The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-03-13

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( go to school; mama hears my lessons at home am
! years ofage.
Motel think it is quite n compliment to look like
you, and Uncle viii says tell you he thinks SO too
| John Lex Query, Harrisburg NJ CT am nine
years old and am going to school. We have fifteen
pupils. Our teachers name is Miss Bessie Caldwell.
| we nave Band of Hope in school; we
promise to abstain from whisky and from the use of
TOBACCO and from all profanity. We are going to try
! TO grow up to be good men and women.
Archie Chandler, Bethlehem, s. CT am a little
| boy II years old, the son of a farmer Giving In
| Clarendon county, S. c. love to read the Young
Folks column and Bill Apps letters am going TO
schooi ana learn very fast. pillow every Saturday
| have two brothers and one sister. One of my
brothers has q little black goat and wagon; we play
| and haul wood with him.
John Smalllng Bell Buckle Tenn-As this is the
month the smaller boys and girls write, and my ago
| being twelve, too thought ! would try for the
! prize. We have very lively little town and we
nave two large schools here, the Webs q male
school, and the school at Bedford college, a mixed
school. The population OF our town is about one
thousand The soil of our country is very rich and
produces the finest wheat and corn we also have
all kinds of live stock. Our little town is growing
very rapidly and we have four white and two
| colored churches.
| Osee Bryant, Lauderdale, Ala want to ask you
! question. Why do the people of Texas have to
break the water before they wash their clothes?
| Perhaps some Of the cousins will want to know
what is meant by breaking water The Texans
says TO break water is to bring 1t TO a boiling heat
and then put in common lye, and then skim the
water then it is ready for use.
Emma Lee, 0kapilco Brooks county, GAVIN
you admit another little girl in your happy circle
will b. - years of age the 2ih OF June. | live in
| frv uln1ltf tvnI ,,ila
J am gong to school; my teacher is n lady | went
| TO school last year about two miles from home; |
| was tired every morning when l got to school. l
have no pets except little calf her name is Daisy
have four sisters older than myself and two sweet
| little brothers.
II. ID Murdoch, Burnt Corn Ala-our Duty-we
1 should love one another, be kind and afectionate
| friends. We should read the Bible and teach it TO
hli VINO are not educated. love to see boys and
girls attend Sabbath school; think that is very
nice duty for oil, both men and women. We should
always try to encourage the poor to help keep them
Ill heart All of us must try to be Christians 80 we
| can enter Gods Kingdom. We should try to be very
attentive to the sick and obey parents AIN II
years of age
Willie E. Trotter Muldon Mss-I have a real
Aunt Susie, Il pretty little black-eyed birdie: she
married the last of November, and all Of the family
went except myself; had TO go to school, but she
did not forget her little nephew she sent me large
box full of cakes, fruits candy and nuts live in
the country and like to read; have Just finished
| rip Van Wrinkle" He led such a merry life with
old lady Van Winkle TINT thought would be an
old bachelor. Read it boysl Poor old Rip am II
| years old
Carrie Woodward, Carsonville, CAL am q very
| little girl, just years old l can't write well
enough to win the prize you offer but would like
30 much to get it, because am fond of reading.
When told mama l would send you box of
flowers with my love instead of badly written
letter She said: "Well darling there Ia more senti
ment in the flowers than you could express on
whole sheet Of paper and one so good and kind as
Aunt Susie deserves life full of sweetness as the
sweet little flowers" think so too. Aunt Susie
Birdie Sue Hamilton, Bonneville, Mss.-I had
nice time Christmas, visiting and eating turkey |
received several nice presents and was proud OF
them ALL am not going to school now so am
! pieeing me quilt; have forty-t squares aud
have only thirteen more to piece think 1t will be
real pretty when get il finished am taking both
| music and art lessons and am learning very fast
One of my little cousin is taking ALSO she and are
| learning very pretty duet II Is "Frost CRYSTALS
Waltz" One OF my uncles gave me n little colt not
long since its name is Henry. He will not be large
enough to ride until next fall. very proud of
| him, and would not part with him for anything
| Aunt Susie, / wrote aud composed this myself, and
| hope that may be fortunate enough 10 get the
prize. Ago TO-
Walter g. Robertson, Raymond, Miss will
write on the subjebt of newspaper Advertise
| ments." 1t will not do TO believe all they say.
| Mother ordered printing press called the
| "Daisy," for a Christmas present in place of q dog
which wanted most of all. 1t does not come uD to
| what the advertisement said, for it led me TO hope
could make some money by printing visiting and
| business cards. Mother wrote for more type, but
| now find the thing won't work and / told mother
| I'd rather have dead dog than such q humbug.
| PERHAPS some little boy can console me, by writing
| TO me and tell me how 10 print will be much
| obliged and will 'try, try again" am years Of
| age.
| Isaac Newton Lewis, Piano, TeXas-I Will try to
| describe my home and surroundings | live in
Colin county in the lone star state, twenty-five
miles northeast of Dallas twelve miles south Of the
| county sight, Mckinney, ana eight miles east of
| Plano. This is II beautiful country out here We
can see for "A great distance across the prairie We
have lots of large creeks ont here we have plenty of
water until the droulh and then 1t all dries
| up We have lots Of railroads ut here; we can 20
| most anywhere on them. We have plenty Of milk
I cows and can get all the milk and butter we want
! We can make some years thrtyhve bushels Of wheat
10 the acre from fifty to seventy five bushels Of corn
to the acre, the same In oats from fourth TO
! whole bale Of cotton without any manure The
! people live about two hundred yards part. You
| can stand in a door Of ybody's house and count
about fifty more houses. will close for this time.
! Age12,
Joel II FAR, Roswell Ga--As you said our letters
J must be descriptive ones, VIII write about my
horse Para gave It to for birthday gin; she is
Of g. dark sorrcl color. Her tail drags the around
> and size is perfectly gentle. Papa tells to give
| her five ears Of and q bundle Of fodder at n
feeding but sometimes ! want to be better to her,
| and 80 give her seven ears OF corn and bundle
| and hand Of fodder ] ride horseback twice
| day, and sometimes ! take buggy rides; Ike to
! ride in the buggy the best. You ought 10 see her
run through the field it looks to Inc like sometimes
she almost Turns suminersaults She fast she
Is seven years old As am very fond Of reading,
| thought would Try for the prize. don't want
any one 10 DC disappointed but do hope Will get
the prize, for | have done my very best. Aunt
Susie, just could not make my letter any shorter,
and don't think anybody cfe could when they
were writing about their horse. Age II.
| Ethel Gibbs Social Circle, Ca have always
wanted to write TO you, and often begged mama 10
| write you or me but She would say wait until you
can write Tor yourself 50 my FIRST letter shall be to
Aunt Susie. never iail " reed the cousins tiers
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