The Atlanta constitution., 1900-03-26

reading the Bible. l will exchange tng
WaSa,ur rhs Dying pGWn GirS to aeaIss the Club,
any songs | have for rhere.n ci,, So,ne and
Time" "Three Leaves of ShamrockS cS a'ia ~
Sidewalks of New YORK ino'o'o ~
cents for my 1900 fee. ..,o.,
(Did you ever play "hide the switch
Well, when you are away, OH iroi,, a.. ,,,,ase sn
switch you say cold as ice SO III sut.Mn,
ing my age, you "are cold as ice. -Auht
Susie)
Lucy Gilbert, Prospect. Tenn.-Dear
Junior: | have long been silent au-
mirer of your paper Don't think we
could do without The Constitution. II
is one of the best papers pubhshed. lhen
ii is one of our own southern paperS'
am true daughter of the 1n souI1n sand
not see how the northern people s'anu nS
the cold and snow. Tennessee ~ my
native state and one of the SrahueSt an IN
the union. 1t abounds with hlSh niiis
and bubbling springs. That is one -
the great advantages that country ne
affords Prospect is a thriving i ne..c
town: but every way you go ne reason
we are all so strong ana heaItnN' 1 '.i
sixteen years old and weigh about orc
hundred and thirty pounds Ihat looh9
like we are healthy and strong uocau
it? Prospect Is situated in the souln-
ern part of Giles county, one mlle lloih
| Elk river. The Louisville and Nashvliie
| railroad passes through here, so there 10
"A great deal of shipping etc. carried on,
! We have only one church. six. stores ln1II
| counting Jim Wise'S shack. where an
! the girls that like candy and the boys so';
! How many of you like to fish? do
| think there is nothing nicer than 10 20
| fishing, but have never hshed very
much. Spring will soon be mere. ~,
! ready the flowers have begun TO peep
| their heads out of the cold ground. bui
| / am afraid winter is not yet over anu
will all he killed. There is noth1ng
| prettier than "A yard of flowers we
have a nourishing school at Prospect.
Would like a few correspondents.
Bessie Morris. Walters Va.-Dear Ju-
nior: How many Of the cousins have stood
by and seen their beautiful home burn
down? | sor one have witnessed the Sad
scene. | think At is next to death TO stand
and see everything you have burh up
| There wasn't anybody there wheh II
caught afire but my sister, little brother
and l. The kitchen was almost burned
up when we found L. We hollered Tor
help as loud as we could and then went
to work to save as many things as we
could The house was almost ready 10 ldil
in before anybody came. We aNed a ieW
things, but not encugh 10 ailcdht 70 any
thing. But | reckon II was done Tor some
! good purpose. God knows what 10 30 Tor
the best. We have no idea how II cauSht.
unless the rats set il aiire. We hddn had
any lire in the Kitchen since u CLOCK
1 the day before. our mother had Deeh
staying with us, but had been called me
day before TO see my brother sam SIGN
baby and just did get there before IL dlGI'
| / went 10 church on Sunday and the
/ house was burned that night ON, IL IS
| sad If any of the cousins nave ever nap
ptned to this sad accident they nave my
heartfelt sympathy. My father has been
dead about nine years and am staying
| with my brother ana mamma IS Win
my sister. | reckon we VIII have TO stay
al art this way until We get another mouse
put back. am COINS 70 u SUBSCRIPTION
school this spring and try and teach leNt
winter and help to do all can. | Ike 10
stay with my brother, but there ls no
, place like home. Would like 10 hear from
any of the cousins, and If there Is anybooy
that feels like they want to give me some
| thing il will he highly appreciated. l close
+ with much love to Aunt Susie and all ths
would like for some cousin to send ne
= the words to Just as the sun Went
IGwn.' VIII exchange any have. Would
, like to correspond with some oI the COTS
ins.
; NJ Pierce. Cameron. y. C.-Dear Jn-
! nior: / live four miles east of Cameron.
"A little town on the Seaboard Air-Line
railroad nfty-nve miles south Of Raleigh.
our state capital / live in poor land
county what might be called "A wircsrass
, plain and guess that q great many OF the
cousins would think this queer looking
land covered thickly over with what we
call wiregrass round grass about the
size of "A common pin; when straight from
four To- six feet long. After burning OH
III III i4lT - ''A''''-
and sheep and when II Is oId soile'i'"c9
Hi.y- Jur-ok ou- aud. J". fut the tt,r,,rn1t
f,,,. -, Nc t.- a. 81 thr nast I'M ms
! s..ti,,n I'm, iu lrv bnxes Az
| t,thar a,d = .fn. - ,,tttur boNrs now
Whrn inc bt Z H.. 0..,. cIii in inns sec
dfrt;' Vars ta, tY.. up,aud erowtb .n
| ms section IN Mo,.r county is long and
I snort-strawed pine black Iack hickory
! ant lockwood, olu.a ana sweet gum ~
sWainps and mills. uuckicaerries aoGn-
dance. We raise corn. cotton. whe3t, rye,
oats ana sweet poi" toes, peas anu su6 II
cai,' We '',, ,..,.,-, ~, ~ so,r+hern
c'lt,rd ,n 'n.rf,.cfi..u me wear round
Cousins ann vcr,. fond OF pets. My
Youngest brother gae, me and my sister
a mule colt some t'n.a back, his name is
Boo; he is mishty nice pet; also
have tame fox. lts name Is faiue' ~
j. very interesting, ~ t'tI$ E'''t.r 70 @ ',u'
uOiilv ig'hs, ou' ." 10 M :,
- h,,I,,,,.. ~ ,,il1 elinb trees ana
raft for mo 10 come and take him d., u.
| NIv older siste. ana myself wants to raise
| e,u,r turkeys this yea. our hens Jre ne
| ginning to IaN. We have the common
! American Wild turkey aud the bronze tur-
! Lav mixed thoV are very large lud
l b.r1,-
/ W"u coueine oul sisters | would like
g.. ki,1,v vrbat vou IN think of Aunt
| Sueia / can.t cxuress my thoughts but
| In mart / think that she must be the best
! woman i'm the world / think shat she
l must bc "A regular u0tcas Of the nine