The Atlanta constitution., 1900-05-07

udn't walk step. She Is so sorry for
sick children. Hope You will get Wei
after awhile.
Virgile I. Cargile. Yular. Fla.-Dear
Junior: Seeing and reading several of
the cousins letters on your great page
concluded to take a part with them
I'm at present living i'm the land of
flowers. sunshine and showers When
] was quite young we moved from Texas
to the Indian Territory where my father
went into business. We lived there three
years; from there we went to Elens-
burg. Washington. across the Rocky
and part of California resembles this
state. We passed through San Francis
co. which is a beautiful city. | caught
sight OF the Golden Gate. which you an
have read so much about We went on
into oregon where | saw some men wash
ing silver out of a hillside with large
pipes. then we crossed Columbia river on
n large steamboat.
We got into Elensburg one dark. cool
night. We were met at the depot by
Mr.. w. w. Stone with large sleigh,
The snow covered the earth so we went
out I'm the country about five miles. We
lived In Washington about fourteen
months, then we moved back to the
Indian Territory. where my father es-
tablished business again: from there we
came to Florida. the best state in the
union. We are going to start for Texas
within ten days. We are going to San
ins letters I'm The Junior. ] have been
reading The Junior oi. and on for several
years. | always lay down my other pa
pers to read The Atlanta Constitution.
| think H. ~ q great paper.
Mrs Ella Thompson. IIiggston. Ga
Dear Junior: In reading the Junior page
last week | was very much Interested
in Sallie f. Meleres subject, which was
Eyes" |. too. think they are the most
wonderful organ of the body. And with
your kind permission Aunt Susie. I'll
send few verses which | composed
few years ago on eyes to be published for
the children. Perhaps they VII 60 for
some Child's speech, II YOU deem them
worthy a place in the children's oo'umn:
EYES
like an eye whose glance is bright,
BE 1t from brown or blue.
Gray or hazel or black a. night,
If they are just and true.
From the windows of the SOUL
I love to see the sparks
That give expression 10 them all
1t doth delight my heart.
An eye that beams Of love.
For all the human race:
An eye that's gentle as dove.
Is becoming to any face.
An eye, the glance of which
Inspires your very soul
With hope divine. Is rich.
More valuable than gold.
beautiful ewes winning and sweet.
And steady in their gaze:
That do not droop from yours to meet
TO them belong the praise.
Most delicate expressions
From the windows of the soui'
| love 10 read the lessons
Your light to me unfold.
Uassie l.. Baker. Hapcville. Ga.,-Dear
Junior: | have long been silent but ar
dent admirer Of The Constitution. | GER
tainly enjoy reading woman's page and
the letters from the cousins
| notice the cousins take subjects for
their letters which | think Is very ele-
vating. so I will take for my subject
Home" as | haven't noticed any letters
on that subject. In the first place what
is home?
Many beautiful answers have been Civ
en- to Inat uqestion, but none more beau
tiful than that dear place deserves
Home, sweet home. the golden setting In
which the brightest jewel Is mother.
world of strife shut out. world OF love
II is a hive in which, like the indus
trious bee. youth garners the sweets
and memories o. life for age to mediate
and feed upon. Home Is the coolest,
kindest. swsetes, place i'm all the world;
the scenes Of our ..rest earthly joys and
our deepest Sori ~
How many ~ US do all we can to make
home pleasant ard happy for those
around us?
If everyone would try to do this how
much happier this old world would be.
And if our homes were made happier the
bows of today would bc better and mole
contented and there would be less mis-
chief done. For I'm my estimation
happy home Is only an earlier heaven
/ think two of the greatest things TO IN
crease the happiness of home Is plenty OIL
ursic and good books in the home.
No. home is complete without them
For children surrounded with good books
will naturally cultivate a taste Tor sood
reading and not care for the trashy stun
which is so degrading and often destruc-
tive. -, .,,
Home Is a grand old mirror through
which both sides OF uS are seen
/ would like to correspond win some
of the boys and girls for thlhk letter
writing is very beneficial Bernico
Mothersead your letter was splendld.
Let ms hear from you again. guess
Aunt Susie to be about 81 years III age.
although she don't seem more tnan
sweet sixteen in ways. J guess hitd
better quit for can imagine can near
her saving Il cant possibly 40 without
"A trash basket any longer. with much
love to her and all the cousins