The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23

the WAY mat feauS TO 1t. Ana tlaL IS
through God. God and His creations are
good. VIII tell when and why we cele
bratc Easter Sunday. AS to the time it
varies with the moon. Il also always
comes the third day after Good Friday.
1t Is festival of The Christian church.
observed in commemoration of our Sa-
vior S resurrection. The Easter eggs that
fill the children with so much delight are
types of life, and the beautiful Easter
lily is all emblem OF the pure and spot
less character of Christ. Will Aunt
Susie or some of the Juniors please tell
why Halloween is observed. and what
occurred on that day? l think an orig
inal letter, If it be not interesting. is
much more to be valued than a splendid
letter copied from some other pen. Don't
you. Aunt Susie? VIII leave space for a
more worthy writer.
Johnnie Murphy. sedalia s. C.-Dear
Junior: ] guess | am a new cousin. as |
have never written before Wish YOU
cousins were over here tonight to hear
me play my corn-stalk violin NY favor
lite piece is johnnie Jump Up and Kiss
Me" ] am now going to school; you
should see me carrying the girls lunch
baskets, etc; that's the only way ] get
to escort the fair sex. AS [ see them
coming, l catch out my two red roosters
and hitch them 10 my automobile and
then we are .. *.
Say, it's cloudy weather here and you
cousins had better take in your CHM
neys, for fear they will catch cold. Say,
your house needs covering, but when it's
raining YOU cant and while not, it don't
need it,
I am a hollyterroram, My Uncle Dick has
said
That / was only good at night, while
sound asleep in bed.
For | got UP not long ago, while uncle
tightly slept
And poured moIasses in his shoes; and
back to bed crept.
They say they're going to chain me down
because the other day
| split some mush and milk on aunt While
she knelt down to pray.
For I'm such n naughty kid, am; but,
Oh, ! have such loads of fun
And play off Ike a sweet young lamb.
and fool most any one.
L m worse than any crack Of doom, l keep
them in a stew;
You'd better give me lots of fun, for you
can't tell what III do
wishing Aunt Susie and the many cous-
ms a merry Christmas.
Correspondents solicited.
Bessie Alverson. sedalia. S. Gear
Junior: Here comes a South Carolina girl
70 ioin your happy band. Papa has been
taking The Constitution a long time.
love to read tire Junior page. | think it
improves every week. viii not take
subject this time, for fear might reach
the waste basket.
All siIls Christmas VIII soon pc lci .
and Santa Claus loaded down with toys
am anticipating a good time. W no mas
nv birthday. December "a? [ want the
cousins to give me a letter party lil'tt 10y
I live in the country. IKE the couii'tS
better than the city j am gong 10
school now.
Edna b. Davis. sedalia. s C.-Dear
Junior: have long been a silent ad-
mirer of the dear old Constitution, but
this is my first attempt 10 write FLOR
ence Tur.~sr. you write Interestingly.
I want a letter party on the ga OF
November so You must not forget me.
What has become Of the soldier boys?
They write so much to interest all OF us
We never tire of reading the soldiers
letters We have missionary day Al our
church next sunday. There are sixteen
Sedaiia girls IN one acrostic. Come over,
cousins. and Just listen to US ! viii ten
The cousins Of our state. Inc north
ern part is mountainous, while the south
ern part is level and sandy I'VE
in Union county, 60 miles north OF Co
mmhia, the capital Sedalia is only
small place with one store and the post
Office How many of the cousins en-
10y nusic2 l do for one ] play some,
but ike the guitar best Correspond
ents solicited
Frances Milburn, sedalia. S. Gear
Junior | am 10 years old / live in the
country on a farm. 1 go to school
am in the fifth grade. | went 70 Eall,
Y. c.. 10 see my sister | enjoyed my
trip fine Christmas VIII soon be here
and santa Claus, with all his presents.
We are ali going to grandpas Christmas.
I will close, with much love to Aunt Su-
sic.
Florence Morgan Overton Ebert Coun-
tv. Georgia.-Dear Junior: I enjoy read
ing your letters very much. l live in
The country, 20 miles from Elberton
once was little orphan girl at the
orphans homo in Decatur, but some kind
friends took me into their home. l like
my new home very much. l have q
goat cat. dog and some chickens. We
have much fruit III the summer. en-
Joy hunting sweet gum. My age Is ;.
| am in the fifth grade. | will close
with lowe to Aunt Susie and the cousins.
w. c. HUI, Ashland, w Va.-Dear
Junior: As | have been n silent reader
OF the Junior page of The Constitution
and have become an admirer Of the many
letters from the various cousins in differ
ent parts Of the country, VIII say that l
think there is and can be great benefits
derived from corresponding Either by
letter or through the columns Of The
Constitution on the Junior page, and as
| scarcely ever see a letter from Il cousin
from this dear old state, West Virginia,
or the Switzerland of America, I viii try
TO interest you for while, if / can find
space il the column for a letter like
this.
| will try to tell you southern girls
and boys something about this little
town. 1t is right in the famous Flattop
mountains Where tower the lofty noun
! tain peaks, hemlock, spruce. pine and
all other kinds of forest giants and the
principal products Of this country are
the chief industry. l will try to interest
you cousins more in my next letter if
| this one meets with favorable results
| Correspondence solicited.
/ Mary Wright, Moorefield. Ark.-Dear
Junior We are having real fall-like
weather now Autumn is spreading her
beautiful golden coat everywhere We re-
Gently had our first frost. l like to read
the cousins letters very much Our school
Will soon commence. like very much 90
! go to school all the time. How many of
/ our band have travelled? | have for I
| think I've Travelled more than ten thou
sand miles l have been through Mis-
souri, California, Colorado, Kansas. Ne
hraska. Illinois, and the largest city I've
been in is St Louis. Kansas City is a
| pretty place and Jmporo, Kans., is very
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