Our school
close* next week with au exhibition, aud I wish
yon could be there. Wa all love to read Tux Con
stitution. Your ucpbew,
Bubllgna, Ga. II. Milton roNDit.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am twelve yean old and go
to school. I can cook and clean up house for
mama. Can any ono solve this riddle:
Always in a house-top, never in a vale;
Always tn prison, yet never in jail.
Your niece, Emma Ha in is.
Bharpaburg, Ga.
Dear Annt taste: I am nine yean old. I hare a
little brother six year* old,and wo both go to#chool
and lixc our teacher very much. Papa died when
1 waa three years old. Your nephew,
Bhupsburg, Ga. Jox Uxxsa Cols.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am ten year* old, and go to
school to Mr. Temple. One of the cousin* wanted
to ttaow where tbe first candle was lighted. Tell
him ???on the end." Youn,
Blapdwortht Ga. A.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am a farmer???s daughter, six
teen years of age. I go to school now, but school
will soon be out, much to my regret Tell Betsy
II* mil ton I hope she will write every week in the
future; end tell Mettle Moore that papa says I am
distinctly related to her, and I wish she would
write to me. Your niece,
Magoix JaaNiuAN.
Foster's Store, Chattooga Co., Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: X am fourteen yean old, and
can cook and clean up the house, and am very
fond of all kind of domestic work. I can knit
trimming. I go to school and tike my teacher.
Your little friend,
Bharpaburg, Ga. Emm Bxxton.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am fifteen years old, and can
crochet, knit an sew, but don't know much about
cooking. X havo been at school all the year but
have vacation now. Pupa taken Tux OoNsrmmoN,
and we all like It very muck. I love to read O. Y.
F. and Betsy H. Tear friend,
Lumpkin, On. K. W.
Dear Aunt Susie: 1 am still with my grand*
mother and love to stay with her. lamgoingto
school to my ends, but am sorry to say school will
doeesooe. Your loving niece,
LaGrange, Ga. Fanxix Kooj.
Dear Aunt Beals: X am a farmer's daughter,
thirteen years old. X go to school and like my
Red Merrill???* Boot-Jack.
???Please pull off my boots, mother," said
Merrill, as he held up a muddy boot in front of his
mother's face.
???Where Is your boot-jack???? she asked.
???0,1 split it up for kindling-wood to-night
replied Ned.
???Split it up for kindling-wood!" exclaimed h
mother. ???What did you do that for? There ai
plenty of boards in the wood*hed."
???I was in a hurry," said Ned, ???and I grabbed
bold of the first thing i came to."
???You are the laziest boy I ever saw," aald
Merrill, as ??bo took hold of the muddy taol
pulled it off. "You be sure and make youself
new hoot-jack to-morrow."
???Yea, mother, I will," said Nsd, aud he bade hot
good night and went off lo bed.
???You???ll ruin that boy," said Aunt Louise, who
had bean sitting In tbe room busily sewing. "You
wait on him entirely too much."
"His boots, you know, are rather tight for him,
and being wet, were really very bard to pull off,"
bis mother replied. "1 don't intend to do II
again for him. _ He will make a boot-jack to-mor
1 Mrsj
; and
???I doubt it," replied Aunt Louise.
Ned Merrill was a boy who always put off every
thing in tbe shape of work until tbe lost moment.
The old adage, ???Lazy folks work best when the
sun is in the west," was true lu his case. lie had
the kindlings to split for the fires, tbo water to
bring from tho well and tbe cow to feed three
times a day, but his mother often mid It was such
hard work to get Ned to do these things that she
would rather do them herself. He could have
easily stepped Into tho woodshed and split up
kindlings enough lu a few minutes to last two or
three days, but he always, as his Aunt Louise said,
dreaded everything In the form of work. He would
wait until dark before he got about It, and then he
would split up his boot-J'ck, or something else
that lay near him, saying to htoself???
???1 can easily make another."
The next night, when bed-time came, Ned look
ed all arouud the kitchen as if he had lost some
thing. /
???He has not made that boot-jack," thought Annt
I,ouhe, as ahe saw the boy try to pull off bis boots
on the chair rounds and then on the wood-box.
???I wonder what he will do," thoughtshe.
Ned???s mother was in the pantry stirring up buck
wheat enkes for breakfast. When aho came into
the kitchen she said:
???Haven't you gone to bed yet, Ned? I thought
you had gone up stairs long ago."
???1 can???t get my boots off," said Ned In a fretful
tone.
???ThereM kuew yon wouldn???t make that boot-
jack to-day, when yon said yon would," said his
mother.
???I forgot It," replied Ned.
???You didn't forget to go to Tom White???s for
your ball, nor to go skating with Willie Rounds;
but you always forget to do anything that yoji
consider work."
Whllehis mother was talking, Nod was pulling
and tugging away at his boots, and soon a word
which he knew he ought not to aay, escaped his
IJps and made tbe tears come in his mother???s eyes.
She silently went to her boy and pulled off his
hoot. While aho was tugging at the second one,
Charles Brown, a neighbor's *on, came in to bor
row some yeast. He looked with amazement at
Ned, as he sat tn a chair, while his mother palled
oft'his muddy boot.
"Docs your mother pull off yflur boots, Ned?"
he asked. ???Wby don???t yon have a boot-jack?
Your mother must be very good to do it. I would
not dare to ask my mother to do such a thing for
Ned looked quite ashamed, although he was
such a selfish boy that Uio fact of his mother's do
lug such a menial sehrice-for him wu not what
shamed him; it was the thought that Charles
Brown bad seen the transaction and rcsontod it
Tho next day Ned seemed to have, forgotten all
???bout tbo event of tbo evening; also, tbe making
of the boot-jack. Ho went off skating with a crowd
of boya, without so much as bringing his mother
one pailful of water.
???Where la your boot-jack, old fellow?" shouted
a dozen voices, as Ned went down ou to the Ice.
???1 never heard of making a bootjack out of a
mother, before," exclaimed Henry Jonas. ???My
mother would apply it to me externally, I guess,
if I stuck my muddy boots up into her face."
All tho afternoon Ned went by the name of
???boot-jack." He tried to laugh It off, but In hla
heart he wae very much ashamed, and resolved to
leave tbe Ice In time to make himself a boot-jack
before bcd-tlme.
As ho come Into tho gate, his mother came out
of the door, and said: ???Hurry up, Ned, I want to
see you."
Ned was used to this kind of welcome; bis moth
er always wanted to sea him, and ask a multitude
of questions, such as: ???Did you water the cow
this noon, Ned?" or, "Did you feed herf??? "I
have not a drop of water ora stick of wood In tho
house; wby didn???t yon get me somo before you
left?"
Ned was used to such questions, but wheu his
mother showed him. a very uloe box, which the
expressman left at the house that afternoon, di
rected in large letten to "Ned Merrill, Ttptonvllle,
Maas.,??? be waa astonished and delighted.
"It must be from your Uncle Joshua," hla moth
er said; ???it ia your birthday, to-morrow, and he
has remembered it."
"I???ll get the hatchet and open tbe box," said
Ned, rushing into the woodshed.
As usual, Ned had to look around for some min
utes to find tbe hatchet, because he threw his tools
down wherever he used them, and never remem
bered where he had them last. After hunting
about some time the hatchet wa* found, and Ned
pried open tho box.
Imegine bl* disappointment and astonishment
to find a hoot-jack inside, with a card attached,
bearing these words:
???To Ned Merrill, from a friend who thinks moth
ers are made of too good materials to bo converted
Into boot-jacks."
Ned wa* so vexed that he cried, hut It taught
him a good lesson. Instead of neglecting his work
until the close of the day, he did it up at the
proper time; and Instead of making hla mother
wait upon him, be waited npon his mother.
It wss some weeks before the matter of tha ex
press box was alluded to by either mpther or spa;
but one evening, when they were sitting sloao to
gether, with the wood-box piled full of wood, %nd
the kindlings lying by the store, his mother
???Ned, yoa don't know how happy I am nowa
days; I don't have to keep asking yon if yonr work
1* done, and worrying all the time for fear you
have forgotten something."
???That boot-jack business cured me." said Ned.
???He that ruleth his spirit is greater than he that
taktth a city,??? replied his mother.???Susan Teail
Perry. _
He Enjoyed It.
???Howdklyou enjoy my sermon yesterday?"
asked the new minister of Fitxgoober.
???Immensely.??? answered Pits, ???it was a delight
ful comfort to me, the cause of a great recrea
tion."
???I???m glad to hear It," spoke the pleased clergy
man. "but. sir. I fear you Indulge tn flattenr,???
in. Dut. sir. i rear you manure in bsuctt.
-Not In the least." emphatically replied Fits,
???ycu put mo Into the sweetest slumber when you
began, that 1 ever experienced, and kept me
uiiiu, uui i uuixu. ???
there, too, until yon had flaUhed.???
Itntl.r PropoM. |t o b. The r*.
From the Philnddpkin Pram.
Goml Bn tin trotu God will iptre him to wit-
no. th. triumph oI the prople???tdMnocrEUc puty.
So do ... it wUl insure the mol'i stteadsne.
.1 our reoond renlennUl tspMlUon-
Two Well Informed Cttlien.
Co mills, 8. C??? September ??.-(8peei*l.}-h
well informed citlien of ColumhU, bet one bun-
dred dolisn to-dsy with > atfU better Informed
citizen that cotton would (ill to wm cents .
pound by the flmdsy of next Jsnotty.
FLETCHER???S AdOOfTTAI..
Tbo End of tho Celebrated Bom. Harder
Trial.
ItoMrfin., September 23???lSpeciiil.]???in toeiu .
perior court to-dmy argument. In th. cue of the
t inter.. Fletcher, chsrged with killing John Grib
fin in Eut Borne, were concluded. The jnry ni
ter a briel deliberation returned a rerdfet of not
guilty. Fletcher???, wife hat Blown great constancy
and devotion daring the trial and .he,' at well a.
her husband, was overjoyed when ihe verdict was
rendered.
THE .TORY OF THE KIUIKO.
The story of the killing wu thus told by an eye
witness:
???1 was driving down the road, coming to town
and when nenr HtMjJan'sstore 1 noticeda man oii
a horse just beyond the store, in froutof the Rone-
man walked ;m??n*??f foot. From tbo actions df
the man on the horee 1 could see that he wuaoerv
or excited. At lost the horaemqn drew a revolver
and shot bis companion, who nut acres, the road
and down the slant towards the railroad. The re
port frightened the horse,so that he threw his rider
But the horseman, who was noue other than
Fletcher, jumped to hi* ieet and ran back to Scan-
Jen's store and attempted to break la the door
row end pe??.ed on. Before I had gone far Fletch
er bioke down the door and nulled Into the house
eud 1 heard a woman???* voice crying, ???Marder!
help!?????? ??? 1 ??? * - -
Ip!" When I hear a woman cry for beta
go, so I Jumped out of my vehicle ana
???i back. As I reached the house, Fletcher. Mr.
granhtn nnd hi* daugbter, Miss Mary Bosnian
cume out ut the door in a bunch, an9i called to
ticanlan to knock Fletcher down, which be
promptly did with a weight or rock. I then told
fectmlnn to go for an om?? ??? '
Fletche r. I did r
ior ru omcer ana i would keep
not know that he had hit Griffin
when he shot at him just before, and supposing
that Griffin bad gone off about hi*
business. 1 advised Fletcher to skip
out and have no further row, but he declined 1
out ana nave no runner row, but he declined to
do bo. After awhile some onecame up and said
??l. n ?? nih...,. WEE Iwlnw Jn.,1 ??...?? .
down the hill. When Fletcher heard l raw -
poM-d to leave, bnt I told him no, he must!remain
with me. Ho Insisted on leaving, but Ikapt him
until Mr. Ed^c. the marshal of Eust Rome, arrived
and took him in charge."
Officer Edge and Mr. Gibson brought the prisoner
over to the city and placed him in jail. A reporter
reached the scene twenty mi flutes alter the en
actment of the tragedy, to find Griffin???s body
stretched out on two planks, just where he had
fallen when the fatal bullet did Us deadly work.
After being shot he ran 60 or 60 yard* before fail
ing. A little black hole, about the size of a gar
den pea, found to the left of the unfortunate
spine, just over tho klduey,
the course of the murderer???s
marked
. blood.
bullet. There ___
The skin aiound the hole looked as fair as a
child???s, and we came to the conclusion that alt the
bleeding must have been inward. Mr. John Grif-
in tho yards of the
be leaves a wife and two childreu to mourn bis
lie too is a married man.
Religious llevlval In Georgia.
Tbe post four months have witnessed revival
1ji various parts of Georgia that in fervor and ef
feet may be called unprecedented.
At Walesca, in Chcrokeo county, , a revival has
just been ended thatlltomlly converted everybody
in that section. The enthusiasm Is indescribable,
and the roads wero filled with groups of men aud
women singing the praise of Christ as they went
on their way. A band of fifty young men went
among tho congregation at tho campmectmg
carrying people to tbe altar. The altars were
packed. Whole* families wero converted,
and joined the church. Ou Sunday night,
three weeks aince, a thrilling scene occurred. Mrs.
XTttman, an aged lady, who had often expressed
the wUh that she might die while shouting, was
very much excited. She was shouting vehemently
???ud proclaiming the glory of God, when she fell
back suddenly and cessed. Friends approached
and found that she waa dead. This awakened pro
found Interest, and scores wero converted in the
death of this old lady.
AtNewuan a revival not leas remarkable has
been In progress. Thousands have attended tho
seiviccs and hundreds hare been converted. Court
waa In session, and every officer of the court, from
judge down, went to the altar. The grand jury
paused in Its labors, sent for the judge and court
Officers, sad changed Its session into alovt feast
Each member gave his experience In conversion,
and a most remarkable scene of religious enthu
siasm followed. The profoundest impression has
been made on tho whole community.
_At Cartersrille a similar meeting now fii pro
gress, and It equals either of the others noted. A
friend writes of this meeting. He says:
ting up the wonder-
nx things of lifo, I
would rend you a description of tho Bosh Arbor
religion* services InCartsrevUle that would enthuse
and electrify Georgia. 1 am now passing oyer the
summit going down towards the sunset of human
life, but I never saw the like before. On
Thursday nJght I attended tho service and tho
whole scene was magnificent beyond description,
apart from the religious element so prominent iu
it. Dr. Hayguod preached ouo of Ms bait dis
courses, the altar wa* crowded with mourners,
and the colored pcoplo did theslogluK. It wa* the
the grandest music you ever heard from mortal
throats. They sang by request, and a* I drew
away from the hill the sconce pointed iuelf
on my mind in a way that
I expect to remember to my latest hour, There
seemed to be au element of tho supernatural In
the whole thing, aud I felt giddy with.tho exhil
aration that impressed me and everybody else.
I enclose a clipping thst will tell you about one
discourse, which has made as deep an impress as.
Bishop Marvin's famous sermon on the???C???hurcn as
tbe Bride of Christ."
The newspaper
aged men at the altarr
The clipping alluded to was from the Carters-
vllle Free Frees, and is descriptive of a sermon by
tbe Rev. Dr. Felton. Woqnotelt: ,
But Dr. Felton has left the matter of his election
entirely in the hands of the people, and day after
day hui venerable figure maybe seen mingling
with the people at the brush arbor. I beard him
preach last Saturday, and such a sermon ! Iam
iappy over it yet. No man living could have
listened to It without being touched. The reifgfon
it yeL No man living <
without being touched. ? .
of Jesus Christ ws* burning in every sentence.
When he commenced bis grand old .forma
..re ..... text, tboword*: 'He la able to save
unto the uttermost," fell like magic on the
hundreds beneath the arbor, and a stillness_Uka
death crept over the throng. As bo wanned witn
his subject, bis voice became strong, and rang ont
like the dear blast of a bugle; his figure was alive
with activity and vigor; Ms face waa illuminated
with a heaven-born radiance, and the very spirit
strong mm
trembled, hardened sinners wept. Every heart
was touched, every eya waa dimmed, r every
bosom swelled. Buch a scene! Buch a scene!
- - ??? -- grand
haaven
nto the
imp of the devil. And as tbe shells would burst,
--bat havoc was made. I have seen Dr. Felton on
the itnmp???and be has no eqnol in Georgia there???
but I never before heard him preach. In the hwt
of a political fight he h wonderfnl. bnt in tbe
pulpit he Is grand End irresistible. I wish every
man. woman and child in Bartow county???
nay in Georgia???could have heard that sermon.
meetings and revivals ekewhere, all t
their fervor. Tbe miraculous cure by faith of Mrs.
Wimpy in Norcrow, and Mother Angidf in Macon,
art but incidenu of what appear Id fee a great
move of religious enthusiasm and awakening that
seems to be sweeping over the whole state.
needier Stands Up For Cleveland.
A few days ago the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
received a letter from a young man, a member of
hi* congregation, asking why, in view of the
frightful immoralty that Grover Cleveland Is
conceded to be guilty of," he should advocate the
election of the democratic candidate to the presi
dency. Mr. Beecher made the following reply to
his inquiry:
?? part of mor??lll,f Tfutitory il ilEniter. Not',
putirlc of rridne. hu bomodducM to prove
tb.tcUr.luid I. now an fmmon! mu. Till b.
toll In on. iniuan twelve jeeie eeo be fitnUr
edmlu. All lb* (tori, of continued dkrip??Uon
bSTE been MEKbed tad traced to the gnietbap
tad brothel ... If 1 believed CleveUnd to be
a libertine, I wonld drop him f oittall
believe IL I lEEtnl him ee a
. IWMb
ItrlVtkab
???tttd of altering E ??? ???
tiling lo aloLter ever, uu>t faith iul! j aul loj-
Ir.lfcte. not th. alight, t doubt. Up tnetutte to
young man ia. twware of hU tnUtakc of
mco and imitate his virtues to-dav.
Ego. tna t.itaie SSWan,
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