The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-03

big brothers go with us VIII write
! again and tell you all about our farm
| and our pets and playmates.
Stewart Stout. Midget. Ga.-Dear Jun
/ Tor: Enclosed. find cents-the one-tenth
/ of the past months subscription. I'm
schools begin there will be more of ,is
| little friends who Will canvass for the
Midget and then I'll have more TO send
the Grady hospital.
Olive West, Vera. S. C.-Dear Junior:
l T live in the country and like Ii very
much. My papa is postmaster at Vera.
| do like the dear old Constitution, and
/ especially the Junior page.
/ have three grown sisters and one
little sister nine years old. i am taking
music lessons on the organ. My Oldest
sister is teaching me. We also have
guitar.
Maud Gillikin. Cape Lookout. n. c.
] Mr. Junior: l am little girl OF ten
years. standing here ut your hospitable
door begging admittance. and truly hope
YOU Will let me In your charming httle
band / have two sisters. Ruth and Ulya.
younger than myself. We don I go 10
school. Last year We lived on Cape nat,
teras and had govcrneSs for Ruth ana
myself. We loved her very much. she
was so kind. Papa is strong democrat.
l Will inciose cents for the Grady hos
pital
Carrie NARROW. I.ehrton. NIiss.-Dear
Junior: live In the delta, where the
ground Is very rich. There IS lots of
game. such rs bear. deer and squirrels.
Nv mother Is dead. She died the same
week that Aunt Susie's little girl died.
Aunt Susie. ! want You to pat my name
on the Bird Lovers society Ter 30 IoVe
them dearly. The men and cruel boys
just KIN the little birds here just because
they can. / could not stand TO be- 80 cruel
To- the sweet little things. God never put
them here 10 be killed.
Abe Eugene Bush Hyram. Ala.-Dear
Junior. / have been a constant reader
II The Constitution. but ! never have
wrote to Il before I am going to tell
you Of visit 20 some Of my friends; NV
brother and ! went on Saturday morning
AMI stayed until Sunday evening. We
spent saturday evening laughing and
talking. eating fruits and playing games
until $50. when we went to see some of
their ncighbnrs. stayed till II; had real
church. saw lots Of nice folks and heard
a good sermon. In the evening started
for home and arrived o. X.
Nola May Cook. Bay Spring. Miss
Dear Junior: I am n little country girl
eleven years old. NV papa takes the dear
OLD Constitution and 7 certainly do enjoy
reading the Junior page.
I can help mamma cook, wash dishes
clean NJ the house and iron. Mamma
saws I can iron starched clothes real
well.
] have two brothers named Estes and
Roy. one sister named Vera.
have pieced up and put together two
quilts. Who OF the little cousins can beat
that2
Maude Ouscley. Minnie. Ala--Dear Ju-
nior: / live in the country. six miles
east ~ Opelika Mother keeps a store and
/ clerk for her. ! have one brother and
two sisters living. We have been having
La .a q meet
.ngs this summer We go TO Sunday
school every sunday. We live one mile
from the church our school Is very
convenient Tor us-it Is about atty yards
from our door. II any one VIII send m"
the song. she Is a Bird in Gilded
Cage" ! will return the favor 10y sending
any Of the songs / have. l would Ike
to CORE. pond with some OF the cousins
about my age. which Is fourteen.
GertIe cox. Goldsboro. y. Gear Ju-
nior: ! enjoy the letters you write so
much. aud Aunt Susie's little lesson
about being thankful came To- me nj the
right time. for ] have recently met with
"a misfortune so very hard 10 bear that
] was almost discouraged. 1 am glad
tine cousins are having such good times
this summer For me the time seems
long aud J have much pain TO bear. but I
am thankful that 1 can walk and am
able 10 help my mother some / want
90 make me silk quilt, use small pieces
as well as large ones. VIII the cousins
thankful. truly thankful. for piece from
Aunt Susie. or any one who viii be 80
kind. Would be glad of few CORE
spondeuts-
Hattie Z. Davis. Midget. Ga.-Dear Jun
Tor: A. Aunt Susie says not 20 write the
same thinS an the time VIII tell YOU
ui a day 81 The Midget office. The first
thing 10 DO is 90 sort over the copy and
set tyre. then we take proof and correct
81.
printing begins. IL takes nearly all day;
then We fold and mail the little paper,
tying up each states mail by itself Prizes
are given each month FOR the best letter
and the best picture story. The paper
Is 10 cents a year. ] live on Pine noun
tain. Do is "a pretty place. / am ten years
old and IN the NTH grade. / study al
home and like nv books I Ike 10 set
iApt and can set half galley day and
E't ms lessons, too.
Minnie Carver. Pine BLUFF. Ark.-Dear
Junior: ] am girl Of thirteen and am
the only child. I have one brother dead
Mamma and papa are both living.
start 10 school In September and 10
seventh grade.
Ally mamma is sick at the present time.
How many of Tho cousins love animals 1
! do Tor one. have "A great many pets
The ones ! love best are "A pony and colt.
The pony's name Is Prince and the colts !
Lady Belle.
iat@ Ast@ n Hllll out IN the country ana
H. keeps the little colt out there. l have
the pony 10 ride and drive.
would rather live in the country than
in the city.
] have three such dear little Bantams.
I have been taking music lessons. hut
have stopped for a short vacation now.
Ruth s. Carlyle. BLY,. Tcx.-Dear Ju-
nior: live nine mi7es north OF Ait.
Pleasant. We have Il real cool place for
summer. IL. re- is always a breeze stir
ring here. We have been canning peach /
*. We canned "A great many and are
drying some now. DO many of You like
To- go TO SCHOOL, I do but | have not
gore 10 good school since Christmas he
for last w live two miles from White I
oak. large creek. ! have a ltsle sis
t.r eight years old. For pets we have a
puppy and three kittens. Their names
are Rex and Cleo. Edna and Tony. Aunt
Susie, please put me down as n bird
lover. Ny age IS thirteen.
Royce Maddox. Maddox. Ga-Dear Ju- |
Nor: I just want TO tell the little Ju-
niors of my age eleven years. how I
like hunting and killing snakes. / have
fine French bulldog and he loves To
catch hogs and KIN snakes. He and !
killed "A rattlcsnake this morning ia our
rambles around the fields. Two young
men on a visit TO our house killed one
Sunday evening. Had eight rattles and "A /
button. They are travelling now. hunt
Ing water some say. Major. my dog. and
I go in bathing most every day. He
enjoys IL as well as / do. NV brother
brought me a small gun last year and |
can xiii squirrels and rabbits and snakes.
We have TO school this year. ! have
been rolling sawdust from the mill at 20
cents a day until | got tired ] love to