The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-17

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Claire Mcclure Derby, Miss; | have one Aunt
Susie, and | like her much; I'd like to have
another, so please adopt used TO live in Illi-
nois; then papa came to Dixie and has II lumber
mill. don't have as many little girls to play with
here as | had up home bnt Ilove the sunshine
and flowers and think it is splendid to puy out of
doors almost every day in the year A dreadful
thing happened to us about two weeks fore Christ
mas Our house caught fire one morning, 1--WE were
glad it was morning instead of night and it burned
to the ground. 1t was raining hard and the wind
blowing dreadfully, and everybody was busy carry
ing out things as fast MS they could, dumping them
down just any where IN the yard so that they were
far enough from the fire. Everything was in such
plight Bedding and clothes were soaked with
water and black with smoIe, and furniture and
things to eat were generally mixed up. We found
a kettle with chicken pot pie in it. which we would
have had for dinner, of in of he yard,
and on the cover was q hair brush fun OF Jelly l
had a pet Kitten named Bonnie Dixie and did love
her; she was so good and cunning Rover was my
baby brothers dog, and the dog and pussy were
such friends Bonnie Dixie would walk up to Rover
aud stand as still while he put his head down and
kissed her-dog kissesand she would purr They
would eat from the same dish and sleep on the same
rug When the house was Gfre Dixie and three
to the fire and in and out again until their fur
caught fire, and it seemed as If they didn't know
what they doing, and they mewe1 till / cried
hard, for / couldn't bear to see them burning
Mama had stood brother and ] in corner of the
yard and told us TO be good and stay there, but
Paul Che Is only years odl Off into the burning
house aier the kitties snatchcd him out
just in time and carried him to mama, but he
kicked and screamed ~ yll get my kitties: troy
SAINT burn" Since lost Dixie / haven't wanted
another pussy, and Christmas Santa Claus brought
a lovely yellow canary who sings so sweetly, so
now couldn't have kitten If | wanted II. Cats
like birds too well My birds name is Excel after
friend of papas in the north, who is Il beautiful
singer and Sunday worker ] am six years
and did not write this myself for can't write very
well yet, but made it. Mama reads the letters of
the cousins to me every week, and love to hear
them. If you print this it will surprise my papa for
] haven't told him about 1t.
Berta A., Atlanta, Ga; May l join this happy
band OF cousins? Perhaps am older than some of
you,but have been deeply Interested III some ofthe
spicy letters written to Aunt Susie, and have stood
outside quite long enough. can't resist the temp
tation to enter, so won't some of the genial rosy
checked little ones extend TO me warm welcome?
love all the children. The delight OF my life Is
very handsome little brother of mine. Children
and flowers AZ o Gods smiles In n very beautiful
sermon not long since DR.. Talmadge said flowers
were His but my ideas more extended Dust
here and suggest that children are too What do
you little ones think about that? Once while ut
school subject for composition was given us, and
the subject, which was one Wen worth Il few hours
study, was "Some Women l Know" In my
literature / had oltimes noticed that women, dear
to the hearts of our greatest men, often Marys
| wrote about Burns sweetheart, his Highland
Mary One OF the sweetest odcs In our language is
inscribed to her The motherof the blind poet was
Mary as also the mother Of the grand old master OF
English literature; her name was Mary Arden The
name indelibly stamped with Alexander Pope was II
Mary, noted for her letters, brilhancy and wit
Mary Hogaith was loved by Charles Dickens The
principal of the Lake school loved and welded
Mary, and the beautiful pictures of their domestic
life at Royal Mount certainly prove the higher
qualities and great amiability of our Mary. Tie
queen Doth snned against and SHINING" was a
Mary. The mother of the meekest grandest and
noblest man of all the earth was Mary and She
who was last at the cross and FIRST ut tie grave was
a Mary. All bonors to the Murys Pm sure yet we
often hear little girl turning the blessed name into
all sorts of fashionable shapes and forms Let every
little girl who bears this name feel proud of it, and
never fail to remember that she must also do honor
to it. will certainly consider it compliment if
some of the little cousins win welcome me and
will often write to them singly.
Mary f. McN0ron, Andrews Institute, Ala: ME-
Carson the gentleman who carries the Eail lives
about two miles from Mildred Ford He says Mil
dre Is very sick and can't walk any. ! passed
where he lives last summer and saw him standing
in the door with his crutch in his hand; OF he
looked so piufu. He lives about ten miles from
here. llurah for May L. Perry for winning the
prize. My papa and mama have gone to Gadsdep,
Ala, to preaching and left my little brother with
me, and he is bothering me now. Our school win
commence next month and we viii all have nice
time. What has become OF Cousin Laura Browning?
Maggie Pardue, wyle's Mills, s. c.: VIII you
nod my TINS Mt yQtir n q1r MI
who is just spelling for little chat with you ana
the eousins My brief span Of HE has been spent in
a country home, and am glad Of It, / can sew,
knit, crochet, knit Lace cook wash the dishes and
sweep the floor and do lots of other useful things
but bend down your ear and let me whisper right
softly that do hate all such lolerols but delight
In swimming, shooting cross bows. whstllng, play
ball running foot races jump the rope and riding the
mules 10 wnter, and dearly love to play hide-and-
seek. like to 20 TO school; ! have SIX studies.
like arithmetic very much, but geography Is my
fayorite study. have some pretty geranufns and
three pets, a cat, a calf and papa / have some
guineas, but they lack great deal Of being pets.
go 10 Sabbathschool and am in the Bible Glass
Aunt Susie, I love you and when 60 to Atlanta
am going to give you pop call.
Katie Y NeYill, Grnmpino Hins Ala: | have
long wished TO join with tho rest and be Of your
nieces Aunt Susie, wish you could have some Of
our nice pluns. Papa mas such a nice orchard. We
nave tfulL All the lIilih ~ II 70 nice Unit
we cnn have 50 much nice fruit TO oat We do not
know how 10 appreciate anything until We have 10
do without IT, expect there are good many who
do not have any fruit ut all | am making q crazy
quilt, but have not pieced much yet, because
haven't enough scraps. ] thought Hattie CROSS
story very nice, indeed. Aunt Susie, do wish you
would write every weekI enjoy reading your letters
80 much think Queen Victoria must have been
very careful little girl 10 have kept her doll house
30 long and kept II 80 nice. would Ike to corrc-
spond with ZONE Of the cousins.
Robert NJ Lovett, Arkadelphia, Ala: Every
thing lovely in this part OF old Alabama, and ass
sit in the door ofmy bachelor quarters and look out
over the fields of blooming dog fennel TO the azure
blue mountains in the dim distance, l think; ana
this IL June, the month Of June-bugs. With what
pleasure would look forward TO tho debut of the
annual June-bug. With what Joy would take my
old hat ana wait for chance TO knock one on tho
frontal bone, or watch II steathly until II had
settled on leaf and then catch II, leaf end all o,
q If..V ~ Let