The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-16
JUNIOR LETTERS


Bennie Watson. Lebanon. S. C-Dear
Junior: My father takes The Constitu-
ton. and I think It is a nice paper for
people to read. 1 wish Aunt Susie would
write to the Junior every week. l will be
SO glad when the fruit ripens. The pastor
of our church died not long ago, and now
We are "shepherdlexs flock"
Homer Davis. Grangevllle, La.-Dear
Junior: am n little boy eleven years old.
live on a farm about eleven miles west
oc Amite City. La our school closed
June 22d. with n nice concert. Eleven OF
us were on the honor roll and the tea cher
gave each OF us n diploma of honor.
nave but one brother and no sisters. For
Pets | have LITTLE kitten and dog.
help mamma milk and churn.
Pearl Bradshaw. Rock Mills, Ala.-Dear
il MGR: AS this is my first attempt TO
write. will you let me join your happy
band? L am fifteen years old. like
starts in July. We nave a very good
teacher. l live I'm the country, but /
think ] would like city l'fe best. ] have
no father. He has been dead ABOUT two
and one-half years. / have three broth
ers and one sister.
Mrs. Lizzie Prickett. Mangum, Okla.
Ter.-Dear Junior: We have been taking
The Atlanta Constitution only n short
so many nice letters could not resist the
temptation any longer. Aunt Susie must
be- noble woman. L do so much enjoy
her Heart to Heart Talks" I am a
young wife and hous elSeeper, but / en-
joy my work so much. l have such a
kind husband We live I'm a beautiful
country. way out here In the west.
Velma p. whitley. whitley La am
n little country girl of twelve summers.
Ny mamma died last fall | have four
brothers and four sisters. / have no pets.
l cannot find time TO play with them, as
l have 10 share largely in the houseworK.
4 can do most any Kind of houSeWork: can
play lew pieces on the organ, where /
spend most Of my idle moments. Papa
takes the Constitution and | enjoy read
ing all of the Juniors very luch. | wish
Aunt Susie was here to enjoy fruit and
watermelons with US. Papa Is a splendid
hand to raise them and we always have
large patch of very fine ones.
Edward Donaldson. Cameron, Tex
Dear Junior: Here comes another boy to
join the bird lovers" / am going to talk
TO all of the children about harming the
little birds. because L think it is very
wrong TO rob their nests and Kill the birds.
y few days ago I saw two boys with
thirty-siX bird eggs, all Kinds They had
gone out and roboed every nest they
years old. have two sisters and one
brother. | don't know where my brother
Is: one of my sisters is here and the other
in Alabama. | have one grandma, but
grandpa d'ed two years ago. and | live
with my uncle now. Correspondence So
licited.
Grace Chamblee and Pearl Lane, Hart
sells. Ala.-Dear Junior: We are two 1T
tie girls who have long been silent adj
mirtrs Of the Junior column. and we VIII
now express our adnStration in words by
writing a short letter to the Juniors. We
live in a beautiful little north Alabama
town OF leo inhabitants. We have four
churches and a tabernacle. but the pride
OF our little city is our fine male and fe-
male college. Ii consists of a faculty Of
seven. Professor ]. ii. Riddle, president
We live only eight miles from the Ten
ressee river, which affords us an admira-
BILE place for fishing and boat riding. We
would like to correspond with some of tho
cousins about our own age, which Is
thirteen.
Claribsll White, Manning, S. C.-Dear
Junior: I am a farmers daughter and
live in Clarendon county. South Carolina,
in the country about eight miles from the
town of Manning. My father and | both
take The Constitution. We enjoy reading
IL and are always glad when Wednesday
comes. 1 am not going to school now:
but have a plenty to do have two sis
are Inez and Annie. one younger and the
other older than myself We al take
turns to keep house. All the boys are
grown now SO L suppose / Will help my
father with the farm. He was an Old
confederate soldier and was never ac-
al stoned TO work. We have a nice home,
beautiful hedges and nice flower garden
In which my mother takes great delight
In keeping.
james Aker, Sulphur, I. T.-Dear Ju-
MGR: 1 don't see very many letters from
the big Indian Territory. so 1 thought I
would write one. l do love to read the
cousins letters.
This is one of the most beautiful parts
of the Indian Territory. Sulphur Springs
is the great camping place for People
from all parts Of the country. ] am liv-
l"g on a farm now. and like IL very much.
/ do love to work In the garden and
among the flowers. l have been away
from home at school for two years
am very fond Of reading and have a good
many good books. | am going to get me
some more this fall. ! wonder If Aunt
Susie would give n talk on how to
select n library If some of the cousins
would ask her to? But | am afraid Aunt
Susie will get tired of reading a letter
from one so far away. so will close. I
would like to correspond with some of the
cousins from eiShte m to twenty. eiether
sex.
Ruth Chesser. Chester. Ala.-Dear Aunt
Susie: have wanted to write some to
The Constitution ever since papa COM
n enced TO take II. two months ago. but
we have been so busy In the field. At