The Atlanta constitution., 1900-05-07

an education. Education is a very i'm
| portant feature In a persons life; in
| fact. there is no life complete without one,
and II is every boys and girls duty 10
| vantages over others In many respects,
| both in mental powers and wealth, Dut
there are not many that cannot get a
/ good education If they try hard enough.
1t Is a great help To those that have 10
| earn their living and to all other classes
| as well. My parents are poor and cannot
! give me the advantages that many girls
have, but | intend to have an education.
/ must have one and | believe | can get
| 1t. Correspondence solicited my own age.
| sixteen.
Norvella Jarrette, Preston. Va.-Dear
Junior: l am always Slad wncn the
| Constitution comes. for | like to rad
| Aunt Susies and the cousins letters. A.
| you can imagine | VIII look forward for
the one that has my letter I'm 1t. AS 1t is
my first. and am writing il I'll by my
/ self. | am a little girl nine years old. and
| live in the country. We have lots of nice
/ apples, peaches, pears. watermclons. etc,
/ during the summer Why don't more of
/ the little cousins write 10 the Junior de
partment? | hope in" larger ones have
! not disc ourascd them about their pets.
My pets are cat doll and pigeon. 1
| have "A lovely playhouse. but IL has been
raining for several days. 50 | couldn't play
/ in II. l have piecea on" quilt "ad nave
]
going 10 school, but IL Is out now. We
/ had a nice candy stew the last day. am
glad spring has come, for there are 50
/ many pretty flowers and do much
! enjCy going 10 the woods in search Of
them. We I've right near a creeko and
have nic. times fishing. | would like for
4 wish | could see Aunt Susie; know she
/ Is a sweet lady from her looks. She has
! SuCh sweet, smiling countenance. /
send . 'ents Ia tn" Grady hospital
Matte Yarbrough. Cup. Ala--Dear Ju-
nior: As SO many of the cousins are
/ writing on subjects. | viii take for mine
one that is 10 me OF great interest, our
/ Southern Heroes" For who can praise
or applaud them as they deserve? Those
/ who for dutys AXE left home and loved
ones and encountered danger and death
on the battlefield. fighting for cause
they deemed 50 just. the honor of their
! beloved south Who can think of Lee
and jackson save with feelings Of love
/ and veneratiOn? our brave generals who
/ gallanty lcl their charges In the thickest
| of the battle. imperillng their lives, to
/ show an example of courage To their fol-
/ lowers And We must not forget our
/ soldiers; their memory should be sacred.
They may not have had the mental ca
/ pacity. the power and prominence To eN-
1 alt them to a position SO hiSh as 10 nave
I their names recorded In history, YET
] many who Went down to nameleSS graves
/ without glory or rcnOwn were heroes IN
/ the true sense of the word. All honor is
I due our gallant commanders and thelr
brave men. both the living ana the dead.
/ An true southerners should revere their
memory. and every boy and Slrl VINO
reads OF their heroic deed must be inspired
/ Ia npl,ler aspirations. | think Aunt Su-
I sic mas "A sweet. true face. and l am sure
I she is "A splendid woman. guess rer
/ age is iifty-cght Correspondence solic-
! tied.
Jimmie /. Edney Bat Cave. n. C.-Dear
/ Junior: | am little girl thirteen years
/ old and live with uly papa and mamma III
Henderson county on the eastern Slope
I of the Blue Ridge. one mile from the
water divide of the Blue Ridge, whlch Is
about 2ueo feet above the level of the
sea our home is near Reedy Patch
creek. which is fed by branches from the
I mountain sides. ON the banks OF the
small streams the rhodendron and laurel
grow in abundance. We live only a few
miles from Hickory Nut Gap. and nun
drrds OF people visit these mountains
every summer on account or the me ell
+ mate and beautiful scenery. 1t Is only
short drive from here To Chimney Roch
ami in going there we pass Appalachian
fails. which ar" $40 feet nigh and ran
/ over pcrptndicular mountain side. sugar
Loaf is the highest mountain near here
I and people often 20 up there ana camp
out at night. our home Is in a small
valley win mountains on every side. y
little creek flows through our valley and
/ ctnptics in Broad river. Aunt SUSIE, do
come this summer ana see our beautiful
country Ny papa takes boarders during
the summer months but he would toe
/ more than glad for you To come and spend
I awhile with Us as our guest w VIII be
| delighted To show YOU all points OF IN
teTest
/ kind invitation. I know from your well
I written description ! would enjoy the
I SCIENCES. Aunt Susie. ,
Wesley Weatherly, Ruleville, Miss
Dear Junior: Wil you allow a little Grip
Piled boy TO join your happy band? My
/ home is on the farm in The delta, but
am IN Memphis, Tenn. at the st.
/ JoSeph's hospital have not walked
4 onc .-tSg > 's-..ce -.ts. -, Dtem moc.. Mds
/ neipIuE papa nau. cotton 10 tine sin aId
! .ur team became frightened Al u pIcycic
! aud ran aNdy anu 4 tried 10 do tor ,ne
I Sest anu yuhIpeui tne wagon ran over IhA
Z eft leg ana bronze a.. Papa comes 10 sec
+ me once 4 noAtI. but nave not seen my
( dcar mamma s4nce January. My papt
/ tuld ne the last I.me ne WAS III 10 see
I me tnat my httie Daby s4sser hdd dlsd
4 with SCdTet lever. 4 nave tlTCG biOtAeFS
4 ana three sisters, 1 90 get 50 lonely 50
tar away rom nome, Dut every one
seems 10 sympathizc with me. and that
4 Is 80 muca cJnSpldU UOn. may never
/ wa k aga!n, but ID. KOSers thinks am
\ Il ing y ell; he seems To think the bone in
4 ny rex Is knitting Just as fast as u can
/ | do not take tuis paper, cut Ike II
very much. / never would nave though;
| OF writing il II had not been Tor my
/ aunt: she sent me the paper 10 read ami
see If / didn't want 10 write. We have
rolling chair in the hospital and like
( 10 ride up and down the long nan and
/ have .ots of fun. too. have no pets; /
I have one horse. one COW and three ca yes.
I a.. have had some bad weather: II rainei
/ nearly two weeks: tne farmers couldn't
4 work but In the last few days il has
been very pretty and the farmers have
! been right busy Wei this Is my first
/ time and ! will close. | would Ike 10
/ hear from some Of the boys of my age,
/ which is fourteen. With best wishes Il
/ Aunt SUSIE and the cousins.
/ Aunt Susie is glad to see your lctte-.
/ ONLY this morning she went to the hos
| ,itnf nnl eaw q liftle how and girl WIN