The Atlanta constitution., 1896-09-28

adornment. 'Tis indeed a glittering diamond
you should strive to possess Endeavor al
ways to realize that life was not given you
to be spent i'm idle pleasures. 'Tis indeed
'lent for noble deeds" 1t is but natural
and right that some day you will have to
fill the places of your mothers. Then be
your home cabin or palace, strive TO MAKE
it place of sunlight and true happiness
and be worthy TO be its queen ana you VIII
be a blessing to your home and an honor TO
God.
Lucy Kuturah Tyson. Greenvlle. \. c
Dear Junior Here stands little eight-year-
old girl at the door of The Junior, VINO de-
sires to come in and have a chat with the
band Of happy cousins. Nearly all KNOW
have learned at home, as nave peeh
to school but four months. Then went 10
nv sister. She teaches good deai, Dut
generally too far for me to attehd. am
the baby at our house. Mamma says an
her sunshine and papaelaims me TOT -
pet. Now, please do not say ] am spole"'
because told you that | was the baby ior
! do try real hard to make myself useiul
Wishing you all success and hoping that
may be allowed to call again, oid you Il
very pleasant goodby
MAY" Box 1G2 Leesburg Fla-Inclosed
you will find 10 cents for Grady hosplt1i
regret my inability to send more. We get
The Constitution in our home every lHeS-
day, and enjoy reading it. Should there be
n Christian lady desiring a young lady COM
panion please kindly address the above
Long may The Constitution prosper. | Wish
Aunt Susie much success in her noble WORK
Sample Burdine Barry Tex-After read
ing Scrogg's letter ! could not help Wrltlhg-
Now such a boy as that has respect for his
mother and sisters, if he has any, and him-
self: also the girls he goes with. nat
would men think of a girl gong 10 the
barroom and getting drunk, or gong along
the streets pulling cigar. Nhy' they
would try to make up money 10 carry her
to the ASYLUM. They would think she did
not have sense enough TO go by herself, ana
they would think right. And, of course
the girls ought to be the same by them, but
they are not. ], for one, am not II 20
with any that get drunk or swear 90
not know It, but some OF them do smoke
I think if girls will follow Scrogg's advice
(boys, too) the coming generations VIII De
better than the one now
L. A. Allen. Talbotton. Cal am coun-
try girl and daughter OF a farmer
residing four miles north of TAI
botton. small but very pret-
ty little town, not very largely inhabited,
but progressing finely. Recently an oil mil
and creamery has been established, which,
| suppose, has been great deal OF help
to country as well as the city. II has been
said the oil mill would not run this winter
on account of the short crop of cotton
which dry weather has prevented. But l
hope this will prove Il mistake, Tor the
country IS in great need of something that
Will be a benefit to the farmer the sup
port Of the world" Some girls and boys
do not like To be called country people.
but 1 am not ashamed of my situation
in life, for ] feel and know that there is
no life as pure and sweet as country life
Especially home such as mine. where
death has never visited and left its cruel
sting. l have four brothers and three sis
ters and think il is remarkable to say that
a physician has never been called to one
of them on account of sickness. y few
months ago my younger brother. while
playing with calf was thrown ana had
his arm broken. A physicians was sum
moned then, and If any one should have
passed at the time would have thought
one of the dear ones had departed for am
other world, as one OF our neighbors has
Hon. j. B. German, who travelled around
the world in 1854 and who was. Ut the
time OF his sad death, United States con-
SUI to Matamoras. Mexico, appointed by
President Cleveland. lie was loved and
honored by all who knew him. and at this
place he has many relatives and friends
TO mourn his loss.
/ attended a picnic lately ut Juniper
some miles from W.. home. We had TO
take an early start. After a. long, tlresOme
drive through the piuey woods ana sand,
which, you know, is b0untful, We reached
our destination at about 10 o'clock. We
had the picnic in two counties. a lonely
pond about mile long divided the coun-
ties. Many of the happy throng spent
their time in trying 10 catch the finny
tribe. which We're there in abundance"
while others sought 10 while the happy
moments away on the water in their small
ana popular dance the lanCerS, in coffin
factory. In the afternoon "a little girl about
five years OF age sang Paradise Alley"
while her father played II on the violin.
Cousins, wish you could have heard it. COR
respondence solicited. / send cents Tor
the hospital.
Willie S. Tyler. Messy, S. C.-Dear Junior:
! have been silent admirer of The con-
stitution FOR long time, but have never
felt as much like writing for The Junior as
/ DO now. l am glad TO say that / live
in the sunny south, away from the cold,
icy regions of the north, where snow is on
the ground many months i'm the year.
Well, cousins, as you know, people have
very different opinions, but / am Obliged 10
say that / do not favor Wrang on one
subject only. OF course there are some
very nice letters written on one subject,
but thcn We all generally know what is
told IN them, and again, on the other hand,
there are a great many good books that
ca nbe bought for IL lttie or nothing which
tell us all We want 10 know iu regard to
poetry books, flowers. etc. But ! tell you
what / would like, ANA that is for Aunt
Susics picture to be put at the top of our
letters instead of the one we already have,
and il Aunt Susie objects 10 This, we will
expect her to come ou- openly and say so.
Cousins, how many OF you like music2 /,
for one, do. and think there is nothing
grandor than a good book and u nice piece
of music. Some OF the books / have read
are "Mcros Crusade" Bound in Honor"
swiss Family Robinson" and "Repented
at Leisure" ! feel almost like ! am kin
TO the Georgia people, as this county
(Aiken) is bounded on the south by the Sa-
Vannah river and, as you know, il sepa-
rates the two states l have never been
any further than Augusta in Georgia. but
] have some relatives living below Atlanta
Much success 10 The Junior.
Della NJ. Knight Enfield. n. C.-I am a
girl thirteen years old and have to work
very hard, so / cant 80 TO school as town or
city girls do. ] live six miles from town
on "A little farm and am denied the privilege
of school. SiX-ccnt tobacco and cotton is
poor dependence. l wish ! was able to help
the Grady hospital, but the crops are not
good in this part this year Hoping To see
this again, l close. asking all that VIII to
write to me l am trying to work n crazy
sult, but have a poor chance and but few