The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20

Help 10 make my cIOtneS. l nave always
had good reports at school and stood at
the head of the classes and studied hard.
because ! love my books and because
want to be a teacher. But | cannot dc
that, for to be a teacher one must grad
Uate at some school, either q public school
Or some other good school, and | live too
far from Warrenton, which is miles
off. to attend school there. | could not 60
by myself: 1t would not be safe for me
to do SO. and there is no one to go with
me and we have no way for me to go
away from home to school. My father
was In the confederate army for four
years with Ashby and Stuart and I love
to hear him tell of those exciting times
and the narrow escapes he made. After
the war he worked hard until his health
became too bad Now he is sick nearly
all of the time. and his daughters have
to help him in every way they can. In
summer my mother takes boarders and
then we are kept busy! If a girl is bright
and cheerful and puts her whole heart in
all that her hands find to do she can be
very happy herself and make all around
her both comfortable and happy. We
arc happy family of six-father, mother
and four girls of which I am the young
est and 10 years of age
Sadie Elliott. Moundvire, Ala-Dear
Junior: Here comes a little girl from
western Alabama who would like to join
your band of cousins. | have written
to The Constitution before. but guess my
letter found It's way to the waste basket.
Hope this one will not share Il similar
fate. My school is out. 1t will open
again in September. We had a nice
picnic when school closed. My birthday
was the Sd day OF July. 1 was thirteen
years Old Enclosed find 5 cents for
Grady hospital Correspondence soic-
tied
Hattie ]. Bryan. Trenton, S. C.-Dear
Junior: Have never written to this page
before, but as Aunt Susie suggested
some time ago for some one to write
on fish or animals, | will give you all
short description Of the eel. They are
very much like snake, about a yard
long are very strong have bright eyes
and fins on both sides their body, and
when you catch them you put sand in
your hands, as they will slip back in the
water. My sister Emmle caught one last
week that weighed pounds. which broke
her pole, though she caught the other
end and brought ii to land. | live near
a large pond, which was sold this year
in shares q mean just the fish to some
Edgeheld men. They come down and
fish two or three days at time. which
Of course they enjoy very much. Barton
r. Smith l think your ideas on educa
ton very good. VIII close for fear this
may prove embarrassing to some.
Katie Fite, Lumberton. Miss-Dear
y
time since I wrote to The Constitution
| will write again. | will describe our
little town. Lumberton is in Pearl River
county and is situated on the New Or
leans and Northeastern railroad and at
the junction of the Gulf and Ship Island
railroad S miles from New orleans, and
has a populat ton of $500 l.umberton has
one national bank two hotels, newspaper,
machine shops electric plant brick yard,
telephone system. water works. ice fac
tory. wood working plant, wagon and
repair shops, shoe factory, bakery ana
about twenty-five mercantile houses
that will do credit to any town. Our
little town keeps growing. There is
large brick school house which has two
hundred and nifty scholars and seven
teachers.
Nogie f. James. Moore. S. C.-Dear
Junior AS most of the correspondents
take a subject I shall take for mine
Finding Fault" Although I may not
give it thorough discussion. If L were
to ask the question, How many of us
find fault?" what should the answer
be? Cousins, ] don't suppose I'd find any
more than one out of ten who did not
find fault We all find fault through
life. some one thing and some another,
and some of each other. We have SEN
tencc in grammar which tells US 1t is easy
to find fault Oh, yes, easy, very easy
people than ourselves. We often, very
often hear people complaining of the
faults in others, when at the same time
they are just as faulty themselves ii
they would only take time and CONSIDER
them. But an, they never think of that
We have a verse in the New Testament
which says, First pun the mote out OF
thine own eye, then thou canst see clear
ly how to pull it out thy brothers eye
That is true. Let us first search the
Of CaI1
clearly how to search the faults of others.
Some people get up at morning and re
tire at night speaking evil of others, out
that IS wrong, very wrong, Tor II they
can't speak we'll of their brothers or Sis
tiers they shouldn't speak of them at all,
for silence Is golden, and as Snakes
peare SAYS, the least said is soonest
mended I'll close with quotation Tor
the many readers;
If wisdom's ways you wisely seek
Five things observe with care,
OF whom YOU speak, to whom YOU speak
And how and when and where.
Alice Chahin. Holland. Tex.-Dear
Junior: have been reader of The Con
stitution for a long time. and have
thought many times l would write, but l
am a little timid. but l have decided to
write this rainy afternoon. how many
of the cousins enjoy rambling in the
woods? ! do, for one, especially IN the
flowers. We have a great many flowers
of which | am very fond. II any one
sees this that has my name, l would be
glad to correspond with them | will like
to exchange the following songs: a
Bird in a Gilded Cage" Annie Rooney"
I'l tell my Ma on You" Single Life.
an the Baggage Coach Ahead" Nelly
Gray and others to exchange for kitty
Wells" Alice, Where Art Thou?"
without You Love- on, Let Me Die.
Dearest of Chums, "A Picture NO Art
list Can Paint Just Before the Battle,
Mother l would like to correspond
with some of the cousins about my age,
16
MANY thanks for your kind words; they
are too flattcring TO print. Aunt Susie)
Annie Davis DeSoto Parish, Butler.
La-Dear Junior will try to describe
Mineral springs: 1t Is about . miles from
my home; it is said if any one seeking
| health will drink the water from these
| they drink it long enough. The water
tastes bad enough to cure or kill The
| spring is lined with brick and cemented.
! both inside and out. There is also
| large pink pond at the spring Out III
| the pond is a bath house and there are
! several boats Some one IS camping
| there all the summer, People have a
DR.. Lyons
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