The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-25

cousins. Sister saina wrote you letter and re-
ceived so many nice letters from the cousins of the
sunny south, but none from any of the northern
cousins. She wishes me 10 thank the cousins for
writing to her. and that she will answer all the let.
tiers that she can. l think that Sir r. j. Crockett
Will not want to say anything more about girls not
working, foc so many of the cousins have made
such sharp replies. T. like the COUSINS think he is
badly mistaken about girls not having to work
and guess he thinks so too by this time Aunt
Susie, your last letter describing Decoration Day at
the north was just splendid 1t was such a sight as
saw in San Francisco four years ago on Decoration
Day. Jumpy Todd wish you would write to me-
II you don't think me OVERLOAD in asking YOU
would be pleased to have of the cousins seven-
teen years old and those out of their to writo
TO me, especially those from northern Georgia.
Janet Alexander. Rocky Comfort, Ark wonder
If could write letter that would be worth putting
In the Young Folks department? Aunt Susie, I
have been silent admrer of your interesting let
tiers for some time. Holly Harper 1 liked your
letter very much. like to see any one stand up
for their state We don't live very far apart,
do we? W. II. Drane, do you suppose girl would
write to you and tell you that she was pretty and
be in earnest2 l think, If you want to correspond
with girl you had better look over the letters and
select one who writes to your motion" and then
write her, asking her to correspond with you
Pearl McClain, agree with you in wanting to be a
girl Just as long as you can. do dislike to girls
try to be grown up" Alice Alexander you and
iluVc tHc same nhfne-l wonder what You llkeS
have light, curly hair, grey eyes and fair skin,
weigh 1l9pounds, age II, and am anything but good
| looking.
| Maud Bennett, Tillar Station. have long had
desire to be one of the number of your nieces am
little girl, thirteen years old dear lover OF
pets, but have no time to play with them as l am
now going to school and have to devote all my time
| to my studies, l want to show my dear brothers
how much improve this session. have no own
| papa to do anything for me, but three noble kind
| brothers who are tying to fill his place. and but
| one of them of age They boarding me at Mon.
ticello pretty nice place, in Drew county There
were four hundred scholars last year. spent vaca-
| ton with mamma, who lives the bayou, but
| there were many mosquitoes, tell you cousins,
almost looked like hadn't drop of blood left in
i me after they got through with me- Uzza was
struck dead for putting his hand on the altar:
| Chron. 10 TO-
Lula But, Greendale, Va; For some time I've
been promising papa TO try my luck in writing TO
| THE CONSTITUTION, but have never got enc of my
| letters started off right. ] real anxious to be-
come a niece of my dear unknown Aunt Susie and O
| member of her happy circle of girls and boys I'm
country girl. somewhere in my teens and have
| just recovered from spell of sickness which caused
me to lose all my hair-a heavy suit falling below
] my waist Pm the only child of the family, except
| all adopted daughter aged ten years, and as is
usually the case, am somewhat spoiled l have n
| Texas pony-Minnie-whic l enjoy riding very
much; fourteen little guineas Just as sweet as can
be, and little kitten. We have a lovely ishpond
| with plenty of fish in 1t, and papa is digging
another; have had the first only year and have
not had any fish to eat yet Last Wednesday mama
| and spent the day at Cousin Johnnie Bradleys.
| They have one Of the sweetest little baby girls
ever saw-Dora May, almost year old. she stands
| alone and tries to dance, aud calls her papa
| "Johnnie.' / went to school last year at Martha
Washington college with two Atlanta young ladies,
the Misses Stella and Nevada Edinondson. If all
Georgia people are alike, am sure would like to
know more of them. We have good Sunday school
| here l attend regularly 1 belong to tho NJ e.
| church, south. enjoyed so much your letters and
would like to visit those cities you visited and enjoy
those splendid sights, especially Mt Vernon. Wash
| ingtons home.
G. A. r. W., Norborne, Mo-: have never written
for your interesting and instructive columns but IA
there was q question asked in last weeks paper by
Percy Irwin which want to answer, take advan-
tage of this opportunity to join your everncreusng
circle of cousins. The question which l have re-
| ferred to was, 'Who was the man with TIE iron
mask?" According to H. g. A. Ellis True History
of the Iron Mask" published in 1926, the unfortu-
nate man was Count Ercolo Antonio Mathioli o
senator of Manua, and private agent of Ferdinand
Charles. duke of Mantua. lie suffered impris-
onment of twenty four years for having deceived
Louis XIV In secret treaty for the purchase of the
fortress of Cosale the key OF Italy. The agents Of
Spain and Austria brbed him by outbdding the
| grand monarque The secrecy observed by all
parties was invioate, because the infamy of the
transaction would not bear the light of day. There
has been however, an almost endless variety Of
| hypothesis on the subject Of the iron mask and
several persons have been identified" the vert.
table individual who wore 1t. Some of these are
the following: /. Louis, due English duke) do
| Vermandois natural OF Louis XIV, who was
imprisoned for life because he gave the dauphin
(the crown PRINCE box on ears. This could not
have been, however, as the duke died in camp In
| 1858. 2. young foreign Dobleman, chamberlain
of Queen Anne and real father of Louis XIV. This
il n Dutch siory) 3. Due de Beaufort, king of the
markets, as he was called But this proposition ia
utterly worthless as the duke was slain at the seige
of Candai, by the Turks in 1863 4. An elder
brother of Louis XIV 8. abb soulavie asserts that
1t was a twin brother of Louis XIV, put out Of the
way to avoid the i'll of disputed succession. This
tale forms the basis of Zschokk's German tragedy
and Fousniers drama. 6. Some maintain that 1t
WINS Fouquet, the distinguished minister of finance,
to Louis XIV T. Some, that II was one AvedikI an
American patriarch he, however, was not impris-
oned till 1706 g. Others, that II was the duke OF
Monmouth; but he was executed on Tower hill in
1855. That there really was a mysterious parsonage
confined in the bastlle and other places; that he
always, when seen, wore black mask and that he
died in 1908 10 undoubtedly true, but his identity Ii
very uncertain. There is yet another theory adj
yaneed by M. jung French staff officer which, In
as few words as possible, is that the mask was q
Lorraine gentleman who was one of band Of Grim
inals who with other conspirators, attempted to
poison the king and having been arrested was
placed under the guardianship Of the relentless M.
de st. Mars, governor Of the bastille. have
answered your question fully, giving you accounts
of several of the persons ''idented, but the real
identity Of "The Man with the Iron Mask yet
remains unsolyed, and it is hardly probable that
this strange historical secret win be disclosed
satisfactorily.
- A dispatch from Bismarck, OAK, says: A
man named Wise was ynched for stealing horses IN
Turtle mountains Wednesday. Wise was at ono
time prominent citizen Of Wyoming. and during
his residence In tho territory was prominently men
| tened for the legislature.
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