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

which | am proud. We have the lumber
on the ground to build house for school
and worship. only "a small band OF us
yet, but you remember the Bible teaches
US that when Two or three are gath
cred together in my name ] will be In the
midst" We have the promise OF helm,
small sum. probably. to buy doors So
you can see now what there is in perse-
verance.
George a. Fulmer. Springfied-Dear Jul
nior: | am a little boy six years old. l
have / cent and l want to send IT to Aunt
Susie for the little children. Pa is farm
er. If | live | want TO be one. | nave 10
help with the horses. hogs and cows.
Nell NIcIendon. Mechanicsville s. c.
Dear Junior: am a little girl eight years
Old. My papa takes The Constitution. |
want to join the Bird Lovers Society. /
have two dolls and n cat. My maiama
is dead. and my aunt takes care OF me |
have one little sister. Have any OF me
cousins picked any cotton this year.
have picked a little.
Lille Elizabeth Martin. Satartia. Miss
Dear Junior: / enjoy reading the Junior
letters very much. | live one mile from
the little town of Satartia. / Will join the
Bird Lovers Society. What is IT that IS
as white as snow, and snow 1t isn't green
as grass and grass IL isn't. red as blood
and blood IL isn't. black as ink and ink
Il isn't? And who was the first woman
TO wear a bridal veil?
Pauline Wightman. Emory. s. C.-Dear
Junior: / will take for my SUBJECT
school Days" How many OF us TeaIlze
the Importance of going 10 Scnool' 10 We
10 to learn. or merely 10 pass OIL tlme
with other boys and girls. am airau
too many go for the latter. | must say
that never realized the Importance unth
two or three years ago. In the schoolroom
we form most of our habits ami dSsocla-
;ioCs. We should he very careful IN IorIn-
ing our associates for "A person is known
III th,. company ne keeps How has ig-
norance proved Itself one Of the greatest
foes To human progressF
J. II. c. Raswick. Artrip. Va--Dear
Junior: l wrote a letter to the Junior
department not long ago, but II was not
published. l hope to see this letter In
print. ! sent cents for the nth" or
phans in tn, Grady hospital in my other
letter. Hope YOU Will get II.
We are reading several papers, but
think that The Atlanta Constitution Is the
best paper published
/ always read the Junior page ana
think the cousins letters very nice.
viii tell the cousins about a visit TO
Clintwood, the county site of Dickinson
county. / came 10 this little town on
the 18th instant IL IS about thirty-ilNe
miles from Artrip., Va, my home w me
writing this note ] can hear tire clanklng
of many hammers and the ringing noise
of the saws whore a large building IS
being built. II Is a new place, but two
stores. two churches. BAPTIST ana Meth
odist Jail and courthouse that cost $ll.-
O0n; one college of l4o pupils. blacksmith
shon. etc. This little town is situated
in "A beautiful valley not far from the
Kentucky line.
NJ. c. Tarver. Rural Valley. Ga.-Dear
Junior: / noticed "A letter In last week
Junior written by 5 \. Carey condemn
ing novel reading. In his letter he makes
sneering remarks about advocates Of
n better
As thnv attend high school. 50 WI
claim his attention by saying mat l nave
attended high school and am an advocate
of the reading of good novels.
4 hold that no mans cducation is com
plcte without a knowledge of the works
Of such writers as Thackeray and. DICK
ems ! do not believe there Is man
IN the United States or England claim
ing 10 be well educated who has not
read some of the works of those writer's.
Every library I'm America almost con-
tains such hooks. Vanity Fair" by
Thackeray. Is one of the most vivid por-
traNals of the evils OF Fashionable Ire
ever written.
productions which are placed on the
market but they find their way 10 the
libra ri,S of no well educated people IL
IS not fair 70 accept them as ihe IePrc-
seutativcs OF class. J should Ike To
hear some more of Mr.. Carey's advice
on the subject | should Ike TO CORE
spond with some Of the cousins.
Walter Bailey. Wise. Ala.-Dear Junior:
/ have been thinking for some time Of
writing Il letter 10 The Junior columns,
and also wish 20 express my thanks 10
he editor Tor allowing us space IN ms
valuable paper for correspondence with
each other. / am thirteen years old, live
ON tho farm. can pick ~ pounds ol col
ton and perform all the oinrt various
kinds OF labor ou the farm. ! am 6oinS
to school ami enjoy il very much We
should remember the maxim, "lllIe lost
is never reEaiucd.' ana apply II very
rigidly i'm our youth while in school
wish 10 ask two questions; Who was
..poor Richarfe' VINO was Lady Ike
bccca2'' also wish 10 make inquiry
about the whereabouts Of my uncle. Wal
liam Bailey When last heard from ne
US IN Pratt Cfty. Ala. VIII return
thanks TO any one furnishing the in
formation. ] wish 10 Join the Bird Lovers
Society. Also send list of others VINO
,Xi-h to Join IL. Now. a few words about
killing birds for sport and TO decorate
millinery. ] think ID very heJrtleSS aud
cruel God gave us the birds Tor our
use ana pleasure. and not for sport and
vain ornament. Correspondence solicit
ca from Gcorsia and Texas.
Wm J. Price. Gibson. Tenn.-Dear Jun
Tor: Seeing so many nice and interesting
letters from the Junior cousins l deter
mined to venture "A short letter on the
suhlect of Reading" | viii notice three
great CLASSES of readers. Some read 20
lhink-thsse are rare and usually derive
great pleasure from reading, some read TO
Hrite-those form a alrge class,
and some read to talk-these are
greatly ia the majority. The first
page of book generally an
swcrs the purpose of This last class, OF
whom il has been said. They treat books
as some ito lords; they inform themselves
OF their titles and then boast of an init
mate acquaintance They talk gliblY of
the works of such and such an author. of
" hich they have never read more than n
few pages. of the beautiful rhetoric of
another. with whom they are on the same
familiar footing. l abhor this kind of a
reader. Cousins. do not fail into the
habits Of this class. In your reading
choose that which is good and read 10
think. The reading of good books is one
Of thc greatest pleasure Of my life. |
think every one Sho.d cultivate reading
until a becomes habit | would be
glad to correspond with any of the Junior
cousins who love TO read good books,
either sex.
Alberta Suddreth, Gamewer. N. c.
Dear Junior: Although I have long been !
an admirer of your most delightful col
umn. / have never before tried to speak
al least one word to you all. / live In
the country and enjoy II very mpuch
Indeed. / think 1 enjoy country life bet
ter than l would city life. although L /
have never lived in city. l live with |
In "A mile and half OF Gamewell, a very
pretty little village, and our nearest
town is Lenoir. about six miles away. at
which we do ali OF our trading. My home
is very prettilY situated. / live close
enough TO Table Rock, Blowing Rock and
mountain TO reach either of
them within days drive. We girls
around here are anticipating a trip to
those points this summer. How I wish
Aunt Susie and the cousins could join
tte .epepiallN those who have never seen