The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-06-29


would start up again.
T NJ. Rhodes. New Prospect Miss.--I
come thanking The Junior for making the
letters Of this department very much more
interesting ! think il much nicer TO select
some certain subject. l have decided to
write or love What IS more highly APP
precsated than love? We should always
show our love wherever we 60. at home
or abroad: always be free with loving and
chcrishing words so as to make our friends
glad 10 meet with US. ard when mother IS
very tired and weary leId n helping hand,
try to aid her I'm her work. Ii will make
her feel very happy.
send cents TO the hospital.
Nary ]. Nixon. Ashley. Ga-Dear Junior:
7 have been a silent admirer OF The Con
stItution for long time. Although | have
never ventured TO ask almittance into your
happy band OF boys and girls. 1 Will take
for my subject. obedience" We all
ought To obey our parents better than We
DO. They have taken care of us when
We could not take care Of ourselves. our
blessed Jesus commands us to obey our
parents. ! can hardly wait for the mail TO
come Friday evening. and the first paper
] read is The Constitution. then to The
Junior column. My age is twelve. Papa
has been taking The Constitution ever
since I can remember. l send cents for
the Grady hospital
Annie N. Risiler. Heidelberg M.ss.-Dear
Junior: | am a little girl. ten years old
/ live nine miles from Heidelberg. Papa
has been a subscriber TO The Constitution
for a long time. Papa Is wha; the town
folks call "A clod hopper l@d country
merchant. but that is all right / have
one brother and two little sisters. Brother
and have been going To school. but
school is out now. We have very poor
school. Papa is going TO send me TO
Heidelberg this fall as I would like so
much TO have sn education. Brother is
eight years old. and was the best speller
We had in school for his age. Hope some
little girl viii write 20 ne.
Julia Block. sarih. Ark.-pear Junior:
How ! wish SOME a. you could have been
fere AMI gone Go the singing we attended
the NTH Sunday. We just had such "A good
time OF course every body carried their
dinner "" left home about = O'Clock FOR
Saruts church. six miles from home. whcrc
the crowd had already begun gathering
They came from an directions until about
six or seven hundred people had come To-
E"iheT- They didn't sing Ions until the
tiine for dinner had arrived. Then the Jolly
ttnc had come FOR fhr -,rown-up girls and
boys marching 10 and from abe spring
after dihnsr was over the crowd gathered
a-ain go continue singing their praises To
eai- Then earn. internl session. which r.-'.o
tfu" Tor ai 20 get water and rest % ville-
Then they sang "A few more pieces. aud
they all seq ont for home. 10 talk aud
dream Of the pleasant hours they spent
together viii some Of the cousins send
me the Reply 10 the Gypsy's Warming"
] viii send ia return. either Little parl-
ing" or ELS There No KISS Tor N, Tonight
Love- Best wishes TO Aunt Susie and The
Constitution
rnn
SOU think L havc waited long tiuo 10 re-
piy. hut D assure sou ! have been quite
anxious to write. hut have been receiving
letters hy mail ana s.i2 they come. Yes. !
have goi about ss-veuty-fivc lovely rccia-
tons. just Wish 1 could ten you about
them all
And now. dear cousins. 7 have tried 20
make iust decision. with my mamma
and 1870 other ladies ia help me decide.
Miss Leila Reese. first prize. Thomson. Ga.
second prize. AlIss Alma McFcrriu. BrasgS.
Ala. third prize. THE College OH cans.
lf tile Young lady who wrote this last piece
sees this ana viii write me- / VIII send the
las; two beautiful Christmas or Birthday
card as the letter has got miSiail.
would like Co make special
mention 90 several. hut Z ann afraid you
uil mot give We space. hut WEI write TO
- many ~ the dear. sweet girls as can.
To the cousin who sends me the pretticst
ik Quilt square. fourteen inches square.
/ viii send lovely silk waist. Z hope 90
near from YOU an soon. ! viii send any
color desired. five and hoif yards will Doe
the amount i WIN send. an anxious 10 get
I q silk guilt m my teuths year.
Nara. China Hu. Ga.-Dear Junior: II The
Junior Won't regard me- as au intruder I
want Co come boz few minutes and tell
sou children just how nicely I think YOU
are progressing in letter writing. Really
and truly. considering the difference in age
and experience. . think YOU 40 better than
the majority of grown up people. ] Tee
member when = was "A little rirl-buj
mustn't tell you an how old I am now. that
wouli D.. as tho little ones say. Letting the
eat out ~ the wallet" Anyway. a long
time ago. when / was trying TO Term 10
write. sitting on hard. high straight
backed bench. through long hot hours. with
the birds AND the cool shade outside and
with THE letters al running. riot and get
ting turned upside down. and with sharp.
Aard-leatured school master standing over
me. ON the inside. I Thought mine was the
| hardest Pot that ever f-ll to q child ami
said then and there that if I ever did get
grown anu had amy li.sie girls they should
/ never iF. made 90 write.
Eut did learn after q while and for ihe
first letter I ever wrote papa gave me lit-
| tie china tea set and "A ready made. gaudy
blue sir dress trimmed Ia red aud doubt
I very murh IL amy oi Won children or today
would have worm it. but which I though
| then was tne perfection OF beauty.
! Maggie Ill., Ueardvllle. Ga.-The gentle
I zephyrs are softly tanning Tire flowers and
! waiting their delicate perfume in the air.
I as 81 SONS. unseen Wrist was fioatus softly
! and invisihiy Dy. breathing the flowers into
! motions and producing sweet far-om music.
, a lovely Juur twilight is drawing near.
white. rrecy clouds are floating Ger the
| uulN-rse. lis, troubled spirits seeking a
! place or rest: slowly they gather iu the
| west to await th- suhou-d reflections of old
/ Sol % bati,. them ln his t.uts Of sold. and
/ ere th- gentle kiss of dag fades away into
( gold and purple. another day has vanished
/ and We cannot recall our acts and deeds
/ iiut the great artist tnat stands eyer near
as as we paint the pictur" of life on ia,
| canvas of time is ready 90 Civ" another
/ stroke with lis magis brush. esther %
| darken or beauiify tine picture. and He IS
/ very careful not % give one stroke or in
/ troduc- on. color that does not tend q
1 harmonic with our deeds through life
! Dear cousins. are YOU forming beautiful
picture as You walk down this long drama
/ II Ifeg one that delights the eye OF tn,
/ Great Artist. and wins YOU smiles Of ap
7 anurovaI from the angels2 = picture III
/ To- adorn the gallery Of heaven Lines o
i .-,-r.v- only tend 10 grinrffV and enrich tht