The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-14

this mountain and beheld clear SnS
about me and the earth was pare
for the lack Of rain. while IN Inc .t,
leys below the rein was falling III .oi
rents. Only imagine yourself above th'
clouds and looking down upon lheHi.
And l have been in the valleys anu
watched great thunder storms raging on
the mountain. while the crops were al
most drying UP
Cousins what is your idea of noun
tain boy?" Do YOU think him to be
kind of worthless animal. without pur-
pose OF aim In life? WING never asplres
higher than to be newer of wood ana
q drawer of water"
If this Is your idea, must tell you that
you are much mistaken. and you owe
me an apology for even entertaining
such thoughts. I am one Of this specie,
ana | wish to say that my natural ad-
Vantages have been less than the aver
age mountain boy. And I want to ten
you that have set my stake quite high.
and am much nearer 1t now than I was
TWO years ago [ wish that space would
permit my telling some of my ups and
downs. but 7 will only tell you that |
left my mountain home two years ago
TO enter college with only $50. I am
now instructor OF military tactics in Milli-
gan college 1 will graduate next year
Then look out for the mountain boy. He
pose Hitch your cart to the stars and
run Just as near as you possibly can.
Rave plenty of self confidence. but not
~ .uIcel'- III any OF the cousins "ish
Will gladly answer ali letters. Age, 20
years.
ny +" D. CroieS' JUDGES Sidlhs, Ala
Dear Junior: have knocked for admit
lance at your door once before, but you
| rof,, ~.
| come In TO stay just few minutes; j
| will not stay long, and will be very
! good this time. do not think 1t is any
| harm to read good novels; read all the
| .ihe wheh am at nome. am not ~
nome very much OF my time: in me sum,
incf ! am visiting most OF the tirie alu
IN INC WINTER am teacnlhg schooi. ~ ~
| dedr juniors oo1l thlnk an 50 ~"
because l am scho3l ihalH' LOT ,,o as IT,
liloeeo- d very you'h! LUZ. 1te. ~ NJ -" ca.
only 20. am hol tetc'lllis w" 49, r.
papd "oG a tu' ~ riJ iore1, baven,t
! ahy'nlns 20 90. ana /, - ne - ~ ~ hn,.a
| Correen6rdanco soIic,tnd
BGx 1874 LAGRANGE. Ga.-Dear Junior:
certainly agree with Jimmie Lay
Brady about farming. I am trying ID
make a farmer myself. I used to be the
second boss but now I am full boss. and
I believe the second boss has a little the
best time: that is. he has more time to
froIic b,lt beIfeve T have as good a
| TINS aa .nvl,od,- love To postum
/ hunt. the fellow, that loves it better than
| I do want m sro with him. A fellow
from Chicago was here not long ago and
yanfed IN 90 'noesum hunting. he never
49, 60, - ,o,,.bF. - 10 cor,a over
80 -, -, arrai, .,,@l
- a. ~ u, h.li' ~ ~, , ~, 90, =;
~ gu H,"''u9 up ~ ms NirsS az i'ii ~
c'ie CfeeS t"lce- tAihh tiai' s 49, M
Tor me nrs' tlilie, doh 70" im .;,,, a,e
some girls tlat wanted L" 20 WIN M
soon ana expect to nave lot OF i'h
| am gong hunting about mics from
mere this week and II nave good iuck
! VIII let YOU know about 1t. nave
got good dogs and live about two miles
from town aud make from fifty to one
hundred bales of cotton each year
had rnst as soon be myself as ANYBODY
else for there &c not many Daonla that
have any better times Than do Core
spondcnce solicited Either say
IN writfng r. vonr n,ar infereetIng do
nart,nent r rouId nreean. y far. thoiph+s
On "rJaro and uaroisn, !" II eaa1ns that
an oq no - oarta;,, o,to,, o,., ho,n
,,.r.a,,.,s. " ,.,, C,f.a..
| 1.-Two our nea'ts thihied SHa our eyes
spaTkied with manifest interest as we
| listened to the recital of some thrilling
adventure or heroic encounter. Often We
have read the startling ascount OF some
brave fronticrsman as he ventured forth
among the wilds Of the forest and beard