The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-15

]. Bradford Fussell. Buena Vista. Ca
| Dear Junior: This is my first time TO
| write. Why is 1t that the boys from
the northwestern states don't write!
/ would be glad to hear from some Oh
the cousins OF Dakota and tell us about
their homes. l enjoy beautiful scenery
the best sort. If 1t was thar L wouiu
travel over the United States and see the
\ different country, that would De my
whole delight. | would like to VISIT Tor
egn countries and see the dlnereht PEI, a.,
pie living in them. But ! am mere NV "
| only pleasure. Our teacher Is a cana
dian. and a good one, too. lie mas soI,le
peculiar ways, but they don't bother ,,h me.
| / see ii Is customary to write from a SUD
| ject; but the Juniors Will nave 10 e. s
cuse me this time. l would be gia9 I, LOT
! some of the boys to write 10 me anu ,n,, ue,,
| me of their circumstances, what chahCo
| for making a man they have. Mine Is
| rather poor, but l am having cndnIu ,I,
of some education now ana 1 ce,talny
appreciate IT. Would be glad or some
! correspondents.
s. E. Bales, Pleasant Valley, s. c.
Dear Junior: live in the country three
miles from the town of Fort MIL on the
Southern railroad / enjoy country life
very much / wish to tell the Juniors Oh
a trip to Columbia, the capital or our
state. On the morning of the Ith OF NO
vembers a friend of mine ana look tne
train at Fort Mill and arrived at Blanu-
ing street in Columbia about i O'CLOCK
We took a carriage and drove out TO the
/ statehouse; there We took street car
/ and went around to the fair grounds. ana
! there we saw the different kinds OF iows
4 and all the beautiful cows. sheep' huss,
/ and horses and a great may othel
/ things. We went to the statehouse and
/ there we saw the large confederate mon
ument which | always IKE TO see see, any cnS-
/ where l go. We saw SeVeral laISe I'll c'.li
! hoard IirSt OnlIeu 0ldlcS
I Artillery band play, whlch tnIIh VIZ
/ the most beautiful music ever hedtu
! The next morning we visited the peIi- l
/ tenriaIv and saw he ones who wore the
/ stripes We visited the Congaree river
/ and saw n bridge over quarter OF ihlie
/ long. In conclusion. i VIII say WISH 70
/ correspond with some OF the couslhs "soU
/ IL irteen years.
Maud Iyles, Burlkle, Ara.-Dear Junior:
/ | am eleven years old and have been out
OF school for some time, as my hearth
has not been good. / want TO tell the
! Cousins of my trip a few days ago.
! left Burke after dinner to look at some
/ of the country. After we had gone mile
/ or two we come to what Is called Bay
/ Hills, and | never saw so many beautliul
magnolia trees. Some PAGES they were
so thick you could not see through the
leaves for some distance, and ali along
/ there were French people living ana the
fronts of their houses We're plastered
over with mud and moss We Travelled
about ten miles and came to a bridge
built of iron. 1t is called Iron Bridge. IL
is a quarter Of a mile long. We rode
across it and back again. We then went
I to Pearl lake. 1t is the prettiest ever
SAW IL looks like a pretty blue sky. /
could see water rs far as / could see
It is said to be six miles long ana three
miles wide. II has a great many hsh III
Then we went to Evergreen, n nice lit
tie town about five miles from home ana
started home. We came by the l'elhstGr
sugar refinery. II is very nice nilh
/ where they make sugar and syrup. We
/ arrived home about dark. after travelling
about twenty miles feeling tired, but
enjo,ed myself very much much. 90
Santa Claus brought me nice ROCKING
/ chair and Il china statue some paint anu
some cologne
NAB" Troy. Ala-Dear Junior: 1t is
with much pleasure that l turn each
week to the Junior page and read the in
teresting letters Of the cousins. 1t Is like
a great family. all the fOrmality done
away with, where we can come together
and discuss our pet themes. Why don't
more OF you write of the hooks you have
read? / am especially OF good nov
j els and read all that | O.. get. Some
/ people abuse novel reading and say il is
4 degrading, leads us into wrong doing
I think the reason is that they nave never
read "A good novel. My faVorlle authors
3 Mrs. \. j. WILSON, MIS-. NJ. u. IlblllitNs
/ Rosa y Carey and f.. Il. Roe. l have
/ read some from Edna Lyall and | like her
/ books also, but | think no noVel can eN-
+ eel st. Elmo" | think that the regular
! dime novel is as bad as mean whisky
+ II sets the brain on fire with the exciting
romance. and often gives people the
/ wrong impression of human life. have
I read a few such, and always teel AFTER
/ wards that / have done others as well as
/ myself an injustice; others, because II
+ may encourage them To do the same.
4 ~ nj a.afx nf
us on to a higher life and il we Will lis
ten to the morals. Will make us noble,
good boys and girls. Let's form resolu-
/ tion with the New Year to read only good
+ be oks. In the best books great men talk
! to us, give us their most precious
thoughts, and poIr their souls into ours.
7 God be THANKED for books They are the
/ voices of the distant and the dead, and
make us heirs of the spiritual life of
past ages Books arc the true Jewelers..
They give to all who will faithfully use
them the society, the spiritual presence
T OF the best ana greatest or our race.
T Emerson says: Books are the best things
well used; abused among the worst" How
many of the girls Ike to do drawn work?
/ like the work much. and If soma
of You viii send me some patterns | VIII
in return send ONE of mine. Adieu.
School Boy. Logansvi.e. Ga.-Dear Ju-
nior: Here stands a stranger knocking
at your door. ! know that Aunt Susie
and the dear Juniors will not turn n deaf
ear To my Headings. so ] wir consider
myself a member of your happy band.
/ hope you all had a merry Christmas
and a happy new year.
l had a good time Christmas and am
very glad that I have been spared to see
the dawning OF a happy new year.
/ think that we all should be exceedingly
thankful that we have been spared from
. the ranks of those who have Joined the
silent band beyond.
1t makes my heart sad to think OF the
. many young and happy people who were
/ only year ago enjoying all the blessings
. that the good God saw mt To shower
I down on them and now they are sleep
F ing under the cold. wet sod 10 await the
great judgment day.
Dear reader should we not be thankfuIT
+ II makes me shuddcr to think of the
I great changes possible and may happen
in only another short year we may
never see the dawn of another new
years day.
But then all these things are out of our
power to alter. We must turn our at
tenton to something else for already
the now year has dawned How quickly
time does pass away! Let us strive to
improve the many precious moments that
/ are passing away SO swiftly. Let us
Il make new resolutions that will benefit us
and at all hazards try to stick 10 them.
Cultivate a habit of reading, be more
/ cheerful Tor there Is nothing more out
of taste than dull, droll person.
Let us strive 70 be more attentive 10
| our duties. for I am sure We can make
: a great improvement In TINS me.
We should not forget to cultivate
Ia bit of Kindness and love toward each