The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04

short while since my little fingers scrib-
bled my first letter to this department,
but IL has been six long years. and have
grown from a child to- l almost imagine
q Young lady. | live near a deserted VIZ
loo Iacranre On this beautiful old
mountain once splendid hiii'aly
school also "A female school. hotel, a larse
brick church and a great many dwellings,
But where are they now? Echo answers
where That picturesque little village
with its splendid schools was Destroyer
nv the Yankees LAGRANGE is now
summer resort. | spend many pleasant
hours playing croduet and rambling over
the Old mountain with the merry glrls anu
boys ] visited the Atlanta exposi'ion'
and would have liked so much 10 hd'e
seen Aunt Susie, but her nleces anu
nephews are so numerous l knew she
could not take time to see us an.
am a country girl and think there Is noth-
ing nicer than a pretty country nome IN
summer especially AS twiiigh' aPpr and
watch the lowing herd come winding er
the hills. followed by the COW BOY anu ms in
dog. the jolly darkies come Sallopinb ."
whistling and singing.
Bessie II. Watt. Cooksville. Miss live
out i'm the country on "A farm + atner plants
a good deal OF cotton.
| will tell you now I is raised. We frst
bed np the land with two horses to one
pillow.
Then we open the land with small piow'
then SOW the seeds in the drill and cover
them with harrow.
When 1t comes up we barrow II OH Witt
a turning pillow. Then We chop II out Win
a hoe about six inches wide and we leave
the cotton about ten to fifteen lncnes ill'alt'
Then plow it again with hi'een-i'''"
Then we chop it out again with the
hoes ,., 49,. oov,
and then 4 is laid by. The cotton mas sot
a beautiful bloom. The hrSt ihoIhins -
on, MS n is a white bloom; the next morn
ing IL is a pink one: then II drops on anu
leaves a little boil that makes the co.ton
II begins to open in August or the hrst Oh
Scptember. -, -
Charles Rar-ret must write and tell some
more about the Sucker STATE. ,,
will send cents to the Grady hospltAi.
Success to Aunt Susie and the couslis'
Bessie Crockett. Bascom, Ga.-Dear Jun
Tor: As Aunt Susie wishes us to write on
a particular subject l will select for mine,
'.Nianners" Good manners are an essential
Dart Of life. Education and its importance
cannot be too largely magnined. They are
the outward expression of an inward virtue
Good manners should begin at home TO
likeness is not an article to be worn III ah
dress only. to put on when we nave u
complimentary visit. The Young shouiu
acquire by habit easy anu Bido'iN'
ners. We should be courteous, agreeable
civil and kind at home. and then it will be-
come A kind of second nature everywhere
Coarse. rough manners at home beSetS a
habit OF roughness. which we cahhol iaS
of if We try when we 30 among sIah6cIo.
The most agreeable persons IN company
are those who are the most agreeahle al
home The true art OF being agreeable is
to appear well pleased with all the com
pany. and rather to seem wei entertainer
/ with them. than To being enterta'nment 10
them. Icvity Of manner is prejudicial 10
every virtue We should try 10 avoid all
Sourncss and auSter'ty of manners. There
/ are a thousand pretty engaging nttle
WAYS which persons may put on wlthout
running the risk Of being deemed either
J affected fopsh. The sweet smile, the
! cordial how the earnest movement in adj
I dressing a friend more especially Stran-
I ger-whom one may recommend to our
good rerar''s: the inqu'ring glance and and
/ graceful attention. etc. will secure us the
/ good regards OF even a churl
| Homer c. Collins. Wolfe City. Tex
| Dear Junior: 7 am glad to note the great
! Improvement that is being made in our
! department. agree with Cousin VIII
| in regard 10 writing one subject We
should choose one subject and try to
write something interesting about il.
/ heartily commend Cousin WIN for wisely
/ leading off in this line We can find
| plenty of good subjects to write upon.
/ think by this plan we can bring our de-
! partment TO the front. We can do it. SO,
let ms try.
heard Of a prominent educator say
! ing that there was enough latent energy
| I'm the heart Of every bright boy and girl
10 rovoluuonize the world Why not
| show a.?
want TO give YOU all a motto of my
own. which is. Think about and observe
/ the things around YOU" Why the books
we have on nature would never have been
/ written had not some one observed the
I Il .af IA faa-ffr IF % "a
nature an around as. Why not observe
/ and think about it2
Physical geography Is the prettiest
! branch of science ] ever studied. II gives
I ms more vivid idea Of the infinite wis
I dom OF our Creator. The wisest man that
4 eyer lived could make nothing 10 com
/ pare 20 The terrestrial machinery OF old
J mother earth. Yet We wonder at mans
/ iuVeution most.
Agassiz began his great course of study
I in nature in his early boyhood by OBJ
Z serving the habits and customs of bugs.
/ His father was Disguised with him. lie
/ would pay no attention 70 his books. but
! kept mcddling with hugs Stil he
ceived very hne education. Then. oh
/ serve. II YOU cont like bugs observe the
I habits of plant life.
When you read a book observe the au-
] thors style of language. See whether
] he expresses himself clearly. beautifully
/ or rather amblguouSly. Observation Of
] tho language Is the main profit derived
/ from reading fairy tales or good novels.
Think about what you see Isaac
]
/ the tree asked himself the question:
what caused that apple 10 fan? Why
didn't it 40 upWard2"
From this thought he discovered the
great law % planetary attraction. Why.
Won can become naturalist 10 some ex-
tent without one textbook An hour Of
\ silent meditation under the shade of the
great oak Tree upon some good subject
I is worth two of reading 1t is a great
! pleasure 20 me 10 be alone q don't want
to be alone all the time) for one hour.
and think upon some good subject
don't want to confine myself 10 an an
thorS thoughts always. ! want to think
some for myself.
Tiut ! can hear the cousins whisper each
20 each. Ties cranky. He don't know
no moro about what he's talking than a
/ jack rabbit" So 7 viii quit and give some
I one else a chance.