The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-05

| dren that everybody may be kind to us, remem-
| bering that God has promised to temper the winds
| to the ShOrn lambs
We spend most of the time with our grandma.
| had little friend, Minnie Pate, from Albany, to
| visit me this week. We enjoyed having her so
much. Grandma let us have long ride in the
country, and we had jolly time. On the way we
| found some mock oranges. Minnie had new seen
any, and wanted to know if they tasted like
sure enough oranges.
am going to Americas next week to visit my
aunt before our school opens.
Emma NJ. Taylor, Chapel Hill. Texas.-Papa has
been taking the good Old Constitution for several
years
Girls, do you all enjoy reading?
boy AFRAID of the girls write again. Your
letters are very interesting.
can sympathize with any one who has not a
mother My mother has been dead six years. l
nave three brothers younger than myself Grand
ma has lived with US ever since mamma died
am "A farmers daughter, and / cook, sew, read
and Keep the house clean. | have one pet, calf
elgiteeh months old that gives two cups OF milk
day.
Will ask some questions:
Who was "Old Rough and Ready?"
no was Sage of Monticello?"
Who used the words, "a little more grape, Cap
tain Bragg?'
Correspondents over fourteen wears of age, So
lcited.
Robt. Il. L. Moore, Eddy, Texas.-I come to give
my views on the Subject that is under discussion
III the Corner. My views may be insignificant but
strictly agree with Matte Downing. If had to
make a life companion of the other, hope
or memory, would, without hesitation, choose
the latter Why? Because without memory
could have no hope for the future Hope can leave
us for the moment only. Memory is everlasting.
Hope is yisionary-lnemory is real. Hope may de-
celFe us--inemory never does. Hope Is not alice
tlve-memory IS.
Indeed, lite wouldn't be worth living to me, if
could not remember the past 1t Is true we hnd
some thorns in memory, but without the thorns
we could not appreciate the flowers. These are my
reasons, ana many more could give II thought
1t necessary.
BY thinking the matter over you will agree with
me, for would not he most miserable il
could not remember anything.
Some one has argued we had "iIope for an
eternal home. What consolation would that be TO
Us II we could not remember by whom, and why,
II was promised to us. 1t is a promise and not
hope. Hope is n desired expectation. Let us not
gust history in the Corner, without better sub
ject before US.
Correspondents solicited.
Julia Cosby, Big Springs, Texas.-I think the
Young Folks Corner is improving all the time.
Aunt Susie deserves many thanks for her kindness
i'll setting aside a Corner iii the dear Old Constit
ton for the young folks to develope themselves in
the art of letter writing
We are having some dry weather here now. We
have not had enough rain to 90 any good scarcely
in several weeks. Therefore, the prairie looks
brown, Tor the scorchng summers sun has sent IT'S
beams upon It for sometime hut it has faint
green look today from the recent shower which
fc here,
1t would be n sight to some of the cousins who
live in tmbcrcd countries to look upon the bound
less prairies OF this far western country.
There are many vast herds Of sheep and cattle
here, and they seem so happy as they roam over
the bro td prairie grazing on the grass with moth
ing but the earth beneath their feet and the bright
blue sky above their heads.
am a farmers daughter and | love to live in
the country where the wild flowers bloom, and the
little birds sing swcetly around the door, and
where can have chickens and fowls of all sorts,
besides COWS, horses and pretty flowers to deck
the home with.
Where, and by whom, the first library
started in America?
Where did the last fight of the civil take
place?
Correspondents solicited. Age fourteen.
Sherman Still Mt. Mauah, nd.-It has been al
most two years since L made my last visit to the
Young Folks Corner and since then Old Time has
made many changes.
have read many newspapers, but the grand old
Constitution is best. think the Coesins VIII agree
with me IN saying it is the best in the United
States.
shall tell the cousins of my trip to weedpatch
Ill., mdianas only mountain. 1t is ten miles
southwest of where i've, situated in the beauti-
full and isolated hills of Brown county.
We went along the north fork OF salt creek
which is beautiful stream, dotted by numerous
and beautiful hou,es, until we came to the small
but pretty village of Mount Liberty.
Leaving salt creek we commenced the four mile
ascent of Weedpatch Hin, This is indeed a beau
titul place. The United States signal service COM
panv have erected Il magnificent tower, from
which you can see the bold outlines of the Cum
bertrand mountains of Kentucky. You can see the
ONO river and the smoke of the steamboats,
From the top of the tower you can see beautiful
school and farm houses of Brown and BarthOlo-
new counties, indicating thrifty and prosper
people.
We had a fine time, except the girls kept up
such merry chatter viii III very embarrasS-
ing to me, as am very bashful. am, and always
was, afraid of the girls,