The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-25
country but it is almost like town, as we have two

stores. one cotton gin; 1t is five story house and
has lbs stalls The gins are in the top story and the
cotton is elevated to the gins by small fan, We
ha@e-oae church and have preaching twice month
and prayer meeting every Sunday night and Sum
day. We have missionary here of 81 members. I
have missionary hen. The farmers have an
Alliance club here. l am IL years old
Pearl Langston, Cockrum, Miss: Our little town
has about two hundred inhabitants. We have
very nice school here; 1t will begin in october and
last eight months. We are having O bad and rainy
beginning. Miss Hollie Harper my sister has your
picture among those of her graduate friends She
compliments you as being ono of the most intell
gent of them She often speaks of you and know
she would be glad to see you. 1 would DO glad to
have some of the cousins correspond with me.
May Baker Mayesvlle, S. c.: / live in little
town and like it much better than the country
There are only two churches here-Baptist and
Presbyterian. The Presbyterian church is not
finished, but when completed will be very fine
one. We had a meeting at our church (Baptist) in
August. We have a very good Sunday school; also
weekly prayer meeting 1t has rained here every
day this month, and people are getting as anxious
to see fair weather as they waSe to see the rain be-
fore it came. There is so much useful information
in the Woman's Kingdom.
Mamie Gene Fuller Grasmere, Fla: have been
begging mama for some time to let me WRITE bnt as
have written twice before, she thought that
would tire Aunt Susie with my letters. We have
Just received THE CONSTITUTION and have Just read
Wesley Garrard's letter, of Hunkadora, N. G., and
dear little cousins, how my heart aches with SYM
pathy for him and his afflicted sister. I am going
to send him and his sister twenty cents, and hope
every little cousin who reads this letter will send
him twenty cents 1t is not much but if two hun
dred cousins will send twenty cents that will be $40,
and it will help him so much. The Bible says,
"Whosoeyer giveth to the poor lendeth to the
Lord" Much love to Aunt Susie and the cousins.
May Turner Monroe Ga: Mama and papa have
Just returned from Atlanta. They went to have
mama some pictures taken, but 1t rained all the
time sho was there so she could not get out of the
Kimball, much less have pictures taken. Won't
some of the girl cousins 10 or IA years old cores
pond with me will cheerfully answer their letters
| vrgIe yamerson, Donelton, Texas: l have
| whole regiment of dolls l going to tell you
| about. have family remote from the others
| named Mrs. Eastman She scolds her children all
| the time, for tell you they a mean, stealing
| set, and another set named Mrs Nesbtt; they are
sick all the time the reason is, they eat so many
| green apples and peaches and play in water and
| mud when it rains, and l am the doctor, and 1t
| keeps me conn ounding medicine all the time My
little cousin Matte has been to from Texar-
| kama and she brought her doll and we had fine
| time. / am going to school this winter
| Ida NJ Evans, Leona, Texas: My father moved
it is fine state but still have longing to see my
| old home in Clark county, Miss. Cousins, must
tell you about trip sister and took not long since
| We went to the mineral wells in Franklin and was
having fine time till sister got sick and that broke
| it all up. can't refrain from telling you about one
| little gentleman who looked to be about IS or 10
years of age that assisted and off of the cars
| lie didn't tell us his name but said the people
| called him ''Texas" in Hope, Arkansas, which Is
| his homo. "Bob," of Arkadelphia, Ala, hope the
1 IA 81, tI.nt Il,
| from your best girl. Why is it that some of you
cousins write your name 6ctiuously? / would like
| to correspond with some of the cousins about my
| age which is not over II nor under l6
| Francis Southern, Lloyd Texas; We are having
| abundance of rain III Texas now. / fear much
| rain will damage crops. ] am a native of Mssls-
| sippi but have spent the most Of my life in Texas
My occupation is farming, but am not at all capt
| waited with it, Although farm life is very pleasant
| but think there is other occupations like better
| l am very fond of music; two ofmy brothers and
myself perform on the violin and make very sweet
| music when we perform together. We have had
| several picncs and protracted meetings, which
enjoyed hugely. II any of the cousins about 10 or II
| years of age desire TO correspond with a boy in
Texas, write to me and / win appreciate your
letters,
Pam Perkins, Crown Point, Fla: In looking over
/ the papers find hail from the state over which
| the scourges yellow banner is flying so cousins
/ fumigate yourselves before you read this and VIII
not some sympathetic person 10 girl Of course) shed
| tear for poor little Pammie2 We are one hundred
| miles from any person who Is attacked with fever
Ia little mder than typhoid,) yet small town
| here has issued most strict quarantine, which II
| people north of here read they would think said
| town was an only island in an ocean Of scourges.
| The mayor is requested to withdraw his notice or
submit to arrest-ha, hal This has been warm
and rather dry season; politics warm; fine crop of
| rotl dnl1 cnfd ANN Gupfa
drawing of Florida flowers.
Walter c. Drake, Poweton, Ga: live in one Of
the Oldest towns in the state. It has leen settled
| over a century The Baptist church has been es-
tablished here century. Eighty eight years
ago the first Georgia Baptist convention was held in
this place. Ono of Georgia's governors is buried a
few miles from here. few miles from here is
'Vohere" the old home of Senator Colqutt'sgrand-
father and part of the old grove IL still standing.
So YOU see that live in quite historic place II
has been IN time great educational center but IL
| is not SO now. II is surrounded by rural popula
ton. The chief persuit is farming. am glad that
| there has been b much Improvement in our
columns since last wrote Let US still strive 10 i'm
prove our letters and we will have of the best
parts of the paper. viii some Of the cousins send
me the poem "Cleopatra?" the first line Is, II am
dying Egypt, dying"
Addie Anderson, Austell, Ca: Here am again
after a long silence, and think you might admit
me this time for my last knock was unheard or un-
needed o. went TO the Chautauqua TO hear Mr..
Grady lecture, which enjoyed hugely. 1t was just
grand. Aunt Susie, saw Mrs Grady there and /
knew she was your daughter ! wanted to ask her
II you was there, but / didn't get chance. I
thought perhaps you had gotten home by that tin0.
Well, Aunt SUSIE If you favor your daughter (Mrs.
Grady know you arc pretty, for think she is 40
handsome. wonder how many of THE CossTfTU-
TON cousins were on the first train that night. l
was on that one and We had quite time too We
were on one OF those open and there wasn't
any lights; twas like going through tunnel all the
time; nevertheless We enjoyed It, We beard one
little boy say, ~ wish had my girl in here
Aunt SUSIE you are badly mistaken when you think
we are tired of your nice and interesting letters.
am going TO put them all in my scrap book.
Matte @. Bridges, Shellman Ga: 1 live in @
beautiful little country home; have been here one
year last Christmas. We came here from up the
country. THE CONSTITUTION has been much com
pany for me, ss have been very lonely without my
dear little fJiends and scboolmates visited my
old home last fall and had very pleasant time