The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-10

cousins like to read? I do. I really en-
JOY it better than most anything else.
think good reading is beneficial to the
mind and we should all try to improve
our minds and read all the good books
and papers that we can. / wonder what
all the juniors are doing these days. l
have been helping to can peaches this
week. j live 3 miles from the Baptist
church and mile and half from the
Methodist. Wishing all the Juniors and
Aunt Susie success and jolly time.
will close. Farewell.
M. Vivian Martin. Rapley, s. c., R. r
D.. No. dear Junior: / am another
Palmetto state girl. I live in the north
western part OF South Carolina We have
a beautiful home. there are so many
large oak trees In our yard to shade US
while we play croquet. DO you cousins
like to play finch? T do. We certainly
have q fine time playing. I boarded away
from home and went to school this ses-
sion. We had such a sweet music teach
er. By the way, L would like to ex-
change the words and music of "Alice
Where Art Thou?" for words and music
of "Stay In Your Own Back Yard" l
have attended five picnics this summer
L
One of my brothers is in New York at
Cornell university, taking Latin and
Greek. He teaches school at Furman
now. Mary Ellen Waters. you almost
have my birthday. Yours is August 80.
and mine Is the 81. I like to <ead very
much. Did any OF you cousins ever read
Tempest and Sunshine?' 1t is Just fine.
The BLACK and Red Rock" I have heard
are good, although / have never read
them
We have lots OF flowers, but they are
SIS pretty as they were last summer.
would like for some of the cousins
from the western and southern states to
write to the Junior. L would like CORE
spondents; either sex; age 10.
Wheeler Harden. Alanthus, Ala.-Dear
Junior: VIII YOU admit me again into
your happy band Of cousins? ] am some
distance from where / was when l wrote
last. My brother and l left Wheeler,
Miss, last Thursday evening. l arrived
here this morning Saturday. I was
somewhat worried when [ got here. My
new home is situated on klondike ridge,
between Big Bear and Little Bear creeks,
miles from the nearest town. which is
Burlsson, and Il miles from Russell
vile, the nearest railroad station, which
is a pretty town. This is a very pretty
place TO live. The land is mostly upland.
We have bottom land some distance away.
We have very good society here. Boys,
let the girls know that we are awake.
They can write good letters and we can
too if we only try Where there's will
there's a way" so let's pick up courage
enough to pen a few words to this page.
l. for one think it is improving fast. If
we will get deeply Interested ana push on
ward ana upward and do our very best
every time we will sure make this page
a great success by our own efforts Cou
sins, we should thank Aunt Susie for
printing our pictures in the junior page,
for | think she is a great and good wom-
an | would like very much to CORE
spond with some boys and girls, or both,
between Is and Il years of age.
Edwin Matheson. Neptune, Fla.-Dear
Junior: The birds are singing their
sweetest notes; all is bright and cheerful
in the morning. Tho breeze gently watts
the fragrant perfume of a lily 10 me as |
write This lily is beautiful now. nut
In a day or two it will droop its head
and fade away. How beautiful it would
be if each one Of US was as pure and
holy as that lily--not a speck upon its
snow-white petal to mar its beauty. A
girl that is pure in heart is a pearl that
no man is worthy to win | will tell
you what nice time l had the 4th,
at West Palm Beach. | went down Fri
day night. and next morning l went to
see the sights. The sports were foot and
bicycle races. baseball, etc. The most
Interesting feat was the battle of Ma
nilla. During the day l could see the
Spanish feet riding at anchor. At the
appointed hour we went to see the battle.
which started at 1880 p m. The display
Of fireworks was magnificent, once and
awhile the report of bomb would reecho
from shore to shore. soon the Spanish
ships caught ahre. and exploded The
grand ball at the opera house ended the
celebration
Eliza f. Singleton Donalds, S. C.-Dear
Junior: l have stepped in a few minutes
to congratulate you all on writing such
nice letters and having such good judge
as Aunt Susie. May the Lord bless her
in all her works Where are all those
boys? | was in hopes ! would get to
see a few of them, but I'll be contented
and chat with other cousins. | am a
farmers daughter and my fathers house
keeper. | have six brothers and three
sisters. All at home but two. You may
know there Is plenty of racket when We
all get together. My dear mother was
taken away from us three years ago. 1
can sympathize with any one who has
lost loved one. Let me tell you of a
little accident | saw a few days ago /
was gathering peaches near the garden.
All at once l heard some one say, Here
a snake" Looking around l saw my
sister standing in two feet of d snake
She says it was a yard long and as
don't bother snakes [ said kill it. She
went to the cotton house to get hoe
She found a shovel and in fact every
thing Imaginable but a hot, but at last
took maddox to kill it with but phsaw,
1t was gone; hasn't been heard of since
Correspondence solicited.
Tom Limrick Zada Miss-Dear Junior:
i happened last Saturday eve. The ac+
tors were myself, a COW and a pail of
milk This is the way it happened: l was
returning from a neighbours late in the af-
ternoon carrying a pail of milk, when
espied a large spotted COW, grazing on
the abundant grass near the path. Seized
by that impulse which causes all boys to
Or. Lyon
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