The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-09
chair" So l will say "Au -evoir." and
perhaps l will come again.

perhaps l will come again.
W. Il. Crumbley, Blakely. Ga.-Dear
Junior: L live in south Georgia. the land
of song and sunshine The sunshine
seems to have a golden touch, while the
birds sing their sweet songs almost
throughout the entire year. On every
side the pretty wild flowers greet the eye
and delight the olfactories of the person
who IS not blind to their beauty. I think
live in the garden spot Of the world.
| will take for my subject Books and
tell you of my home some other time.
Books have played an Indispensable part
| in the history Of the world, and their
| Importance can't be overestimated. In
| the earliest parts of history. away back
in the dim and misty past, we find books
| slowly but surely coming Into the homes
of the people. 1t is interesting to study
their history and see how the wicked
rulers tried to suppress their circulation
in order to keep them out OF the hands
OF the common people, that they might
rule with a free and tyrannical hand
Wicked rulers realize that their success
depends on keeping their subjects igno-
rant like dumb driven cattle" Wherever
books have gone civilization and good
government have followed close In thej-
footsteps Books are the conveyOrs OF
culture and Intelligence, which are the
very bases on which all republican forms
Of government are founded II we want
good company we can have that OF kings
and queens by going to the library and
there spend many q pleasant and profit
able hour listening to their words OF
wisdom / am truly glad and thankful
that am living in this age. where we
have the freedom of the press for which
ha,
the great store house OF knowledge Is
within reach Of all there Is no excuse for
any one being ignorant in this age OF
books and culture.
Lives Of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime.
And. departing. leave behind us
Footprints In Che sands of time"
Correspondence solicited. | Will an
swer all letters received.
Angie Faler Portland. Ark.-Dear Jul
nior: It seems almost though | was
acquainted with you, have read so much
about you in the Junior columns and SO
many OF your letters. | have read some
of Uncle Wits letters. too, and enjoy
both very much. My sisters 60 to school
and study hard. They have a good, we'll
informed teacher. The school house is
q fine large brick one, containing two
well-furnished school rooms, music
room furnished with piano and organ, a
chapel and library and halls. There are
eight rooms. counting halls and all
There is an attendance of probably so
or 200 pupils. | went TO school three
DAYS of the first week of school but bad
health forced me to quit. I am sorry
that I cannot attend school. but content
myself with reading The Constitution.
helping mamma and writing. write
some almost every day. l am trying TO
get so II Is easy for me to write with
pen 1 have always used pencil. This
is q very beautiful country, but 1t is not
healthful one: | think 1t will he though
when 1t IS well drained so there are not
so many slews and ponds and swamps.
live near little country town. II has
saddle factory. two drug stores. two
churches, three meat markets, q hard
wood store and eight grocery stores; also
postoface. cotton gin. oil mill and saw
mill. and lots of nice residences. There
is quite good deal of game in the
swamps; plenty Of opossum, coon. SOUR
rel and partridge, and a good many deer.
with a bear occasionally. There was
deer killed in Portland short time ago
It came up in a peach orchard on the
outskirts Of the town and a man shot II
have been reading "The life and Times
NJ Thomas jefferson" and am sorry it IS
ended. and hope they will have some
more Of that Kind of history. I Hike Mr..
Watson's style Of writing Much love to
Aunt Susie from one who wishes to be
one of her nieces.