The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
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Mamie Gilmore, Memphis. Tenn.-I am {
little girl thirteen years old and my pap;
is u doctor l live on the bank of the river Of
summer experiencing IA great deal of gloomy
and dsagrceabie weather. The river mas
been higher than ever was before known
l am a stamp collector and, as a host OF
| the cousins have from time to time asked
where they could dispose of Cancelled stamps
I would say that Mr.. John f. Bowen, iuka
| Miss buys for cash all Cancelled stamps
| issued before lS70.IoDk over your grandpa >
| and fathers old letters and you may ma somt
and write Mr.. Bowen ana 1t may De 10 your
| advantage.
J. b. Davis. Putnam, Tex am farm
| boy of fourteen summers. ! come khochins
| Father takes The Constitution, and ] am
| always delighted to get It. | like to live on
the farm; it is happy life; We raise corn.
| cotton wheat. oats and sorghum, and melons
| do file here. Cousins. are you having any
| melons to eat now? If not. come over to
see me. l 90 to school in the fal and
| lille Ii'' town on the TEXAS and Pacific rail
| road. near the center of the state from cast
to west. Correspondence solicited; either
|
| Charley Harp. Berta. Ark &C, s-ssn.
scriber TO The Constitution and enjoy Il very
| much especially the young folks corner.
am a farmer boy; my father is postmaster.
also runs farm. / enjoy farming verv mucn
| ] also am mail carried and make trip twice
week of six miles and return ! am going
tn school new. hut do not enjoy ii, ii Is St"
combining. | had rather break young yoke
of steers ride a young horse than go r.
school. ] would like correspondent FRO"
north Georgia, that is the home OF my
grandparents, also my great grandfather lives
there He is near a hundred years old. In
my next 1 viii give description of TINS
country.
Monroe Bush. Hyram. Ala.-How Is 1t that
the girls Are ahead OF The boys In the art or
letter writing? Girls, you are ahead IN moSF
things that are eleva;ing TO humanity. we
should do best, boys. and that Is all we
can do, ana see if we can't write better le--
tcrS. Cousins do you ever think over the
peasant days OF childhood? l do and think
they are our happest days. Sweet days or
Innocence days that were spent without care
and with sweet hope cheering US on and up.
And now are elder, sweet memory comes
with the joys and repeats them to us IN Silch
sweet way ii makes us love to recall one
young days Cousins. don't you think it Is
very wrong in some boys to use bad languas 81
and drink liquor? | 40, and il | was Glri
| would not let any boy have my company
that drank liquor.
May Hopkins. Thornton. Ind saw 1T
tie girls description of Death Valley IN last
weeks paper She told about things ina,
coud not live there. Ii is true men die OF
thirst with water in their own canteenS. DAT
IN this place flowers grow and animais I'VE.
like small kangaroos. the same hind legs anu
feeble front paws, and they move by leaps.
bit they snaw and are Saro IKE Re cac ce m tSn
memory affords more pleasure than nope.
Some one said that perhaps some one nllent
do some great sin or crime that the! wouiu
they would never repent or II. then VIVA.
would become of al the people as ,,i no On" Is
.'Repent, believe and then he saved:
see the cousins begin TO look tn tlred ana
Aunt Susie is .iancns ' '2"d[Hs ''e ""''
Correspondence solicited.
lille Spence, pebble, Fla.-I have. long
hoon j, shore admirer of The Constitution
ond its writer's, especially Aunt Susie, and
now if she will let me step in and take
H Hla1i mi" Land Of Flowers" and it is beau
tifnl indeed now There are 50 many pretty
dowcrs everywhere-in the woods od IN 'li
wards ana everywhere you may look: anil,
thnngbt nprhaps some Of the cousins "oulu
like 10 hear from Florida. l thlhk tnt mho
folks corner is improving very nt thinl the
fThl,a Viii despair altogether after a Whlie'
va Inns become of Boys Afraid of-the
GrisT' Has he got SO n V'4 1o6 Sr3 on, no. /
None not. ike to read his letters WIZ ta:I
mich I wish he would write again co mo
yrry sorry for Edmee Brewer an 7U W.
20 'savn mn stamps for her Woulo I'M. M
ia correspond with some Of the cousins "o ov
NV age, which is fifteen years-elther seA
Sterling Dugan, Lawrence, Tex am q
Tono STAR farmer boy. fourteen years VI
age. l haven't ANYTHING TO rh ~" "o orr two
Younger brothers and myself that ula al!
The hopng and, II. ten YOU we naG on tr
hands full The cuckleburrS ddh WAY gls 10
n r. rain TO come up. after we would noe
over it once and cloud would come OWL
and thunder time or two, the purFs "oui ,
come M as thick as the hair on doS
back Rut we have had a few weeks Dry
weather, and the cotton has got the sta iI
and l guess we VIII nave ne n,oi IL Texas
with them. We have only been ~ 1tA. ny
six months and l like the country very
much On January ID. we bade our frlen9s
and relatives goodby and boarded NJ tne tram an
the morning Of the 4th. | enjoyed our trip
very much. The most enjoyabie OF an was
the farm of the sea- Mississippi river. |
don't mind work, and like the girls, ana
am fond of music. / have violin ana Il
harp, and perform very well on both.
Mary Morrison. Cooney, OF live in the
country and walk one mile and three-quarters
to school, but don't mind it when the
weather is nice. My favorite study is his
tory | will answer Elma Geddings's ques-
president. and, also. Berry Prices question
The Mccklenburg resolutions were the pre-
lude to the declaration of independence
Matte Will Kimbrough, the answer to your
question, ''Who invented the electric light,
is Professor Samuel Morse. / will ask few
Questions What We're dr the hoso a adminisirn
ton were they passed? What president was
impeached, and how many votes were lacking
for his condemnation? What the Mis-
SiSSippi bubble? What is New Orleans called
and when was it founded?
Ella s. Boring, Citra. Fla.-I live in the
country, but like city life the best. We have
been in the Land OF Flowers' nearly nine
years / native OF Georgia. L have
never returned to my dear home state since
l left, but mamma and papa and my baby
sister spending the summer "up home
row.
How many OF the cousins enjoy riding
horseback? do. [ had rather ride horseback
than anything else; / am splendid rider.
l can lope horse sitting with both feet over
the stirrup and not have either in the
stirrup. Now, cousins how many can do
that? How l wish Aunt Susie and the cOus-
ms could come this winter and help us eat
oranges. The orange trees around here are
on oranges. Cousins. come down this win
ter and learn to wrap and pack oranges. I
have sent Ednee Brewer $500 stamps. Would
Ike few correspondents, especially from
Mississippi.
r. ]. Roberts. Galveston, n. C.-The
young cousins seem to be improving very fast
on letter writing. but what has become of
the Older ones! 1t looks very much like they
have forgotten each other. as they 50 seldom
write for The Constitution. Wake up cous-
ms and tell us what you are doing. l don't
think there Is any young man that could
peat the letter written by W. NJ G.. Of
Giles. Ga. &c says "a boys best friends is
his mother" | wonder if all the boys can't
say the same. l believe they can have
two brothers and I don't think they have