The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-28


1t was exactly OF time at nine o'clock; it is now az
teen minutes past nine. What will be the exact
ulae past nine when the minute and hour hand
next meeR 1t is to be solved altogether py aritns
metic.
Willard Ford, Floy, Ala: Dear Aunt Susie. will
you please print these beautiful lines2 I have
copied them from my scrap book, and they are so
sweet and pretty and have done me good. aud may
be will do good to other sufferers:
SUBMISSION.
"father, know thy ways are Just
And full Of kindness now,
Forever to thy Sill must
In meek submission bow.
And gladly my crown must bear,
Breathing no bitter word,
VI Father thou my heart prepare
And let my prayer be heard.
And with eagerness must press
Forever on my way;
OF Father, heal thy ehilds distress
Oh, bless me through this day.
long the path of peace to find
And lay my burden down,
The cross bear, OF Father kind,
When wilt Thou give the CROWN"
Ola Standby, Greenville, Fla: VIII Won admit
little Florida girl into your happy little cirele2
Aunt Susie, want to tell you about my three little
brothers My Oldest brother is Ia years old and the
other two are younger, one II and the oiher9.
They have hoed twenty acres of cotton this year
and they have hoed it three times. | think thew
are very smart; don't you? would like for some Of
the cousins TO correspond with me.
Sue Anderson, HALEY, Ark: have been want
Ing to write to You for some time, but was afraid
could not write well enough l will tell Minnie
Garter the longest verse In the Bible II is the
ninth verse Of the eighth chapter of Esther have
no pets like most of the cousins My school has lust
closed and was sorry. had better stop for this s
my first letter and hope itwont getinto the waste
basket. Age II years.
Fannie Dawson and Florence Fields LaGrancc.
N. G.; We are very dear friends and cousins. /
tFlorenee) live with my erandmotheranaI Fanne)
part otthe time. We never have written 10 TIE
CONSTITUTION before, although we dearly love 70
read it. We would Hike the dear cousins TO kindly
ADMIT us In their kingdom, and also correspond
with some Of them ana exchange crochet samples
Bette Mclaughlin, Carthage ~ G.: Win YOU let
another little country girl into your happy band Of
cousins? Our school will begin soon and I am so
Glau. study the fourth reader dictionary gram
mar and arithmetic. enjoy reading the cousins
letters, have ever so many pets, but my dearest
one is my little baby brother / have one sister and
two brothers living aud brother and sister dead
V. L, Vincent Rome, Ca Aunt Susie. how the
cousins arc improving in writing. read your
letter from Philadelphia and thought SO interest
ing nave no pets, only little blueeyed sister:
she is botherng me now SO that | can scarcely
write. Papa is a merchant at this place. Would
like to correspond with some of the cousins.
saie and Jimmie Wright. Clinton, s. c.: We are
and years old and each OF us send five cents to
help Milard Ford.
Motel Will send your money for you, hut rather
the children would send right to Millard be lives at
wills, Ala and it is u great deal of trouble for ms
10 lave to send every nickel comet for him.
Charlie Switzer Cleveland, Miss. / live two
miles from Cleveland There is great deal OF sick
ness here this year. more than ever have had be-
fore. There is not a house on the bayou that there
is not some one sick at and nay mother got sick and
! had tohep cook aud wash dishes and churn 1
had rather do anything in the world than that kind
OF work, Would like 10 have u correspondent
Alice Siddall, Meridian Texas. This is my second
letter. guess my first one went into tie waste
basket was of course disappointed, but thoughtI
would TRY, Try again" Aunt Susie, l have read
all yonr nice letters; how you must enjoy yanrsen
am like you, for like dogs. / had the prettiest
little puppy last winter; his name was Ring. but he
got drowned. Ialniost cried. would like to cor
respond with X. s Crockett, Rob Roy Paul Jones
aud someOf the girls.
"Red Rover, Andrew Chapel, Tenn: VIII YOU
permit hlgaNkward cousin to join the little folks?
AS this Is my first visit, will stay bat a little
while. enjoy reading the cousins letters Rob
Roy, let us hear from You again 1 am not going to
school now, but go to see the girls sometimes and
like the girls better than / do school, am al
ways glad when Thursday comes, for get THE
CONSTITUTION on that day, and always read our
columns first Berta A, / hope you will write
again.
Josie Peoples Hopedale, Ark: have been
silent admrer of your ehHming circle of the young
folks for two long years and have at last concluded
to WRITE even thongh l can picture your waste
basket waiting for II. am doctors daughter and
we live on o fnrm Our home is situated between
two pretty ponds which was washed by the water
in 1889; one we use as bathing resort and my
brother has taught me now to swim. Nov tell me
how many girls tbat write to HE CONSTITUTION
can swim2 would like to correspond with Madison
Brenson, ofCira Texas Love to Aunt Susie and
the cousins.
"Pansy Blossom" IN answer to LleWellyns rid
die would say: First take the goose over; second
take the corn over trl, take the goose back again;
fourth, take the fox over fth so back and get the
goeso. james +. Moore, you ray you would Ike TO
send some real pretty" girl young moeklng bird.
am 10 years old and would like TO have the bird,
but 0s TO my being real pretty" won't say.
Bachelor Bob, of Arkadelphia, Ala, please write
again.
Next Thing to Fortune.
From the New York sun.
Woman-Have you been o tramp long?
TIamp-Pretty much all my life ma'ap, IL runs
In the family. My poor Old lather was a ptoGes.
sional for twenty seven years but the other day he
struck big luck.
Did he come into an immense foEtnnef
mp-Weil--er-n0, not quite. Some inAuen-