The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10

ing our letters. We are going to move to
Texas soon, so if this letter Is printed
viii not see 1t until | am there. 1T GER
ta:nly is sad thing to break UP and leave
the old homestead. OF course. it is pleas
ant to move to a new place. where you Will
see different people and things, but one al
t WyS rocRs PACK TO 3Hr gear "d npG wn
flower yard, laid off In beds and winding
W Wanar l am great lover of az Kinds s, OF
in the city, I would have flowers If I had
to Keep them in pots.
J. J. Hudnan, Manning La.-Dear Ju-
Nor: ] was a country-raised lad and did
not know a great deal about the silent
steed' until couple of years ago when I
left nome to wander around some and work
for Jack. OF course 7 mad seen bicycles
ridden, passed and TepaSsed them at diff
ferent times, but had never tried to mount
the animal Well I worked good deal
on Red river, and there they are all the go.
l learned to mount and ride a hundred
yards or so. which made me believe l
was almost master of the wheel Nothing
would do me then but / must have a BIZ
cycle; but Ike most boys who work for
No. l. | had to wait for them to be cheap.
AT last | found second hand wheel that
compared very we'll with my pocketbook,
so | purchased 1t. 1t somewhat out
of repair. but i considered myself some
thing of workman, 50 that didn't cut
much figure. l sent Immediately for ma
terial to fix It, and when my repairs ar
rived I put her in good condition and start
ly going up the river. While I there
it raned and all who live In or near low
back land know what that means. had
to go through six or seven miles of low,
sticky land-a lake swamp. | took my
departure for home about O'Clock in the
evening. Well Just before | crossed the
bayou my tire ran off and bursted; so |
five miles from home at nearly dark.
with n broken bike. That has been my
worst experience up TO date. But boys.
wouldn't be without a wheel Correspon--
dents solicited, especially from Texas and
Florida
G. z. W, Miner Corner, 1nd.-Dear in
Nor: The other day OFT, l and Drum
Drum is Otis do0 concluded that we
would go hunting. / procured an old flint
lock OF the make of the revolution and
OFT succeeded In borrowing an old mushet
with hayonet attached We started out
with tho widest hopes of success. We
started into the woods to find something
TO shoot at. After a while OFT declared he
saw something dart into a large brush pile
ahead of us. We started on a run for the
place OFT began to jab into the brush
pile with the bayonet that was attached
to the muZZlc OF the gun n" carried, ana
presently something emerged and started
out among the tres. with OF and Drum IN IN
hot pursuit. Well, | concluded that II
he wasn't going to shoot at the
animal | would, and Bang! But geat
heavonsi The animal ran right on. ott
and Drum emitted an extra loud yell that
m de my teeth rattle turned and came to-
ward me with blood in his eyes and an OK
preston that haunts me still. had hred
nearly = pourd Of bird@ho' ioto OFT and
Drums legs. | concluded tina the b st TN ne
! could do was to vacate, for | dtdn, care
t. be around whom orr otm" up with that
bayonet. accordingly started for a ne r
by tree, with the avowed intention of roost-
Ing In ITS branches. ! went up That tree
Ike a squirrel, scrapinE off about two
square feet of Cuticic in tn" ascent. or
was the maddest boy you ever saw ana |
was the worst scared one. Every tim" |
started 20 come down from my perch my
iratc comradc would put the point of taat
bayon"t IN position, and | would suddenly
conclude to stay where ] was. Fina y, al
ter about one hour. he agreed to let mo
come down if | would buy him a new par
of brooches and another dog. | promised
gladly and came down from nv perch.
Then we wandered Eomeward My com
rtdo wore his looscst pair of lnts, t,pk
his meals standing and slept on his side r
six weeks.