The Atlanta constitution., 1896-05-18

| promised his sister. and before tho year was
out he was good Christian.
Inez I. Peak. windham Academy. Ala
! Dear Junior: As Aunt Susie has offered
| a prize to tho nine-year-old girl who sends
| tho best letter describing a book she has
| read. ] will endeavor TO transcribe the
incidents as far as I've read in my his
| tory. which I think will he both instruc-
tive and inter,StinE
Adam ard Eve were created in the gar
| den OF Eden i'm Asia. easterly course
| from Boston and New York. They lived
in the gaDicn together. just those two;
they did not feel alone. for God was with
! them. They became very wicked and
| cruel: they forgot TO worship the true God.
After Adam and Eve were driven out OF
the garden they had two sons named
/ Cain and Abel. Cain killed Abel because
| Cod loved him best. After Adam and Eve
| multiplied the earth their descendants be-
| came wicked that God determined 20
destroy them by a flood. all but Noah and
! his family so God told him To build an ark
/ II took him forty years TO build the ark
God told him to take pair Of all the
kinds of animals in tho world. And as
I soon as Noah built the ark it began TO
Z rain. n raincSi forty days and forty
/ nights. uuJil everything was drowned
I Noah Lad three sons. Shem. Ham and
I Japhc;h. T'ncy extended i'm every direc-
I tion. sShem went an cast'rly course; Ham
I wandered northcrnly. hinr and Japheth.
. Israel had one son and his wife one. Israel
. was blind and was going 10 die. He had
I twelve sons. which were called the twelve
& tribes Of Israel Esau said sell your birth
I right for "A mess Of pottage Esau was
I hairy: 81 Jacob killed a goat; his mother
made him clothes Of H. lie told his father
I thIt ho had come for his blessing. and
I when Esau came back he boiled the pot
/ tarc anc ne carried IL To his father. He
Z said Father. 1 am ready for my bless
f. iug." Ills father said; Jacob has stolen
. So Ir blessing" Samson was the strong
T ..st man On thc world. His strength de-
E pended upon the hair of his head. y lady
I married him just 10 ind out what made
I hlm - strong. Her name was bslilah.
z Samson at first deceived her, hut he told
3 her ~ last she cut OF his hair while hc
{ Vas sleeping and delivered hirr to her
/ countrymsn. thc Phil:stnes. The latter
1 pas out his eyes. lie was pat in prison. Tie
( had 20 labor like = brute beast in tho
( prison. and his hair began TO grow and he
{ was 81 strong There WAS a feast in
! Di-on's temple. They sent for poor old
Z blind samson. that hv might amuse them.
4 He asked if ne could rest upon the two
/ rnain pillars of Dar-on's temple. He
put his arms around the two pillars and
I s-oUn Cauc the temple with crash. II
killed Az of theln. Samson likewise was
/ i,ilicd. and there H. lay buried beneath
/ the dead bodies of mighty men and lords.
I Bon Barron Hawkins. Popc's Ferry, Ca
Dear Junior have been reading in The
Constitution whore the children Of nine are
I 60 write about the books that interested
.Eein most was uiuo las. February. so
Z son know 7 ann NOT Old enough 10 know
much ~ hooks. Tn. book tha3 like 20 read
most IS hook that papa gave mamma
E faf % wedding present. called the Light in
+ the East. ar inc Life OF our Lord aud sss,-
I Vior. Jesus Christ 7 was Interested when
I esm~ TO thc Lords prayer Tor the light
: in th" east made an SO plain 90 me
I hu' when ] came - the picture called The
( Way Co Calvary couldn't understand
I why Christ had to carry such "a heavy
4 cross. but asked mamma why il was and
Shc said % was m example ~ Christ's
tsai'ie compassion. meek humility love and
ttnd-rness-an example TO keep present To
my imagination amidst the stormy conflicts
Z 81 this sinfil world. a scene Of stern per
%ecEtion through which the Savior passed
tirat W. could have FOR our imitation an
example Vf courage. wisdom and resigna-
ton. Another page ~ interest is when lie
said suffer H;tle children 10 come unto
I Sic. ana forbid them not. for such is the
/ Kingdom of Cod So III close with these
1 heaGtifui lines
= th.nk when read the sweet story of old.
Whom Jesus Was hero among mon.
/ How Tie let little children like lambs "a
should have liked to have been with
them then"
Cromer Weaver Junction Cstv Ark
! Dear Junior on my last birthday I was
min" years old received "a book called
''First Steps Tor Little Feet in Gospel
/ Fatths'
n was about Tho life or Christ He was
! born iu tho city of Bethlehem i'm tho man
/ ger. lie healed the sick raised the dead
! mad" the deaf to hear and the blind 10 see.
( liz healed ten lepers. lie was betrayed
Z hy Judas and denied hv Peter
Z f'c was crucinei by tho Jews and rose on
( the third G2y. and sfaid on earth forty davs
/ and then went "a heaven. All little girls
E like mo should be good and 80 to heaven
and see Him.
/ George EubanlSe Columbus. Miss Dear
! Junior; : Thought , viii De nine years
I cd The first day Of May ! would try fo-
+ the prize
Santa Claus brought me book called
/ Robinson CrIsoe. ] think Robinson was
{ rather head-stronr not 20 mind his father.
/ and ] think he had hard time right at
/ first lie must have heen smart 10 make
I boat. and he must have been lonesome and
sad sure enough.
Poor Friday, 7 think it SO bad to be
/ shot down like he WAS. and Robinson
Thought So much OF him, too. know he
Wa glad 20 get home
Annie Dew. Greensboro. Ala.-Dear
/ Junior. ! am going 90 tell YOU about book
Z 7 r"s fhis year. III was "First Steps for
. Li-tIc Feet" I think it was nice little
E hook. 2 liked IL 50 wei read 10 through
fhree Times. ID told about the animals and
fish. and it told who made ms and who
watches over 'is while we are asleep. ] am
uiuc years oil.
The Letters from Eight-Year-Old Tots.
R1by Mason. Amazon, Ga.-Dear Junior:
] am little girl eight years old. have
rss,i hook called ''The Dreadful Day" !
rad about little girl ard boy that went
20 their grandma's 10 live. The little girl
was named Alice ana the little boy was
named Jack. 4 l,tle girl named Rosie came
10 see them. Rosie and Jack played out
side the house and Alice went into the
house. where there was "A little girl that
had the scarlet fever. and the little girla
mamma squail,d and followed At her.
J Then they went home and she cried be
cause her little rabbit was dead.
I That ended The dreadful Day" and so
I ] viii end my letter.
Hazel Kendrick, Lorena. Tex Dear
Junior. My hook is Of Dolly and ." There
We're two little sisters. Katie and Nellie.
Flora Lee visited them on New Years day.