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

ne saw him moving about under it, and the dog
nae scratched hole on; on the other SIDE ard he
got out OF that lumber pile, too, and ran down
'Foneh the woods with great rapidly, and the dog
Iight behind him, barking and makinga great fuss.
All ~ once lie hlshCd barking and everything was
sui and we supposed he had caught it. It was
naming and we started TO the house, aud the dog
hH" Veed an opossum. We went to him, and there
was an opossun, and we got him out and went TO
lhc hohse satisfied. am Is years old.
Matte Jackson, Nesbitt, Texas,--Niy subject is
cleopatra the beautiful queen. She was one OF the
most beari III queens ever lived, bal very wicked.
one mace war against her husband. lie was dc
ieated, and attempted to escape but was drowned
III me river Nile Then she was sole ruler Of Egypt
Among other horrid crimes she poisoned her broth
en- whowas only II years of age. When Marc
Antony Roman general, had defeated Brutus
ahd Cassus, at Phippi, in Greece, he summoned
cleopatra TO come to Cilicia, on the northeastern
coast OF the Mediterranean sea. He intended to pun
ish her for having assisted Brutus. When she re-
celvedthe summons she obeyed, and went on a
splendid vessel richly adorned with gold and the
sils were Of costlicst silks. Instead of rough sun
burnt sailors, the crew consisted of lovely girls, who
rowed with silver oars and kept time to melodious
music. The queen rcclined under silken aWnin :.
Antony was first warned of her approach by the
smell of delicious perfumes lie next heard the dis
tent strains Of music, but when he behed the beau
tllul queen, he thought of nothing else, and from
mat day he was her slave. Owing to the queens
misconduct, aud his own Antony was defeated by
octaYius another r IMAM general. He then killed
himself by falling upon his sword. Cleopatra knew
that If OctayiuS took her alive he would expose her
TO the dcrision OF the populace She resolved TO
not endure such ignominy There is venomous
reptile called the Asp the bite of which is mortal,
but not painful. She applied it to her BOSOM and
III a little while her heart ceased TO beat. Thus
died the great and beautiful queen of Egypt am
l3years ofage.
Willie Renfroe, Quitman. Ga.-A States School
Days.-Many story-tellers begin with an account of
their own birth, parentage and education. | am
not one OF these; nm only slate--a school boys
slate, old and worn, rejoicing in a wooden frame
with j. c., my proprietors initials cruelty and in
delibly burned III with red hot knitting needle
For more than year l have been the victim of
Johnnie's mercilossly unweared pocket knife, and
am now cut and notched bored and scraped till the
iainest resemblance TO my former SELF has forever
disappeared. / often blush for my owners misde
meanor. Instead OF paying attention to his recta-
TONS he is drawing portrait of the worthy proes-
sor-long- nosed profile, with google eye How
my surface was insuled! How my blood would
have boiled had not been bloodless! was snatched
from his hands and laid on desk beside new
slate. On it was a full front face, consisting of one
large circle, in the upper half OF which were twoo's
for eyes; singular perpendicular stroke did duty
for n nose ana hyphen represented the mouth. /
lay beside my companion In disgrace. II do wish
you would not lean so much against me- I came
here last week, from satoners beautiful shop;
you are quite disgrace to decent society" "Why,
if you pleascP / inquired, mildly because you
are potched, cut burned and butchered, till posi-
lively shudder at any contact with you "You
will never live to be carved and ornomented like
me, you will be smashed to atoms in day or two
for your owner has as many states in six months as
Henry the Eighth had wives in lifetime, boy
fourteen years old.
Mary Riley Carsonyille, Taylor county, Ca
Cousins, am here TO describe to you the last rest
ing place of Mrs Mary Cox the grandmother of
Governor John b. Gordon. Mrs Cox departed this
life August 9th, 1915 Din this, Taylor county, and
was laid to rest in the old Antioch church yard be-
meath the solemn shades of the wide spreading oaks
and the graceful sway of the forest pine August %
1916. For nearly So years she was regular attend
ant of Antioch church, and here, too Governor John
D. Gordon used to come, then boy of not more than
13 years The old fashioned tombstone marks her
grave, and this is Enclosed by plank palngs which
arc fast falling to ruin, and the grave is in an
otherwise dilapidaod state, but when we think of
the years ii has stood the rains, SHOWS sleets and
storms we are forced TO say that IL has stood well
the deiacing touch of time. The old church. too in
which she used to worship is now crumbling 10 de-
cay but long the pile of ruins viii give way to
a handsome new church, and then the grave of the
grandmother of Our distinguished governor, states
man, and general will be restored to its former
spcndor; then will point with pride to the grave
Of our distinguished dead. lam IA years old.
Daisy Lunceiord, Munroe, CAL viii tell you
about our little railroad town Of Monroe which has
fine climate, good water, about seven hundred in
habitants and the best society in the state We
have two good schools male and female. Our Bap-
lists worship ina new pretty church, with stained
glass windows, and Mcthodists in a roomy church,
with nothing loud about it except the music and
that is first quality. We have first class paper the
Walton News. On account of the fine air ana cheap
living our town is summer resort for the low
country people, who have the best accommodations
In the new brick hotel. The other buildings of
prominence are the courthouse jul and several
handsome private residences but the show place OF
town IS the governors thirty Thousand dollar
mansion in grove of old oaks. My parents tell me
the county has furnished several distinguished men;
among them uIe Governors Lumpkin, Cobb, Col
quit, and Governor )ynton married here, Judges
James Jackson, Junius and George Hllyer Professor
Williams Rutherford, etc. Age Is.
Bertha p. Mllla, Louisville, bliss-.Whcn pnpa
was hauling his corn he was solicited by the little
darkies to have shucking, to which he readily
agreed ana we, the children, were delighted for
we had never seen anything Of the kind The corn
was thrown in heap in the lot. At the appointed
time the dnrkies got around tho corn and com
Inenccd shucking in hurry. They sang seyca
songs that we thought were very pretty The little
thrown in baskets and put In the crib. viii name
several that were here George Washington, Jeiicr
son Davis II. l.. Lee, Joe johnson, Kirby Smith and
Sterling Price, Just think Of all Of those great men
at corn shuckngl When they g3t through mama
had q table set in The yard 1t was loaded with good
things TO cat And peanuts in abundance. When
they were through eating some Of them danced and
others raped, and they kept time very well. BE.
fore they dispersed they told mama that they had
had Il nice time and If she wanted them to come TO
a working any time just TO let them know and they
would come with pleasure, and thus ended the
shucking. Age 10.
Lizzie McJayGen, Missouri Valley Iowa-Iho
Thanksgiving Dinner-Our grandparents had a
Thanksgiving dinner this year and large assembly
of friends ana relatives gathered there to have
good time, as most Of them did. II was quite late
when they had assembled, for some Of them lived
distance and the roads were pretty rough besides
other hndIances, soipwasabOut noon when they had
all reached grandfathers Grandmother had been fix
Ing and fussing for week TO have everything 10
please the children, and guess they pleased the
grown folks too. She had baked tarts, doughnuts,
cookies and made afiy, as most grandmothers like
10 do to please their grandchildren. Now Just Nh
they had opened up conversation it-was time to
begin preparations for dinner. The young folks