The Atlanta constitution., 1896-06-01

a small village. l have no playmates. nut
am not lonely. l have SO many papers TO
read.
Louis 4. Turner brownsville Tenn.-Dear
junior am six years old and | go to
church every Sunday and have got lots of
chickens. Some of them are about frying
size. sell some OF them to get some mon
ey. and We eat some of them We have got
a couple of twin calves. and whenever ] so
TO church | sing and | say my lesson nice.
am studying geography and have got
little brother named Elliott. Goodby.
will write again.
Julian Logue. Pike Road. Ala.-Dear Ju-
nio-: ! have been reading the prize let
tiers. and think they are all mic I am so
sorry / didn't write YOU about "A little
book called 'Diddie Dumps and Tot" If
you have another prize contest | will. / am
eight years old. and this is my first let
ter 10 YOU. hut 1 have been writing to
grandma ahoat year. our school will
be out next week. and then I am going TO
grandma's and stay awhile Cousins.
don't YOU think II IS nice u have a grand
ma 10 visity study the fifth reader. sec
oud step geography. Language. word book.
reading. writing ami arithmetic
Notc-Your letter is very nice and hope
YOU viii write about the book.
Grace Evans. IiaIcycndaie. Ga.-Dcar
junior have long hecn a rca,ier Of this
dear old southern paper. hut 1 hasc nev"r
written before. / am attending school now
at Les-EVans institute. a fourisaing school
sbOut mile ana half frtm m hc:r ] am
also taking music lessons / Ike my teach
er very much and ! have improved "A great
deal since J have been taking from her.
have "a sister and brother ~ college. Ny
sister is at Cox college. Manchester Ca,
and my brother "a Mercer university. Ma
con. Ca Ny SISTER VIII graduate ia the
fuil course tins year. only about two
weeks and they viii be al home. How many
Of the cousins are keeping diary I have
been keeping one ever since April LIST l
think il is very interesting. I am thirteen
years old would like Tor some OF the cou-
sins 10 write TO ne.
Lille sanlifer. Plea =ant Hm Ia.-Dear
Junior 1 AN farmer girl. I would not
give my country life Tor al the towns. OF
al th, subj cts that have bacu written
upcn 1 have never yct se-n tlai o.
'Friends.' No one can iive happy without
a friend. and no one knows what frisnas
be has TIL he Is unhappy. 1 do not care
a straw FOR sunshine friends" let them
lse truc friends o. none NJ all. Their fore,
We should be- "a careful who We conide
in. Let advcrsity come ami then We know
who to oonad,. In True friends are like
diamond. but false friends" are like au-
tumH leaves. What a great blessing % As "a
a
Ou any subject. such IA ineN pr, ,ssiilie com
fort OF feeling SAFE with person! Then.
lcir cousins. if you have tIu- iricud he
Thou true also. Best wishes T. Aunt Su-
SIC.
selma Pierce Ermic Graham aud Lille
Js-sup. Ncn,ro.e. Ga.-Dsar Cousins: We
live in the country. and our papas are
farmers. We 40 10 school at MoutroSe.
We are classmates. deskmatas and school
mates. and our studies are. viz. Grammar.
geography. history. arithmetic auI writing.
og. schoa'house is situated on ths Macon.
Dublin and Savannah railroad. We al 20 10
Sunday school at Laur,use IiIU. ana have
Verfacr lessons How many Of th, cousins
like. to go T. Sunday SCHOOL, We do We
read the cousins letters aud think that
thsv arr. nice. and viii lee SORRY when
Little AIr. ThimblefrEer' is finished. hut
! guess that thcre viii he somc other good
stories that w- can read la the dear old
Constitution. We are living 10 the midst
Of the most beautiful fruit orchards The
trees are trained SO prettily that they
miud us OF prairieS. and when we tHiuk Of
these beautiful thin@s we turn our thoughts
20 the one who made them FOR our enjoy
menJ.
I.uyc BeaH and Enma Il. Wooddy. Pres
ley. Ala.-Dear Junior. We are two little
country girls who would like 20 Join your
write and tell YOU what we know about
fowls We raise turkeys, geese guineas
and chickens. We love to feed and take
care - them. Turkeys are the most trouble.
II takes four weeks for their eggs TO hatch
and the little turkeys have 10 be attended
To very often. They do well fed on boiled
s-ES. bread ana siaiher set Or the stove
until the whey separates from the curd is
good also. They like onions and green mus
tard OF cabba - leaves. Fna black pepper
IS good for them. mixed with other food.
Geese set four weeks also. 50 do guineas-
Both ike dough made Of corn meal, but
geese live on grass after they are few
days old The little goslings must not be
allowed TO get wet.
Common hens sit on their eggs three
weeks Chickens are not much trouble
They like dough anu in few weeks wheat
IS good for them. We feed our hens on
scraps Of meat and homes powdered line.
This makes them lay goJd many eggs
We VIII ar swer Maggie Cooks question.
Nebuehadnczzer s the king mentioned IN
tile Bible. as eating grass like OK.
Florence johnson. Lloyd. Fla.-I have
never written 10 your happy baad before.
| eeause 1 could rot get up couraIc enough.
] live in the Lana of Flowers s;tnle peo-
| pie think Florida ugly; I think il might he
| called the garden spot of the world. Today
| is bright ard beautiful. the wind is ass
ara a few small clouds shift across tie
| skies. which has on the horizon hazy as
| pect. characteristic of the coming summer.
| II nature arrays herself in her most COR
Feous robes ana Wreathcs her face with
Ler pleasantest smiles just before the win
try blast comes. which takes from her both
-lcrv and beauty. why should man. as ne
approaches tlse border nank between the
LOW ana the hereaft n. be mournfui. fore
Loding and full OF regrets Why not smile
too. and with a lcart filled with the mel
lowness OF love. with kindly face and
with cheerfulness begOtten of hope. descend
calmly into the valley of the shadow of
CeGth2
would like TO correspond with some Of
the cousins. May long he the life Of the
dear Junior. and happy the days Of its
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