The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-11
YOUNG FOLKS CORRESPONDENTS.

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YOUNG FOLKS CORRESPONDENTS
Letters OF Exchange Among tho Constitu
tions' Little Folks.
Thomas Latimer, Lyerly, Gal am a farmer
boy ten years old | am the Oldest of six children
/ enjoy reading Uncle Remus's letters 90 much.
hoe and pick cotton, and help father In man.
ways. can go to mill and ride the mules to tn
pasture.
Mary Latimer Tyesly Gal am girl of MINI
years. have no pets but little baby sister. hav'
three brothers and two sisters-therc is SIX OF us
and ma says she has her hands full. but help mel
all can. got dinner by myself the other day
while ina was washing.
George Diobee, Lisbon, Gal am a little boy
and live in the country. have little goat, it will
run races with us, but it will beat us every time
We have never been to school, we study at home.
am never going to marry, but mamma says
that she has always heard that the old bachelors
turn to old grey mules when they die; and old
maids turn to horse flies. Isn't that bad?
Mamie Clement, Marksville, n. CT will try to
answer one OF Samuel 2. Bucker's questions. The
seven wonders of the world are: Mausolemn,
Temple of Diana at Ephesus, 425 feet long, go
feet wide. Colossus of Rhodes. Hanging gardens
of Babylon. Pyramids found only in Egypt. Light
house of haro. Statue of Jupiter, sixty feet high
built 433 years before Christ.
1 would like few correspondents. Age, 10.
Annie Muse, Woodbury., Gal have been
reader of The Constitution for many years, and
have thought many times of adding my name to
your list of correspondents, but have not availed
myself of this pleasure until now.
| am a school girl and am in the junior
class. l live in q beautiful little village near CO.
iumbus.
would like to have correspondents from some
of the southern states.
Fitzbuqh Simmer Sumner Gal am little
hcv ten years old. am going to school now to
Cousin Nelly, and she says am learning very fast.
! can't read and write much yet. But my teacher
reads TO very often. | can read well enough to
read the little cousins letters. My father is
farmer He thinks The Constitution is a splendid
paper. have a nice time chewing cane and cat
Ing fruit.
BESSIE Thomson. Shoa Creek, Ark am a lit
tie girl eight years old. My mamma is dead and
] live with my married sister. have no pets, ex-
rept little five year old sister and pretty blue
eyed doll. The scenery here is just grand. The
Arkansas river is east of and Shoal creek lust
south OF US. We all went boat riding the other
day and had nice time.
For fear of the waste basket will close. with
love for dear Aunt Susie and all the cousins.
Willie Lou Franklin, Woodbury., Gal am at
tending school here and like my teacher very
much. | am glad that the novel question has
vanished and something more useful has taken Its
place.
think "Boy afraid of the girls" had narrow
escape. | am sure we girls are net as dangerous
as he thinks.
I would like correspondents, especially from the
porth. Win some one send me some nice recita-
fons?
Nellie K. Hogge, Tazewer, Gal am going to
school at Tazewell, and have a splendid teacher.
l like to go to school, and wish to be teacher
myself some day.
will attempt to answer Thomas L. Woods
questions:
Nit St Elias is the loftiest peak OF North Amer
In * HiUh
St. Augustine is the Oldest town In the Uuited
States.
Italy is shaped like boot.
If any one will send me the words and music Of
"Charles Guitean," win send in return, "Flpwers
for my Colleen
when, and by whom, was the world first oircum-
Correspondents of either solicited.
A A. Thompson, Cottonvile, N. CT live in
Stanly county, in the southern part of the cen
trail division of the state. Some parts of our
county is very mountainous, and is noted for its
rich gold mines anu beautiful scsnery The lead
ing varieties of the products OF county is cot
ton, wheat, corn and oats.
live short distance from the beautiful little
town of Norwood, the terminus of the Yadkin
railroad. My age is near SIXTEEN and l am awful |
Iimid when girls are about.
If any one has a copy of the novel "The Mystery
Of the Nation'' 1 would take pleasure in exchang-
Ing some first class novels for 1t.
Correspondents solicited.
Matte Wade. Jamestown Texas.-I live in the
Lone Star State, am not a native of this state
have been here only nine mon.ns. We came from
Mississippi. ! had much rather live in Texas
than Mississippi.
my OF you are ont of employment, think l could
employ you picking cotton. / wonder if all tho
cousins pick cotton? never picked whole day
n my life.
have some nice rides and awhile. will |
Did adieu, and help mamma get dinner
Correspondents solicited.
H. c. Morris, Savannah, Ga.--Kerc comes silent |
ldmirer of Aunt Suse's and the cousins letters.
live in the heart of Savannah which is a very |
lice city 1t is the oldest city in Georgia, and has
many historic places i'll it,
Our school starts here in October. We have !
'ery fine school building-it is I04 years old-that
new one.
Savannah is in very pretty part of old Georgia. |
t has such pretty suhurbs-it is on the Savannah |
liver about eighteen miles from the mouth.
| will close with one question: What were the |
asst words OF Nathan Hale?
Correspondents sohcited-girls preferred. Age, |
ourteen.
Mamie Il. Hill, Gainesville. Fla.-Ihave been Wis
ting relatives at Rochelle, and they take The Con-
titution and think it is very nice paper. have
,een visiting In Rochelle, and have been begging
mamma to let me stay over there aid go to school !
lur school will be open on the 10Th Of September.
asst winter we had 800 scholars the largest at
enhance we ever have had. l received the prize
-Tennysons Poems-for being the best speller |
D room.
have sweet curly headed, blue-eyed little
rother. Correspondents solicited.
Mabele Zetroner, Rochelle, Fla.--We live half
nile from the fouriShing little town of Rochelle.
bur school will open on the Goth of this month. l
,ilI be very glad when that day comes, for want
0 start to school again.
We had little rOscbush that had liz roses on 1t
he first of the spring, and PIC this summer
have two sweet little brothers brown eyed
.n1rew and blue-eyed Dan-for my pets. II Dan
rants rock him and doesn't know where
m, he III say, MA, pheres sisse."
] will exchange any of the songs or Rotations
ave for "No one to love- and Love will love
on, ever" Correspondents solicited.
Estelle Donaldson, Parker, Fla.-I have received
MANY letters all parts of the United States,
hat cannot possibly answer them ALL and II the
ousins want any shells they can send me Elk |
era DIS and pay postage shells, az have already
pent So on postage stamps and shells, and cannot |
pend more.
NV mother died when was six years old and she
as been dead six years Papa is merchant and
WINS two large orange groves I'm Calhoun county, |
Dining Washington, where we live every summer.
We stay at place called Wauchitchka, FLORIDA, |
AIMED by the Indians, in English water Eyes l
here are two pretty little lakes named Alice ana |
ulia, after two young ladies who used 10 I'VE
mere. have often found pots and jugs, ana
elieve some beads. |
feel almost like Georgian, as papa used to be
ne. He was pupil of Governor Northen's, ana
n old schoolmate of Mr.. Grady, and l USED TO
We there.
j will close as remember the "goden rule"
Long live The Constitution and the Young |
olks' corner. |