The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-04-27

flower garden and sell cuttings for bou-
ouets. as wen plants and bulbs TO the
city trade at good profit. or better SUM-
get your parents to let you raise the poultry
on shares, the extra attention that you VIII
give them and the valuable lesson that VIII
lie learned. besides relieving them of the
worry and bother. viii more than repay
them. and the experience Will he worm
a great deal TO YOU besides the snare
say give the boys and girls chance to de-
Velop their intellectual powers while young
by allowing them 10 go ahead without any
one interposng only when necessary "
interpret.
Correspondence solicited from those who
have something good to say to one think
ing OF coming south
SalI.e Ice Palmetto. Ga.-Dear Junior:
As sat down 10 write this letter 1
heard one of our ne.ghbor boys. as happy
as a lark singing with all his might
BE a merry beam of sunshine. be lily
pure and fair: .
Be a jewel bright and preclous'De dressing
everywhere.
did not know what subject 20 write on
until I heard him singing that song and |
became very much impressed with the
thoughts of those beautiful words. ] won
dere.l to myself low many Of us are merry
beams of sunshine" and blessings every
where we Eo.
We can all he blessings and beams of
sunshine If we viii only try.
~ We will only look around we can ma
plenty to keep our hearts and hands busy.
We can bring sunshine to many lonely
enc that the dark clouds have gathered
over by "A kind smile or a word of cncour-
agement We can be a blessing everywhere
10y helping those that need our assist
ancc.
We can be a blessing in our own homes
by helping mother to bear the tlre5D"e
burdens OF life
we can he a blessing to our little 10th
ers and SISTERS by setting good examples
before them and teaching them tho sweet
little prayer. Now. lay me
down 70 sleep" and thou
sand other things that will never be
forgotten though they live to he old men
and women
our words and deeds will follow them
and our influence will last through tie
endless ages Of eternity.
Before say goodby / want TO tel The
Junior and the cousins shat f! have IA dear
brother in Key West. Fla, and as he IS
SO far from home and we don't ever hear
from him / know he will be glad TO See
this letter in print.
Daisy Coltrane. Vinton. Miss.-Dear Jn-
nior: { ann truly CAD to say that think
this department is improving and becoming
more interesting every week.
Surely IL is splendid idea 10 discuss
different SUBJECTS. as il is instructive ana
strengthening 10 the mind.
agree with her who says home is in
complete without good books and good
reading | am trying very hard to CUT
vate "a talent for reading as know il will
prove beneficial TO me. | have Just finished
reading the life Of Rev. John Wesley. ]
enjoyed il very much. il proved to me
what the founder Of Nethodsm had TO
contend with. live just about two hun
drad Yards from the high banks OF the
Tomhgbec river, which is simply lovely
during summer. This country IS very dun.
as the ncighhorhooi is SO thnly settled.
Eut | have lots Of fun Just the same
PLAYING croquet. which I think is a nice
and interesting game. We so fishing and
horseback riding. hut they seem To prove
very unfortunate for me. as | can never
catch many fish. and have been thrown
three or four times.
Nevertheless. { remount my unkind steed
and try it again.
Molie Gum. Wentworth. Y. CT will
come in and have "a chat on temperance.
what do YOU all think Of the Little Bard.
Of Hope I have joined one at the ca
tian clurch and think it the Eraulest
that We could undertake I thin
We ought 10 fight aEainst thfs crue,
tina, dcur.ves So many homes Of its h. ~
uro and comfor- which il would have were
lf nov TOT &lfOffE QTifh. / IFliekt mat many
learn 90 love IL by taking ii as q medicine
We should all Join together and fight
against intomperance. when We see SO
much evil ID is causing everywhere When
any one tempts us TO drink just say TO
them;
'''rakc drink? No not I!
nav" seen too many
Taking drinks like that % yours
stripped Of every penny.
Water. sweet and cool and clear
Costs me nothing all the year"
7 see some Improvement in the column
and think that We should try 10 improve
again. Lucy brown. and tel us whether
you received the gold medal.
Cora Erwin Shawnee \ Gear
Junior 7 will take flowers for my subject
md that their colors, scent and curious
shapes. are Sc many bats ard traps to
enticc insects to come TO them and carry
the pollen dust from one 10 another. The
grasses. sej:eS ana PUSHES which have
such tiny flowers hat YOU can scarcely
SEQ them the insects 10 not deign 10 no
tiec. but on fragrant apple blossoms or the
strongly scented linden trees you will
find hess. waSTs and plenty OF other in
scots. Nou will be surprised to find how
many white dull looking flowers are sweet
scented while SNOWY flowers. such as the
tulip fovslove and hollyhock have little
or 10 scent. and tten there are other
flowers like the lily The rose and the nv
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