The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-11

dressed to THE CONSTITUTION.
CORRESPONDENCE.
G. Johnson Brentwood, Ga: l will give Robert
Mitchell the desired Information he wants In re-
gard to collecting and preserving insects with
pleasure, and there may be some other little boy
who would like to know how to get such collec-
ton, whom will tell the best can. have quite
museum of worms, bugs, butterflies, snakes and
stuffed birds, small animals and skeletons. Write
to me, Robert, and will let you know how do,
either by letter or through Young Folks columns.
am employed in drug store and all the spare
time have spend N the woods. ana not much
older than you are.
Carter Black, Qnitman Ga: Good morning,
cousins, how are you all? Among many others l
noticed the other day Cousin Lula Malone asked
Inc to write again. II has been quite year since /
made my last attempt and that left me up the tree
to Get away from the cows. But ah the circle is
broken now: my faithful hound Troup, has de-
parted this world and left TO fghtmy battle with
the cows alone Cousin Lula you asked me to give
some advice about housekeeping. Unless / had
been more successful myself do not feel competent
TO advise the girls But / would say to the boys,
propose to the you like best and if she is will
ING take her home and let her look after the house
affairs, and you go out and grub stumps or hitch
yourself up to mud mill and you will find it much
easier than keeping house. But l am undecided
which would be the hardest work, to keep house, or
get a housekeeper proposed to one and she told
me it was too important to answer me then, but
would givesme an answer the next time we met
Well did not sleep any for week, and the next
news heard, she was married to another fellow,
and haven't slept any since. Obi my good boys
beware they will break your poor inoeent hearts,
Cousin Lula your description of correct
with opeexception, my weight is 145 pounds. Some
one has told you. wonder where Cousins Chick
Douglas and Minnie Johnson are. Paul jones, let
us hear from you
Jennie W. Bivnes, Boyce, Texas: Several days
and weeks have flown rapidly by since was with
you last, and several new cousins have joined our
charming circle. To all | extend my hand in
friendship, and in return, hope they will welcome
me back again. Berta A. your letter was so inter
esting. You seem disposed to write descriptive
letters Suppose you describe the governors man.
sion in your next would especially compliment
the letters of Willie Duke, Hattie Lane Lula
Malone r. NJ. Lovett ] L. Cato and many others
Aunt Susie almost envy you OF your visit to New
York aud Philadelphia. Your descriptions are so
plain and simple that fancy myself going around
hand In hand with YOU looking at, instead of read
ing about the wonderful sights. Can you any of
the cousins tell me of cheap institution where one
can 70 10 school with little expense? l an very
anxious to go to college, but am too poor to pay the
Texas prices This has been a year of trials and
troubles to the farmers Some have planted cotton
five times and then failed to get stand, account
Of the rain and 1t is pitiful to SEQ so many
fields grown up in grass and weeds.
Sandy squires, Alrarado, Texas: am country
chan, what some folks might call q "clod hopper"
7 Int name is about right, too for l have to hop
over clods all day to keep from breaking my neck
on the plow handle. If any of the cousins ever
plowed over rough ground with a twenty-three
year-old mule, you know what it is without a
description II is hot enous IN in Texas to make q
real African hide out. Don't any of you think
about Texas US L did-that every tree was full Of
MONKEYS and every thicket full Of Indans-no,
Texas is as civilized state as there IS in the union.
1t has a bright future Crops are fine this year.
have two dozen pairs of white Leghorn chickens,
and if any wishes to exchange brown Leghorns
for them, write TO me at once.
Lee Thomson, Granville, Texas Ali Aunt
SUSIE here / am again, just scrambling out Of the
waste basket, where you sent me SO deep last sum
Iner; and really do think you ought TO syTnpa-
thize with me greatly and try to keep me out this
time, anyhow. Mama has been sufferer from
asthma for years. viii start to travelling with her
as soon rs she is able 10 start Won't be lonely
little mstres& But think shall gelon Dicely aud
make the others hustle around fast enough Pm sure.
Would like to have q few nice correspondents TO
keep in good spirits such as Rob Roy, Samanthy
Jane Carter Black and others / will exchange
crochet samples for flower seed with the cousins
have read good many nice books and have several
more 20 read. Would like TO read book entitled
"a Slaves Adventure"
Lizzie Turner, Cleburne, Texas: Cousins sou
seern TO be worrying about Carter Blacks absence.
guess his mother has gone to some watering
| place and leg him TO tend to the COWS and they
| have gotten away with him. We have beautiful
little city (Cleburne) situated between two creeks,
East and West Buffalo, and has about $500 inhabi'
tauts. Our school viii begin soon and last ten
months. Aunt Susie, l do wish you would write
| very week. you don't know how missed sou last
| week We have Just had excellent rain that tho
| farmers are very proud Of There has been very
fine fruit here this year would like 70 correspond
| With some Of the cousins / VIII answer Pauline
! Thonpsons question. There are O. 81 languages In
| the world. / viii ask question. When did the
QuGkcrs free their slaves and what kind were theV
| j. II. Rolinett, FlGg Pond, Va ! am 16 years
| old, live in the mountains Of southwest Virginia.
| am great lover Of nature and spend great deal
Of my time (yyhen not at work on tie farm study
! ing geology and hunting up strange fossils which
| abound in these parts. want TO know n0ny OF
! tho cougns ever saw O crinOid or a pentremtei
learn that they are found on Rose mountain IN Ala
| barna, near Athens We find them here In great
| perfection; they are beautiful. Well, do you guess
that they were once living animal, or were they
vegetable did God make them at first as they are
now Would love TO correspond with boys who do
| not drink bad whisky
| Ida Stephens, Young Harris Institute McTyelre,
| Towns county, Ga; ! am an orphan girl going to
! the Young Harris institute. How glad ] would be
| lfall Of tie orphans were here 10 join our happy
school have d good tencher and sometimes sic
! wants 10 fog me- but ! beg her 0ui off, need
nosgng every day but tAoy scenic be afraid u me-
Th n.tiiutc Is Delightfully."- situated IN the Biass-
! town valley, Wheie our visitors may enjoy lho