The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-16

\ tlihe SHe sang ana talked SO Deautluly ABOUT
Jesus and death. read oil your letters about your
| trip; they were so interesting and Instructive. I
| wish you would take o trip through the mountains
OF north Georgia and call to see us. l know mama
| would make your visit p easant Misses Mary and
Annie White, ofyour city, spent six weeks with us
this summer. Their father and mother are mama's
| old friends. Misses Mary and Annie had a gay
| time rowing over tho hills boat riding and fishing
They think home is the garden spot of Georgia.
| think Il, S. Crockett had best not say anything
more about the girls or he will get the worst of It,
| Everybody is writing about fishing and hunting
| parties. We have had two, Boat gliding and eating
parties would be q more suitable nsms for ex-
| eursions. Mama and papa caught thirteen fish,
| Farmer Boy" the bride was is years of age and
the groom 81 years old their wedding day.
would like to correspond with some of the cousins
| u or 10 years ofage.
| Nora King Atlanta, H.: I've been reading THE
CONSTITUTION for several years and have been much
| Interested In the Young Folks columns. The inn
| proyement is wonderful, and since so many of the
Older cousins have written to Aunt SUSIE thought
| that would send q greeting for the north. live
on a farm. Pm writing this letter on the kitchen
| table, where can watch cider boil down. and
| every two minutes am quite suddenly interrupted
| by a small cousin of the masculine gender how,
wants me to tie up sore foot and 10 help him make
| darts" Just think of that Cousin Crockett and
| then say that girls don't have to work. 1t would
| be funny if that cider should happen to all boil
l
| away and I'm ''obleeged" to tend TO it myself If
| some of the cousins will come to see me III give
| them q drink of cider and hard winter apple
| apiece. was greatly amused at Uncle Wills letter
on his Wisconsin experience. His imagination was
| certainly immense. We are having very cool
weather up here at present Jack frost has visited
| us several times and has npped all the delicate
plants and flowers, l enjoyed Aunt Susie's letters
| from the east and from Washington very much
Uncle win you do pretty well, but Aunt Susie can
| iniu hpnf hat At,,,a
| LYDIA Perkins? Come again girls. l see Pam Is OF
| as large as life in spite of the quarantine. Say,
| Cousin Pam, don't tell It, I'll shed u tear for
| YOU IF you don't think Pm little too old.)
Freda. saw yourye nice letter and thought that
| should like to correspond with you. If agreeable
| to you please write to address given. Books are
very dear friends; no danger of them over chang
ing. The pages that smile at us today will bestow
| q smjle tomorrow. l often think that if some
| people know and kear of would read more there
| would be fewer complaints of them talking about
! their neighbors. Who ever heard of a book-worm
| being q tatter c. A. Il. W, Norborne, No. much
obliged for your answer TO Percy Irwin's question:
| Who was the man With the iron mask? 1t is eyi
| IDENTIFY mystery. Miss Lydia Perkins Pm looking
| for q letter from you before many days What has
| become of Panl Jones2 hope he hasn't come to an
untimely end from his.troubes That cider is ready
to setotf. Goodbye.
W. w. Webster, Little Rock, s. O.: AS my brother
| is subscriber to TIE CONSTITUTION, l have the
privilege of reading very interesting letters
| from the cousins am the son of q farmer and
! mechanic / live IN Marion county, twenty-five
miles north of Marion village which is the county
scat and two miles and half west efthe village of
! Little Rock and six miles from the North Carolina
| state line. Marion county, s. c., joining that of
| Robson, N. c. We have very fine farming lands,
mot very high or rolling either but well adapted to
the raising OF all kind o. grain aud fruits, though
| cotton Is tie staple product. Crops are very
| n this section tlOupn cotton has boa
aged great deal by the recent foods of rain Well
| VIII say u word 10 II. S. CT we would he glad to
| hear from you often. can cay one thing for the
old Palmetto state, and that is they are very indus
trious 1 would like to shake hands with Nina
| Howell. Let us hear from you again.
Madge, Virginia. have an Inspiration to write
| 10 you Boys and some OF the girls too; why do
| YOU write much about work? I'm tired OF hear
| ing of il. Of course work but know meme OF rs
| do as much VIC ought to. At least not like we
/ ought if we have TO talk oft so much. My, what
| complaining; aud / thought this would DO nice
letter. as | felt inspired just then. Forgive me-
Honestly do enjoy your letters, as do all Of THE
I CONSTITUTION. Vino of You went pieneising last
| Saturday? did rather it was may-pop hunt
| ing, and it was fun, too, though / only fei1in a
| creek we had to cross once We were not confronted
with crossing the creek, bat walked ever far up
stream on rocks. ITO the work now, but here's u
| friend who gays come 60 10 my house aud lets hive
some fun ] am back home now, SO letme tell you
OF the iin. The paror carpet had just been taken
up; after putting ON an apron ana towel on my
| head VIC went to work to swecpup Dit wasn't
scarce bit, assure you. But to the funny part
| why right In the midst OF brooms out rushed n rat
and such yelling and striking at the poor thing;
why we scared it nearly to death. We, different
| from most girls, are not afraid OF rats.
| ,Hattie Lane end Carrie Clay Poole, Newberne, N
c.: Weare in the same classes In school and study
arithmetic, algebra, Latin grammar, history, tera-
| ture Tales from Shakespeare, philosopey, spelling
| aud definitions ! (Carrln) spent the summer at
| Morehead, n c. and had delightful time. The
surf.bathlng was splendid: it Is such tine beach,
| There was n game, fish and oyster fair here last
| winter. 1t was, OF course not entirely devoted to
game, etc. IL was enjoyed by ALL but the room
! and antique exhibits weie we think, the best.
They arc going to have II again. do hope it will
be a success. Uncle viii, Paul Jones, Rob Roy and
! "Bachelor," write again We will not do like many
OF the cousnstell our ages, but WIN say We are
in our teens. Rev r. G. Pearson the great Eyange-
| list, of whom many Of you have heard spent two
| weeks IRE last February, and did great deal OF
| good. We would like very much TO correspond
| with come of the cous ns.
Egie Saunders, Lewiston, N. c.: Mama and sister
arc both gone today and am keeping house. but
don't know much about it, / am going 20 start to
! school next week. / have had fine time this
| sumner visiting my relatives In HEREFORD county
| went TO a Snndey-school celebration and enjoyed
myself splendid. The girls 90 back on Mr. H. g.
| Crockett SO hard won't say much about him, but
think we have more work TO do than the boys /
Will correspond with any of the cousins If they Will
| write first foT love dearly to write letters,
+. w. Huntsman, East Liverpool, Ohio ! hale
| from away up here among the natural gas enjoy
reading the older cousins letters very much md as
they are writing oitener than they did year ago,
| think our columns are getting very interesting
This city Is the second in the United States In the
| manufacturing Of all kinds Of croekery and China
ware Cousins amt IL too bad 10 think of the way
those poor people in Florida ARE suerng?havc 10 ly
and leave all they have, or stay and getthe fever
| and perhaps die, II Is getting quite cool up here
] now will correspond With some Of the cousins II
| they Will send me their address
Narcissa Howell. Cnsseta, Ca: We haven't any
railroad running 10 little town. but they aniic
! pate having one in tho future. The lro
tracted meetings in progress at the Methodist
| church in Cussca. attended the eampmeeting In
| Harris county; had delightful time. and heard
| some Of the best sermons l ever heard / think
| Aunt Susies letter from Washington city was Just