The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-24

continued stories. like them best of all. And
Little MIR. Thmbeiinger' Is especially entertain
ing, can prove by my little brothers, Jessie and
Charley, who always insist on hearing that
first. They always ask il "Buster John" and
"Sweetiest susan" have got home yet?
'sBashful BILL like your letters very much. 1
never saw the couplet You quoted before; 1t is so
pretty. Mother says she thinks that it is the pref
test thing she ever heard.
Aunt Susie, your letter about the "AIk Booth"
reminds me of little anecdote my mother tells
sometimes about some folks that came to their
house once. The little boy liked the milk. and when
milking time came he went to the cowpen and
milking done; when supper came he would not
drink any milk; when asked why, he said he did
not love stuff that WAS squeezed out OF a COW.
think Mr.. Strauss enterprise very commend
able.
have lost the third chapter of Little Mr..
IhlmblefnSer." and would like to get it.
VIII exchange rooted cape lessamine a root
Where is the ciry OF Battle? What was it for
merly named, and why changed?
Emma Morris, Geevle, AIiss.-A rainy. dresry
day like this, Is calculated to cause one to reflect
on the past to an extent. l sometimes wonder
what Will become of the girls and boys that used
TO play on tho green sward IN front OF our quaint
old scilOohOuse.
DO you ever dream of your childhood days, or
allow vour mind TO WANDER back INTO realms of
the past? was priyieg d To do SO last night, and
many of the incidents OF my early childhood were
repainted on the canvas OF memory:
Me. the youths OF today, are rapidly passing up
the hill of time, and viii some day stand on q
point III our journey where milestones cast their
we will strenuously Gluten at the fleeing memories
of the past with the other, Will, as today be
reaching out for tancied pleasures in the future.
Early III this century there growing up
among the Massachusetts hills a PLAN loOkind
country girl with qGlcS, strong intellect, ana al
unouencuablc thirst for knowledge, and II will to
acquire 1t. BIZ Ter own efforts Mary Lyons
tented n seminary for gills.
Later she Taught with great success. But her
mind was filed with ever increasing desire to
establish a seminary FOR women where the terms
should be 40 low that New Englands girls might
all have its advantages. This She never gave up.
building finally erected and opened IN south
Hadev, and afterward became famous as the Mt.
Holyoke seminary. To-day Mt lloiyoke has many
famous daughter institutions, too numerous TO
mention.
And now, why cannot some of our cousins mako
such resolutions as did Mary? We can do 1t, and
can execute them, that in after years IL can be
said of "a, MARY Lyons rests, but her works DO
truly follow her"
Correspondents solicited,
Modena Swain, Bue Mountain. Miss.-I live In
the village of Blue Mountain. We have fine
school here for girls, which have been attending
several years. school will open the 18th OF sep
temher, ana a large number Is expected the COM
ing session.
have neen reading. with interest, the discus
sons in the Young Folk" department. ana hnd 1T
more interesting than Womans Kingdom.
The girls of the town have organized literary
society. Friday night we intend TO MAKE our
meeting public and invite the young men, ana
older people, to let them see what our society Is
doing.
Girls, would it not he profitable for us to dis
cuss in this department the different ways that
may cam a livelihood? IL any of the boys
would like to join us in this discussion, we would
like TO have them help MS out.
Annie T. Green, Magnolia, Ark.-I will describe
our country. live one mile south of the Ocauu-
fu little town of Magnolia. This is not good
farming country, but II is well tmbercd and wa
tered; some line saw mills.
1 returned Saturday from n visit to my brother.
like tn read Little Mr.. Thimhehnger.
/ viii answer Eva Patrick'S question WHO DIS
covered the Pacific ocean" BalhoA crossed the
.isthmus of Darien and discovered the Pacific
Columbus made four voyages to the new world
.Ionn Adams war the tirs5 vice president.
Roger Williams the founder OF Rhode
Island.
/ will ask few questions:
Who established the irst newspaper in Rhode
Island:
Who discovered Florida
Where, and when, was the first newspaper
printed in America"
T. r. Ear. Taylor, =. CT am a North Caroinian
and think there Is nothing like nay "Od North
State
enjoy reading The Constitution very much,
especially the hGmg Folks Corner. live near
the beautiful town OF WILSON, situated on the VIII
mngton and Weldon railroad.
go To school at Rock Ridge academy; like 10
go very much. We have a nice building Dedutl-
fully situated ana some very nice teachers.
Alter ehis year shan 70 10 college. / have he'd
n grand time during vacation, but am anxious to
get to school again.
How many of the cousins like novel reading? l
like To read good novels very much
Correspondents solicited.