The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-16

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But all is love.
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CORRESPONDENTS
| Mamie Fonville, MeCTay, N. c.; Here am a
| perfect strangerl though l haven't the slightest
| doubt but what will be kindly welcomed by one
| and all. have for the last twelve months anxious
| ly read all your dear letters with the greatest
| pleasure and interest. Some of them have touched
the tender chords of my heart and brought tears TO
my eyes, while Others have been SO bright and full
| of fun, could not suppress a smile-I might say
big, hearty laugh. viii not attempt to give you q
| description of my home, or what / am engaged in
| doing, but rest assured my home is pleasant and
| that am always busy. think it is a sin to be idle
| Now my dear cousins-tor that l VIII call yoll--
| please allow ME to makea suggestion, which hope
| You Will think prudent, and one that think Aunt
/ Susie win approve Every Friday evening at
/ o'clock, let us all kneel in prayer and ask God TO
bless our dear Aunt Susie and help us to be noble
| men and women. 1t will cost us nothing and yet
l sure God VIII hear and bless us for il. why
the very angels in heaven will rejoice to hear little
voices all the United States earnestly pleading
| for blessing from Him who hears and besses the
feebest petition uttered. have often thought
| it would be happy privilege for us all to meet
Aunt Susie in this life and clasp her hand i'll ours
| but we know such thing Is impossible. So let us
all strive to enter in at the straight gate that leads
to glory and to God and meet her in that celestial
city, not made with hands; eternal in the heavens
where our blessed Savior will give us cordial well
| come and make us a band Of happy angels instead
| of band of happy cousins
Willie Boesser, Little Rock s. c.: Well cousins.
| have only come to make short pop call I
| thought perhaps our Cousin Carter Black had got
lost in that tree. But see he has escaped from the
cows But OH he is In another scrape; his girl has
broke his heart. Isn't that bad? l would advise
/ you Cousin Carter. eat little cold hominy for
supper. have heard that Is good to cure those who
are love-sick. suppose Mr. Crockett thinks he has
| placed himEeH in bad box. Perhaps he viii DO
careful in the future concerning his talk Tor
| thinksome OF the girls have raked hm ever the
| Goals considerably However, l would SAY write
again and express your opinions let the chips fall
| where they will. can keep house and cook little,
| but am not so fortunate uncle Of mine He
used to tell the girls that he could take the gidde
shake the hoe-cake and toss it up the chimney then
run out and catch it before it fell to the ground.
! That is doing remarkably wen. What has become
| -four old bachelor? wish he would write again.
hope Cousin Carter will let know If any sugges-
| tons has benefited him any. Don't let that girl
bother you but get another and then you can enjoy
a good nap If any of the cousins wish CORE
spond with girl who VIII soon enjoy her fifteenth
| birthday, just address as above.
Ola Parker, Americas, Ga: Ola Flanders, write
again; liked your letter. Our school has clio ed.
| like to read all of TIE CONSTITUTION, but like
| Wallace p Reeds and Charles Dickens pieces and
| the ehildrens columns the best. Paul jones
| sympathi2e with you for having TO nurse q CRYING
baby but had rather nurse one that is crying than
one that is always crying for me to nurse it, Little
sister has not been crying Tor me to nurse her since
| / began writing, but she has been shaking me so
that could not half write. She will be shaking me
/ on one side, and l tell her to move; she will 20
around on Tie other side At last have got her 10
go out Of the room where am writing, but she Will
not stay long for she had not been out of the room
| but about five minutes when heard some one ssv
| to her: go and see where sister IS" l would like
to exchange crochet patterns with Verney Bonnell.
Katie Pearl Garnett sylvania, ga: viii be
pretty lonesome this year for all my friends are go
ing to school, tmama is going to teach me at homc)
! and my sister Lucy has just COMO off to Washington
| to school know she will enjoy all the wonderful
things you wrote In your letters about that beauti-
full city. She said she was determined to drink out
| of the well at Lees home anyhow / have three
| grown halfbrothcrs; Of them sent Lucy a
| picture ofGeorge Washingtons home, with himsel
| in groupe in front oft think it is beautiful
place. Ny baby sister is just getting the dyph.
| iberia; am rocking her with one hand while
| write this. Cousin Crockett, you think girls do
nothing but read novels and crochet. 90 you? Well
| do neither; have good deal Of work tell you;
! do great deal more than my 10 year old brother;
| he doesn't like to draw q bucket OF water, even
| Indian MHiden," write again; liked you letter
| very AAuEu IASeNsG htil mt your IChA name.
s. E. Buchanan, Houston, Miss I have so long
| enjoyed the blessed privilege Of reading the cousins
| letters, that have concluded 10 write myself /
| live the progressive little town Of Houston
There IS very fine Normal college there under the
| supervision Of Professor Alternately a splendid In.
| struetor VIII some Of the cousins please send me
| some poetry for my scrap book Ifany one will
| correspond with me, write me, and win gladly
| answer their letters. Would like a correspondent
LngI n.
| Black and Paul Jones? they never write now
Come again boys, as your letters always inter.
| esing
TN. Graham, cokesbury. 8. c.: / have long been
silent admiTer Of THE CONSTITUTION. The truth
| liz, 1 can't keep silent any longer / must express
my good wishes for Aunt Susie and the young folks
Boys, you raised quite sensation among the girls
| when you said they did not work any. AS am a
boy, 1t IL quite natural for 10 take sides with the
| girls. don't think over saw girl that did not
| work. The fact IL they all work Of coure some
do more work than others, and In some instances
| you find girls that work in the field. But don't
/ think any girl ought 10 do field work. don't
mean TO turn this into debating society; but that
is my opinion. / viii give you question to
answer What day Of the year do women talk lcss2
| Would be glad 10 correspond with some Of the girls
| Katy Bell, Hubbard City, Texas As have be.
come very much htcrtcrcstcd IN reading the letters
| II you will admit another member into your happy
| circle Of boys and girls. Hubbard IL little city
situated on the tLshls, Askanaas ana Texas rail.
! road about twenty seven miles from Waco and
about the same distance nom Corcicane; has n
/ population OF 900 ana ID impTOging daily I think
Is all would adopt tho ta0uon gigcn ~ IN the last
rumber o. TIE Constitution, we would have u
! larger number Of friends.
jamie Annie Julian, woolieys Ford Ca. Il hhs
| been two years since wrote 70 you. Many things
have happeped since then. ny dess aAtef, CoIe.