The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-06-04
Conducted by Mrs King CORTLAND Ave, Atlanta Ca

, love Aunt Susie for that is my mammals
name. have i've brothers and two SIS
tiers. We will have plenty of fruit TINS
year: We have Strawberries now. L VIII
guess Aunt Susle's age is siXty-three' am
i cold?
Mary. VIII and Clemmie White. otter
| willie, Na.-Dear Junior We have long
been readers OF the Junior letters ana
wish to Join your happy band. We are
two little cousins aged nine and ten and
live near each other. SO we stay together
! a large portion of our time. Our grand
ma has Dcer taking The Constitution LOT
| eight years. We live near the Peak oil
| outer, which is famous for its summer
resort. Cousins. how do YOU like 20 pay
croquet? We ike IL fine; had nice game
this afternoon. We live near be1uti,l, u VI
little stream and OFTEN go hshinS we
will guess at Aunt Susle's age. Mary VIII
guCsses hfty-scven and Clemmie ffty-
| eight. We would like TO exchange Just
the sun Went DowE' and ION the
Banks OF the Wabash" for MY sweet
heart Went Down with the Maine and
Nelly Gray Best wishes 10 Aunt susie
and the cousins.
Max Walker. Fair, lew. Miss.-Dear Jul
Nor: Seeing and reading so many nice
and interesting letters | concluded TO try
and write one. too. | Ike The ConStitu-
ton very much / think it is the best
paper in the south. | ike TO read il,
especially the junior. 1 live in the coun-
try, bu. 20 to school 1T New Albany,
Miss We i've Tisht near creek and
have a nice time fishing, but | usually
eaten more turtles than anything else.
have a wheel ana ENJOY riding very
mucn. There IS some very fine roads here
Tor riding. / would Ike To exchange a
few songs with some ot the cousins: IN
the Shadow If the Pines" My Sweet
heart Went Down with the Maine ana
"In the LaggaSe Coach Ahead for Just
as The sun Went Down" she Was Bred
in old Kcntuoky'' and Hot Time IN the
Old Town Tonight.' / guess Aunt Susie
age is about fifty-five.
John Daley, Terrell. Tex.-Dear Junior:
I have been reading your nice letters.
hut seeing none from this part. I thought
] would give YOU n description OF this
part Of Texas.
This IS \ level country with skirts OF
timber along the creeks and rivers, the
rest being prairie. The prairles are very
beautiful now: they are covered with the
richest kind Of grass and look like a sea
of green water rolling before the wind.
The asylum for the insane is located
here. To one visiting IT the first time.
fl IS a place of great interest. The build
ing are well kept ana The grounds are
glassed and hedged SO nicely.
Cousins. ! know yQu aI would Ike 20
visit the asylum. although there is n vein
OF sadness overshadowing 1t all; just to
see those who are insane. 50 mucn IKE
{
ents solicited. especially from Georgia and
the Carolin2s.
Miss Belle Irby. Energy. NIiss.-Dear
Junior: As SO many write on subjects.
will choose for mine "P0iIteness." Tho
word 'poiitcness" opens To my girish Wis
ion a field rs wide as it is varied. 1t is
an element Of happiness within our
hearts that makes us strive to make 9th
crs happy. Politcness cmanates only from
a nure, unselush heart. 1t consists in
sacrincing our own wishes and pleasures
for the sole purpose or promoting the
happiness of Others and thereby tHhanc-
ing our own. Politeness IS the golden Key
that unlocks the portals Of society and
success and IS the eternal reflection OF
the noble heart which always strives 10
scatter seeds of kindness along HES
pathway. knowing that In the coming
wears the seeds VIII bloom and bear fruit
which will bring as unurlng JOYS; To-
likeness should he taught IN youth ana
practiccd all through life. Nothing Is
more complimentary To the chliufen tAali
hcine polite TO others. especially 10 all
ia penpie. would like to correspond
with some Of the cousins. as l think letter
writing is very beneficial.
Tt,ue +. Iankister. Taylorsville, Ca
Dc.r Iru.or: II has been two years now
str.a last wrote The Junior. ! wish The
Juni.r correspondents would sien their
triio names and not sign initials and hc-
,i.t.rs names Aunt Susie. don't YOU
think II would DE nice f0r the girls 10 eN-
chance ideas about their work. such AZ
fancy and house work and fora4 culture,
and the boys their work, sports. hunting
ana outlines? and Jet us try 70 make Inc
Constitution Junior page Tor othcf pa
PEGS 10 Jock ~ ~ DAG refer u lilr DIS
uat tv displayed oy southern Joys ""N
Vel. Aunt Susie. / suppose you to be
about siXty-scNcu years Oi age, but I-ttSc
don; set Tended. for the more years me
gfl ~
10 surprise Won. Aunt Susie, tins summer,
if you a-c fond Of vegetables ana moons.
l VII send YOU some nee melons. h"u
and your beloved daughter have my ana
sisters sympathy for the loss OF your
precious child. hoping your bleeding
hearts NAV be soothed til you meet TO
tAunt susie likes surprises)
Louie Shaver Borden, Texas-Doar
Junior: This is my first attempt 70 write
to the Junior department | am nine
years old am a little Texas SRI. We
have a pretty home in the country There
is a nice little creek I'm front of our home;
there are some fish in il and pretty ferns
grow among the rocks We live close to
the place whore Gail Borden used to
live. and condensed milk was invented
10y him here. lie once owned a beef fac
My papa is "A farmer and also keeps
little country store; he raises corn, cot
ten. waterme.Ons, etc. We also have
flowers and a good garden.
I am in the third grade but only went
to school eight months in all.
Ny Grandma Shaver Is here on
n visit: we are 50 glad 10 have her with
us. She is nearly Cighty-One years old,
and is one OF the best and dearest grand
mas IN the world. ! have a little brother
seven years old; his name is Grady FOR
Henry Grady. I send five cents for Grady
Hospital
Betsy. Sharp. Ala--Dcar Junior: The
Constitution Is n weekly visitor at our
home and indeed It is always welcome.
! always turn first To the Junior PAGE
then to BIZ Apps and Plunl1ett's letters.
What n good woman Aunt Susie must he.
Her heart 20 heart talks are so comfort
Ing to MS all Her last talk was simply
lovely.
lead lonely life and read great
deal The best novel have eve" read
is Under Two Flags" I do not think
there IS any harm I'm reading good novels.
on the other hand | think Il both inter
esting and instructive. | am now read
| ing "Ten Years of n Preachers Life.
and think IL good. 1t IS the dime love
stories that dwarf the mind. | think a
mother should place good books in the
hands of her children. but many sit idly
by and let their children borrow and read
] think every parent would do wen to
get a copy of Amy Herbert and let
their children read t..
| lost a sister last winter; the only
sister / had and / know how to sympa-
thize with Aunt Susie In her bereave-
mcnt. She was all the world to me. but
God does all things well and ] trust she
&c off