The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24

many of the cousins like town. do for
one. Would like to correspond with
either sex. between the ages OF IL and To-
Mary lone Denton, Micanopy, ria
Dear Junior: Two years have passed
by since last I made my appearance
among the happy band of Juniors.
will try and tell something about our
little town 1t was named for the Indian
chief Micanopy, and 1t overlooks
beautiful lake called Tuscanilla. Tus
camilla was the daughter of MicanopY
1t is very old town, has two railroads,
four churches and a good high school,
Before the freeze Of 1898 1t was a net
work Of orange groves and was called
a beautiful little place. but now 1T is
not so pretty. Correspondence solicited
Inez Pettus. Huntsville Ala. r. F. D.
No. 3. Dear Junior: AS some of the cous
ms write on subjects I viii follow their
example and choose for mine flowers.
They cannot be monopoized. The poor
can have them as much as the rich 1t
does not require such education to
love and appreciate them and as they
are messengers of affection, tokens OF re-
membrance and presents of beauty of uni
versal acceptance, 1t is pleasanter TO think
that all men recognize brief brother
hood in them 1t is not iupertinent 10 Of
fer flowers to a stranger The poorest
child can proffer them to the richest.
They are emblems of purity.
guess I had better close for fear I
make my letter too long Love to Aunt
Susie and the cousins.
Elmer Lapham, Hand Station, Mich.
Dear Junior: | have been a constant
reader OF The Constitution Junior for
eral years and will now attempt 10 write
because l seldom see letters from the
northern states. l am a farmers son and
prefer farming to anything else. | am II
years old and have horse and buggy.
Riding is one of my favorite sports. Last
Sunday 1 went out with two other boys
to see a ball game which was very in
teresting. We have our ball games on
Sunday here because the attendance
would not be large enough during the
week. Ethel" of Ruffin. n. c.. write us
again. I agree with YOU regarding kiss
ing games. although am q boy. I VIII
now close hoping to escape the waste
basket. Correspondence solicited either
sex
Charles Guidot, Hand 2 o., Mich. Dear
Junior: l have Long been an admirer of
the Junior page and have never before
written to It. l live in southern Michigan.
1t Is n good farming country and the
climate is very good. l have always lived
are quite 4 number of boys about my
age around here and we have great times
going out together. l am making a
stamp collection. ] have stamps from al
most every country and would be willing
to exchange duplicates with any one de-
string some AS this is my first letter I
will not make it TOO long so as to avoid
the waste-basket. If any one would like
to correspond with q Michigan boy here
he Is ] would like correspondence from
n(F irfv
jamie Singleton. Hampstead. N, c.
Dear Junior: AS this is my first attempt
to write to your page. l will not take a
subject. but will describe my home. [
live miles from the postofiice and
about miles from the sound. We have
three churches-Presbyter Methodist
and Mormon. so you see cousins we
don't want for preaching. | was to a
big fish fry to the sound on the 24th of
July. and had a very nice time; had d
fine dinner and plenty of lemonade. The
evening was spent in music and dancing.
How many OF you have my birthday. Au-
gust /? | was 10 years Old and have
been afflicted ever since | was five
so l don't use it any. How happy l
would be If | could only use both of my
hands. l viii close Best wishes to all.
Willie Alma Cardwer. Chapel Hill.
Tex.-Dear Junior: I am farmers
daughter The farmers are real
blue about the cotton crop, The
boil weevil are destroying the cotton
so bad here. The Junior page is growing
real fast. Why don't some of the sol
der boys write? ! enjoy reading their
letters so much. Our protracted meeting
at the Baptist church has Just closed.
It a splendid meeting. ! am mem
Der of the Baptist church. We live in
q prairie country. ! have never seen
pine tree. I have rela tives in Alabama.
Papas only sister and one brother live