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

finely have good home and know how to ap-
| precate it, We have only one pet and that Is
aunt's little girl she is five years old she wants
her mamma to read her che cousins letters first
| thing, and often talks about little Edmec IN Ar.
kansas. She knows all her letters but can't read
vet but does her best too.
Now Aunt Susie, please. do not throw my letter
in the waste basket as this is my first, and II 1t
misses the basket will write again soon and try
| to be more newsy in my next and tell something
about our pretty country
OP Mcpherson, Edwards, Miss.-I take advant-
age of the Young Folks Corner to let the young
ladies know that the boys are not afraid to write,
and not afraid of the girls either. 1t Is
true some boys are very timid, but you u5t make
excuses for them Boys don't have pets like girls.
therefore you cant expect them to write much
about them. have one pet, he is an old dog his
name is Dooley. know he will feel proud to see
his name in the dear old Constitution with the
rest of us. He is not a good dog or mean one;
he is just regular 'do nothing" can't brag Oh
him. neither can cen-ure MIN.
We live on the banks of Big Black river, on the
A. and V. railroad. Edwards is lovely little
town.
Correspondents solicited.
Ben. C. Knight, Enfield N. CT have not walked
in twenty-slX Years. NY under limbs are drawn
weigh seventy-two pounds; age, thirty nine.
So you see am Just wee boy at tins age.
live six miles from town on very small farm.
Times is very lonely with me. l ask for tokens
of friendship, pictures, ETC. Also will be thankful
don't often get away from home, so most any
thing will be new to me.
l would like state almanac from each state.
We have had the coolest winter in twenty-five
OF thirty years.
NoTE.-Thanks for picture.
Helen L. Morgan, woodville, Miss think The
Constitution is such a paper. l think the
cousins are improving so much in their letters.
live in the southern part of mississippi on a
large plantation. Our house is situated in beau
m orr Of tree he nrInC ma
magnolia holly and oak.
This part of the country is very hilly. The soil
is not very RICH The principal products are cot
ton and corn.
90 travelling every summer. 1 like to travel
very much. My pets are flowers. My favorites
are roses and pansleS.
| would like to correspond with some of the
older cousins especially from the south and west
Donald w. Herndon, Silver HILL Cal am a
stranger and farmers boy thirteen years old.
My home is the mountains OF north Georgia. The
nearest town is Summervillc, which is eight miles
distant. have no brothers or sisters, but have
several pets.
1 am going to school now. love to go very much.
School will be ont in three weeks.
The farmers are very busy now planting corn.
like The Constitution very much. l saw the
pictures OF your pets and think them very pretty.
Clara May Dodd, Ford, Gal am little coun-
try girl eleven years old [ am going to school and
study SIX studies, VIZ; Grammar, geography,
spelling, writing, arithmetic and history.
My papa is a farmer. We have three mules,
three horses, little colt, two little calves, and
four nice cows.
Bessie Hating Dodd.--I am little country girl
seven years old am going to school, and study
grammar, geography, spelling, writing, ar1thme-
tic and history. My papa has been dead about
two years.
Mamma has twenty three geese from which we
get Il heap of feathers.
go to Sunday school every Sunday. We have
huge Sunday school. We have preaching every
month.
Bessie Hamilton and Bessie Biggar, Turner's, n.
Glow many of the cousins have, or have seen,
a paper published at the time of General George
Washington's death and containing his obituary?
We have a copy of the same. Also some Chinese
coins would exchange for some other curiosities.
As we live near a river we expect to have quite
nice time this spring fishing and boat riding.
Would like so much to have some OF the cousins
go with u.s. know they would enjoy it, especial
" those who live in the city.
We wish some one to solve the following prob
lem by analysis: A man keeps 70 cows his farm
| and for every COWS, pows one acre and keeps
one acre Of pasture for every six cows, how many
| acres in his farm?
Would like some correspondents. Ages sixteen
| and eighteen.
| Frank Ewtan, Dunlap, Tenn.--I come bashfully
peeping into the Young Folks Corner from my
cosy little home beside the beautiful clear creek,
| that swectly murmurs from the eastern slore of
Cumberland mountain and winds on down the
| noted SeouatChio valley.
Our home is beautifully situated between Cum
! berland mountain and Walden's ridge, whose tow
| erinl peaks look very grand and beautiful.
| We have been taking The Constitution for eight
years. and it though cannot do with
| out 1t. We boys and girls delighted over the
| thought that picnic and fishing time is fast
| approaching.
| If any girls or boys wish to correspond with
big. clumsy East Tennessee boy, who is still in his
teens and don't know much but is trying to learn
| let me hear from them at once.
| Fife Hathorn, Welchton, La am a farmers
| girl, and can do anything from blowing to fancy
1 Il dow fort t-.
| a pretty horse his name is Pack am the oldest
| Of four children. Papa has a nice mill and gin.
| We go to church once month The name of
| our church is River View ten miles below Alex
| andrla. Brother +. X. Branch is our pastor. He
/ is quite old man, and such kind old gentle
| We go to school every day. Our school will be
| out the 9th of June. will be so glad as have
| been going so long am tired. would like to help
| mamma some as she has so much to do when we
all 90 to school.
| | will answer some of Martha wilson's ques-
| ti0ns
| BOSTON, Mass, is called "rhe Athens of America.
| New Haven, Conn, is called 1.-THE City of Ems. >"
| Ponce de Leon discovered Florida in 1872.
| WHY was Florida so called?
| Where is dancing first mentioned in the Bible?
| think the little cousin is mistaken about the
| Mississippi river being discovered in l56l; it was
| in 154l.
| Mary Davis and Susie Clark, Lowland Wave
| arc two country girls, wisng to join the happy
| band of cousins. We have long admired The
Constitution, but were too bashtu to attempt to
| write letter to it.
| Our homes are situated in the southwestern part
| of virginia We would not exchange our country
| life for city life.
| We wish some of city cousins could visit us, we
| would have some delightful times horseback nd
| ing We each have a fine riding horse; we have
| some fine times riding together.
| We will exchange the songs: "Fll Be All Smiles
| Tonight Love" "Broken Engagement, for Paul
| Revere's Ride" and Boys Best Friend Is
| Mother"
| We are not going to school now, but will enter
| college soon.
| What has become of "Boy Afraid of the Crisp
We wish he would write again and tell us more
| about hunting.
| We will ask question: Where did the days OF
| the week get their names?
| We would like correspondents from Texas and
l California, either sex.
| Iva Reverb Mt. Zion, La.-My home is in the
| sunny south where never have heavy SHOWS
like our northern cousins boast of. This winter
has passed without any snow, and now the weather
| is very warm indeed.
| enjoy attending social entertainments very
| mich although not allowed that privilege very
often live right near the college at which place
| am now attending school.
| Our chief enjoyment is horseback riding all the
| wear round. sometimes wish could change my
horse and saddle with some OF the northern cOrs-
| ms for their deep and ice. Guess if could,