The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-31

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CORRESPONDENCE.
IN. F. A )" Eureka Kan. Brother Jocco, Brother
| Charcoal and mold live on n stock farm three
miles from the beautiful little city ofEureka Jocco
the Oldest is head of the family; at least that is
what he told the tax assessor the other day. He
owns the place and keeps us for the privilege of be-
ing In good company. We have nice little black
colt called Dina bay one called Fitz John Porter
and another called Jessamy Bride. We have little
calves, chickens and pigs. We have pet lamb that
drinks milk from bottle, but the incest thing of
all to my mind is our family of cats. Let me give
you an introduction to them First and most i'm
| poTant, are Tabb:e No. l and Table No. 2; then
Maltese Master Tom and Little Comedy. Table
No ], while yet in the tender, blind days of her in
fancy was dropped by some coward in q lonely
field distant from any habitation and left to grope
about and suffer until released by the-to q cat
tardy approach of death. Here Jocco found her
nearly starved and mewing most piteousy. His
sympathetic heart moved. He took the poor
orphan home and adopted her. She grew to cat
hood and has and is still repaying her protector by
her untiring efforts to exterminae his enemes-the
rats and mice. But she never to forget those
dreadful days of her early career Sometimes with
out any apparent cause, she breaks forth into the
most doleful lamentations 1t may be that the
dread recollection steals upon her with all its horrid
associations and it is almost more than she can
bear. This is land OF abundance; anyway there is
a great and overwhelming abundance of cats.
There is place not far from here called "Wailing
Valley" where numbers of these unfortunate crea-
lures conveyed in tow sacks and IL II to live If
they can and die if they can't Table No. 2 is an
ugly, slim, gaunt cat. She sneaks around with her
tail lowered to halimast, looking altogether de-
jected. Age ana trouble are telling upon her con
stitution. She passed her youthful days in good
| home under the protecting care of an unmarried
| English lady, who gave her the name of "Iortois
Shell" After while this lady moved and left
poor kitty to make ber own way in tho world. 1t
seems too bad that superstition should cause an in
nocent kitten to suffer Tortois Shell led miserable
life living with different families of tenants and
then being lett, until, at last, she was logged md
compelled to leave. She came here and found a
resting place where none dare TO molest or make
afraid. Master Tom, otherwise known as "Pollan-
gus" the son OF Table No. l. is the pampered
gentleman of the family he is his masters avorite
and is generally admired for his Sleek black fur
and smart ways. He follows the boys when they 20
visiting and often when they are blowing he walks
| in the furrow looking for something to eat. One
time he followed Jocco hunting, but when the gun
fred he beat hasty retreat to the house. His
mother often brings him mice and other delicecies
| He like some dudes have known, thinks his
! mother should consider it privilege TO wait on
him. He Is her Oldest and only son. He had two
brothers, but they are gone. Jocco started with
them in a sack on the wagon intending to give
them to one of our neighbors without his knowing
anything about it. but from some unknown cause
the sack Iell from the wagon ana one OF them
| crushed by the Wheel The other one reached his
destination and has not been heard of since
| Table No. l has frequently been promised her
death by her master for sharpening her claws on his
young fruit trees, but she still lives and he says if
she can be seen with only one of the mschicvous
squirrels that are taking his corn her life shall be
| spared. Little Comedy is plump little gray kitten
child Of No. 2. Just now Il sits on a chair blinking
It's eyes and moving its lips as if trying to fix them
like some girls do Once when it was sitting on
Charcoal knee listening to him sing, il jumped up
suddenly, placed its paws on his beard and ran its
nose hastily over his face, hunting, suppose for
the source Of the sound that struck harshIy upon
| its musical ear.
Ida B. Webster, Halls Prairie, British Columbia:
come to tell you and the cousins something about
my country British Columbia is bounded On the
north by the parallel OF COZ north on the east by
the meridian Of 1909 west to latitude $40 and tie
Rocky mountains; on the south by the parrelel or
400 (the boundry of the United States) the Gulf Of
| Georgia and Juan do Fuca strait, and west by the
Pacific ocean. British Columbia is the most western
| province Of the dominion, and consists of Van
eouver island and the mainland or British Column
| bia proper, which were formerly two separate
! provinces. The surface Of British Columbia is in
general mountainous and intersected by numerous
rivers and lakes The Rocky mountains, which
form the eastern boundary, extend from north TO
south in two parallel chains the eastern being the
main and most important, containing the highest
peaks in the whole range-Mt Hooker. 1G, $50 feet;
! Mt. Brown 5000 feet, and Mt Murchison 10 700,
besides others but little short Of them in elevation
| Parallel TO the main chain are other smaller
ranges, as the Gold and selkirk ranges, enclosing
the upper OF the Columbia and Fraser rivers
and the Peak mountains enclosing the upper
course Of the Finlay river. The principal passes
across the Rocky mountains are the Rootanie, Yer
miliOn Kicking Horse, Yellow Head, or Leather
and the Peace river passes; the Kicking Horse pass
being the route Of the Canadian Pacific railway.
| Amt Susie saw three hears one deer a wild emf
and cougar. Willie (rny brother) killed the wild
cat and the cougar. win some Of the cousins please
send me the song that begins, "My homespun
dress is plain, know. Ny hats, ETC." / will write
| again soon.
Wallace streaber Cowikee, Ala: For long time
have been an interested reader and observer Of
the Young Folks columns, but my natural timidity
has kept me silent and would not now break
down the barracks Of that modesty which bids me
remain in statu quo. were 1t not 10 speak word
to the possibilities Of our department To any one
who has noticed the letters for the past year. the
fact becomes apparent that there has been gradual
though decided, improvement In their character
especially in the subject.matter Of the letters
! Knowing this, the question arises may we
not do better In the future than has been done In
| the pasR Of course We may, but how2 l have in
| my mind berain contemporary publication that q
! few years ago established department similar 70
ours. For long time the letters IN the above
toned paper were nothing exceptional, but now
| there may be read there discussions on literary
questions art criticisms, and even little philoso-
! ply / only give this as an example Of what has
been done, Of course the cousins can do, and be-
liove Will do, well. Let the older write and
do their best, and II viii not DO long before the
corner will have reputation national in It's extent
The poet soyg-
lin the bright lexicon ofyouth
There's no such word as fail"
| Thisshould encourage us greatly and with mil