The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-02

throl g1 the winter and spring for four years so
that crops are late. 1t then turns off dry and wo
cont nave much rain the rest of the year when It's
mot needed The ground opens IN such largo
cracks and crevices you could pitch common dog
into one Of them, and the sun is 50 warm it would
take two sets Of toad frogs TO live through one sum-
mer Tho farmers so around with long faces and
quarrel at the weather We have such cold
northers here too. In winter they blow Tor q week
at time, ana the people don't do anything but
house up like cattle aud cat and sleep The soil Is
black but very productive. When II is wet it is lust
like wax or tarstuck TO your feet The roads ge.
impossible here in winter for nearly n month at q
time Now il you cousins don't believe me, como
ana See for yourselves would like to correspond
with Rob Roy, Carter Black, Paul Jones, samanthy
Jane, X. 5. Crockett, and others If agreeable and
they VIII send me their addresses through these
columns will write first With much love TO Aunt
susie and the conslnsI close
"E. J.. NJ" Cherokee county, Ala: | have been
silent but very great adnirer ofyour part of THE
CONSTITUTION for some time past and now I Will
venture TO step forward TO Join yNrr happy circle IL
you Will open your doors and i t lie in. | live M
here in north Alabama. This is very fl ne country
up here, but some of the people still seem Inclined
to 20 to the west. am not much inclined to this
idea OF moving round so much, but the men seem
TO boss" and of course the women must submit
prefer living hero in my native state where the
lovely Chattooga flows along through beautiful
inGs to take BIZ 1 ride upon its laughing waters in
search Of the beautiful flowers which line its banks
Ella C. Mathews, Hope, Ca. / am Il years old
have long wished to write to you and the cousins
Papa has at last consented for me TO try am CHIEF
cook and housekecper for mama is an invalid
Mama has pretty tame humming bird Its
feathers are brilliant and its tongue as fine as u
cambria needle lt is quite gentle and win suck
the morning glories while sitting in mamas hand.
Three drops of honey with three drops OF water
make II square meal. 1t weighs just one-iourth Of
ON ounce Cousins. how many would be REQUIRED
TO weigh one pound? Who has a smaller pet? With
best wishes for Aunt Susie and tie cousins close
Ida Rasbury, Lampasas, Texas: am little west
Texas girl, living in the town of Lampases, place
of great resort for visitors during the summer
toason md especially for inyalids, as they come
here for the benefit of the water at TIE springs.
belong to the Methodist Sunday school, ] am we'll
pleased with my teacher. / have received one
book for good lessons and viii get another next
Sunday. am - years old and expect TO start to
Centenary olege soon. The college is situated on
a high hill just mile from the city, As have Just
Joined the band, would like some of the cousins to
correspond with me.
Emma Gardner Ruston, La: am little girl IL
years of age. My papa is farmer and lives three
miles from town. Mama takes THE CONSTITUTION
and We all Ike 1t very much / do not 90 TO school,
eighteen
head OF horses; he has n steam engine have no
pets. hHye FIVE sisters and Ax brothers and am
the youngest of the twelve would like for some
OF the cousins to correspond with me- hope to see
this in print
Melissa Mitchell, Berea, Ark: enjoy reading
Aunt Suses letters very much they are 20 interest
Ing, especially the one from Washington | have
read in our columns of some wishing to correspond
with the cousins, so here am with my hands ex-
tended ready TO receive any that waits black.
eyed correspondent away over here in southeast
Arkansas.
Nina pearce, Nilleyton, N. C.: thought would
write letter and tell you how much like THE
CONSTITUTION think II is the best paper that NV
papa subscribed for. The ninth page Is SO In.
teresting that 1t is the first place ! read. r. s.
Crockett do not agree with you, for know thnt
girls do have &c W TX, for have to WORK myself
can cook, milk, iron, sew and crochet good many
kinds Of edgIng May l.. Perry, Nell and "Indan
Maiden, write again; your letters very interest.
ing. Aunt Susie. the three stories called "The True
Heroine" 1.-THE Brave Girl" and "Margarets
Sacrifice were very good indeed.
Florence Smith and Hattie 81 am. Dancansby.
Miss We have just read Matte IIamel's letter,
ard VIC can truly synpathiZe with hIard Ford
Oh, COUSINS how would we feel to be compelled TO
stay indoors all the beautiful summer and never ba
able 10 run and play with the others? Children,
we can never be thankful enough for sound body
and good health School Will soon open, with its
many joys and sorrows. We are very much in.
terested IN the cousins letters and take great
pleasure in reading them. We would be glad to
correspond with Of the cousins between IL ana
10 years old from Vermont, Pennsylvania or CALI
fornia.
Albert c. Whitehead, Louisville, Ga: am a
country boy and live four miles east Of Louisville
the county scat of Jefferson county. Louisville
used 10 be the capitol of Georgia. 1t was first
settled BY the Indians and called NeWtown. | cum
not tell what year IL was first settled. do not 90
to school, os n like great many other boys, 1
have TO work. 1 viii fnJwer ana ask some ques-
tons. The answer TO Bessie McQueens question is,
COnstantinople was named for and by Constantine
the Great w. Edward Little asked who Alexander
the Grea. was. He WIS Macedonian king, celo.
brated for his eonqnests Pauline Thompson asked
how many languages there in the world. There
are 1854 Who was the founder Of Rhode Island?
French Moore, Rye, COL: ASH have not seen any
letters from this part OF the country, thoughtI
would write one. live near the Rocky mountains
where ! can sec snow all tho year round, Ny
broihera I'd go hunting very often. like to hunt
very much; the last Time went we saw a deer but
did not Kill IL
Ethelcne Cameron Hale Station, Texas: live
on the black prairie lands the Santa Fe Iailroad
near the beautiful city Of Dallas. This is indeed
pleasant country 20 1--we IN but III wet weather the
sticky mud Is disagrecable. l am a little Georgia
girl II years old have been In Texas nearly three
years. Ike to live here, but sometimes long for
my Old Georgia home. You must come 10 the fair
al Dallas; II commences october the 1ilh
Dannie Chapman, Elba, Ala. Wnl you admit
another 10 year old boy into your harry band Of
cousins! We live out IN the country about Eve
miles and half from Eiba. ] an not going 10
school now, but expect to start at the Normal
school at Troy s0on cut wood for mana to cook
with ana help milk the coz. Papa takes Tue Cox
srIrurioS aud we ali Ike It very much Hike TO
read the cousins letters.
Flora + Norris, Rye, Col: As have never writ
ten 70 THE CONSTITUTIONS, will now give a descrlp-
ton Of tyo. II Is NJ tie foot Of the Greenhoru
mountains II Is very pleasant here, cool IN suul-
NOR and warm IN winter. We don't raise much
fruit but ralsc all kinds OF vegetables.
Mary r. Rnyhurp. Oakland: Carrie Combs asks
the question: "Who was struck dead or laying his
hand on the atari u was Uzzah Yoa viii ndit
by reading Second Samuel, sixth chapter and
seventh verse.
Eddie Boron. Guerryton. Ala: am little boy
3 years OLD. have never been 70 school, bul mama
teaches me AZ home. The weather has been In
tenfcly warm and how DO ply those poor yellow