The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-07-26

| fapa is superintendent OF our sunday SCnOOl, ana
| go with him every sunday. We had Sunday
| school convention last Sunday. We had nice sing
ing some speeches, and best of all, a good dinner
which we all did justice to. ] Brown has
ceased saying "yo1 re right to Plunkett He must
| have joined the church. L will stop for fear of
| falling into the waste basket.
Katie Summons, Godfrey, Ga.-Annt SUSIE I
| have read all of your letters from Chicago, and
| other points, and njoycd them so much. 1t makes
one feel as if they had seen ali Of those places at
ter reading your nice Instructive letters.
| 1t IS raining real hard this afternoon, and of
| course we are all so glad that the wind is not
blowing tornadOeS have been so destructive to
lite and property both this summer. Wasn't you
all so sorry for those people up in Pennsylvania?
| never 1clt so sorry Tor any people before The
VISIONS OF those poor sufferers enough to melt
heart of stone If there is such. will close with
kindcst regards to all of the cousins and much be-
| loved teacher Aunt Susie.
Henry and Bertea Felts, Madison, Gave are
brother and sister living in the beautiful country
We have beer silent admirers of the Young Folks
corner quite awhile. so this beautiful July after
| noon, we come hand in hand in your intercs ting
| column with how for the boys and kiss for the
| girls. We take The Constitution, and oh, how we
do enjoy reading it especially Aunt Susie dear
! letters. Our father is dead. We live large
! farm al alone. Correspondents solicited, either
x. We would ike very much to have CORE
spondents from the state of Washington. Direct
| all letters to Box 3.
Walton Dixon, Motifs MILL Ala.-Well, cousins
was quite lite girl when last attempted To join
| the merry band of cousins. | read the Young
| Folks column every week, and Aunt Susies let
tiers TOO, which think are very nice and instruct
| i've. am a country girl, and of course know how
| to do all kinds Of work about a house. My sister
! Gussie and have very pretty new piano, that
we always spend few hours of practice after
| we have finished our work.
| wonder how many of The Constitution cousins
are thinking of Aunt Susie. How wish she
here to gaze upon the pretty fields of green wavy
! corn that surround our house, and also to enjoy
the nice fruit.
! delight in going fishing. and riding horseback
Would ike to correspond with some of the west
ern cousins.
you few answers to history questions asked:
Fred j. Thompsou.-J. a. Adams last words
were This Is the last OF earth. ] am content
George Lineberry-The Dutch gave the Indians
twenty four dollars Tor Manhattan island. The
first governor Of New York WIS Peter Minuet.
Jesse L. Jackson.--Josbua commanded the sun
and moon stand still. "Stonewall' Jackson was
killed at Characteristic by his own men, who
thought him to be an enemy.
Fred Jacoway.-I think Daniel Webster was the
greatest American orator who lived after the
revolution.
| shall now ask a few questions What was the
Capital Bargain" What were the causes of the
war of 1872?
l would like a few good correspondents of either
sex, between fifteen and eighteen years of age
Address above.
Emma Compton, Henderson, Tenn.-I have been
a silent admircr of The Constitution for few
years and Ike it. very mUch. Our school closed in
June, and am spending vacation very pleasantly
We have two as fine schools there in west
Tennessee, viz: Methodist and Christian. / at
tend the Methodist.
Henderson is flourshing little town on the
Mobile and Ohio railroad, twenty miles south of
Jackson. The population numbers about fifteen
hundred.
wish some of the cousins had been here to
dine with Us today. There are only five in the
family, and wehad five fried chickens that train
killed tor us. have on sister and one brother,
and my parents are living.
With best wishes to Aunt Susie and the cousins,
/ Close. Correspondents solicited of either sex.
John Gilbreath, Hiwassee College, Tenn.--I have
been thinking for some time Of joining the band
of cousins. and now with Aunt Susies PERMISSION
l lift my hat and walk in for short stay
Iexpect to start to the public school in a few
weeks, and am gong to learn all can so that in
few years may be able to enter college live
mile from Hiwassee COLLEGE. 1t is one of tho
best schools for young men, eng situated in the
country, away from the many lis that are thrown
around boys in a town or city
enjoy reading the cousins letters, and also
Aunt Suse's-he last one was very good l wish
she would write ottener on the subject of Ell
quette.
l should be glad if of the cousins could
spend few days with NTH me. We could fish,
play marbles, hunt eggs, pick berries and have
line time. should be pleased if some Of the
COUSINS would write to me. Age, nine.
Annie Laurie Haddon Dannalds, S. C.-We Gel
ebratcd Childrcn's day here last Saturday We
marched, had speeches and songs. Mr.; o. 7. Bon
ner, of Due West, made address. His subject
was Look the Bright Side of Life
God has blessed us With plenty of ra,n-the
crops and gardens look nice. We are going to
Honea Path to the district conference it com
mences next Thursday. There will about one hun
bred and fifty preachers there.
We expect to visit our two aunts and little cous-
ms at Erewerton and Cross Hill, in August. Our
uncle is coming to visit us from Abbevilie, this
summer.
like TO play with my dolIies. am learning to
piece my quilt. can wash dishes, help nam
ma to cook and iron. Our school will commence
after awhile--my studies will take up all my time.
| am very fond of school.
am always glad when Tuesday comes-that is
the tiay when the Constitution comes l enjoy
reading Aunt Suse'S letters very much will
close with much love to Aunt Susie and all of the
cousins.
Reba West. Walkup, y. CT am country girl,
living remote from the busy hum and the mary
temptations of the noisy city. This is blackberry
season, and l. among the feathered songsterS, am
making havoc of the prlckly ebony sweets"
livery much enjoyed Aunt Suse's last letter on
the subject of etiquette. thank you very much,
and hope you will continue your kind instructions
for the benefit of us young cousins.
like history very much, but find nothing to
admire In the characters OF England's royalty.
Many OF them cruel tyrants and have no
virtues that We freedom loyal Americans would
care to emulate. Mary, Queen of scots, with the
so-called royal blood flowing In her veins,
lacking all those requisites that 20 to make up
the character of the sweet, Christian woman.
Who of the cousins tell who the first
tyr to her bloody reign?
When was the declaration of independence
signed? and how many nations were represented
by the signerS?
would like 10 have correspondents from the
south, most especially from Mledgevlle, and
Marysvile. n c. will close by wishing success
and happiness to all who interested in The
Constitution, the leading paper OF the sunny
SOUTH"
Miss Fannie Tom, Paulding, Owe live
near the bank of the creek called Big Flat
Rock and just at the edge of the county seat
which is Paulding l will tell of my visit to
| Columbus, .. 1t in February and We
were there five weeks. We visited nearly all
the places of interest. We took stroll
through Goodalc park. then went to the in
sane asylum, passed though the building over
to the imhecile asylum, where We're taken
in one room where the younger scholars were
having gymnaStic exercises which grand
1t was then o'clock, and school was out and
we walked over the grounds. Went also to
the blind asylum. They have lovely grounds
and Il very large building. The first room
we went into there were about thirty SchOl-
| ars and they were all marching around the
| room singing and keeping time with the music.
| The last little blind boy had little wheel
barrow on which he taking the little
! girls riding. He would take them "rce
| around the roOrl. then take and place hOy in
| the row where she belonged and take the n1.it
| They were enjoying themselves nicely eXc,t:-
| one or two that had whooping cough. W.
| took our leave and passed on to the deaf and
| dumb asylum, which very interesting.
| The inmates take great interest In their les
1 AlNny