Today I walked State Street in Augusta with my family. My four little trick-or-treaters all dressed up, accepting the free candy with glee. I had a Continental soldier, a John Deere Tractor, a Pirate, and a giraffe with me. I know you don't know what a tractor is. I suppose you have heard many stories of the Revolution, but it is a distant memory and the Civil War stories are more common. Have you heard of pirates? Surely you have. I have one scurvy dog with me, I tell you! I am going to bet you have read of giraffes in books. We have had the privilege of seeing many in zoos; even getting to feed several.
I bet Frank would have scratched his head to see the kids decked out in strange costumes parading up and down a street he knew so well. I suppose with your sturdy, but conservative, Christian background, you would have seen no good in it. I assure you for us it is all in good fun. The kids put a lot of time, effort, and creativity into their costumes this year.
It was interesting to imagine the Augusta you knew and compare it to the one I know. The old buildings downtown bring a smile to my face. I like to see the history preserved.
Yours Truly,
Charity
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