The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-10-24

no.r ChiIdren-Before telling you any
thing of the exposition l have one or Two
+b;noS 7 wish TO say. One Is, thlnk
the discussion on hope and memory Is ABOUT
worn ont. and YOU had best now md out
some other subject There have been some
very GOOD letters written and it has been
we'll discussed, but we will drop 1t now
and turn to something else. You know the
old saying, Variety is the spice OF HE.
Another thing / wish to tell you have
had cause to repeat several times, but 1t
does not seem to make any impression, so
please remember it this time. Don't send
the stamps YOU intend for Edna Brewer to
Atlanta to me; it is just as easy to send
them to her at Hot Springs, Ark, or to
her home, Harrisburg, Ark; then there Is
only one postage to pay. i receive great
packages of stamps and am expected to
pay postage on them, and as they are III
boxes and large bundles, it is quite an item.
/ hope you Will remember this and send
no more To Atlanta.
| know all the boys would have enjoyed
a walk with me through the Samoan vii
lage, in the Midway plaisance. L should
like for some of you TO tell me what sea the
island of Samoa is i'll.
The men are as fine specimens of phys
zeal manhood as | ever saw; large and
athletic-loolinS and are perfect ginger
bread color. They were naked to the
waist, and on their body and arms We're
Iattooed many designs. This is done by
pricking the skin and putting i'll Il stain
that will never come out. Some of them
had perfect anchors on them, others ships
and all sorts of things. They had large
exhibit of their different boats and canoes,
and | know you boys would have Ell oyed
seeing them. Some of these We're very
long and narrow and made of wood
called poU. just Il whole log dug out, and
these We're used for fishing and Spearing
fish. There was one boat forty-four feet
long, one twenty-five and another eighteen.
There was a large circular house, open
sides, and the roof was covered with
shucks, supported by pillars, and it was
made after the plan of Solomon's temple,
without nail or screw. In this house We're
many women; they were rather Ixetty and
had on 81 good many more clothes than the
men Their dresses We're quite fancy, low
neck and short sleeves: their eyes were
black, and long, straight hair and very
good features. There was Il card posted
up on one Of the houses that asked visitors
not To ask them about being cannibals, rs
they Were all Christians. | was very glad
10 hear they We're Christians, but thought
if they were they ought to wear more
clothes.
The next place we visited was the Irish
village There are several cottages here.
showing just how the people live in Ireland.
In one the natives of Donegal county. in
ireland. We're making hand loom tweed
and cloth. In another an old lady was
knitting goods and selling them. The next
was Il dairy kitchen. where old faShiOned
butter mai king was going on. In others
We're lace mixers and embroiderers and
cabinet makers and carverS, working on
bog oak and arbutus. One of the Irish
girls sang "kathlcen Navourneen" very
Swectly. Nou know that is one of the most
celebrated If I'll the Irish songs.
There is an cX9ct reproduction of the
Barney castle. Some of you may have
read of this famous castle. 1t is near the
village of Blarnev, in the county of Cork,
about five miles from the village. and CON
tainS the lannon's kissing stone. 1t is said
that whoever kisses this stone will have
the faculty of being very eloquent. and
people GENE from many miles to kiss the
Barney stone. This stone is exhibited in
the castle Mt the exposition and many peo-
plp kissed il. but | did not follow their ex-
ample. The peasants, cottages n Ireland
are covered with sod. or what is called
thatch. Some Of this genuine sod has
been brought over and is given to Irish Wis
itorS as mcmcntOeS Of the old country [
know many Of you have read in Your his
tory Of Ireland. of the celebrated Giants
Causeway." There is model Of this Won
dorful place in the Irish village which
gives one n very good idea of what it is. 7
do not believe ] will describe il to you.
nut leave some smart boy or girl to read
about II. tell what part of ireland it is in.
and what If is and give an exact dnScrip-
ton Of IT, and | viii promise to publish the
hest letter written on the subject Only
one letter will he Put in onr column. and
that shall be the best description ! receive
Now. who will try? This will think. be
more improving than discussing hope and
memory. Yours, AUNT SUSIE.