The Atlanta constitution., 1900-04-30

do think the dear old Constitution is the
dearest paper of the south. | always look
tor Aunt Susies Bill Arp's. Sarge PUN
kettS and the cousins letters Woulu
like very much to visit Atlanta. | know
il is a delightful city. / would Ike %
much TO see Aunt Susie. ! know she is
a good lady, she has good verse. ! an
afraid TO guess how old she IS. don
guess she is very old. even if she should
hc old in years. ! don't think she is old IN
spirit she talks 50 sweet J haye heard
could read. Would like a few correspon-
dents about my age, either sex
Eula Mathews. Pen hin. Ga.-Dear Ju-
nior: 1 am "a little girl eleven years old.
and 4 live i'm the country. ! enjoy the
fresh air. singing birds and pretty flow
crs which we have out here this time of
year am SO glad | live in the cOun-
try and enjoy these surroundings. My
little brother and sister go with me to
school at Mt. Gilead, which is about
one mile from our house We gather
wild Violcts by the handful as we go and
carry them TO our teacher. / am I'm the
sixth grade, ana hope To be promoted at
the end Of this term. School VIII close
April 20th. and l will bc sorry TO leave
my schoolmatcs and teacher, but will
meet them ON Sundays at sunday school
and preaching. NY father runs dairy
and a farm. lie owns about twenty-five
head OF cattle. Mamma has very poor
health and | have to help her in many
ways in the home 1 can do SO much
more for her when vacation comes. l
have read eleven books this year. / like
BLACK Beauty and Beautiful joe
very much.
Virginia Young, Ferrum, Na.-Dcar Ju-
nior: Having seen 50 many nice letters
from different stares and not seeing many
from Virginia. / will Try and write and
tell you al u ittle of this section Il live
two miles from the town of Fcrrum,
vr.D -if F1A NnTtnIk
Western railroad. Ferrum consists OF
one college, which is situated on a high
hill; four stores, one grocery, one churcn
(MethodisD The climate Is healthtul and
mild refined and intelligent society, max
ing Ferrum a delightful pace 10 I'VE. l
see some of the cousins write of never
reading. Allow me to spend my opinion
on this subject. [ do not think IL quit"
right for any person 10 read impure
literature. 1t is better not 10 read At al!
than TO read some love romance TO fiji
your heads with fancles that can never
be realized. Girls, We can read SomethlnS
that is pure and that VIII improve the
minds more than novels do. am iar-
mer'S daughter. therefore | do not know
much of city life. as | have never Travelled
auv but hope To in the future. Cousins,
have any Of you my birthday, which is
the 2Jth of June? Ii amy one has | would
be p.eased TO correspond with them "a
while
Arie Rranyon, Honea Path, S. C.-Dear
Junior: Will you permit true countr'
ASS" To join your bright and Interesting
society? | have often thought of writing
To the grand old Constitution. l do Sc
much enjoy the cousins sweet and in
tercsting letters. ! have long been 81
lent and ardent admirer of the Junior
nare. live in the northwestern part of
Inc old Palmetto State. near the flourish
inp little town Of Honea Path. ! live on
the tarm Ny papa owns large farm
sItuated almost on the beautiful banks OF
Iitte river l think my home Is "A beau
tifuI mace among the oak groves IL $
ono of the sweetest and pleasanteat
things that nature can afford. To live in
the country on "A dear old farm on! IL
is so pleasant to rise up early with the
iittle birds in the spring time and go
strnlling out on the meadow 10 catch the
Grst glimpse of the rising sun and watch
him begin his daily journey, or to be on
vour way to schoO! and near the hrst
sbrill whistle of the whippoorwil ring
ont on the clear morning air | am going
10 school at Zarline academy T. my sis
Ter We have nodrishing school here.
Put I guess the cousins are tired To death
~ hearing school,. school all the time. SO
IN stop right now. | see some of the
cousins are in sympathy with the Roers.
Well, / am. too. My deepest sympathy