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

out TO the beach and gathered some sbells and
brought some oysters home in the she'll | have a
PAIR OF Jersey red pigs, which mama gave me for n
Christmas present; think so much of them thar
the boys tease me and say az feed them with n
SPOON" When was little fellow | kent a store
and sold ribbons, pins and needles to all the little
children in the neighborhood, but us they paid ne
In glass money soon "got broke" Age II,
Lille B. Mcclure, White Cut Texas-Tms is tho
first time have ever attempted to write for pub-
cation. am gong to school now, and we have o.
very large school; we have seventy-fye scholars:
we have got comfortable school room My studies
are fifth reader, geogra ny, spelling and arithmetic
When come home from school help mama cook
supper and then get my lessons can cook u
NIUE, sweep the houses and yards and sew. hayo
no brother nor sister. have two pets puppy and
cat. 1t has been unpleasant weather this winter.
Age H.
Berta Gibson, Smiths station Ala-I live in "a
quiet country home and have Jolly times gathering
flowers We live in hundred yards of the school
house ! am not going to school now but will start
SOON liked your games fine; you must write
otten liked consequence splendid. have heard
several say that they had splendid time Christmas,
think can say ditto We live In sight of the rail.
road Age p
Flora Gay Hunt, Paris, Texas-I have never
written letter 10 any but grandma and size Is
very glad to get letter from me; l hope you VIII
be pleased too, but my brother Willie says that YOU
will throw my letter into the waste basket am
Just six years old, please the POOR writing
ana have my letter printed just to please your little
niece.
Your letter is very nicely written.
Harris Lamkin, Harlem Gal have little babv
nephew and think he is the sweetest thing in the
world. have seven dolls and three little Kittens
My baby doll is named Susie for you. You must
come TO see us this summer and so fishing with us.
Oracle Viola Byers Defiance Iowa. 90 to school
now | viii tell you what l study; / read in tho
fourth reader study physiology, arithmetic, geog-
raphy, grammar, writing and spelling. / would
IKE to correspond with some of the cousins. l am
Syears old.
Wallace Wood, T0llHdcga Ala live in ihe city
of Ialladega it is one of the Oldest towns in tho
state 1t has population of five thousand nhahi-
tants. The state asylum for the deaf dumb and
blind ia located ut this place. There is lGI o
number of business houses tour large churches and
our schools, three railroads, court house gus
works, water works and an ice factory. Age H.
May L. Perry, Dorchester, Liberty county, Ca
AS had what mama called birds egg craze last
summer, am going to write to the cousins what
learned in my rambles Early in april the birds be-
gan TO build, and by May are all laying. The mock
ing birds nest is the first we found, because they
generally build on rose bush or oleander limb
thrush, build on low bushes in the palnottoes.
Their nests are very much alike,
except the bulfnch is farder to find, because they
contrive to hide them under the wide palmetto
leaves The rice bird, jackdnw, cranes, scowssand
crows select spots near ponds, and line their nests
with mud. Bee birds. martins, woodpeckers wrcns
owls and blue birds take hollows in dead trees and
stumps.
There is an old tree in field at my graudmct Aera
that six kinds of birds build in, and my cousin,
Gould, and clmbe II so often that we wore off
nearly all but the heart All large binds, such
as hawks, eagles, buzzards, etc, build i'll
tall trees Fishhawks ways lay in the
same nest, ald take tall dead
oak generally There lis nest in such tree
near the river at grandmamas that has been iheTe
| for years.
Tspnrrows, ground doves, partridges and night
| hawks lay on the ground with very little sign Of
nest, indeed. the night hawk has none nj H. and
their little ones are perfect beauties The cutcst
and most wonderiu nest of all is the marsh wren
! They are not much larger than humming bird,
| but build large, round nest of straw, grass, mud
and some kind of glue. 1t is all closed uIr xcept
| little round hole on one side near tho
middle. They nsen their nests securely to tho tall
marsh grass, and nt high tide they foat on tho
water and the little creatures sit II them Just MS
| snug with their heads poked out Of the door They
lay tiny brown egg. little boy from Boston last
| summer saw one and thought ii wns n chocaato
| drop. OF course Gould and had mim3er Of mis-
hnpB i'll our tramps on land and water and we found
other pretty things besides eggs, such as shells
flowers, moss etc once. Gould climbed into a high
tree and got dizzy, 20 had to for his father
Another time our boat got aground IN we had 10
get out and push her into deep water;
we both swim, were not afrnid. Occasionally
we Game home with scratched hands and torn
clothoe but we always had some egg pay for
IT, would like 10 tell of some tricks OF the differ
ent birds but II would make this too long so viii
"A mother mo ha
youngs leave the nest as soon hatched with the
shell sticking to their backs one day came upon
q father and mother with some twenty odd stlo
ones. i about TO rush at the lit
| tie ones when the mother inter-
| ed to my feet, fell over OH her back
like poor cock robin when shot. stopped to pick
her up. when in the twlnkling of an eye She nut-
tered from highlands about yard away This she re-
peated several times, then few on limb gnve mo
| nod and chirpped Bob White" ] turned to look
| for the young but there was not a sign of them.
| While mother bird wns playing possun the father
| had hid the last one. Now, you all must not think
| destroyed the brdss nest only took one or two
| eggs, and as birds can not count, they did n0t
mind III don't get the prize, hope the girl that
| does will write and tell us about It.
| A lady told mamma That the picture Of Aunt ell-
sic doe not do her Justice. Shc Is Il relative and
ought to know. Age II years.
EuIa Barclay Ellnyiue, Fla: win tell yoI abo {
! Fllayille Itisa little min town situated At he
junction OF tho Suwancc and NithAcO0choe rivers.
IL has nearly three hundred inhabitants The prin-
cal business carried 0u'lere is the man laotpTc Of
lumber which is made In large quantities, The most
Of which Is shipped TO the northern markets. They
have a large mill which mikes between fifty and
! one hui d ed Thousand feet Of lumber Il day lt
takes q great many logs TO supply the mill, sone Of
which is ioated from mp the Suwannoe nud Nith!G-
coochce rivers as flr corty and fifty miles some
| Is brought ten mile by rail The business tInishes
! employment for u great many men. TEcy havea
large store which Is llgh!el at night BY electric
lights, where they keep large supply Of groceries
and general merc lise, to furnish the employees.
! They have two public schools, one white and ono
colorad We had nice Christmas tree at he school
! bonse and Santa Claus supplied the children with
/ presents,
Forming New Trust.