The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-07
JUNIOR LETTERS


Emmett Cartey. Matkinsville, Gal am
very anxious to know of my uncle. Ben
BowIes. when last heard from was in
Bobo Tex. or should he notice this he
would answer. Any information VIII re
gladly received by mail or through this
paper. IL has been a lovely visitor to our
home for many years. L am glad To see
the time for IL To arrive.
Willie Weaver. Dewey. Ala.-Dear Ju-
nior: | am little girl seven y.srs old
anu wish to Join your happy band. have
three brothers and one little sister. One
brother and myself have been going To
school but school has closed. have
one pet-that Is a cat. ! help mamma
milk, wash dishes. sweep the house and
carry water from the spring. Aunt Susie,
/ have written this with my own hand.
and / hope You can read IL. 4 send
cents TO Grady hospital
Vernon I. Ely. Menola. Y. C.-Dear Jun
ior: / am little boy eight years old. 1
have long been reading the COnstiiu-
tion 7 think il is "A good paper. ] have
two brothers ana two sisters. | ana going
fo school now. Papa has given me coz
ton patch. and | am soing TO buy me
suit Of cloth aa Our fruit is all gone eN-
cert pears. we have lot Of them. ! wish
You had some Of them. Aunt Susie. Nam
MA bakes them FOR we children 10 carry
10 school.
Vince Douglas. Crawford. Tex.-Dear
Junior. I live i'm the country, just three
miles from Crawford Crawford is a lit
tie town on the \. r. and :. r. have
enjoyed the summer very much. We took
a trip in the west this summer and was
on the road three weeks and had a fine
time camping out. We saw lots of
prairie dogs They are such cunning little
tricks. I would like 80 much t0 get one
for net. How many of the cousins
ever saw a prairie dog2
Price Young. Caney. l. T.-Dear Junior:
We have been taking The Constitution for
uuIte a good while. and l dearly love To
read the letters written by the Juniors.
We live in a good farming country. i
guess YOU all think this IS "A very had
country. 90 course there are mean pcO-
ple here. but you find them more or less
anywhere you 20. We nave good churchtS
here and also good chnrchsoing people.
We have good schools, hut there are NOT
any free schools only in some Of the towns
ia the territory. I think that the terri
tory will be- a great country IN the near
future. This IL a very good country Tor
RAISING. stock and is also a good fruit
country. Correspondents wanted.
Myrtle Coker. Larisss. Tex.-near Jun
ior. Here comes little girl from Texas.
I am eleven wears old. Aiy mamma Is
dead. aud my papa Is a conductor on the
train ! five with my grandma aud Uncle;
Aud my uncle takes Hnc Constitution ana
/ ike TO read the letters. l VIII Stai
~ school IA. ist of November. am in
IN. nfth grad. have no .ets hnt a car.
have an organ. help my grandma =
sweep and wash The dishes aud clean uP
fh.. nous. and can sew on inc machine
ana iron I have nine oils ana hlte
sea pf dishes. 1 send cents for ih" 'It"N
hospital
Agnes Compton. Mountain View. Ark
Dear Junior. ] ann "a little E.rl nine years
old. NIy papa takes The Constitution,
and ] enjoy reading the chiilren's let
tiers and Aunt Susie's letters 10 the chll-
dreu think the story Mothers To
at.ua~ was splendid. Nv pana is a farmo r
aud we live on new place ~ the norm
Arkansas hills. where Is ihinlN SET
tied. our nearest neiehbor IS ON. rlie
av-ay 1 think II "Nobody's John was
in this u.irhiurhouG le woGld not nnd
81 uauN lax girls J wash dishes aud
sweep feF mamma. ana am learning I'd
s.W and knit d"sriy love 10 * u
school. but am not able - 90 now. Best
wishes Tor Aunt susie and thc cousins.
Henry Nabocr. Wilmington. Ark.-Doar
Junior. Father is farmer | like farm
ing. Autumn IS here. I think 20 ID" most
pleasant season Of the year, tho leaves
turn yellow. red and brown and tall Oft,
l..s.8tl,,. their san has ceased to flow.
commence again in November. ! " u be
-lad when it starts We have a spien id
r.sa cher AiiSs Lee Furnishes. My studies
are smelling history. grammar. geography
and arithmetic. 1 live near the ouachitah
river. aud can hear tie steamboats,
whistle. I haven't hut oue pet; that ~
gray horse. Her name is Fancy. l was
eleven wears old the 9TH OF September.
7 viii close py asking "a question: Where
WAS the hardest fought battle Of the rev
olutipn@
Henry Watson Ivey. Sprotts. Ala.-Dear
Junior. I have long been an ardent ad-
mirer of your interesting column. and,
as seldom see q letter from this part of
the state. decided ] would attempt To
write one Ny home Is situated at
Sur8fts. a lttlc town ten miles from
Marion. the county site Of this, Perry,
county ] live near the Cahaba river. ard
on .s river is some of the most fertile
and best agricultural land i'm the state.
Some OF the most beautiful and pictur-
csque scenery IN the state a 50 abpunds
on lnls river I would like TO correspond
with some of the Juniors about my age
seventeen. Please put my name on the
Bird Lovers Society. John Il. Pear on,
of Poplar Grove, Ark, sees this, please
write 20 me.
Albert Harper. Walter. Ala.-Dear Jun
silent though Interested. reader of your
dear columns. and often have I thought
of writing. hut have never had the cour-
age 10 do So. There is nothing does me
more good than to see young people try
Ire go elevate their minds in an educa-
tioual llne and there is no better way
than cor. esponding to some newspaper,