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

your letter real interesting.
| have one pet; it is little kitten; it is named
| Sunshine
| We get The Constitution every Tuesday night.
will answer two of David Dellinger's questions
| of Cherryville, n. C..
| Which is the largest river In the world? ANA
Which is the largest island in the world? Aus
tralia.
will close by asking a few questions:
| When, and where was the first newspaper in
| America printed?
When We're hats invented in Paris?
| What city deserves to be called the Lyons OF
America?
dent of the United States?
| Maud Layfield, Giles, Gal have been standing
on the outside OF this large crowd for long time.
cannot say have waited patiently, for h we
several times tried to push my way through, and
each time fallen exhausted into the depths of that
dark, deep waste basket
Cousins what are we to do with the bashful
boys? Some of them say they are afraid of the
| girls. Why would not harm them for any
| thing-would girls?
l am farmers daughter, and you do not know
| how enjoy living on a farm We live two miles
| from the thriving city of Columbus, and one milo
from the Chattahoochee river, which is very beau
tifu
We have been taking The Constitution ten years.
always turn to the 10th page first. Sister and
have race to see which get it first. | am
glad that Edna Brewer has gone to the springs,
and do hope she will get well.
My school closed the 30th of June with picnic,
which enjoyed spendlGly. have just returned
from Columbus where | have been enjoying
weeks visit
would like tell the cousins about my pets, but
have SO many it would be impossible
think Memory affords more pleasure than Hope.
Aunt Susie, did you ever live in the country?
love the country with its many little rivulets and
sunny hooks, love also to rise in the early morn
ing when the grass and trees sparkling with
costly gems.
Some may love the city with its fuss and beau
tifu houses, but give me free country life
flowers for my companions birds for my music
teachers the woods for my chambers, and the soft
green grass for my carpet.
Correspondents solicited.
Elva Peters, Timothy, Gal have read with
great interest all the cousins have had say
corning Memory and Hope, and since reading
Cousin Ethel Whites letter in last weeks Consti-
tuition, feel very much like saying few words
on the subject myself.
There certainly is great deal of truth in Ethels
letter. have thought that hope gave more pleas
ure than memory, but taking all things into con-
sideraton. do not know that it does
it is necessary to hope though hone should be
always deuded; for hope itself is happiness, and
its dsappointments, however frequent, yet
lefs dreadful than its destruction.
Yes, sometimes we think this very sad old
world and feel as though we would not care if
could FORGET ali the past, but God never intended
/ that should have the power to do tins, and
are obliged to admit that ale doeth all things
we!l.'
Let us always try to enjoy present pleasures in
such way as not % inju e future ones. Perhaps
the hest way to keep good acts in memory is to
refresh them with new ones.
where can do some good, and never
think of being paid for every little thing we do.
think independence and selt-respect are essen
tial to hap mess. and these never to he attained
without work Let us he kind to everybody, and
remember that kindness makes friends, and
friendship is of greater value than money. have
great respect for unsctsh person, and hope the
Gay may come when we VIII have no other sort in
all our fair land.
sential mark of the true Christian, and alb
sence of it is sufficient at once to condemn the
man who calls himself by that name and yet has
it not, and to declare that he has no right to it..
Now, do not think that l am trying to preach,
but do wish to say every child that reads this,
that want you TO he kind and true. think half
the battle is gained if never allow ourselves to
say anything gloomy. Let us
"Work tor the good that is highest,
And dream not of greatness affair;
That glory is ever the highest,
Which shines upon us as we are.''
Luther l.. Britt, Sapeo, Ga.-Here comes
Georgia spider" That is what my schcolmates
have named me. Quite fine name. ell?
Well cousins, as am not much of a talker. can't
you give me a stool. and let me sit down in the
corner, ana listen AT some of your happy voices
while? [ hail up from the coast. not down. Our
home is situated just few seconds walk from the
salt water river
come down to Sapelo. You can go bathing, hunt
ing fishing, oystering and boating any time. And
you 90 down Sapelo beach and gather all
the sea shells you want and the loveliest kind.
The fish and mosquitoes both are biting rapidly
now, the latter are biting best The last time was
fishing hooked a fish with ore-tingers and a
thumb-that was my hand.
Well how did the storm do you, cousins? guess
that it done some Of pretty badly while others
it did not harm. 1t took away a good MANY large
bridges here and blocked the roads up with trees.
There only three lives lost down here in the
progress of the storm and they were negroes who
We're in boat in Sapclo sound. The boat has been
found. hut the bodies of the negroes have not
The farmers cornfelds loOklike they have had
cOrnstalk choppinC, as the corn Is blown down
terribly. The wind blew down n lot of the fences,
and the tides took lot away.
Two or three schooncrs were taken INTO the
marsh by the wind, and there is no hope of ever
getting them out again.
Cousins. do yot. love to go to Sunday school?
do. | am a member OF the VI. Il. Church, and We
have nice Sunday SHOOT here, with one of the
best superintcn dcnts
better place to to on the Sabbath than to Sunday
school. Jesus loves me and love him and he
loves you, so why should you not love him?
GLOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds"
How many of You may have n mother, or some
other dear one in that beautiful land that you
would like to see once more? But if We do not
trust jesus love and obey him, we cannot expect
to see them. Why should we suffer here, and in
the hereafter, too"
l win close by asking the girls and boys to write
to me. wish the good old Constitution much
success.
f. s. Griffin, Cedartown Cal have long been
an atmirer o: the tenth page My isther has been
subscriber of The Constitution for seven years,
and says It can't he beat.
will ask few questions
How many languages are spoken?
In what year was the first steam engine brought
| to America and run?
would hike TO correspond with of the
Florida cousins | intend visiting there this
winter.
Minnie Heath, Villa Rica, Cal am country
| girl. am not going to school now; our school is
out.
Aunt SUSIE think your your pets are so beau
| tful.
We have not been taking The Constitution very
| long although we think it is the best paper we
| have ever taken. We give it hearty welcome
| and happy greeting each week.
am little girl eleven years old and like to read
Aunt Susie, think your letters so interesting
especially the one on table etiquette.
am so glad 10 hear that Edna Brewer is getting
| better. hope she may get well.
would like to Corresl Ond with some of the
| Florida girls.
Mary Shaunfeld Reagan, Texas.-I may be in
rutinG but please let ne i'll FOR short while and