The Atlanta constitution., 1896-06-22


ject: "A Good Name" This name is
not inherited from our parents. nor Gre
ated by external advantages, but Vt is the
fruit OF own works. We Will all nave
this name. Whether we prefix the adJec-
tives good, very good or bad TO II Is
matter of choice with us A good name
is the richest possession have while
alive and IL we have Ii IT VIII never die;
il will ring through the ears OF our
friends and loved ones when our bodies
have Crumbled iEe: u1rst. 1t appears TO
us because II is so valuable that 1T Is hard
to obtain, but II is not. Makes no an
ference how humble your station may be
it is I'm reach of us all; you only have to
fix your eye on the prize and press to-
ward ii In a course of virtuous and uSerul
conduct. Best wishes to Aunt Susie ana
the cousins.
Mark Sells. Kenton, O.-Dear Junior:
have haeu q constant reader of The Consui-
tuition for some time. | ENJOY The junior
letters very much why don't more OF the
older cousins write? | am a farmer SoH
living near Kentcn. the county seat oi
Hardin county, Ohio. IT is n peautilui
town of about eight Thousand inhaDltahts-
II IS located on the banks OF the oSi"'o
river sixty miles north OF Coluhpu'' tho
capitol of the state. -,
II is surrounded by very level. rich ana
fertile land. 60.
We have no mountains mere. very NV Nv
of us young folks ever saw even mn
much higher than a house. W. ' iNo q
very fine farm of 100 acres. wen iinproVeu'
and a lovely home, located just on uhe
nike. surrounded with beautitul lorost
frees The worst drawback TO our couhtiS
is our l,~e and severely cold winters. w
young people enjoy our slelsh riuib ~ ~
winter which IS just grand, ann pusos
,s1tn,, IN the summer very much. we nave
a
roads hero are either gravel or crushcu
stone pilses There are quite good many
selling ont here and going south 10 seeh
n home i'm the Land of Flowers. succtS"
To The Constitution!
4. NJ. Bruce Tryon. y. C.-Dear Coua
,ne. After thinking upon subject apou'
which to write. / have decldeu 10 sNo
brief description of the town In "hioh
live. t.. On
Trvon IS the principal shipping point III
poll, county. on the Asheville ana spar t, 'a,i
burg railroad. twenty-seven hhles -, ~
of Spartanburg S. c.. forty-three mrs %
south of Ashevile n. C.. an attrac'tN
and charming mountain hamlet situau.N
on the southern stone of the Blue hlusc'
nesting among the beautful foot h"iS
and knobs. the home Of an elesailt "''u
cultured class of people. Iryoh mas
musical and dramatic club when gives
for the Measure OF visiting guests. Inc
altitude at rr,on is 100 feet above the
sea level. and the scenery Is wild, beauu-
rul and picturesque beautiful passeh-
ger depot is nearing completlon' other ue
cided improvements are going on. Inc
country is rich in soil. forest and mlneralS.
ana is noted for the extent and variety OF
its fruits close by asking a quesuoi
What pcnnsular between the Persian gun
and the Red sea? Correspondents aged
sixteen to seventeen, solicited.
Marie Ruth winfield. Ia.-Dear Junior;
am a girl thirteen years old ana lVe
I'm the Hawleye state. I will tell you what
we raise in Iowa-corn. oats. wheat. rye
ana vegetables. I do not know OF any pct
ter state for all kinds of grain than iowa,
have never been out Of this state ana /
don't believe l will ever want 70 pe
would not live down south Tor ahNlhliE
whore there is no snow or skating. ou
.,,,.ber,, cousins miss lots Of run wh'tc
there is no snow or ice. ! i've on idIi"
OF one hundred and thirty-nVe "l's
/ ,ho,,t tafrt.--nvo acres timber. would
I rather live in the country than in the town.
I don't believe town girls have any iuh az
an Tbey can't go barcfootcd or wade
We have a nice house and plenty OF ic"
In If. 50 we make ice cream whenever we
want it, I don't like to read the letters
that have a subject to them. w cIl' VIII
ten YOU a little story and then stop Tor rear
of the waste basket.
Once there was a very silly chicken VINO
would never mind its mother.
one d,,, il went with its mother down to
tho brook to get drink and there 1t saw
some ducks swimming and wondered why
he could not swim also. 50 ne hSheu ms
mother why hc could not swim as wen as
the ducks She told him that chickens
could no: swim for they would drown lie
dil not believe this. so he waited TIL his
,,otiar and the rest Of his brothers ana
sisters were out of sight and then started
for thc water as fast as his legs could car
rv him. Down into the water he went head
first and that was the last OF the dlsobe-
dicnt chicken.
Mabel u. Wills. Regulus. Val have
been "a reader OF The Constitution for seN-
eral years. and have always enjoyed It's
glcamings. think il the dearest paper
of our union. I especially enjoy Nonans $
kingdom. ChNdren's Corner. Bill Arp ana
Sarge PMnk,tt.
live i'm Henry county. which was named
in honor of Patrick Henry, America
greatest orator. ard i'm eight miles OF his
Ola homestead. and at this historic old
place ! have whned away some Of the
happiest hours OF my life. Near me is
a l~,ted spring. known bv Henry's people
as the sulphur spring. whose surroundings
are romantic. No graded roads or hirta-
tion walks surround this spring and moth
lua except "A rude rock inclosurc. Here
one finds nature as she has dwelt for cen
furies This fact vests tho place with un-
usual charms. neither time nor war has
wrought a single change. Below TINS
sprinr is fiat. covered with maple, beech
and s.ycamore hordcred with vines and
carpeted with ferns. and through this
prim-yal spot rams small stream, pure
and limpid i'm its silver innocence. All is
lust ass u was when people OF other gen
orations gathered 10 discuss the news and
talk of crops and politics. or calmly medi-
tate.
Lovers resort to the inviting shade Of
: the sprcaching beech and on the smooth
bark of the huge trunk and limbs cut their
names. There are found familiar names of
hundreds Of Haury's sons and daughters
of a. half century ago, and arr stun lcSlhle,
uuharmcd by the blight OF years.
Elizabeth Brown. Rosedale. Miss.-Dear
Cousins. What do all think OF the bicycle? ?
I will give my views on the subject /
thfnl, il Is healthy exercise so long as We