The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-17


until Johnnie and Were pulling the others down.
when we stumbled and fell; we were going 50 fast
the shafts stuck straight up in the ground and the
wheels went round like wind mills. Charlie and
10 new straight over Our heads aud Lii landed in Il
punch OF hriers by the roadside. Before we could
pick ouJselvesup a big wagon came rafting over
the Iilll down ON our dear Wheels making total
wreck OF them; would have wrecked us if we hadn't
scattered out of the way in hurry Johnnie got his
mouth iull oisand, tore my dress, Lii got her
Ia 'Is al scratched up and Charlie mashed his new
sun hat (Which is my abominatop into RUM 10
didn't get hurt at ALL none of us were much hurt
on what shall we do without our wheels? We had
to carry them home and didn't wait for Ed. l was
thirteen years old Christmas day
Hugh Johnson Griffin, Ga: Let me tell you of
my adventure with mad dog while on q visit TO
my fathers plantation. I, with my sister Emmie
ana brother Horace, went to the woods to gather
nuts We were busy, knocking and Emmie and
Horace picking them Up, when Horace cried; "Look
Hugh, lookl" Imagine my horror when saw mad
dog coming toward us. told Emmie and Horace
to run while kept the dog at bay. They trudged
along manully, but it seemed an age before they
reached the house. crept slowly toward the house.
the dog following, his tongue hanging out and the
foam dripping from his mouth. decided to run.
was good runner, but could see that the dog
gained on me every step Ira3hed the house and
slammed the door after me. The dog came in the
hall and laid down. Papa came not long after and
woods for several days after our adventure. l am
fourteen years old.
Byron Allison, Rising Fawn, Ca: Our county
(Dade) lies in the northeast corner of Georgia
Trenton is the county site Rising Fawn is eight
miles south otTrenton and twenty miles east of La
Fayette will answer Fred L. Hofiman's question:
What is the distance of the eight planets from the
sun and their diameter in miles? =. Although there
are moro than eight in the solar system, Mercury
which is nearest the sun, 100000 miles, diameter
S,22i miles; Venus 6S,000000 miles, diameter 1857;
the earth 100000 miles, diameter 7,912; Mars
la, 100000 miles, diameter 1,1s9; Juno 275,010 600
miles, diameter 1,a25 Jupiter 490,000000 miles,
diameter SO, ITO; Saturn 100000 900 miles, diameter
790t2; srschel 1So00O 900 miles, diameter 3S l2
miles would like TO cor espond with Fred IIoii.
man. l am thirteen years old
T. s. Joiner Washington county, Ga: will give
you description of my pretty country home. In
the front of yard are two very large oak trees
nearly century old. On either side are flowers
and i'll the back of the yard is II beautiful hickory
tree, Out it don't seem so very pretty in the fall
when have all the leaves to sweep up) and an
althea bush The country surrounding is thicky
INHABITED with nice, kind, friendly people. There
are plenty of churches near us so we can go to
church every Sunday. We have an excellent sun
dAy-school near U.s. Aunt Susie, it would make YOU
feel very happy TO see each little child coming in
the church every Sunday afternoon, knowing its
lesson perfectly and trying to learn something all
the time. We are going 10 organize mission So
ciety before very long. l am just fifteen.
Cordelia Fields Flppen, Ga: There are two kinds
of govcrnment-the republican and the monarchial
and every nation is eithera republic or monarchy
Empires and kingdoms arc monarchies. The United
States is n republic, Great Britain is q monarchy
Among republics the United States is the first and
the greatest Among the nations of the earth nine
teen are republics the rest are monarchies In
republic the highest official is the president. He Is
Ghost by the people to certain time-in this
country four years-and when his time expires
another election is held. Our national laws are
made by congress, which meets every year at the
capital at Washington The members of congress
are chosen by the people, Washington is situated
in the District Of Columbia which contains only
sixty four square miles. am fourteen years old
Fannie Cochran, Cheap, Ca think the happiest
life led by any i'll this world is the person who
possesses small farm a comfortable dwelling, and
enough of this worlds goods to live comfortably l
should choose nice little country homo in prefer
ence to q kings palace. Give me pure country air,
where i'll the springtme the music Of the birds floats
on the morning air; where we are happy gathering
ferns Of every description and forgeme-nots of the
loyeiest hue, and It's here the wild honeysuckles
grow in abundance, the air filed with the odor Of
these fragrant flowers; and on these placid little
streams oftentimes found cingng TO bits of earth
on large rocks moses of every description hanging
inIgarlands on these rocks while overhead seen
spiral shoots of evergreen vines entwined among
the boughs. There could sit in sweet repose
and listen to the harmonzing strains of cheerful
little songsters the glorious gift of nature, while the
squirrels peeping forth would in this simple way
entertain their welcome visitor. am fourteen years
old.
Anna C. Martin, Louisville, Ga My trip to the
Macon fair There was crowd Of ten of us, and
we had to ride twelve miles to the town of Davis
boro and when we were nearly there 1t commenced
to rain. When we arrived we went TO a friends
house, and had to sit up until one O'Clock we went
down to tie railroad, for there no depot, ana
we had TO stand in the rain for nearly hour for
the train was behind time. When the train did
come we had to wade through water nearly foot
deep. After got on the cars had to wait for three
hours before the train started had to stand nearly
all the way TO Macon; when we did get n seat five
sat on one seat. When we got TO Macon we went
out to the fair grounds and ali Of the pretty
things That night when started home there
was such crowd In the depot that we were afraid
we would not get in the cur, so we ent out in tho
clrshed and waited so long and had to walk up
and down to keep warm. When the train did come
what u rush there was to get in! and after VIC did
get In VIC found we had TO stand again, as we had
done going up, until nearly back home again. am
fourteen years Old.
Matte Burrss, Tugaloo s. C.--My cottage homel Is
situated in pleasant and beautiful grove, nenr the
road running from klloAcs bridge 10 Westminster
About quarter Of mile from the house is the South
Union Baptist church AMI the White Rock academy
The front yard Is laid oil in circle walks and inside
OF those circles is n mound covered with vines
Another yard has rose bushes planted in rows and
they very pretty in spring, when they are
covered with roses on the cast side Of the house IS
the vineyard and orchard; the flower pit is on the
west also The cotton house The dwelling house Is
q two story building, and has three rooms up stairs
and four down stairs, passage or hall ana IL
plaza in front. My age is thirteen.
Helen Dorsey, Charleston, Tenu.-I wish to tell
you about our Christmas tree. Christmas Eve was
very cold and dsagreeablc soon after my sister aud
J. comp0nled by our little brother, started our
visit to the tree; it began raining, and when we
arrived at the church we were quite damp but we
enjoyed ourselves very much. The tree was loaded
with presents for all, but Santa Claus had not made
his appearance, and while we awaited his arrival
We enliycned the time with music. We sang first a
cadtata, closing with Christmas carol. They all
acted their parts well, the music was excellent