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

ana regret.
Correspondents solicited.
Alkaline Harvey, Sharon. Wis.-Cousins may
enter your charmed circle? because stranger
surely am. Some time since ncighbor handed
my father a sample copy of this paper, which he
liked SO well he Immediately sent IN his subscrip-
ton for year.
Perhaps some of the readers would like to hear
about southern Wisconsin. 1t is very produce
tive country. Farming and diarying are chiefly
My home is out in the country about three miles
from town on the state line; also live nearly
nine miles frome Lake Geneva, beautiful sum
lner resort for the "tired city folks as Sarge
plunkett calls them.
The "world's Fair City" is only seventy -one
miles from nere and if any Of the cousins who
attend the fair next summer should get tired Of
the city, would be most pleased to see you out
here.
was in the city couple of days last fall at the
dedication of the fair buildings, and witnessed the
parade on Thursday hut oh, what crowd!
couldn't see half that wanted to; was glad to so
home when night came; took the ) o'clock tram
reached Sharon at 8, then short drive in the
country and was home. Then of course had
great deal Of fun relating my experiences in the
city.
being fond of reading, will name some OF the
books have read during the past winter: "a
Face Nlumined." by 4. Z. Roe; some OF Charles
Dickens's works; Ivenhoe a. "Undne;" and "a
summer in the Azores" by c. Alice Baker. which
readers who would like to read good book to
get it.
If some of the cousins in "sunny southland
will please send me few orange and oleander
flowers, will pay postage have never seen any.
Correspondents solicited.
81. McK.," Pate, Tenn.-It was sometime in the
year 1888 that my father moved from the north
down to old "kaintuckie, partly for our health,
and partly because and my brother James were
of a rowing disposition and liked hunting.
We had not been there long before another fam
lily came and settle near us by the name of Will
hams. They had but one child, by name Ergor.
He was jolly, good for nothing sort of fellow,
and was aiw iys spinning yarns about how he used
to hunt bear down in the swamp where he lived.
He got me and James so wrought up that we de-
cidcd to go with him on one OF his hunting excur-
sIons Instead CT using guns we used >, long
them better than could shoot.
SO one morning bright and early we started we
were to stay week, so we took our knapsacks
along.
After reached the swamp we separated, l
and James going our way and Ergor going another.
1t was not long before heard Ergor shouting
with all his might and telling us to come on that
he had freed a bear. We broke for him; we came
up to where we had heard Ergor. We stopped and
listened but could hear nothing.
Pretty soon we heard the branches shaking and
looking and looked up, and there was Ergor and
the bear climbing for dear life. .
why don't you come on" he shouted, "don
you you see have freed a bear?"
But just he said this the bear caught his foot,
but Ergor slipped his foot oil and kept on climb
ing. Pretty soon the top of the tree began 10
shake; then the bear stopped and would not go
down nor Tip.
Night was coming on and we found that we had
left our flint and steel at home, and we had no idea
of staying i'll that bottom all night, but now was
ErgOr to get down?
'sBoys I have the idea," he shouted, and before
we knew what he was doing, he had tied his rope
to the tree and swung OIL, and pretty soon lie
landed safe on the ground, and the way we got out
of that swamp. would have convinced you that
we were not hungry for bear meat
John J. Jenkins, Mt Lebanon. La.-Two
years have rolled away since last my name
appeared at the head of a letter III the
Young Folks corner of The Constitution.
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will be crowded out, but with the nope or
hope of doing some good | make an effort TO
think carefully about what say Ill re?at"
carefully about what l say in regard TO
to moral influence Away up among ;, me ne ~,
leghanies there is spring 80 small that a
single summers day could drain it
dry. 1t steals its unobtrusive way among
the hills till If spreads out INTO the peanu-
full Ohio Thence 1t stretches away a
thousand miles leaving on it's banks more
than hundred villages and cities and many
a cultivated farm; then joining the Miss
issippi, it stretches away some twelve hun
drcd miles more, On it falls into the en-
only to God, shall roar til the angel, with
one foot on the sea and the other on land
shall swear that time SHAH be y" more 50
with moral influence. 1t is a rll, rivulct,
an ocean, and as houndless and fnth9 nm
subject and sec that you go not wrong.
Mamie Hawkins, Quitman,, Ga.-AIthough
l have been silent SO long I never fail to
read The Constitution, and especially the
Young Folks corner; ,BoT-Afr T;,
frightened you away. Girls, let's not say
anything more about him and pH1rlapS zap; h. he
cousins about fishing expedition; Last
Saturday several of my friends and myself
went. to the river ishing. we had to walk
there. We came to several little streams
OF water and these had no footl0gs over
them we were compelled to wade through.
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take good look for snakes. We had quite
"A nice time and caught ever so many OF
filled with something good to eat. SO that
we had a regular picnic dinner, we are
going again soon ana then | will tell you
All about the big fish we caught. Would
like to correspond with some OF the cousins.
May Lou Irby, Cedar Springs S. C.-Papa
has taken The Constitution for 4 good long
While and IKE to read h, the h a%m"s a nHks
for Il year but / am almost we'll now. This
is the sunny south. The honeySuckles, the
sweet shrubs and the wild ViolotS are VIDE
open. and also the pretty white dosWoodi
| live near Spartanburg, our county seat seat,
have no one to play with. we, we nav /"
of some one being crowded out but with the
not being entirely well.
| Cicero f. Watts. Columbia. Miss1Have
! any of the cousins got the speeches of Henry
| W. Grady: If so, write off one OF the pretlles'
/
| l am at work on a farm now, but expect
| to enter school next summer. Papa mas got
| very pleasant home here and also very
| good farm although it is in the piney woods;
| We have one OF the best high schools situated
| here at Columbia in south Mississippi 1t
was chartered in 1852. The enrolment of
| last session was 212 and two states Nlissis-
! sippi and Louisiana Were represented 1t IS
! the pride of Columbia and its magnificent
| buildings are seen from all parts of the town,
| towering up towards the heavens.
| The letters of Eva G, Vaughn are very In
! teresting for a writer Of her age: Write
! again, Miss Eva, you are always welcome.
Pearl Dick, Ozark, Ala.-It is raining today,
| for the first time in about month. We are
! both glad and thankful to see Old mother
earth cool Off, our vegetables once more
| drinking the cup Of refreshing pure water,
Gods own beverage. All the flowers, vege-
| tables and fields may drink their fill. ] wish
every little boy and girl would learn lesson
/ from these things and drink only pure water.
| No red-tOngued monster. no poisonous worm
! turks in the mountain springs or the refreshing
| showers. Well. I must close. or my temper
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