The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-04

the Lone Star State. Age sixteen.
Nell Moore Durham, Ala love to read The
children's page III The Constitution every week.
There is IA gentleman that boards here with us
that often brings pets. Saturday morning he
brought me flying squirrel, and yesterday he
brought two small rabbits, they very sweet.
feed them on sweet milk ana hot water. They
got out last night and we could hardly find them.
Some time ago a little girl answered the ques
tons about POcahOntas, one of them was wrong:
After she married her name changed to
Lady Rebecca
am under the impression that Columbus was
not buried he was cremated. They said that his
ashes We're at the worlds fair
Mamie Frazer, Pine Level. Ala.-I have long
been a silent admirer OF the Young Folks Corner.
This is beautiful country in the spring when
the hills are covered with flowers and moses.
g" to school and like it very much. 1 have
seven studies.
will! ask the cousins a few questions:
BY whom were speaking trulnpets invented. and
in what year?
When was Sunday school established, and by
whom?
would like to correspond with some of the
cousins about my age, which IL twelve.
Mamie Pigford, Toomsuba Miss.-I 1.-Two near
the little village of Toomsuba, which was de-
stroyed by cyclone last year, hut everybody has
rebuilt, underground as well as overground. They
all have storm houses or pits. and every time q
storm comes they all rush to pits
have no pets except my books. ike reading
reading novels.
Girls, as we are ahead of the boys. let us stay
ahead; they cannot catch us, no matter how hard
they try.
would like correspondents.
Mary Limbaugh, Henderson, Mol live
farm five miles north of Henderson, Mo.
am not going to school, but | like TO 60 very
much, and think an education is a real good
thing.
Agriculture is the chief occupation of the peo-
pie. corn, wheat and tobacco are raised.
If any Of the cousins have the ballad of ''Thce
Blind Girl please send it to me. and will send
in return the song "Dying from Home"
Correspondents solicited.
W. W. Limbaugh, Henderson, MOL live on the
James river lust six miles south of Stro ford, and
SIN miles north of Rogersville on a farm in W eb-
ster county. like farming very we'll. can hear
the trains on two railroads, the CUT ana frisco,
every day.
enjoy reading the cousins letters very much
and would like for we boys TO get ahead OF the
girls.
/ would certainly like to discuss some subject in
geography history. like to study geography
better than any other study that ever studied.
Can any one tell me what caused America to be
called America?
will close, asking for CORES pondents.
Matte Mozelle Flowers, Fort Valley, Cal have
been reading all OF the cousins nice letters. am
going to school there Is not any near
enough; mamma teaches me at home
have nice flower yard and great many box
flowers.
Mamma has great many little chickens and
do enjoy feeding them so much.
live near Fort Valley, the great fruit region.
We have large orchard set out i'll Elberta peach
es. and great many other kinds of fruit; The
freeze came and killed all of the fruit and am
very sorry. When another fruit crop comes,
would like to exchange crate OF Elherta peaches
with Florida girl for crate of oranges.
Papa has been taking The Constitution for q
long time; we could hardly do without it now,
Katie Pearson. Elcec:ic. Ala.--I am always glad
WHEN Wednesday comes, because tn 1t is the day
our dear paper comes
am gong to school now, but it Will close in
few days. We are going to he examined on The
last day, i'll public al tnat. do not mind 1T In
geography, but III my other studies do. We are
going to have jubilee at night. We are prac-
ticiug songs now, one OF which lS called the
Ten Little Indians"
Florida cousins, think you all might divide
your beautiful land with some OF us that live
where there are no OranT groves. | would like to
60 there and see the beautiful flowers.
! have not any pets except my little sister and
nv books. had rather read than 10 play. l 30
to the Methodist sunday school every Sunday.
| VIII answer John A. Grahams question: "An
egg"
i will ask question: Glow do Indians marry?"
If this letter does not reach the waste basket, l
will come again.
Matte Maud Sanders, Garden Ala.-1 live in
the western portion OF Alabama, within five miles
of the Tom Bigbee river.
think the Young Folks Corner is fast improv-
ing. and believe it is the girls that doing II.
1t seems that the boys rather timid. Aunt Su-
sic enjoyed your letters so much about the
worlds fair, wish you would write about it every
week.
Have any of the cousins been fishing yet? l, for
one, have not. Some Of the Young folks here
went on the first day Of May, but was not in it.
Il any Of the cousins Will send me the song:
"Barney Mccoy will send them any of the fol-
Back the Heart" over the Garden WALL Ma
bel Ciair,' or any other that have.
j. Edward Fisher Regret, Tenn.-I have been
50 busy tor the last month helping with the
crops have not had much time to chat with the
cousns-duty before pleasure.
have Just finished planting my crop for this
year consisting of gubprs watermeons, and pop
corn SO you see little folks, wish to consider
the ways Of the ant and be wise, laying in store
my winter rations.
know how to yympathise with Brown about
thus time Tor the hot sun has given me the grins.
l went fishing the other day and found it very
pleasant well as profitable, wading the creek
beneath the shady trees lifting the fnny tribe to
the breeze.
am anxiousy looking forward to watermelon
and layby time as Uncle Sarge says, Tor the hot
makes me tired.
Pa says he is for BIZ Arp for our next president
and Sarge Plunkett for vice, then they can make
Brown one OF their cabinet. Three cheers for the
people of Georgia.
| viii answer Maud NJ. Rice's question:
Michigan was admitted to the union on Friday,
January 26, 1897.
Whose dying words 'Don't give up the ship?'
VIM. A. Wilcox Ferona, Gal live ont in the
the magnolia. the dogwOod, the crabapDle and the
honeysuckle bloom. Turkeys ana squirrels are
nlentiful and we enjoy hunting and eating them.
There has been Il freshet in the river for five
weeks, and we have had few pleasant boat rides.
| work in the farm in spring and go to school in
the fail. have six studies; / like history and
geography best.
go to church and Sunday school, We have
good preacher and 4 very interesting Sunday
school.
All of mammals pretty flower beds were killed
except the ones she covered with WOolen blankets
Will ask a few questions
What was the name of New York before it was
taken by England?
What was the Nova Scotia before it was
taken from the French?
What general was nmanding the confederate
army at the fall OF Vicksburg?
How long has Aunt Susie been editress of this
Corner?
Dear Aunt Susie, this is my first letter to you,
and hope You will not put it in the wastebasket.
Many good wishes for you and all the cousins.
desire correspondents. Age fourteen.
"Bashful BILL Tuckerman, Ark.-I have Just
been reading the cousins letters, and thought l
would attempt to write one.
Now cousins don't criticise me too severely, for
this is the first letter attempted write. [
never went to school but five months in nv life,
but do love to read.
AS us so much in vogue for the cousins to de-