The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-06-29

r. E. Knot, Good Hope, Ala.-Dear Jun
ion: I havo been for some time a silent
reader of The Constitution and nave
often thought of writing the Junior page
but have never gotten my consent before
will take for my subject Aim ana Cd
1 iect in Life" OF course We all have some
object in life but what is our main CD
| iect? Are we living only to ENJOY our
seives and seek our own pleasure anu
grasp and geab and get fortune! g
would make poor captain, II we 40 NJ NJ
know the port we are sailing for We
/ would certainly make a poor lie or II II
we have no definite aim and end. ""
should say to ourselves. i can only HVe
for two things. l can live for good or
can live for the devil, and which shall it
ne?" Dear Junior friends if our souls
he worth saving and God worth serving
| let. serve Him and not sneak through
| this world really seeking ourselves and yet
not having the courage to say to our
| selves you are living for yourself
Let's have q definite and distinct object
else our vital energies will be wasted
and our industrious days lfcklesSl,
squanIered. Correspondence solicited
Do~a Wright. Riddle, Ind.-Dear Junior:
AS this IS my first attempt to write TO
The Atlanta Constitution ! will choose for
my subject Life" 1t is true life Is
what we make it, and we should strive
to make our lives pleasant tor ourselves
and all those around us. We should not
waste our youthful lives in idleness, bu;
try to improve every moment that SO
swiftly passes by. We all have trials and
disc Engagements all through the journey
of life but we must not give up. W.
must pick up courage and not let thenl
drag us down. Remember lit is long
lane that has no turn" Our time Will
come some day if we will but persereve
and have hope l live in the southern
part CT Indiana. My father has the post
office at Riddle and a county store. |
work in the store most OF my time Would
like to correspond .Witn some OF the
cousins about my age, which is 10. WI!
answer all letters.
Tons L. ltea, Ridgeway, Va.-Dear JUN
Tor | will describe my home. I live near
the pretty town of Ridgeway and also
Martinsvile our county seat. | live near
;he heautifu, Smith riveY, 1 guess it was
named afte.- Captain Jonn Smith. | d II
4 fe!1ner's 10y | think country lie IS
very genial but III tell you 1t seems
very insignificant. How does it suit y9u
bows to pillow mule on very perpendlc1i-
lar h.ll? / 60 to Tan Yard graded school.
We had a large school last session. ger
very lonely some time. as | haven any
sisters nor brothers, but have a kind
mother and father. 1 IA years Old
Would love to correspond with some OF
the cousins about my age.
Della Woodall. Hughey, Ky.-Dear Jul
Nor l will tell you about my trip to
the state prison last fall. There was
crowd of twenty-four started about
O'Clock in the morning. Some were in
buggies and some were in carriages, and
we arrived at Eddyvllle about o'clock.
that being the town the prison is in. We
first went down to the court house and
then we started for the prison. We first
went in all the cells and went In the
hospital and then to the engine room
and to the kitchen and saw them prepare
dinner for the convicts. 1t is a grand
sight to see the men make up biscuit
Cough, and to see how much it takes and
to see them prepare soup. We then left
the kitchen and went up to the dining
room. 1t was grand to see all the con-