The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-05-29


Ford's address, which is Wills, Ala.
CORRESPONDENTS
jamie Thomas and Mamie Iazenby Turnelsburg
Iredell county, N c.: Nothing from Iredel county
| this week i'll the Young Folks column" is always
| our answer uron inquiry, so we thought to break
| the monotony by writing letter. Iredell is
progressive old county, in the western part of the
| Piedmont section. 1t was named in honor of Judge
James lrcdell. The surface is billy but there are
no mountains. Our county has but two towns, viz.
Statesville and Moresville Wheat grows to perfec
ton while corn delights i'll the river bottoms. All
kinds of fruits flourish here Drying fruit to ship is
the way great many partly earn their clothes
This section is the fvorite resort ofthe Concord and
scuppernong grapes. Gathering medicinal herbs is
an important occupation of the colored people. The
Piedmont section claims the only three herbariums
in the United States Statesvllc,our county seat has
two of them, one of which is the largest in the
world. The mineral resources of our county are not
very great but the Hiddenite mines in Alexander
an adjoing county, are priced very much, there be-
ing no other ones of their kind in the world
Rowan is another adjoining county and its soil con-
| tains the remains of the great Marshal Ney. We
think your picture is very pretty You look like
dear lady that we went to school TO-; her name is
| Miss Daisy Foote.
"Bob," Arkadelphia, Ala: see Aunt Susie has n
rabbit foot, and says if she has good luck she will
| believe in them. Now have several rabbit feet,
| and will see what luck have In the Young Folks
| column. Now cousins, to begin with am boy.
| Now do not say what kind of boy; good boy, u
| bad boy smart boy, or q lazy boy but boy. am
| older than am good and am somewhat younger
| than Methusala. Now cousins, will tell you what
| l nm going to be. l am going to be one of these
sour old bachelors. You know there is o for
| all things, and will tell you my reason. Once
| upon time had girl; need / say more? But /
| will tell YOU she put on long dresses and called me
| Mister, and my heart is broken. That is why am
ponp he ar old baphplor We'll
| bye.
Laura L. Murphy, Chastain, Ga: Will you accept
| as one in your band of little cousins? Ny poor
| papa happened to bad luck not long ago. lie was
working i'll the shop and had piece of iron in the
tongs; he struck it once twice, and 1t flew in his
| eye and knocked it out. o, how bad it was have
four brothers and four sisters liying-and little
sister dead. have little niece she will be week
| old Monday have lost my grandpa; he died the
| 18th of March. am going to school and have five
| studies; my teachers name Is John J. Cay. lie
takes THE CONSTITUTION. like to read the cousins
Letters. My teacher writes pieces in THE CoNsTITU-
TON the blackboard for our reading exercises in
| script have won six prizes since have been 90
ing to school, Age 10 years.
| Dora Brooks, Zebulon, Ga: Gentle spring has
| made her appearance, and flowers spring up in
greatest proiuson over the EARTH and how pleasant
| it is to g. into the woods and gather flowers, for
| there are u great many vioets and daisies; the
| houeysuckles and dogwoods have faded. May l..
| Perrys description of her brd-egg hunt very
interesting and she well deserved the prize. 1t is
| getting time to go fishing and come back with
string of little minnows for your trouble but IL is
| enjoyment for the young folks to 20 fishing and
| have a merry time. There has been great i'm
proyement III the writers of this column. What has
| become Of our friends Russell Moore and BrOwler
| j. Thorn pson? a letter from them just would be
appreciated. | wrote to Belle Name, and received
the armaranthe bigoans seed; she has gread many
| pretty flowers.
Willie 8. Christian, Lumpkin, Ga: | live 81
miles from here, walk from home to school every
day; we have fine school for little town like ours;
| we have 1870 students Our principal il Professor
| Albert Harris with an able, klndhearted CORPS Of
| assistant teachers Lumpkin has six grocery stores
| and the same number of drygood houses two mil
| Iinery stores, six lawyers, preacher, four
| doctors, three hotels and several private boarding
| houses. you ever come TO Lumpkin you will find
| plenty Of pleasant resting places. have got cot
| ton patch that work in every Saturday, finished
choppng It last Saturday. W got 20 rows AZ yards
long, rows 80 feet WIDE Can any of the cousins tell
how much land is in my cotton patch? Para says
| can have all the patch makes If learn TO measure
the ground before picking cotton time. This Is my
second year in school Age 10 years.
| Mary Sue Dromgoole, Wayslde, Tenn: I have
Just finished reading the cousins letters and like
| them very much. / have been SICK nearly two
| years; have had the rheumatism so couldn't
open either one my hands | hope none OF the
rest of the cousins have had as hard time as
have Ny dear sister died over year ago and we
miss her 50 much Only those who have exIerl-
! enced such sadness can sympathizc the deepest. !
have lots Of pretty flowers, but am not able 10 go
| and see them. ] have made me a beautiful crazy
! quilt since have been sick, and crocheted lots of
pretty trimmings. ] will exchange some of the
| patterns with the cousins
Gertrude Inman, Pennington, Ark: have read
30 many nice letters from the little folks from DIFF
fcrent states and places but very few from Arkan-
sas; 80 believe you will have my letter published,
| for know you do hate 10 gee Arkansas 70 far be-
| hind all the others. am going To start 10 school
| Monday 10 q lady, her name Is hiss Matte BongcT.
| Aunt Susie, have you any pet8 1 would like ever
| 50 much to correspond with come Of the cousins.
| Could any Of the cousins tell me anything about
| Annie GILBERT
| Note--Your letter was written on both sides your
| paper and could not all be printed; don't forget
! again.
Ernest IIairston, Long Cane, Ga: I cannot say
| az some Of the cousins do that read all Of the
| letters for only read those that interest We
! reside in pretty country home near the roaring
| ChattahoOchee. am a farmers boy. ! do not go
10 school now, as there Is not any near here have
| no pets only Texas pony, his name is Albert.
Everything is lovely In the country and seems full
Of life and beauty. notice in last weeks letters
! piece from crippled boy Only thosc who have
experienced such sad alliction sympathize
! with him. have had my part Of this, as am just
| recovering from sprained ankle. For fear Of
| worrying your patience, viii close.
Jennie Biyings Boyce, Texas THE Constitution
! f. welcome visitor In our house, VIC get II on Sun
/ days, generally and OH Aunt susie, your good
letter. Of advice afford US 80 much pleasure. like
| the cousins letters too, especially those from Gesr-
gia my old home; sometimes see familiar name.
| School closed two weeks ago, ana have been visit
| ing my cousins for week. What nun II was 10 DO