The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-03-06

am not at school help mama with her house worl<
ana Then spend good deal of time crochetinr. I
have finished me hood, and now l am crochetina
me circular. Sometimes get very lonesome MS
have no brother sister EXCEPT one grown l,rotbar
ana he is away from home; his name is Sam but
call him Bubba He sent me such O nice Christmas
present; 1t was beautiful gold pen and ink stand.
and for birthday present, pretty ring | was 10
years old in November
Tommie Taylor Americas, Texas--I am a little
boy years old. have never written for a paper
but some day may make my living that way so I
viii begin early. l am going to school and have
six studies. have one brother and one sister both
younger than myself going to school with me- In
the spring help papa make crop and In the fail
heip gather IT. Brother Charlie and can pick over
two hundred pounds of cotton in day, Imust tell
about our possum hunt. One morning after brcak.A
last we nearo our Font and Sunday barking and
papa said, "boys, your dogs have got a possuu,
ueed SO we got an AK and went by ourselves emf
Gown the tree and the dogs caught him; he was
awful heavy, but swung him across nv shoulder
and brought him to the house, thinking he was
dead, and when laid him down he paced Off as II
nothing had happened. but we caught him again
and papa killed and dressed him. and three days
after we had postum and later for dinner
Florence Hammack, Industry, Ill-ElIa ma
fahhy-Eila was very nice and neat girl and all
ways looked like queen in her pretty pink dress
she had only one) and she always wore II wherever
she went and she was poor. Fanny was of different
disposition from Ella. She ALWAYS wanted her
own way at home and at school, But some of the
girls didn't blame her, for she was rich Whenever
any of the girls or boys wanted any body to help
them they always went to Ella She was olyyovs
ready TO help them. Fanny didn't like Ella Ona
day she did something and the teacher wanted to
know who did It, Fanny said ELLA did il. forT
saw her.' Then the teacher told Ella TO come there
ana what did she do but switch Ella on her hand
as hard she could. Then one of the hovs said be
had seen Fanny do 1t herself; but the teacher be-
neved Ella did it, and she would not whip Fanny.
Sol went on for long time. Pretty soon Fanny's
mother got sick and Fanny went for Ella to come
ana stay with her mother, and Ella said she would
go and take care of her mother. She thought
Fanny acted queer. Pretty soon FANNY took the
same sickness scarlet fever), and Ella nursed her
and she got well. One day after she got well she
said, Dear Ella, If you had not rursed me would
have died. wouldn't I2' al suppose SO. said Ella
We'll, feel sorry for the way have treated YOU
but If you will stay here always will give YOU
home and plenty of money to spend, as mother is
dead, said Fanny, with tears in her eyes So Ella
lived there and was well loved and treated kindly
py fanny. Pretty soon pretty young man came
along and asked Ella il she would be his wife and
she said she would Then another young man
came along and married Fanny. And now YOU
VIII lind them In two pretty little cottages In Staun
ton, Va. wrote this all myself. Age TO-
you about the first time my sister Lii went fishing.
II was when we first moved to the country and wa
lived near large watermili with wide-sprcadine
pond, which Is very shallow around the edges Lii
had never been fishing and did not know how but
she thought She did and wouldn't ask any body
Well, one dny she got rod and hook and line from
the mill and sailed forth. Nab (ny other sisterl
ana mad already gone when she came home from
school, and she didn't know where to find u.s. so she
went by herself We caught nice string and were
coming home, when who should we see but lii
perched upon stump under tree fishing away for
dear lite, where the water wasn't more than ankle
deep. Immediately went over to investigate and
told her there wasn't any fish there; 1t wasn't deem
enough. She said she knew there was, for there
were lots ofttle young fish and theold ones must be
somewhere near. She thought the minnows were
the young fish and the old ones STAYED around tn
mind them, like the hens do their chickens Az
soon as could stop laughing told her her mistake
and showed her how to fish. She had the hook
baited with bread dough and cotton rolled up to-
gether, because she couldn't bear to handle the
nasty worms, and had nail tied to the line near
the hook to make 1t SINK and about two feet of the
line lying on the bottom. Iii hired me not to tell
and didn't, but she is getting so grownup now
that think she needs a setting down. She wears
flowers and calls the rest of us "children" and Ia
above riding on our hyingjnn any more will
tell You about the iyingjinny next time write
NAB and made II and it Is splendid. am u years
old
Roy Lee Glover Thornton, Texas-I very often
read letters In the dear CONSTITUTION from other
little boys and girls / have longed TO be able to
write, in order that might call you auntie too L
am going to school now for my second term Mr..
Chambers (our teacher) boards with u.s. and love
him almost as well as do my papa and mama lie
Is Offering prize for the that gets the most head
marks In our spelling class. am trying awful
hard for IL; will let you know If succeed | Lave
two pets, a cat named Tom and dog named Shep
Shep Is good rabbit dog. When shcoo is out we
will have good time; he can catch the cotton
tails, but cannot fast enough to catch the jack
rabbits, but there is lots of them here Papa some
times shoots them. l wish some OF the cousins
would come TO zee their lone star cousins we would
have lots of fun hunting and fishing. am taking
n paper called Sunshine for Little Children"
Aunt uie, this is my own composition. 1 am7
years old.
Montlne Cash, Jefferson, Ga. Jefferson, my home.
Is nice little village of about 800 inhabitants We
have three churches, several stores a fine court
house and the Martin institute, which Ia said to be
one ofthe finest school buildings In the state Many
years ago wealthy kind old man left nearly all his
money TO jackson county for the purpose of build
ing house and educating the children of that
county. few years ago the old school house was
burned and now We have splendid brick building
AT our commandments we do not fail to remember
our kind benefactor, w. ID. Martin. We decorate
his grave and place upon our wallB such notices
rs 'iie has built monument more durable than
brass" "When shall we see his like again" am
years old.
Claudius Thomason Cowles Station, Ala.-I live
two miles from Cowles Station. Taassee Is situated
six miles north OF the station and Is a thriving
place. with three factories grist mill and foundry
ginhouse with eight gins; they can gin eighty
bales per day and Is run by one water wheel. II IS
said that Lowells mills cannot excel it for water
power Age 10.
Governor Martin, Of Kansas, sent straw
berry blonde doll 10 the Grand Army fair I'm Wash
ington, and a note explaining that she has caught
in the meshes Of her hair the light of the Kansas
sun. and In her eyes the violet shadows that gt the
Kansas sky at evening"
.-HRD nnEH