The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-05
JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE.
Interesting Letters From the Younger
Readers of The Constitution.

l.. Danc,He Peyton. Latart.a, Nitss.-As !
have never seen letter in the childrcns
column from th's part OF tho country
tlought I would write one. Aly papa Is
subscriber 20 The Constitution and says
he likes II better than any paper he tsNes
and says he never expects 10 do without
g. ] q IA ton years OLD and 1uite LARGE Tor
nay age. I ana twin and some larger IMAM
my little swim brother. Ny p1pA is
farmer aud We I've on the great Naz"o
valley We have had a general overflow
this soring and what "A big time We an
hlI riding IA skins. everything was under
water away over 10 Arkansas. Those that
never experienced an overflow do not nave
the least idea what trials people Fave ihat
have 10 1--we IN their houses and every INNS
under water not particle II land 20 be
seen and no way 10 80 anywhere hut IN
boats. great deal OF stock gets drowned.
~ wen as the Wild game. We could see
tho pretty deer wading and swimming
everywhere TRYING 10 ind dry land 20 get
on The colorcd people have a hard t'ma
during an overflow; they nave TO Eet IN
houses that are 0he loop above the water.
Sometimes there are as many as SIX taml-
lies IN one house Of two rooms. All have 70
cook eat ana sleep IN the one house as
hr-t they can. catching up wood 90 cock
wi.h ont of IN. water. Papa had nine
ucgro families In his barn all ~ once. hut
t.ls NNfAL Mfatf rs nave ANitH AtRh ttllA 's'-s
body is farming once more and nothing
but mud everywhere. The people have TO
plant their cotton and corn IN the nLd;
they cannot wait FOR * % dry. FOR fear u
viii be too lake to make crop. on now
7 do hope We VIII never have aneiher over
TOW. Tho water has killed all, "r nearly
all 81 the fruit trees and the people can
not raise vegetables on account OF tAc cut
worms and au other kinds of posts. Papa
has a Moe place in the billy portion oi the
county au. mamma says she IS going p
p.t papa 20 move uut taere. as She q tteA
81 water ana tru6 trnt'fea aAart ..a n"-
ruw. i am the baby SIR and have nica
ret pig ana Jersey calf. ] wnl come ngain
ana t.u moro about this Aazoo) county
and great Nazoo valley. Ioyo 10 Aunt
susie and the Juniors.
Truale Powder. Dudley s. CT am
rt;ie r.rl twelve years ola. I live with my
uncle 20 Dudley. $. e.. two miles from the
North Carolina line. I Thought / would
write AID tell you about "A picnic We ha1
on the "a of May- There IS an ola lazy
living h,rc. Airs. Beaver. She WAS lro ye1Ts
old THAT day. We had the picnic 20 cole
hrate o.. Sae has a counterpart that she
made eighty years ago. she had somo
other thiics that she made recently. Sha
sew,d th.m wltl her hands and she doesn't
use eyeglasses. We had speeches anu
music on her birthday. We had large
crowd. fine dinner and q nice tme.
VIII close for this time. hoping this VIII oe
,rtif-,.J vitn love for Aunt Susie.
Costen Ha~rel. SRnhnry' D. '.-'''1 I 'u-
nor. How disappointed ] ana MA'h tuin
~ eur page Ga The Constitution and ihd
no letter from Aunt Susie. 4 IS 80 nice 70
have such "a friend. and we cannot love
I.r too n.uca. for sh. takes So much IN
f.-eet i,i children. I wish she would write
e,.,-a mon. hssterical sketches ms she did
"a few wears ergo. and nope She win rot
f.--.f +o --u ms about the llttle hosD.ral
rttl.rfs. have very pleasant ami hap-
-.,. r.,-fa and try a. be helpful % is very
g-- and crops are suffering Tor rain. Wan
f..+ wishes for Aunt Susie and The cousins
Icmucl Black, hearif-he' 'f'--i linn
we ought 20 feel han"red 70 nave u e'ii'ei
in ONO uf the most notable papers li'-
I-h.d in the United States Ahr ''iiAti-u-
tiou is One ~ tae most instructive papers
] over re-d. Mltaost Is 7 Wadif reg rs X
WAS growing up in IEn"fahes- - we
VIII read tae Instructive testers AUNT "''ale
writes ior our benefit and not only read
We VIII Grow to 81 useful men ANA women
,,,.,r,.--.,.. letters. NE All know our read
-s ..-.. -,.+ interested in our pets There
win never ns ans information gained 10y
1,f,,,- -,,, ,,,.,,,,- ,,..t.s ,rs have and what
o,- err.,i teachers urnae IS. We know
.,,,, readers ara. tired of hearing the same
o-B STORY thirlz Il IS 50 interesting and
Instructive for our young people from DIFF
f..-.ur rlrf.s of the country TO write 10
cash otl,.r So I VIII close bv soliciting
,,r-.srouleur. from some Of she cousins,
,,-r-f, f.-f wishes ~ sunt Susie
Mnud Firtord. WY Nnt, M-@s--I','iI
Junior J ilte in Tire country about twelve
miles from the city ot Meridian I ike
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