The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-28

except little sister who just beginning to walk.
| Age II.
Caledonia and Robert wilemon, Kullv Cbaba.
| Sugar Leaf county, indian Ter-Mysef and Col1siu
| Catalonia concluded to write about Indians and
| white people of the Choctaw nation Well II id
real funny to see Indians and hear them abber and
talk to each other and the whites cannot under.
stand word they say, only they groan out a long
grunt for yes. Indians an indolent leope; they
do not do much work of any kind; they look erlm,i
When they meet YOU they hardly ever speak or loolc
at you. l thougat before came here that
Indians were red but the full bloods are very near
as black US negroes Well there are many Georgians
in this caunry and they show that they love their,
old home-Georgta. They nearly all take THE
| CONSTITUTION. We from Alabama and live
with our uncle; he takes THE Constitution and
likes 1t very much. Age IL years each.
Mamie and Sadie Craddock Black Walnut, Hsltt
| fax county, Waive are the two youngest children
ola widowed mother. (Mamie) go to school at NV
uncies, SIX miles from home. l love to 70 to
| school and love my teacher dearly and then love
to come home and SEE the loved ones there for
think you never know how dear home is until YOU
leave it. l(Sadie) go to school with my brothers at
Clust,r Springs, about mile from home miss
my sisters companionshp, but amuse myself play.
| ing dolls, running around for mama and working
| my little garden. Do you love flowers Aunt Susiea
| send you some of my violets from my garden they
have been blooming on the border all winter We
| are also members of the Sunbeams society and are
| trying to make sun shine in our homes and with our
pennies seEd light to the benighted heathens Age
| and years.
| Eleanor B. Cochran, Ma rims Station, Ala-Whas
is happiness? The state of being happy. Happiness
is one of the greatest blessings bestowed on man OF
J anything else. When people are not working they
always seem to be World not happy but it is diff
ferent when they are at they trade business
| Some people show that they are happy by singing,
| laughing Ortalkinp On n
when the birds are singing everywhere and tho
beautiful flowers peepng out of their wintry beds in
enough to make any happy. Our RedeemeE
made us to be happy and we all ought to try to be-
| 50. Age T.
Mildred Joyner, Clarkesvc, Ga. IL saw in The
| CONSTITUTION that Miss Efe Stribng was mistaken,
the Talulah river don't run into the Chattahoochee
Talulah river, on which the falls are, runs into the
| Tugalo, which runs into the Savannah the last
| emptying into The Atlantic ocean. The Sogue
| river, on which live, rises at Tray mountain one
| OF the Blue Ridge, which unites with the Chota on
| the line of White and Iabersham counties OF
Georgia, thus forming the Chattahoochee which
takes its course through Georgia until it touches the
| line between Alabama and Georgia. near West
| Point When it reaches Florida, the Flint iolns
waters, making the Apalachicoa, which empties
| into Il bay OF the name, u part of Gulf Of
Mexico. Where the Chattahoochee and Flint join
you can sec three large rivers and three states ut
the same time. Age IL years
Helen L. Wooster Silver Creek Neb,-I have
| never been TO school much, but study at home NY
Sister Pauline is in Michigan; she is going to school
| out there; she stays with her grandma and aunt.
We had great storm last Thursday. II began about
O'Clock in the afternoon; great wind came up
and scared me nearly out of my wits: it sounded
like train coming the snow came SO thick that
| couldn't see two rods from the house. There were
lois of cattle lost in the storm. The Omaha Indians
have been eating the dead cattle. There
| Indian up about two miles from here fell in the
winter, and before he could get back to the camp he
| iroZe to death. There was young Indy g9n home
| from school the other day and She ir re her arms
clear up to her shondels and If 1t had been for
her little brother she would have frozen to death.
like TO read the cousins and Aunt Suse's letters
| am II years old.
Geneviene Taylor, Coycrdale, Gal am little
girl of nine years live in Dade county two miles
from Rising Fawn and twelve miles from Trenton.
have never been 10 school but little, ana mama
does not have time to teach me at home much
| therefore know there are many little girls who
can write better Il Al can but l want to jcin the
band OF cousins. am going TO try my best to get
| one of the books you Offer but If / do not know
you will offer another some time, and / will try for
| it. Now Aunt Susie, | have said before that had
| never been to school but little, but 1 can spell
| better than Bill Arp.
Minnie G. Mullen. Rcniroe, Ala.--The Giant at
| Rest-My home Sunny DELI il nesting at the foot
of u mountain bearing tie above name. There rises
| knob looking like large mans head sinking
| down forming the neck then rising and broadning
| out into tho breast, then swelling up like large
| stomach and slopng down to the legs and feet the
| short hills rise and make the arms; vieNed from
| distance II looks like great big man lying down.
The range extends from north to SOUTH and about
| ten miles In length; it ~ Talladegn county five
miles west of the city of Taadega, and ncnr by id
the thriving lumber town of Renfroe. Age IL years
| and II months
Virta Williford, Chenubbee, Ga.---My home is
| situated twelve miles north OF Dawson. We have
| Sunday school every Sunday afternoon. We can
boast Of sixty scholars. We had II Sunday school
! festival the Sth of December; the Lawson cornes
| band came out, and we had u very nice time.
Seven little girls had to carry glnb sacks; We
charged ten cents II grab; Cousin johnnie made 10
and made s.. e Ind Christmas tree; IL lad "a
| presents on it, and very pretty / have pieced
| one quit and am most done with another. age ~
Years,
Virgie A. McRac, Baby Head, Texas--,I now live
in Texas, formally In Arkansas like this county,
| but must say like my Old home best for some
| things; have many loved relatives, ana we had
| 80 much nice fruit and flowers; the crops too we're
| so much better there than has been here since we
have been here though the health Of this county ia
much better thau Arkansas; and we have good
| schools. My teacher Is nice young lady her name
| Is Miss Alice stiles; she is teaching me music My
papa is merchandising at this place. There is quite
q mineral boom In this county; they are running
number of diamond drills all report fac and a
plenty oft. Age TO-
lena F. Duke, Fort Valley Ga. The piece,
| "Help One Another. at the beginning Of the Young
| Folks column SO impressed me that / WIN not 70
FRI any longer. / have cut 1t out fol nIy scrap.
| book think it is good motto for all brothers
| and sisters to adopt. ! have two brothers aud two
| sisters / am the oldest. / do anything about
| the house. cook, s.w and make any kind Of trim
| ming see; / have some beautiful samples. am
! going TO start to school very so0n have every
prize that has ever teen offered nay class Age IL.
Bette Perkins, Brlndidge Ala.--I have just been
reading the cousins letters and have deciled
would like to join the band aad be one of them
live in the pl, a ant little village Of BiundIdge I
90 TO school anu Ike my teachers very much; one
| OF them is young man mot marriedl AID all the
fip Girls are wild about him, "he IA w. mari and