The Atlanta constitution., 1896-07-27

lives about five miles from my home I'm
the outskirts OF small town OF 400 in
habitan's We raise lots of flowers and
sometimes exchange seeds and plants. We
close with best wishes for The Junior
Kate Harrison. McRae. Ga Dear Junior:
choose for my subject "The Shut-ins."
Tor do sympathiZe with them more than
any class Of people on earth. Just TO think
OF any one that is deprived OF the pleasure
OF strolling through the beautiful groves.
and cannot hear the songs of the wild
birds in tho tree tops. oh. sometimes
think what drcary life IL must be.
Cousins. how did YOU spend the Fourth
of July? ! went TO "A Sabbath school pic
ric- started from home Thursday and
had a long trip.
IL Is Only fifteen miles TO the river whore
the picnic was. | went to my uncle's and
staid there part OF the time.
VIII send cents for the children's ward
OF the Grady hospital Success to Aunt
susie ami all OF The Junior correspond
entsl
Minnie Willisms Oak Ridge. La come
this beautiful July morning TO join the
cousins in their gOssipy exchange of views.
haven't much To write of. However. will
make my letter as interesting as possible.
considering the dull times
We are needing rain very badly in this
part Of the country: corn and cotton are
both suffering Tor rain. We had nice
rain Sunday. but not near enough. am
a little girl eleven years. / am the eldest
OF four children. This is mammals birth
DAY; my little sister and I gave her
birthday present.
Leone BIodgett. Bust. y. Y-Dear
Junior Where did YOU spend your Fourth?
spent mine at CelorOn. noted summer
resort on Chautauqua lake. The following
were some Of the amuSementS OF the day:
First. the Phoenix wheel something like
tine great Ferris wheel Al the Columbian
exposition. only Oh much smaller scale.
There We're two balloon aSccnsions mcnas"-
ri-s and some very nice fireworks. IL
riined. - il was not as pleasant a. it
nIgnt have been. / live live miles from
ChIutauaua lake in the village OF Busti.
The principal occupation Of the people la
this part OF the state is dairying ana grape
raising. there are large vineyards ou the
shores oi Lake Erie and Chautauqua and
! think IL D. a very nic" place To live.
would like 10 have some of the southern
sifi> write to me. Age sixteen.
Lizzie Nay Harper. sidona. Fla.-As
Mabel Markcttr wrote VI Mexico, 4 viii
tell you something OF Florida. Belore the
ir,-zc 'u tlVriut several years a5o there
were many groves Some Of the groves
that have hrrn irtilizcd arr doing we'll. and
ve thiuk Will hrar in another year or two.
Ne esau0t raise many chickens here. ou
aecounf ~ the Skunks and foxes. las,
u.shi skunk cam. AND caught "A chicken.
iNt q -.t Aut svi away with 81. NJ cannot
RAISE ducks auG Ec.->. iur az they swim ma
ihe lakes thc allsaturs will eat them up.
'H tl- Apvpka marsh papa rai-rs corn.
bvsas. Iil~h I.utato's e.thhsr-. ouiuu~ sweet
po.aEoes. I'umpkius. sssUssll,s and tuinatu,s
bus th~s COME too lat. Ior the early mar
E-t Ne have the rainy season nov. I
have seen tuv sLu aut very htii, for over
JsO We-As- ~rn ihr tou~iitu5 .ou vyvry
succeS~-
Note-Nusr letter is q very nice ou,. and
s4N's us good idea VI tloridal auu what
,an De rdis-u tnere.
Grace Newman. C,ntreviliv. Alis~-Drar
Junior Here comes a tlIniu httIv .irl of
fourteen IIvm Jho dear old southland.
Ais is a hot. sGitry july afternoon. Tnv
wind IS flaming tuv perfume of the little
nOwers through thc open window and tnc
clusters OF uch luscious frult is hanging
iu graceful profuston Irvm the benulng
boushs u thv ai'p.c AMI peach trees. The
iast rays % the settling sun are shedding
a golden radiance over thv landscape. The
clouds are most brilliantly uutea and the
golden rays ~ hight are al last hiuUtu ue-
hind a broad sea of gold. Aud the bright,
again haA- fled. t0W many ot the dear
cousins spend these Ieetiug hours in ldie-
ness ! hope the majority of you can say.
II 10 not" Try Ia make eacu day pleas
amt by doing something that viii make
some poor heart rejoice.
Live Tor those that love YOU.
For those Whose hearts are true,
For heaven that smiles above you.
AMI the good that you may do"
And il you do this. my little friends. then
=. ileu death folds you in hlS cold embrace
and You wiil have TO face the Light and
Truth of the world. lie viii say unto you,
We'll done. good and faithful servant"
then you will feel amply repaid Tor the
good you have done