The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-07

picture; 1t is in return for the nice Christmas
Sl1t you sent me, and hope it will be peace
offering to all those who are complaining that
Aunt Susie won't put my letter in,' so now
you must forgive me, and don't scold any
more. wise you could peep i'll at me now
and see three piles of letters that are before
me, each containing over fifty letters, all to
be read, corrected, and see how many can 90
in After next week We begin with the little
folks letters, and none of the children over Is
must write for n month. 1t will be the LIST of
March before all the letters for the prize can
be examined, and you will then know who gets
the prize. wish you could all get it. There
will be prize for the best letter written by a
boy, and one for the girls also. 1t would never
have done to let the boys have it, and they
have sent some good letters, so I will give two.
And now want to tell you, my picture is n
very good likeness, but when get reaI fixed
up, am better looking than that picture, and
1 want you to come and see me and see if you
don't think SO. Yours, AUNT SUSIE.
Correspondence.
Bont NaTmerron, Donelton, TeXas-Try-This
little word has greater influence over man than
any other word in the English language. There are
times when we become discouraged and feel u-
clined to give up in dispair when the little mono
syllable occurs to mind and causes us to make Il
redoubled attempt. We are too apt to give way to
cant; can't and try won't work together it either
must be "try altogether or cant" altogether |
have tried both and l speak from experience. ]
have learned also, that the person who employs
"can't' never accompshes anything important
during life also he who employs'try" never fails to
succeed. All the great men of our country never
knew what it was to fail or to say cant" Perse-
yerence is chiefly brought about by the little word
"try." 1t is motto well worth keeping constantly
in your mind Few know the true value Of this
word it acts as guide pointing out to a road
which, if followed, Will lead to honor ana success
am Texas lassic. Agel4
Dallas Weston, Starkvile, Miss-I do not live
Immediately in Starkvlle, but some distance I
will tell you of my trip Christmas there and back
The day before Christmas early i'll the morning we
thought it was going 10 fair Off las it had been ram
ing all night we thought we would make the at
tempt to get to StarkVille, but hadn't got very far
before 1t commenced raining, and afterwards snow
ing, and before fifteen minutes had elapsed the
ground was covered with snow, but it did not sop
with just that length of time, but showed all the
evening, and then we had a beautiful white Garnet
TO come home on, but our team did not like i'll
much especially Old Pete, for he refused to try 10
bring us home, as he had not done any work for n
long time II seems as If he said he wouldn't work
Christmas Eve, for we had to take him out and
borrow mule from friend just above us; without
his aid we never would have gotten home We had
a pleasant Christmas; / received two very nice
presents. Now will tell of my accidents last fall
We live near a nice pond, and went up there fire.
quently to battle, and one evening Just as cool
weather had begun was up there dipping up INV
water putting it in tub had to hold on to little
tree 10 lean over to get bulketfu the tree broke
and down came tree Dallas bucket and all ripl in
the middle of the pond. And another time WINS
going up there for the purpose and had small
hole in my shoe and a large moccasin bit me on the
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wasn't II? but got home and applied turpentiue
whisky, etc, and came out victorious in the end
F. NJ. Nash, lemphill, Ga.-Listen, cousins, and
pay close attention to the 'possum hunt story I'm
going to tell you. IT was on one of those windy
nights, when the mourntul signing Of the wind
among the trees reminds you OF ghosts an spirits,
and makes you draw close toSetherasyou gaze with
awe struck eyes in the dark corners of the ROOM
Of hopc-and moro light We didn't reaIIire tbe
latter though for the 'pale crescent of night afford
ed plenty of light as it gllded in and out nmong tho
banks of CLOUDS that swept the sky. We'll WE
plodded along through the brush and briars over
branches, into deep hollows, aud no sign of a pos
sum. At last when despair mingled with hone the
dog Eegan to bark and scratch among q clump of
bushes We FASTENED to the spot my sister suggest
ing that perhaps he had freed three or fonr 5uos
sums But after | had scrambled through bushes
and brla1s-aiInost putting out nv eve on the ,yay
not n sign of ANYTHING could see but that doo
felt inclined to whip him for leading me sncb n
"wild eoosc" chase On we went again and doom
down In a dismal hollow the dog began 10 bark
again Ii was q very small hole In the gro1Ind at
which he was scratching. "Do Won supnoso Ms 40
'uossuIn?p whispered my sister retreating bebind
me- The idea was so funny that. in spite Of rovseIf
laughed Young kitten might orcould get into II
Well, there wasn't a sign of ANYTHING in that hole
Evidently that dog didn't like the idea of bpnting
on such a night agreed with him. 80 we started
home. Suddenly the light went ont and left us in
Egyptian darkness The moon had torsaken ne. and
the tall, dark trees were shroudcd in veil Of black
and stretched out their dark arms nj us as thev
caused NV sister IN clutch yo,, ar, Min tra,itI,,
nWhate tlot9,, NVelI ,yc an, ho,oo an rtf,i,t ~,
I,ye rnsolyod pavor ~ ar, 1noss,,,o "s
sucb niebt csrScaIy Win ,ri a,a 49, t''mt o
Years old ' 9'"
Adolphug Sampson, Derlen. hin county. Texas
will try to describe Hill county, as i've in the
beautiful lone star state We have the crop timbers
running through that is from fourto five miles wide
The timbered land is a light. sandy loan. that h
very productive Of corn cotton. vegetables water.
melons and peach fruit: also the mustang praDc
that is nearly as large as the uscadine but moi 80