The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-11
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noIa and pine and the climate is moder-
ate and healthy. Cousins. 4 we do as Aunt
/ Susie wishes us TO do. we viii he . nice
/ md respectable band OF cousins. Best
wishes to The Junior.
Pearl Walter Holland. Tex want 20
| inquire through the pages of The Con-
sti;ution Of my uncle. John Walter. When
last heard from his family was in Waco.
/ Tex. but he had gone TO Hot Springs. Ark.
II he or any member OF his family see
| this they would confer great favor by
| writing 20 as, or II any one that knows
anything about him or any Of his children
would please let know would be
| greatly obliged.
Louise Sparks. Morris Station Ga.-Dear
Junior: I a little girl rhine years old.
and enjoy reading the letters written by
the little children. 1 read good deal.
Ny father is dead and mother lives on a
farm. have three brothers. an older
than myself. 1 will be- ten years old in
July and mother says she is going TO give
me a little folks party. This is my first
letter 70 The Junior. I would write more
but am afraid Of the waste basket. Best
wishes. 1 send live cents for the Grady
hospital
Joe McClendon. Fordyce. Ala.-Dear
Junior: / like TO read the letters and sto-
AAfHs NNla AWu- i've Rt a VI anu I"lp
work in the field. You just ought TO see me
trying to pillow. / shake Ike 1 had chill
and stagser all about just can't keep
w. ! ann in my tenth year hut I don't
know much about riding. My papa got
a new horse and he let me ride her without
a saddle. and / Hoped her piece and
turned her TO come home and she started
to run. and somehow I got on her neck,
then the ground. She just run all over
me. hut did not hurt me.
Cordeiia Walkner. DRY creek. La--Gou
cannot expect an interesting letter from
farmers daughter. hut We should all write
and try to improve ourselves through these
col INNS We that are struggling 10 rise
should use all our energy Tor the future.
The past is gone. the present Is here; the
nIture is before avs. Let US not look back
and srieve over the hard trials and misfor-
tunes in the past. bur struggle the aricr
10 improve. The rising generations should
prepare themselves 10 I'M the places oil
those who viii soon pass OF the stage Of
-ion-mtn that are to carry on the power
Of his glorious union in the future are now
Ihoughtless boys.
WILEY Euford ami Helen Duncan. Ales-
vile. Miss.-Dcar Junior. Here come two
little Mssissippans 10 Join your happy cir
Gle w live away out i'm the country on
q beautiful farm. We would not give farm
life Tor anything. We have 50 many things
e. amuse us-chickens. pigs. calves and Oh!
50 many things 10 please us. There is
iish pond a. the spring-thc fishes are 50
gentle We can feed them from our hand.
~ find 50 many sweet little bird nests.
TIL. Constitution has been "A welcomed
visitor TO our home for several years Long
may Il live and prosper Is the wish OF two
little cousins.
Blanche Aman. Mechanicsvillc. s. c.
Good morning dear Junior. Win YOU adj
MT another little cousin? NV age is nine
! live i'm beautiful country ami am no
doubt THE happiest girl in it ! wonder il
j wiii always be 50 light-heartcd and free
from care. Cousins. my object is 90 get
som" pretty recitations. To the ono send
ine me the uretticst recitation : will SEND
a lovely silk handkerchief any color de-
sired with name embroidered d. desired
or anything else Of equal value.
I Tecited thirteen verses Friday niaht at
our literary club ami was highly
a. n.plm"nied- am quite anxious Co get "a
r5spons" AS early as possible.
Aunt SUSIE. inrloSc 10 cents for tho
Crazy hospital. / am going Co e., to have
little entertainment and scuG you the
amount 4 get Tor the hospital
Maud 'Iammaok Reliance. Na.-Some Of
us may mot have as -uod opportunity ot
gaining know ledge. as others Il $50. let u-
rot become respondent. hut let us always
look - ths bright side 81 affairs ana strive
90 drive away the Sh1 low OF discourage
rnent and dependency from our paths
fae promise Of COD Will. like the stars al
mieh. never cease 90 shine. 10 cheer and
-trs mgthen. 80 let uS. car Juniors prac-
tie. patielee. Tor p is sail that On, Does.
hark --ts are the longest iu ripcrmg. D.
Is MOT pleasant 90 work 90 tic earth
pluckius the usly tar,s and weeds. hut Z.
IS as n"e"ssary "s sowing ,he seed. The
harder the task tine NOR. need of singing
: hopeful spirit viii discern the silver
Inning 81 TIE darkest cloud. ior back of
al planning and doing. with its attendant
disbursements aud hindrtuccS. shines
the Ugh. Of divine promise and help.
Henry Campbell. Chulonnnce. Ala-Dear
Junior. have read with much pleasure. tho
MANY Interesting letters IN this dcpar,-
mont and motto" very marked improve
ment- agree with Elizabeth Brown that
no home Is complete without GOOD books
20 read. There is no better way in which
Va can employ our spare time than In
reading. Every hoy and girl should rad
the histories ~ such men as washington
Lincoln aud other good. noble men aud syo-
men. and strive 10 Initiate thoir good ox-
ample viii answer Maggie Tooll,'s ou.s-
tom Il was Nehuchadnczzar. king Of
Babylon
J will ask the Juniors "A gtlcstian in
mathematics. Two brothers h.ft.aiu.5 for
a tract Of land containing aE acres. agree
ing 10 pay Siao for the same Tnev then
agreed TO divide the land into two unequal
tracts, as one end Of the tract was better
farming land than the other The elder
brother paid his part. $2oo and valued his
part at 80 per acre. the younger paid his
part. Stn. and valued his part al 81 - Der
acre. How much land was each entitled foy
Lizzie Brauson. GrcendaIe. Na.-Dear
Junior. believe the old adage. a stnl
tongue makes wise head" To be true. 50
have silently admired the many letters
and have derived great benefit therefrom
bat ! realize that am rapidly passing from
my teens. and with Aunt Sus;e's permits
sion. 7 viii let my ''sJill tongue loose for
a Few moments. | was very much pleased
with letter written by Miss Mamie
Moody, Of North Carolira. Subject Idle
ness" ! coincide with her exactly. OF all
Things a lazy person is most deiestable.
" HAT are the fruits of idleness? Look al
the bloatcd face OF the drunkard. the pale
thin face OF the cigarette smoker and the
hard browning face o. the profane swearer
ami you will clearly see. When we see
crowd Of boys gathered on certain cor