The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-27

statement is by no means true. Where.
IN all Europe, could we find another Ma
poieon! Where in the world could we
find another legislator like Gladstone?
Is 1T mere accident of fortune or OF
training That prevents others from gam
ing like distinctions? Have there not been
others whose opportunities for dlstihc.
ton along the same lines have surpassed
these men, and yet who have made a
failure of life. True success is measured
not by what one takes from the woriu,
but what he gives to the world. This HE
is given us for purpose. Our life work
is one part Of the perfect plan Of God
ana we are endowed with those quailtles
which will best enable us to perform u.
What that work may be is left for us TO
discover and accomplish. SO far our lives
are what we make them, and so Tar as
we seek to attain this end our lives are
truly great. And while it may not be our
destiny to hold a high position In the
eyes of the world, we may enjoy prouder
triumph in the realization ola victory over
selfish pride in the conscientiousness Of a
lie well lived. because based upon the
principle Of universal good. Miss Grace
Roberts, we boys are proud OF your sym
pathy for us. yet we do not OBJECT 10
your criticising us
Leon Strickland Mizell, Ala.-Dear
Junior: Having taken so much interest
in the Junior page since coming to my
grandpa's will now endeavor to write
a few words and Join the merry cousins
My home IS in Eufaula, Ala, but am at
present spending vacation with my grand
pa and grandma Strickland Have Wis
tied them every year since l was years
old. Will stay about two months thls
summer. AS they live IN the country
I enjoy all the fruits and have sood
time fishing and hunting. I have one
sister. Her name is Luna, Belle. age .,
and one little pet brother four rnoi'..s
old His name is Raleigh Dewitt. My
age is 10 and in fourth grade
Birdie Jones Palmyra, Ala-Dear
Junior: I am OF my grandma's now on
a visit and YOU know I am having
Jolly good time l long for The Con-
stitution to come because | like to reao
the Junior page 80 much, and | think II
improves every week. l received a medal
In school this year for getting the hlgh-
est per cent in English There were
about thirty-fve in the medal contest
of whom were four or five teachers;
live in a little village. Hishlan"
HOME 30 miles southwest of Monitgom-
erv. the capital of the state. we nav
a college at our village, also CHRIST 1i,
church My father is physician 'r,.
sometimes has to be off in the hieN'
when 1t is sainlng. .,,rao
received a ring in school two or three
marks; also a book In music ,
AS this Is my first visit fear l 9 naye
tarried too long. Love to Aunt Susio
and all the cousins. My age Is '"eANe'
Maggie Lee Butler, Clarence, La
Dear Junior I have been reading me
Constitution for some time, ana IKE
the department more every time read
tho cousins letters. l live in Natchto-
ches parish. on the banks Of Red river
about miles from tho county seat winch
Is Natchitoches and l mile from the 1T
tie village of Clarence, when Is sly
uated on the banks Of OLD raise flVel'
This title village has four stores
nosto-.ce and a number OF residences.
The Shreveport and Red River Valley
railroad passes through the place and
has a depot. ] have three brothers ana
a sister and am the Oldest chiid at nome
Our home Is surrounded by tall cedar,
Decan and oak trees. Have right nice
flower garden and a nice vegetable gar
den
r. d. Alsee. whitthorne. Tenn.-Dear
Junior: I have been resisting the temp
tation of writing you letter Tor so long
a time that | am just weary Of waiting.
Now, do not be timid when l enter your
COSY corner. and let me do all of the
talking There is something for us all
to do or say There is a cup of cold
water to be given in Christ's name, and
a word of encoura ger9ent to he spoken
to every one no matter what their sta
ton of life is or what they have done
in the past, and now cannot undo, but
we all should put forth our best efforts
In an honest endeavor to rise above our
surroundings. Always try to know and
do our duty and help others to know
theirs.
Now. cousins how many Of you vent
~ a
though there was one close enough by
for me to have walked | was glad that
| did not so. for many of those that did
60 got caught in a very hard shower. and
l felt 50 sorry for them. I am farm
er's son and live in the western part of
the Volunteer State When did the
Charter Oak blow DOWN." If you want
to find my age, solve the below problem;
If to my age there added be its half, its
third and three times three. 7 will be AZ.
Would like to correspond with some one
that is studying shorthand
Lula Fortner, Mt. UniH1. Ala.-Dear
Junior: Having been q silent reader Of the
dear old Constitution for a long while, at
last I have ventured to chat while with
the happy cousins. l always turn to the
Junior page and Woman's Kingdom first.
I do enjoy reading them SO much. My
papa has a beautiful country home, sur
rounded with shade trees, situated in the
southern part Of Alabama. Papa IS also
a farmer and raises most all kinds of
grain and vegetables. | have never lived
in the city but have visited there and
think | would rather live in the country.
We live = miles from our church and
can't attend every Sunday. | don think
there is anything nicer for young girls
and boys to go to Sunday school | think
il is a mothers duty to go with her chill
dren to Sunday school and church. Much
love to the cousins and dear Aunt Susie.
May Go dbless her wonderfully for her
grand work Would like to correspond
with some Of the cousins from Florida.
Virginia Mount,-Dear Junior: Since
Aunt Susie likes to have you read or
write of animals birds etc. and also
likes to hear of mother love even among
animals. l will, if she permits, write you
the following: little girl had white
cat which She called Bob White. and
when she saw Bob with three pretty little
kittens l don't know which was the
prouder the child the cat. But. alas!
the kittens only lived one day, and then
poor Bob went about crying as mourntul-
" and hunting for her babies. On the
second day following their death the lit
Tie girls playmate, older than herself
found three baby IA bbits in their bed out
in the field and brought them to the
mouse to have as pets. Now, 1t seemed
great pity to take the poor little babies
away from their mamma-don't you
think SO? especially when they would be
III danger of being devoured by the cats
and | would have se&t them back to the
soft bed where their mamma lett lhem,
but you know rabbits are so destructive
TO gardens and other things. that farmers
are obliged to kin them, and, besides,
they have such large families that I would