The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-30
JUNIOR LETTERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Made Serry. Meridian, MiSs.-Dedr
Junior: I am thirteen years old. / i've
I'm town and could not bear to live I'm
the country in winter. but would like il
in the summer. | go TO the public school
here. IL begins In September and lasts
until May. Aunt Susie. l want to Join
the Bird Lovers Society. as | always
thought il mean TO kill little birds.
hope my cousin Katie McNeill will see
this. Correspondence solicited.
Alice T. Adamson. Rex. Ga.-Dear Ju-
niOr: AS l have never seen any letters
from Rex published in your paper. | de-
cided to be the first to venture and hope
some Of my friends and schoolmates will
follow my example. cur school begins
again in 4 few weeks. | am I'm the seventh
father has taken The Constitution for a
number Of years and / am always eager
TO grasp The Junior. which | think is
the most Interesting little paper published.
] enjoy reading the stories so much.
Lille Hines. Selma, Tex.-Dear Junior:
I ike the Kingdom very much. | find
many good and useful recipes I'm IL. 1 tried
the one J. o. III. gave for making plum
jelly and found IL excellent.
I am a farmers daughter. but / do not
like farming. | prefer almost anything
else. Ii any of the sisters have the song
THE Pirates Seranade.' | would be glad
10 get IL and would return the favor by
sending other songs or sheet music. by
the way. J. .. IL. and | are cousins. and
I'm always pleased when l see letter
from her
Stella Lea. Leaton. MIss.-Dear Junior:
I am nine years old and / live on my
great-grandfathers place. We think il is
a dear old place. Ii is often admired by
travellers. | have two sisters older than
myself. They have been of To school
two years. 1 hey are at home now. My
papa is postmaster and farmer. He mas
W.~HNH uml~ nf
little cousins a question: What was the
name OF the first baby IN the world
have TWO colts. one Is named MchlnleS,
and ! wish some of you little COUSINS
would guess what the other enc is named.
Willie p. Ward. DeArmanville, Ala
Dear Junior: | will just take a peep into
your merry circle l like to read the
junior letters. Ny papa takes The Consti-
tuition. 1 am papa'S houSekeeper since
dear mamma died. | am twelve years
old and / cook and do everything. | have
been making Jelly. Have anX of the cous-
tins got the book English orphans IL
50. 1 would like to exchange somcih hing ior
il. / live I'm the ChoccOlocco valley, not
far from Choccolocco creek. | have a
little dog named Jumbo and a kitten NAM
ell SNOWFALL. | like to 1--we I'm the country
and | like country life. Aunt Susie, you
will have To excuse such a long letter.
Henry w. Grady. Black Waco. y. C
years old. | live on a farm one-half
mile from Waco. have four brothers and
three sisters. | have little pet calt
and little pet dog. l can make my little
dog tell me hOwdy. ! stay In the nous.
with mamma and help her do the house
work. carry water to the field. where
they are AT work. Papa hasn't his wheat
threshed Yet
Katie May wrenn. Sumterville. Ala
Dear Junior: l have been reading so
many nice letters that the cousins have
written | thought | would write one. I
live out in the country. | am visiting one
of my little friends. ! have five pets.
TWO dolls and three cats. my dolls names
are Ethel and Cathlcen.
/ have one brother and one sister. NV
sister Is visiting In Columbus. Miss.
would Ike a few correspondents.
Maggie Mosteller. Farmer. Ala.-Dear
Junior: / have never written 10 the dear
old Constitution but once before. But L
never fail To read the cousins letters.
Some time ago | read a letter I'm the
cousins column written 10y little girl
of the same name as mine. / would like
To- correspond with her.
George Carter. Sarah. S. C.-Dear Jun
ior: The letter I'm Woman's Kingdom
from our missionary was very interesting
and Instructive and was greatly enjoyed.
/ enjoy all Of your letters 50 much,
will Join the Bird Lovers Society and
hone all our Young people will ioin and
cur birds VIII be spared that they may
continue 10 cheer and comfort we ''shut-
ins." I have been very much interested
i'm what you have done for the hospital
and inclOse % cents for the hospital fund.
Crozier Hogg Hoggs. Ga.-Dear Junior;
I am "A little boy seven years old. We live
in the cotltry. Ny papa has a mill. gin.
thrash. sawmill and shop. Uncle Henry
cry. The rest of his help are negroes
We gin and thrash by steam. and grind
and saw by water power. Sometime 1
run the engine and sometime l tend To the
mill. | have two unclcs not much larger
than ! am. They live I'm Richland, Ga.
I am going to stay with them some this
week. | went To school five months this
year. I boarded with my uncle and went
To school at Hoggs, about three miles
from home.
Joe benson. Lamar. La.-Dear Junior;
I am little boy eleven years old. How
many of the boys have pieced n quilt?
have for one. My mamma has quilted
I H.. 1 have several pets-a colt. a calf and
l two puppies. but / love my baby sister
1 best of all. I think Aunt Susie is such
| a nice woman; she is 50 kind and good
/ / am very much interested in the bird
| lovers society and want TO send a list
| soon.
| Elsie Slider Cropwell. Ala.-<Dear Junior
l Papa Is a farmer and Is postmaster here
/ when he is away l have to tend to the
mail. He is gone now To see his father
who IS very i'll. How many of the cousin,
/ like to read. I for one certainly do.
| have read more for my age (Which Is
/ nfteenD than any girl around here.
/ couldn't begin TO tell the names of those
/ l have read. My favorite authors are T.
I =. Roe and Mary j. Holmes also Mrs
/ Henry Wood. IL any of the cousins hav,
the Opening of a Chestnut Burr and "AI
/ Original Belle and will lend II. | viii
pay all postage. Correspondence solicited
! either sex.
| Bright Alternately, Pulaski. Tenn.-Deal
Junior: l have been a subscriber to Tn,
! Constitution a little over six months ant
would not do without 1t for anything Il
/ comes regularly every Tuesday morning
| and | can read its contents the same day
L enjoy reading the nice letters of tn,
I juniors, who have something interesting
l to write about every week. Aunt Susie:
I article on Talking About Others" I'm tn,
/ issue of the I'd instant. was excellent ad
/ vice TO the young people about tattler:
/ and tale bearers. If you listen to then
I they will get you In trouble every time
! they are talking while you are asleep ans
| do not care for you TO know their con
versation until its deadly work has passed
I into many minds, good number oi
I your friends believing at the time that Il
/ IS true. but on inquiry soon find no truth
/ in IL. When you hear people talking about
| you, when you know IL Is not true, give
/ IL the &c. b." and pay no attention tC
It. People will talk. and let them tall
I TIL their tongues cease. for IL takes mon.
| ey to buy land" Would like to CORE
/ spond with a few young ladies between
/ the ages of sixteen and twenty, from diff
ferent sections of our sunny southland
| The cousins will be very much disappoint-