The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-05-22


foft Davis saw il last winter while on n visit tn
my SISTER, who married young cavalry officer and
ls stationed there. This mountain l speak of is
caieo the Haunted mountain Every Monday night
ilsit Is seen IN a certain place If any one tries
10 so up TO It, 1t suddenly goes out 1t is known
thfI an old Mexican woman makes the light She
nuu son murdered there many years ago so sha
tnhNs TINS fire will light his soul wherever he is
Lille Warner, Gabbettyille Ga. win Won be ca
KIND as to allow me to say word to the co,lsinsp
I'VE III the country three miles from the railroad
am Il farmers daughter and go to school, will
give the cousins an example Add all the figures
from one to nine don't put each one but once so as
TO make one hundred.
Ida F. Townsend, Red Banks N. c.. have a
goVerness; her name is Miss f. H. McIver she is n
NICE lady, like her very much l have six studies
pesides art and music; my favorite song Is "Whers
the Little Feet are Waiting on the Golden Stairs
my mowers are very pretty; l send you bouquet,
thahks for the suggestion in your last letter. send
pest wishes to you and the cousins. Age 10.
Mary E. Willis Lamont. Ga: I will try and
write TO you and the cousins am an afflicted girl
that never have been to school or walked step in
my ne, put can read and write, and enjoy Aunt
susie and the cousins letters We live in the
country mile and half from the Baptist church.,
ana go there often am member have five
SISTERS ana two brothers, but / the only girl at
nome. l do not get lonely, l work all the time;
knlt lace and sew. have pct kitten and some
whlte rats wrote this all by myself wish
some OF the cousins would write to me-
Rena L, Caldwell, Harrisburg, N. c.: am very
iona OF THE CONSTITUTION l go to Rocky River
church. The young people have missionary
society IN our church. They are going to support n
ilttle girl in Mrs. Randophs school in India her
name is Bessie Anderson. I were II years Old
this month. l have little calf its name is Fannie
Gordon, for lady in Mississippi
Kate Sanders, Adalrsville, Ga: I am n little
orphan girl and live with my Uncle Tom and Aunt
Maggie Turner. know you love little girls and
boys, and wanted to write to you because YOU are
so good, go to school every day and am learning
very hst. My teacher has pet kitten named
Annie, play with il at recess
Sallie NJ. Love, Webster N. c.: live two miles
out in the country with my grandma who is 10
years old My mother died five years ago. leaving q
brother older and sister younger than am Obi
what great loss-a home without mother
take great delight in reading the cousins and Aunt
Susies letters.
John N. Vincent Easaboga, Ala. go to school
ana ike to go very much. l wish Rob Roy would
write oitener. | have pets like most Of tho
cousins except little colt which will make good
horse. Aunt Susie, you ought to be down here in
spring, you would have such a nice time but you
have to stay in the city all the time, which think
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riddle. "In which button hole can u bouquet be
seen to the best advantage?
Blanch Walker, Brentwood Texas: l love to
read the letters aud thought would write one too
am n little girl u years old. My mother is dead
and havea stepmothei; she is real good to me,
and have q lktle step-brother 3 years old NV
mother has been dead eight years. Have been go
Ing to school three years and am now in the fifth
reader spoke at the exhibition In Brentwood
urn ttV al Ann c,c,a
Will send you four of my smallest Sunday-sehool
cards, could not get the large ones in the enye-
lope. have relatives living in Atlanta.
Thomas Henry, Meridian Station: have heard
mama read so much about the little cousins Iwant
to join them. Please don't put my badly-wrltten
note in the scrip basket. for 1t is my first am
years old and am going TO school. | have little
pet rabbit and II mocking bird We live in the edge
OF town, but we can see the beautiful mountains;
they look SO grand and pretty. We all went fishing
last Saturday. but did not catch anything My
papa works in the railroad shops
Carrie +. Spence, Henderson, Texas l live one
mile west of Henderson a farm very much
prefer country life to town life Our home in
situated between two creeks each half mile dis
tant. l have three brothers and one sitter I
have TWO cts, calf and gosling, but don't have
much time to play with them We have nice
young orchard which yields as much fruit as we
can use and some for the market | do not 10 to
school now, as there Is no public school near IL
some one VIII send me the song "'ris only n
Flower from My Angel Mothers Grave" viii
send something in return. closed find card ior
your scrap book
Essie WI an, Fork Shoals, s. c.: | live on farm
whore We have pure air, fresh cool water and 20 d
health. | enjoy country life My sister three Of
my cousins and had alshing party last s,l urday
We took dinner and stayed oil day; we caught
four minnows and threw them back into the creek
but we had some fun If we did not catch many fish
We have Teen going to school this winter, hut have
vacation now. go to Sunday school ,v.ry sun
day We use International Quareres. | would
like to correspond with some of the cousins
Eliot o. Clement. Valley Falls, s. c.: Dear Aunt
Susie, we lew oil our fish pond last week ard
caiigAt large lot OF fish, two turtles and four bull
frogs The largest fish was eighteen inches long,
All the fish were carp and thinksthey taste quite
well but they have very many bones In them.
am going 70 school at New Pisgah. | stay away
from home four days In tho week with my Sister
Ella and Aunt Cnsaa; we rented room and board
ourselves. 1 am u years old and Il little more than
three feet high. hope to see you some time.
Ola Flanders, Snow, Ga: / can see decided inn
proyement in the cousins letters, but there is room
for us to improve Il great deal more. We had pic.
mic here last Saturday by the springs and we all en-.
joyed 1t immensely, but have been sick ever since
and Of course do net enjoy that very much. My
papa IS a preacher and weighs about two hundred
and sixty pounds and is only 80 years old, and his
hair Is almost right white. | am the only girl and
have had six brothers, two Of whom are dead.
would like very much to correspond with come Of
the cousins. / send you picture for your scrap
book.
Write Burgess, Oeeola, Texas: Aunt Susie, will
you permit another stranger in your crce7 am
going 10 school and like my teacher; am studying
fourth reader, spelling and arithmetic. ! hehD
mama do the house work. IL is very muddy here
now our peach trees are full Of peaches | wrote
this all myself think your picture is beautiful
am years old.
Minnie t. Davis, Pope Ga: Aunt Susie, papa
has six hundred acres Of land we have one hun.
dred and iny Of II in PASTURE most OF papa'a
land in bermuda grass. | live near the Ocmulge9
river We need rain very much here / any
making Il quilt by the name of goose foot have
five dolls.
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How IL Looked.
From the Springfield Republican.
A story which has probably never been In
print is told on the authority Of Henry Wilson ~
how Grant succC eled in getting the resignation Of
20 tmaster General Jewell Of his cabinet The story
runs that Grant and Jewell were alone together
talking over matters when. without any previous