The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-21

head marks are fifty three e.' My "; father takes
The Constitution. The first thing l turn to is
cousins please send me the song, "Paddle Your
Own Canoe" l will send them in return, >"Put
My Little Shoes Away" I would like to cor
respond with some cousins OF my age.
Leo A. Breckler, Defiance, Owe are hav-
for hard times as it's been to wet to plant corn.
have two pet rabbits. ! am attending school:
lie, expect to have good time on the attn OF
more puzzles and riddles as I think them
good pastime. 1 will think OF few for my
next letter. Strawberries are. getting ripe.
We don't have many apples, because Of the
incessant rains. l will answer Clyde Herr
mans question: The earth is nearer the sun in
the winter. / wish Aunt Susie would spend
part OF the summer with Us.
I live ten miles east Of Greensburg, Ind
an farmers daughter. My grandma takes
The, Constitution and we think it is a very
good paper. We always look for Aunt Susie,
and the cousins page first The corn is most
oil planted In this part of the country and
is coming up. The roses are all in bloom now.
as this the month of roses. l have several
pets l have twenty eight little ducks, and
five little kittens, and a little rat terrier dog.
VIII some one send me the words to 'God Pity
turn the favor by sending ''The Faded Coat
of Blue" 1.-The Ship That Never Returned
t and SneTs o. What ass and y wheFe is
spondence solicited
Claude @. Long, Blacks Call live north Of
the center Of the state, In Yolo county. The
name of the county seat is Woodland. II you
should look to the north you would see the
mountain we call the Buttes; east, the snow
covered Sierra Nevada mountains; west, the
coast range. You cannot see the mountain
that bounds the valley on the south, it being
name is Mount Diablo. About ten miles away,
to the east, you will find the Sacramento river.'
but before you get to it you would have to
il is formed by the levies breaking and the
water from the river running in, but it gener
the capital of California, and it had 80 600 In
habitants In 1890 San Francisco was settled
In 1777 by some Spaniards, but they called it
Yerba Buena, meaning good herd, but the
name was changed in 1S41 to It's present one.
Fred Jacoway, Fort Payne, Aln.-This is
a hcalthful town, having population OF 300
inhabitants, situated In north Alabama, about
midway between Chattanooga and Birming
ham on the Alabama Great southern railroad.
The town is quite dull at the present, but
it is to be hoped that futurity will bring
and prosperity TO the soonto-be metrop
oils of the state. / live on Alabama avenue.
I have IA little crop of corn in cultivation on
my fathers farm, which is only three miles
from here and L assure you it keeps me at
work to prevent the grass and weeds from
taking il. / go to school In the fall and win
ter and like TO study very much. am going
to attend college when l get older and more
completed my college course L am going to
prepare myself for the medical profession.
/ want to attend the worlC $ fair. If / should
go. and Aunt Susie is there | would like to
see her / intend Sunday school and enjoy
going exceedingly. / shall ask the cousins two
questions: Who We're the aborigines of
America? Whom do You think was the great
est orator in the United STATES since the rev.
olutionary war? l would like to correspond
with some Of the cousins of my age-thirteen.
Annie Jones and Matte Crooks, Pleasant
Ridge, Ala.-We two Alabama girls and
come this beautiful bright June morning
knocking for adinittance into the corner that
We have just had nice little shower, and
everything looks so much refreshed after the
warm weather we have had.
We live In the pretty little hamlet Of Pleas
ant Ridge, and It truly has the right name
We have about two hundred inhabitants,
three stores, one mill, church, acad-
envy and drag store.
We farmers daughters, and would not
splcndor and gayety of a city. We enjoy
going plum and blackberry hunting much.
We go 70 school to n splendid teacher. School
closes Friday next. Wish the cousins could
ing the dear old Constitution so much, and
especially the historical letters, for there IS
much useful information to be gained by read
ing them, which in after years may prove to
ebration was held last Sunday the 10Th, mt
Francona little village about twelve
miles distant, Though the clouds looked very
threatening when we left homo, it proved to
exercises so much We will ask the cousins
a question:
Where was the birthplace Of Napoleon 30
naparte, and In what year did he cross the
Rhine?
Correspondence solicited from cousins about
sixteen.