The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01


have. one sister AMI one brother. 1 IKE
10 read the cousins letters. | SEND you
cents for the little sick children at the
Grady hospital
Carlerv Ferguson, independence. La
Dear Junior: Here comes httie boy
seven years old asking Ambulance. ne
wants to tell YOU about his home l i've
on a turpentine place. We nave piei;S
of .iarkies here. NV papa is turpenune
man. | can ride horseback. 1 have no
nets except n sweet little baby pro,her'
Mamma and papa hasn't named nifh.
Aunt Susie. send him a name. | VIII Join
the bird lovers society. | inclose cents
for the Grady hospital
Rubv Akridge. Magnolia. Ga.-Dear Ju-
nior: I am eleven years old. My papa IS
n farmer and mamma Is postmistress l
helm her i'm the postoffice. | can hand out
mail The rural free delivery comes 40
this office How many Of the cousins IKE
TO pick cotton. l don't for one. Tor IL Is
50 iiTeSome to be in the hot sun l nave
nicked a little this year Mamma takes
, Tho Constitution. l am always glad to
see Wednesday come. 81 l can get u
Aunt Susie. please enlist my name on the
Rird Lovers Society. ! will Pledge 10
keep the rule. I think II is 50 cruel 10
kill the sweet little birds. | would like
- correspond with some of the cousins
about my age
Posse Wilson Aycock. La.-Dear Ju-
Nor: am a country girl of fifteen ana
i've on the farm. Ne have nice times
I'm the country eating fruit. We nave Il
real cool place in the summer. My papa
takes Th.. Constitution. 1 enjoy reading
the. Junior IaEe very much. MY papa
is postmaster at Aycock and is a Farmer
and raises cotton. corn, oats. peas, pota-
toes SUGAR cafe. watcrmelons ana NeSe-
tables Aiy school was out the last OF
July. and | certainly did hate that. for
do love to Go To school. | certainly 40
desire an education Well. as TINS Is my
first attempt. l VIII close.
E-k:ne Flowers. Doraville. Ga.-Dear
Junior: As subject. | will choose "Po-
likeness" Nothing will gain for person
the reverence and esteem of his associates
81 quickly as true and sincere pohteness.
- person may have genius. they may
Eav, honor and glory. but their honor IS
not tie same If they are lacking porte
ness. Po.ite3ess and manners snouii
ae made a special feature in every school
in the land. Ii should he taught To all
children and impressed upon their minds
IN their youthful .ife. for IL VIII then
STAY with them through life IN after
years Correspondents solicited.
Jesse $. Evans. Mellow Valley. Ala
Dear Junior: / enjoy reading The Junior
letters very much. / am always glad
when The Constitution comes. Tor IL mas
so many nice pieces and so much nice
poetry i'm il. Papa has been n subscriber
Ia The Constitution nearly ever since
could remember. and | am thankful To
God that my mind mas been SO cut',na ''iS
and trained that | may read IL wouiu
Ike L. correspond with some OF the cous-
inS either sex. of the western states,
especially California. VIII some OF me
songs Fatal Wedding and The Bag
gag Coach Ahead" With many thanks
/ will send any have in return.
Carry HAYS. Monte Vista. I1a.-Dear
Junior: am a perfect stranger 10 you all.
Nv papa mas been taking The Constitution
only a short time. hut like IL very much.
especially those nicely written letters thar
appear in The Junior columns every week.
I liv. away down here In Florida among
tn. flowers and beautiful lanes ana or
ans,. groves. l like IL very much II is
pleasant I'm winter and in summer. In
deed This is a pleasant country To liNe IN.
T'a.r.. are 81 many beautiful birds. ana
fhay are singing so SwcetsN. us great
nm 10 90 out on the lake boat riding
and fishing. Frogs. ailigators anu an M
Cianahan'S style Of writing very much l
thing there IS other things more interest,"
ing to write about than pets and nt ,,,e
babies and little sisters. I also agree with
hsr On novel reading; Let us near from
more % the young la'iies.
Do,,a Osburn. Alexander City. Ala
Dear Jrninr: I have been a silent reader
81 The Constitution for a long time.
like il better than any paper ! have ever
seen. especially the children's page.
live on 4 farm Of 30 acres: Ny home IS
situated five miles from Alexander CITY:
Cousins lust let me tell YOU of A trip
enioved not long ago to a concert Win
"A hevy OF boys and girls seventeen miics
from NV home. The trip was 50 tire
some. ! thought / would not ENJOY my
self when I arrived. hut nevertheless l
had a Jolly old time. How many of tie
cousins have a brother in the Philip
uines2 ] have. We don't get 10 near
from him hut once a month. He Is al
WAYS sending us some nice Ia-cr To
read. | also have a brother In Colorado.
lie is coming home Christmas. Don't
YOU know I'll be proud. ] will close by
ssk!rg a question. What Psalm Is called
the bread and butter Psalm and why?
wilmot Bellamy. Dryer. Tex-Dear
Junior: Nv papa is a subscriber and a
Georgian by birth. but has been I'm Texas
twenty yeas. Mamma always looks for
W0man's Kingdom ard Bin APPS letters.
while We juniors look for the Junior
page. My papa is farmer and lives
che milo from Dryer. My uncle is post
master. We raise corn. cotton. sorghum.
miilet ana vegetables of all kinds. Cotton
i king AMI IS bringing good prices. 1
have i've little brothers and one little
| sister two years old. And pets. We have
picnty-two little ponies. Dick and TTou-
BILE. two fieecy Angora goats. Billy and
| Nanny. We have saddles for our ponies
anu HstItifSS NaboHS TOT our 3ttdtS.
| We have two dogs. one shepherd and one
setter. two eats AMI one kitten. Ny little
| sister has a big rag doll. She calls her
old lima She kisses her and takes her TO
! bed with her at night. We all want to
| send cents apiece. for the Grady hos
/ TitaL I will give all of our names. Will
| rot. Madison. Emory. Thurman. Horace.
/ Guy. and my little sister. Lois.
Kate Belcher, ST. Petersburg Fla.-Dear
/ Junior: have a pretty home i'm the
| country. two miles and a half from town.
| We have a nice orange grove. My man.
ma has been taking the dear old Consti-
/ teton a good MANY years. Ny age is
/ eleven years. | have taken music lessons
/ about one year.
Genie Northington. Oconee. Ga.-Dear
Junior: For my subject I will take kind
ness" What a great word that is. 1t
would take a reed as long as that which
tho apocalyptic angel used To measure
/ heaven to tell the length. the breadth.
| the height Of that magnificent word.
l There Is kindness of disposition. kindness
L of word and kindness of action. Kind
/ ness is what Joseph showed TO his OUT
| rageous brothers. and II is what our
| assassinated President Lincoln demon
/ strated when his private secretary found
/ him i'm the capitol grounds trying To put
Il a little bird back in the nest from which
1 fl had fallen. Now. cousins. if We would
nj nj