The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-27

three years, Grandma and grandpa worked my
feet out by degrees until they were almost
straight
get many letters from the correspondents,
cannot answer them all only through tue dear old
Constitution of which they are subscribers.
received a nice scrap book from dear Annie L..
Sills of Castalia, n. G. Now all the little Junior
readers who wish to help me fill il viii be highly
appreciated 10y me.
will quit by asking question or two:
When was paper invented and by whom"
When was spectaces invented?
Jennie Scott Wilson, San Antonio, Tex.-Dear
Junior: Don't you thik Willie ;. RoDinet mus
be an awful smart boy to have collected all those
things for his museum? | do. and my Thought Is
confirmed to an opinion when | see that ittie
sentence "all letters with stamps answered.. Is
gives me an idea: My little mother has gone on
strike ON the stamp and paper question she saga
she will not give Tue stamps to write TO twenty
boys that don't know and meet. Wen, IL any OF
sw to your letters, enclose a stamp and you VIII
get one at the earliest possible date. am hoG
collecting stamps, will state. .
Did you ever clerk III fruit store? trieu IL
yesterday for the first time and viii give you my
experience. Our next door nelghbors nave alruiC
store and during the holidays avn uliy rushed,
and usually have to have two or three extra hands,
wanted To gave some of the boys close around
who like me, a little memento or So and diG not
have the courage To ask mamma Tor the money 10
luy them with. Girls in Texas do not as RUE,
have an allowance. Dad buys the dressea ana
mamma gives the little extras
slipped through the back way one moonlight
and asked our neghbor il she needed any extras
this Christmas, please try me; she laughed. but
finally promised.
While passing the store Friday evening she
asked me II | still wanted to work; l sara, yes,
ml'au, if you please Then she said: "Weil,
come down at at o'clock tomorrow.
"Seven in the morning." L asked with very
questioning infection. ''NeS, seven Ill the morn
ing" "Ali right, III come"
Seven in the morning: Well, woke up, slipped
into the dining ana tried to eat the remains Oh
supper, hut it wOt 20 down. had been to a par
" the night before and had eaten candy ana nuts
Till the cold food was unpalatablc.
got my hat and caught the next car before my
mother should wake up and know that htd eaten
nothing was so sleepy. They greeted me very
kindly and put IlU to sorting" and wipln@ the
dust of of apples. That wlS not hard; ] knew
how to wipe dishes; oh, 1 like clerked clerklng
At 10 80 O'Clock, Il. M. looked round rather
lon9lngly and wished somebody would chah@e
jobs with me; the barrel WAS getting rather, ana
my wrists were ured with the unusual exercise,
but finished the barrel.
"WOulu please sweep the hoor?" do not ike
sweeping the floors; would rather the lJtiC ne
gro would do 1t. But thought of the good little
hoy in the sunday school paper who always uc-
gins 80 the bottom and works up.
80 ! cJnso!ed myself WILh the thought ana went
To brushing the floor with quite glow oi prlue ol
my own industrious spirit whcnoneol "the boys
PASSED along and eyed inc Wltu su"h "A curious eN-
hurry andwas eHtIrc.y too busy t. exchange =
word with him.
Alter the sweeping busted the candy IsaS, or
glass cases. and then / sorted some more apples.
By noon mad such Il raging headache th&t i
wanted 40 dinner and told them No. would
not go home 10 dinner; would stay right On;
ana stay aid; sweeping and waiting ON people
VINO did not know what they wanted; sorting ap-
plies. and pears and bahamas.
At 80 O'Clock y. m, ths lady told mi Int come
home. and came. 1 think will let the boys buy
their Own prents hereafter, for do not like clerk
ing, do YOU?