The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-01-02

ty-five hundred years ago.
YOUNG FOLKS CORRESPONDENCE.
Letters of Exchange Among The Con-
stitution's Little Folks.
John II. Townley, Valeene, Ind come seeking
information of my fathers relations. NV father 8
name is Daniel r. Townley. He was in the confed-
tmeof the war; He has some brothers and sisters
in some of the southern states Any information as
regard to their whereabouts, or any of their chill
dren, will be thankfully received.
J. c. Hudson, Mt. Willing, Ala.-1ere comes a
country hoy full of fun and mischief, to have a
little chat with the cousins.
| am going 80 school and am in the fifth grade.
l like to go to school very much. We have a
splendid Professor, and nice music teacher also.
good teacher In the primary department. We
have eighty-tve pupils on roll. Our school build
ing is situated in the northern part OF village,
and when completed will be quite pretty.
have no brothers or sisters. Our family con-
SiSts of grandma, mamma end myself
enjoy reading Aunt Susie'> letters very much ;
indeed, especially those about the worlds fair.
am eleven years old
George Merriwether showdown, Ala am a
farmers son. no quite eleven years old. am glad
to say that live in the country / enjoy gather
ing nuts. and other country pleasures. Have no
pets except gun and horse.
l wonder if any of the boys love home? l do
for one. am very fond of reading; have read
several books.
/ wonder if any of the cousins can milk? Papa
says am a regular milking machine
We have Sunday schoo. every Sunday and have
JUS finished nice new Methodist church.
like to read the young folks letters, and al
ways turn to the tenth page first.
Will be glad to hear from some of the cousins.
Moses G. Gould, North Leeds, Mel lives in
Name. 1t is very cold in the winter 1t gets down
to % and 80 degrees below
am twelve years old read The Constitution,
and enjoy reading the young folks letters very
much. i should like to live in the south.
live on the side of a river that runs both ways.
There spring in it, it never freezes over
solid. Papa got ice from it to in the creamery.
The ice was IS inches thick. The river thawed
out in few days.
For pets have four rats. l have to water
eight cows twice day; bring wood and kindling
l have to feed and grain eight COWS twice day;
have to feed eight pigs, papa does the rest. go
to school.
"Boy Afraid of the Girls, No g." Atlanta, Ga
| have long been admIrer of the young folks
letters ana have thought for a long while that
would like to write.
All. the girls need not sympathze with boys that
afraid of them.
live i'll one of the principal cities of the south
as you will see by address. am like some nf the
rest Of the cousins that would like TO see little
Edna Brewers picture at the head OF our column.
/ would like to see It very much.
DO any of the cousins ever 90 "possum hunt
ing? ! have been once this fall and like it very
much.
Christmas will soon be here, and expect good
many presents, and am going to give some my
self. l make a move that all the cousins send
Aunt Susie some kind of a present. / should
think she would enjoy it. Now, what do you say?
Augustus c. Hart. Pisgah. Ala am an Ala
bama boy as you will see by my address, but not q
mountain hoOsier. Neither am / an Albanian
by birth, hut an adopted son, Tennessee being my
native state, only moving 10 this state about one
month ago.
Pisgah is situated on top of Sand Mountain,
Jackson county, Alabama, and we are having
high school here. am going to school and Ike
to 90.
Happy Christmas will soon be here again, and
we boys always look forward to il as imagine all
other boys do with great delight. haven't got
but four brothers younger than myself ana don
you bet that mamma gets to do some scoldlng, es-
pecially ON rainy days when we are all at home.
would like some correspondents about my age,
which is ten years old.
Cyrus \. Davis, Fulton, Miss live in the su-
hurbs of the nice little town of Fulton, which is
the county seat of Itawamba county. am taking
great interest in the cousins department, they
write such nice letters with much information to
be gained from them. keep me Il little hook and
note down every question asked; also the name
and postofiice address of the person asking the
question. Then leave blank space to note the an
sTer and the name and postothce address OF the
person answering. Then watch carefully for an
swerS and note them accordingly. SO, cousins,
have down a great many of your names.
Please sayt0 Gent and Earl Hargett, thatl would
like to correspond with them, but Gena asks for
girl correspondents. and l can't come IN on that
line. But guess cousins indeed, as my
mamma was Hargett, and her fathers name is
Joseph, and used to live in Harris county Georgia
My papa has great many relatives III Gwinnett
county and other places IN Georgia. by the name
of Mctihee ; well as Davis; his father was named
Jesse. If any of my kintolks see this, will they
please write to me, address as above.
"Marguerite," Bowdon, Ga.-My brother takes
the dear old Cons t1tUtion, and can hardly walt
for Thursday to come, for on that day entertain
myself reading and re-reading the letters from
our beloved cousins. (Of course / never fail to
read Bill Apps letter and Talmage's sermons and,
wel--the news in genera) But | guess It's natu
raj for to want 10 read every line on the tenth
page first.
Let us hear from more of the northern and wes-
tern correspondents-whv can't we? Tell us what
you doing; what you want to do, and give a
full history of your travels descriptions of your
homes, and SO on that's what like to read about.
/ have travelled great deal, but have in my
life bee a few places that want. and mean to
tell You about, but not in this letter | want to
lot of things but space forblds this time,
will wait until another.
am an orphan girl MY father has been dead
quite ten years, and we buried darling mother
three years ago last June. No one except those
who have experienced the sore trial of giving up
10th father and mother can ever realize how sad
it is.
jamie +. Tiett, Knott's Island n. CT have not
long had the pleasure of reading The Constitution.
MY father subscribed for it this fall like it very
much, and most especially Aunt Susie's and the
cousins letters. love to read those letters which
tell us all about historical strange place,
or great event of some kind.
I like to go to school, and / am very fond OF
reading Novels are my favorite books.
You have all heard about the great Atlantic
ocean, though we doubt some of you have never