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> THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY. AUGUST 30,1887. .) use itas their tThe editress will answer questions or accept sug- !j«tion» with pleasure.^ We are sure our readers will welcome again ©nr gifted poetess “Carrie Goodman," whose long absence has caused many regrets. Tlio C culinr circumstances under which the poem low was written may prove of interest. Having moved from Georgia to Oregon they were “strangers in a strange land;’’ thousands of miles away from homo and friends, w hen her husband was taken suddenly and desperate* ly ill. Sending the hired man (the only person beside herself on the place) for a doctor, who lived miles away; no neighbors within miles; ■he alone for hours watched by one uncon* ■clous of her agony, but the grace of Him she ■o faithfully served, was “sufficient" for her, as it is to all, who trustingly “wait upon Him." In the Far West. “From the end of the earth will I cry unto Thee, when my heart U overwhelmed." A stranger, alone, in a distant land, Far away from the help of a human hand, A sorrowful woman her vigil kept Beside her beloved ore as he slept; For sickness had entered the cottage door, The shadow of death lay on the floor, And her heart was achiug with doubts and fears, And heavy her eyes with unshed tears. A manly ft rm lay upon the bed, With criina* n cheeks and throbbing heart,— “O speak to me once," was her sobbing prayer- lie only gazed with a vacant stare; •'0 irorcyi" sbo cried, "does he know me not? “Am t by the world and God forgot?" Then clasping her hands in her auguish wild, Bhe wept by the bed like some lost child. Then kneeling, she lifted her streaming eyes And lool e 1 to the beautiful azure skieJ, E’en crying aloud In her dark despair, “Fay! is there, O is there a Go l up there? “That sees my poor soul in its deep distress? “That pities me in my loneliness?"— From the sky there camo not the faintest tone To show that Ho heard her deepest groan. But softly there stoic on her listening ear, A low sweet voice, as of s< me one near, If y daughter, look not to the distant sky When pleading for help, while there's aid so nigh, To all troubled souls I am ever near, I've witnessed each bitter felling tear, And heard each sigh and faintest moan, Thy burden's too heavy to Lear alone. {Aft to my shoulders and leave it there, For I’ve promised all of thy grieft to bear, And I’ll give the grace that will thee sustain In every sorrow, in every pain.. *Tla fire alone that can purify gold, And trials must come to all my fold; I’ve been only seeking thy faith to prdve; It is not in wrath, but teudur o. e. Then over her soul stolon 1 e ivenly calm, And on her sad hca -t fell a soothing balm, As she peacefully rested on Ills strong arm, Wht s) power could shield her bt. m every, harm. Ere long was a change, to her glad surpriia The light bad come back to his dcareyea, And sho knew the shadow had left her door, And the sunlight of joy would beam once more. Cabbie E. Goodman. Why is it that so many people in the world frill shrink duty? Look around you and in ■very community you will obsorve that upon a few falls the responsibility of carrying on any good work that may be started. If it is a public undertaking where mon are concerned, why only a fow bear the burden, and those .jrfco should exert themselves and possess more fjral^io spirit, stand off, and too often throw ‘ cola water on the movement, or say how things had best bo deno, but if asked to take part decline with the excuse that they havo no experience in such things. With the femalo part of the community the fault of shirking duty is still more evident. When' a call is made for the ladies to organize a religious meeting of any kind it is the hardest work to get officers, and even if names are suggested for committees, one and then another will beg not to havo their names pat on; they are per fectly willing to do what they can in a quiet way, but not as an officer or on a committee. Thesamo thing occurs if it is • simple enter tainment, ono lady will insist such a duty bo given Mrs. , for “she has always done that," and so a fow do all the planning and work, and others say they lack experience, And why? simply because they don’t core to learn. Experience only comes from practice, and if one docs not venture for the first time of course they will neyer learn. How much better it is to accept willingly any part as signed you in tho work, end if yon have no knowledge on the subject go to some one who has and ask to be taught* and you will heai- fonlshcd how qulcjctt talent will de velop; at any rate servo to the best of your Ability and show a willingness to assist in your •hurchwork aud tlio work of four town or village. There Is too much of tile disposition to put on a few all tho work that the whole body of church members should feel it a privi- fedge os well as a pleasure to pEfform. Don't shirk any duty that comes in your way; if yon have been in the habit of doing so and holding off for Mrs. So and So to do it, resolve from thlstimoto come boldly forward and what ever your hands or head finds to do, “do it With all your might." So much can be accom plished by the co-operation of many, whereas the fow aro almost broken down by tho burden of any work, aud the feeling of‘regret at tho shirking of tho many. True goodness is liko a glow worm—shines only when “the eye of heaven is on it. It ■bines roost brightly when tho darkness is most intense. Though it lightens not the way of tho passer-by, it sheers him and lifts his thoughts above himself and beyond the dark* nei-s. And so the sorrows and troubles that come into tho liio of all, aro wisely ordered. With it true Christian, tho light of God’s lore In his heart, like the light of the glow worm, shines most brightly when the sorrow of dark- * ness is most intense, aud. bumble submission to a higher power under the chastening rod, fails not to impress the most thoughtless; in deed tho light of a Christian andor tho varied dispensations of God’s providences, shines with brightness to cheer many a passer-by. Truly is the man or woman to be pitied who does not fully recognize that “not a sparrow falls to the ground." but with God's permis sion, and that all things are ordored for our good. Many believe that certain afflictions come from natural causes, such as breaking the laws laid down by nature, and hence, death ensues, and while God permits it, Ho does not order it. Snch may take co • fort in tucli a belief, but far happier those who liko Job feel, “shall we reccivo good at the hand of God, and bhati we not receive evil?" To all such “the everlasting arms" are underneatn and around about as a sure support. Will the ladies wishing to place their names on our teacher* list, oblige us by stating their qualiiicaUons, what branches they teach, and also if music is included. It is a question often asked and saves time and correspond deuce if we can start to the applicant whan salted upon, Enrnuta#. About Tunas. To the Editor: About nine hundred different Winw are arranged In th.- Hymnals to belong In our Chord.#*. Not one in icn of them can be called Bair, any more than the drone of a Kcntcb tag- pipe or the twang of a jowit arr- No matter how well tln*y axe sung, they are fit for milling but to drive rcnsiUve cars nut of the church, and such has boat treir effect ujnn thousands. They have ac complished om* hundred folc more in imptxJng our ahtm bc« than Robert Infranoil. A thousand or more opera* have Wn compose*!, Wit outy about thirty a acre* sun-, with any hopes of attracting an aud fence. If Patti, Nilmon. and all ( the heat talent combined, were to sing such music •s we constantly bear in our churches, they would tot their reputation and their hearers. If the several hundred clergymen of this city should give u* lor sermons words strung together grammatical ly, but devoid of sense or reason, simply sounds sigmfying nothing, their sermons would be in no- cord with the music, and would have the same effect—they would empty the seats. The best musicul talent of the world havo devoted mueh of their time and their best efforts to sacred music. That their seraphic melodies should be dis charged for such trash as wj find in our llymnals. Is to my mind one of tlio wonders of modem times. Wchave great musical talent in this city. Our choirs are excellent, but when they are compelled to wade through the nine hundred tone* in our Hymnals, it is too much. No talent or reputation is equal to the task. Music. Household Hints. Fhun .Vanchcstcr (N. Y.l Mirror. Tho Uses of buttermilk.—I put the milk when drawn fr.>m tl e chum into a large pall, and let stand fur two or three hours, or until I am ready t begin baking, then I take a spoon and skim from the top the cream of the buttermilk, which I set aside for two or three loaves of the best And cheap est cake which can be made. For ono loaf I t ike one cup of this prepared buttermilk, ono cup of sugar, white, brown or maple, whichever I bap; en to have on hand, ono teaspoonftil of soda, salt aud nutmeg enough to flavor nicely; add flour to make a stiff batter; and bake in bread-pan in a hot oven. Keep three or feur days In a cold place, ana when cut it will be moist and nice. I double or treble the above quantity as I desire extra loaves. Biscuit are next in order: For these I take two cup* or buttermilk, one teaspoonftil of soda and a little salt I put all together n the bread bow 1 and stir it well. In making these biscuit I put the soda, without dissolving in hot water, into the milk, and I think they aro better than when done by tl e old rule. Add flour till just hard enough to roll, and the softer you can mrke them the better they are. I do not roll mine, but tak oj a small quantity on the moldboard knead it into shape, press it flat with my hand, and cut into small biscuit with the tin cover of a quart can. I put them at once lu a hot oven, and do r.ot let tlu m remain longer than Is necessary to have them done through. Then 1 remove from the tins and wrap in a cloth, and let them remain till cold. For griddle cakes, I take one pint of buttermilk, little salt, and put in codA till it foams; then add flour till it is a t ifle stiffor than 1 usually make griddle cake batter, and fry on a hot griddle. If 1 want them "extra fine," I add an egg; but they are splendid without. I never could make light, dc.icious griddle cakes until 1 adopted this reoeipe. From New York Tribune. Menlo Lunches.—Gold salads are always welcome and soudwlci o»of meat. Tho open air gives a keen appetito which should be met by something more buI ■ nntial than cake and ice cream. Sandwiches of rolle-l bread are especially delicious and do not get ro dry as flat sandwiches. Cut oTtho crust from a loaf ot nice home-made bread; butter tfco end of the loaf and cut off a thin slice; sp e id it with thin layer of deviled hrm chopped ti a powder. Roll each slice of b* e id as you cut aud spread it It will require some pressure to keep these sandwichee in shape, bnt' the bread when taken out on tho picnic grohtnWfll be motet and tender. Jellied veal, cold tongue and pressed chicken aro always excellent for biciilc, wickslona Stnflfcd olives aro not difficult t6 pfepqrc and good .appetizers. Select the laite queen oflve* for this purpose. Remove the stone with a penknife from two dozen olives. Cover them with cold water, heat to tho boiling point, pour oil this and drop In cold water. Drain and flil with a force of meat of chicken or \ o il. lie up the olives to keep tho force meat in and cook them for twreoty minutes In boiling soup stock sim mering s’.owly. Stuffed eggs, smoked fish, previous ly broiled, an? sweet and sour pickles are always relished at picnics. If possible have ice and plenty of fruit. Carry powdered coffee and condensed milk, if cream can not readily be procured, and hot coffee, which is always a welcome, if not an essen tial, element of a good picnic lunch, may bo readily prepared by filtering with boiling water. Oniotre as a Remedy.—An ocradonal dish of boiled onions wilt keep the children free from worms. A Lancaster county (I’*) physician writes to tho Lancaster New Era that ho challenges the medical fraternity or any mother to point out a place where children have died from diphtheria or scarlatina anginoss, etc., where onions were freely How Margaret Drew the Else. Letter to the St Louis Fost-Dlspatch. Our pantry Is next to our kitchen, where Margaret received the v slts of her Mickey. One evening I went down to tho pantry for something, and while there was an involuntary eavesdropper on poor Margaret Bhe had confided to n o only * tew days before, that shortly after Lent wo would hive to look for a new girl, and we consequently m el red Mickey with more good will than before he had de clared his intentions, although we were sorry to think wo would leee Margaret On the evening in question, Mickey wss in the kitchen, where Marga ret wss finishing np her work. After the rumble of a gridiron felling to the floor had subsided, I heard the following dlaloguo: "No, Mickey. No, you cannot’’ "Ah, Maggie, dear, gl’ me one kiss from those sweet Ups." "Mickey," replied Margaret, in a stern voice, •you must own the. bowl'before you claim the sugar.” ' i i‘ 'tnfirnvn .wj I recommend • Mar mi St's views to the serious consideration of young Udlw who are unable to de cide what is ftho vpreper conduct for engaged couples, without writing to t ha newspaper*. . “INASMUCH," BY CLYDE WAYNE. Mis-Gray sat about the annoyingly dellghtfttl task of making out the yearly memoranda of winter sup plies, with rather more than ordinary pleasure, for she had positively promised herself a new bonnet, which she felt qnlte justified in doing, since she bad worn the old one for three successive sessions with uncomplaining martyrdom. If there urn one article of dress which she es pecially longed ior at this time it was a bonnet. The old alapaca dress might be remodeled; the tunting brushed up to lcok passably genteel, and the sephyr shawl dyed to look uew, but the new bonnetf As she turned the nuty black strew full In the light, narrowly surveyed the dingy, feded ribbon and looked it over carefully and seriously, she de cided once for all that the bonnet must go. Having so emphatically decided the vexed question, she headed her list with that ’onged-for bonnet, a id then scarce believing she was ;tdly and truly going to have "a new bonnet," she gave a satisfactory glam* at the unmistakable and unob- trustivc-lobkiogl njon which she bad written in very plain letters “Bonnet for self98.00," and being assured that si e had certainly written It down, con tinued to Ail the memorandum. With mathemati cal precision and forethought, and much curtailing, oach item was at last given its place, and with a afeb of intense relief tho little woman read and .0 read her Itet till thoroughly assured that she had curtailed to the last extreme. Had there been no tuttlorsucb “ctoe pinching" doubtlws my story would never have been told, and tbe fete of that much-worn bonnet would have remained unknown. As it was, Mrs. Gray felt the need of all her powers of Ingenuity and management in conducting tbe aflkira of her household, and especially enduring this particular winter when ©debt of some hun dreds wss to ben©. Haring hurriedly addressed the letter, which wss to go by tbe afternoon mail, and suddenly remembering that she had neglected to endow a certain sample, she turned to tbe bureau to get it While searching for it, a weak tremWtnf, votee fell on her ear, abd passing for a moment to listen, she caught, through the half closed door of an adjoining room, the ftmilltr words o{an old-time hymn: would not live always, I ask not to stay. Where storm after storm, rises dark o et the way." Perhaps It was the knowledge that "Aunt Mary" was tiring it, that gave to tho woede a new pathos. "Aunt Mary," aged and bent with a long life of care and trials. "Aunt Mary," whom in her old days was gr fag about from bouse .to boom wherever she enuid find a welcome, and who brought into many boose the very spirit of patient trust and uncom plaining crow-bearing. boat* rued bad Mrs. Gray become in the matter in hand that she reproached herself for neglecting the old sold so long, and rising, hastily, to sec if she still had a comfortable the in her room, and to apologise for her inattention, she came suddenly npon J.erwMtahejrcd-ub basket ot work which she wus trying to ] a' "h into a wearable shape. The sharp November winds were whistling out side, and Mrs. Gray noticed that “Aunt Mary” qttfokly drew together the bundle of red flannel over which *bs was stooping and for the |f n t time she caught agli*teRtug tear on the farrowed cheek. With a snd.ktt thought rite turned to the old lady, and taking the julchul garment from her band* l.i-Id it up. It was an a ideivcst, worn thin and threadbare, till the very patches seemed to loosen the wutn-out threads. "Oh Aunt Mary I these are not all you have to wear this cold weather?” sho asked Incredulously, while a strange huskiuess stirred her voice. “Yet, child,” was the meek reply, while in spite all she could do, a few tcais would force through themselves down the sunken cheek* as "Aunt Mary" thought of those other days when hhetoo was surrounded with the comforts of a happy home. "But," she added chcerfolly, **I think I can wako them dome. You see,” she went on hastily, "1 havo kept them for tho very coldest weather, and I will patch them ulcely with that flannel you gave me, and with the comfortohlo winter quarters you have so kindly given me, I shall scarce foci tho cold." Mrs. Gray did not reply, sho simply hauded tlio garment back to "Aunt Mary" and returned to ber room. She found the sample, put It with the memo randum, and that evening it was speeding on its way to the city. It was a sharp, blustering morning a week later, when tho expected box arrived, and Mrs. Gray had just finished remodeling her three win e bonnets to her entire sattefectlon and to 'Aunt Mary’s" un bounded surprise and admiration. With a littlo extra care and trouble, It was turned completely in side out, the bright black straw glistening In a way that quite repaid her, while with the kelp of an al most forgotten plume and some velvet which bad been stored away ever so long, she succeeded in putting together quite a genteel looking bounet. As sbo laid it aside and prepared to open Iho aforesaid box “Aunt Mary" drew her chair closer to the. chcerftil open fire, for in spite of tho thin patched flannel her old frame was keenly alive to the biting morning air. And if she looked on with a sigh at the pile of heavy woolen stuff bought for the children’s wear or felt a covetous thrill at the. snug garments, the desire was instantly crushed, and she praised and enjoyed the pure base quite as much as did Mrs. Gray hcrsolf. • Directly, from the very bottom of the box was bnu,-lit forth two heavy all-wool vests, the very sight of which made the dim old eyes grow bright. "These ore yours, Aunt Mary," began the little woman, but she Stooped short, for the poor old soul reached out a trembling hand and feeltngof the soft warm garment, asked In Incredulous surpririFand pleasure, “For me, child?" “Yes, for you, Aunt Mary," is the smiling reply, but in a moment Mr© Grey turns aside to hastily brush a tear from her eye. Almost reverently “Aunt Mary" takee the unex pected gift in her hands, and with eyes frill of grato- fril tears says very gently and t oftly, “Ood bless yon, my child! These will keep my old bones from many and many an ache, and Ho who feedeth tho spar rows will not forget rot." -What made the wrinkled fece grow suddenly hal lowed, and lent to the once shabby bonnet lying on the bed a new beauty and grace? Only this: the consciousness of a singlo good deed; tho still whisper “Inasmuch as ye hare done it unto one of tbe least of these ye have done it unto Me/' Fancy Work. BOS* LAMP MAT. Materials: One ounce of ro*o colored Dorcas Sax ony for tho rosea, and two shades of green for leaves; one ounce of olive for the center of mst With the olive make a ch of six Ms end fasten in a circle; in circle Wf ri ten long crochet st* Continue to make long crochet sts round and round, taking epreto widen sufficiently to make the mat lie perfectly flat, until It Is the required dimension. Fasten, data I brcsnlboard, the also of mat, oover It with tow tlio mat securely to the cardboard. I’nnd leaves for border are made as follows: tj> Of writing paper three-quarters of an F01| THE YOUNG FOLKS. Fun tor the ChlMrrn—Tlio Con.lltiitlon Training School for Uoyo end Girl.. .. Tako tho rose colored wool tnd crochet wind th. Saxony three lima around tlio id hook and dmw through with short crochet stitch. Contlnuo until you hare a piece ton or tivelvo Inches long. Fasten. Slip It off tho paper and wind It round In shape of row, sowing It wltlrnecdls and threat. Now taka tha darkest shad# of grew aud crochet twolrs chains, and in each chain make a trehlo point crochet At tho polptof leaf, crochtl twclro treble crochets In tho same st to make the point llo flat Mako three of these leaves. Work one row of Afghan st round tho odgo with light greon, and work stem stitch down tho center, and vein with same. Attach tha onda ol leaves together and pit moo when leaves aro Joined, and fasten to edge of tho mat. Amt A Novel Head-rest. a hovsx inan-KEST. . A novel head-rest Is mado In tho ships of a huge ban, stullbd with hair or feathers. You can cover tbe baU In various wap.. Alternate strip* of plain and figured ribbon look TO, well, hot a newer idea 1s th take a pttoa Of tailn thlrtr inches long by fif teen wide, and gather It tightly at ono end; then stuffand'gathevthe other and' to leave a hooding about two Inches deep Bay you use bronso satin and fhee the top with Mease (men; then makollvo green plash letveeand sew these around tho haro of the ball, adding a loop of eovd the same color This banIs Intended to took under poor head or behind poupfeKketbctween your shoulders when yon aro trying to make yooiself eomforiablo In a straight- lfcflflj. cta1 '- Correspondence. tin. tH Walfitce, Henson ton, Torsi—I see in Tna CoNwinmois ot July 16th where Mis. U Klnard, South Carolina, wanta to ezohango vegetable peach -- “ “ ‘ , I wlU send her - to writ* end I F. N."—As "L. V.," Denton county, Tubs wishes a receipt for making cocoanut cake—cot layer, I can give one (that I use) and know it to be guod, Three cope of sugar, one cap of hotter, thro j eggs, three teaspoonfhli baking powder-1 nee llonTonl'e—(bur cope flour, three cups grated cocoa- nut, grated rind of one lefon if the butter needs thinning nse one cup sweet milk or water. Allow me to say that If “our" pass Is aver left outof Tita COitsTiTVtioH it will certainly loso a great attract- i, and a most useful one. Mm B„ Dorcui, lores.—Mrs. I» Klnard, South Caiol.nt: I saw In Woman's Kingdom a description of your vegeUbl. peach, and offer to exchange seed fin scrap* of ellk and ribbon. Will yon send me some? 1 win send my name and addrsm to the editress. lam ono of the Taras drought su fibre rs; tho eflbeb of tbs drought hag placed ms In a con dition that I can haroly nuke an Independent living (that It without asstatenoo (Tom (Honda) Can any of tha sisters send me some running squash seed? also some cabbage lettuce, I will he very thankful for any garden toed the sisters will send ie. ttn.il. A., Flat Creek, Oa.—Will yon allow me space In your oolumus for a fow words to the lady (Tom Camilla, 8. C, I would say lay your feather bed out when It U raining and 1st It get wet thoroughly, keep It turned until dry and It will be asgoodaa when new. I lympatbbo with the staters who have lost their littlo ones, though I here nono of my own. I have seen my brothers end sisters lay their llitlaonea away. We muet look lo the great Giver for comfort and to a happy minion. Can any of tbe aliten give the addresc of Floyd Grigers? lf^io or any of his relative* win addresa 1.1.. Grigt-rs, Flat Creak, FUyett* county, Go, they will find a long lost relative. Mrs. & M., Milam, Texoi.-Hoppy thoughts' when to woman wee given • kingdom In jrouriln- comparable paper. What a pleasant surprise woe the first copy; we thought It came by chance, hut afterwards learned our name had been seat by a Mend, Blemmy Iriends, bow much good they do us. Texas is undergoing one of her olddkahlcned droughts. Wo bare been bare two yearn end havo never seen It an dry before. Nevertheless Texas le a great country, deep!to her droughts, wild winds and not a ware ot water Just now. Should It not team ns to wait patiently oa tbe lord? WIU more one please tell me where lean get the "fir" for pUlow, mentioned a sboKMme In the Woman’e Kingdom, and the proper quantity for pUlowT If some ooeof the sMen will send me palm or palmetto plants I will send Id return two caoU, one Iran the Drama and one fame the Colorado. An Awful Revenge. From the New York Sun. A dreadful otovy 1* told ot a Chilian ofLoa Andes, lie had a grudge against a i eghdor, and when smallpox recently appeared In a province he s n-nrbrrof Fisty'-e and put them Inald* a ping of tobacco which he placed where the people bo hired were likely to see Erie neighbors found It on.! smoked thorn. Afew ■ the boose, WMw recaps*?. Tire fend waaattAcfced with the dfeeaae a tcvr days afterward and died after con ft wing his Dear Nephews and Nieces: VTo must leave Gal ye* ton so thafcwe may reach New Orleans in the evening about eight o’clock* We do this so wo may boo some rather interesting country, though we cannot stop at ITo iston, tho only city ofeous'der- able size on our journey. This is a place of about 80,000 people, with many handsome residences and evidences of wealth. It is on BuflHlo bayou—wo would call it a river—whfeh is a narrow sluggish looking stream, that empties Into Galveston bay. There are always quite a number of vrast ls of all sorts at Houston, bringing in cotton. Wo pa»« through immense tracks of level prairie, not very rich, but covered with mcsqulte grass and thous ands of cattle. You see very few bouses, and generally these are Just In the edge of the trees, where they are placed as a protection against tho northers. Texas is a big state and everything is big in proportion. Th# aunt bills you see scattered over the prairies are from six to eight inches high, and th# ants of course very nn h larger thfcn our*. Wo pare Trinity river, the lands nix n‘ which are very rich and it was one of the first points to which planters from the enst wont. But notwithstanding tho rich lands the country is almost deserted, as it was no unhealthy. As the trains mu through tho swamps in Texas and Louisiana mosquitoes run to sit on the trees and bushes and watch for its coming and dart into the windows In myriads and somehow have found that under tho seats of tho cars thoy are rafo and soon begin to lunch on y< n * ankles, ft is to be hoped that they enjoy it, for you do not They seem to like a fresh* subject, and can smell out or find a stranger from a dozen natives. How do you suppose they know that ptop e are in tho can? I am sure l do not, but they seem to mo to know, and wait and watch for each train. Tho only towns of any size aro VermtlUonville and Morgan City, which used to be called Brarira City. From this point first steamship go to Now Orleans and other points along the coast Most of the bouses Lear marks af high water on them and often they have to go about the streets in boat© We pea through tho richest and most beautifril plantations in that country on the route, on what is called tho Bayou Teche; this is a river, on the banksof which are still to bo seen the residences, sugar liouscs and negro quarters, almost hidden by tlio immense oaks with their hanging mo**. Ifavo any of you read Long fellow's Evangeline? This is tho country in which her home was located, and from t! o remains now yon can Imagine the great wealth and the luxury in which these people lived before the war. The Jolly tirno through this rich country is In tho fall whilo they are grinding tho eano and making sugar. Then the little children, black and white, stand where tho ert ■ ted cano comes out of tho mill catching the sulks as they fall and suck the deli cious Julco. In a little while they becomo as shiny and!fetas pigs. About 8 o’clock we reach Algcirs, electric 1’f Its in tho city. Wo take a 1 steamer and cross tho river, which they say is about one ©tile wide, but you would not think so, but the rivet is about seventy feet deep opposite the city. Cumtl street Is the principal retail street and if qhlfe pretty, especially at night when thousands of people are walking under the electrie UghL New Oricurj* is a peculiar place in some respects, and for tost reason we stop there. The foot of Cnnal street fit oh the Mississippi river. As we walk np the street on our right Is what Is called the French port and many of the streets still Lear their old French names —Esplanade,snd tho like. Jf we walk through it wo will rarely hear a word of English, but almost all Ftencb, and in lato yean Spanish, German and Italians havo como in, so you frequently boar these tongues spoken. Tits children aud young ladies aro usually very pretty with dark brown eyes and soft creamy complexions. Bnt as thoy grew older I am oompelled to say tbe women are fet and ugly. This city, and especially this part, Is said to be un healthy, and yet the healthiest looking people to be seen anywhere in this country are here. Tba “Esplanade,” of which I have Just written is a bcantiftiUtrcct with dcnblo row of trees down tbe center and has many beaut'fbl residences, but all of the style of one hundred years ago. Indeed nearly all-ihe residence# In New Orleans are old 'n stylo, biit-in early spring tbe flowers, are of great variety and exquaffejy beantlfril. Yon find most bcadtiftil booses along 8L Charles street for out and atrip on th« street car part of the way drawn by a small engine to Carrollton would be interesting. As yon sit on the levee at Carrollton Just over a bcautlfol garden with all of the gorgoons colored flowers of this semi-tropical country,the river on tbs other side looks and is several feet higher than tho garden. There are many beautifril forks in the elty, and In the afternoon thousands of bright happy looking children play in them. Every afternoon trains ran every fifteen minutes to West End and Spanish Fort on Lake Fonchaltraio. ThcreHhooaanda of people gather and spaed tha evening hearing dtligbUlil maMo'and enjoying the cooling and delicious breezes from tna lake. They are beth beautifril plsees, and everything has been done to mako thtm attractive. As yon turn to y it* right. Just across a bayou, yon oan see a beautiful cemetery. If you ever go to New Orleans yon should go through it. T?wy have no graves In tbe ground, but all of the dead are buried in vaults, and some of these Itt .the cemetery aro of marble and most bcautlfol/ coAtinb many of them 990,000. Bnt though T bavefc mat deal more tony Aunt Susie will not lfk# my Writing so much. Affectionately, UnCM i ' Correspondence. ' J’;* , Lawre nc **ftlei Ala.—Wlil you admit another cousin into your family circle? I am a Ultle girl 11 vo on a form. My papa ; he says it is the bast paper in the worldrhe takes several papers, but always reads Tub Constitution first. I liars uo pcts only one litU# sister tiers© years old; I havo no brothers, {will close. My love to Aunt BuMe and all tbe cousin© Pallie IL Thomas: I solid you ton cents, please readme th: picture of Mrs. Cleveland; direct it to my papa, t. T. Thomas, Lawrcncovllle, Ala. Note—Tbe picture or Mrs. Cleveland la fifty cents, send stamp and I will return your ton cents, Edward Beasley Owens, Macon, Miss.-My mama takes Ths Atlanta OomrrmmoN, therefore I may claim a placo with the little ootnitts. Mama rajra I have some real cousins in Georgia, as my Grandma Sophronla Ragan Beasley was bom there. My papa is a traveling salesman for Heat Mayer St Co., ofLouisvlUo. Kyjhaisuot with us much and we are very lonely since my oldod brother went there to live too. 1 bars no sister. There aro tbrooof ns at home with mama. Tbe ofctat, Henry Lumpkin Owens, is fourteen years old. lam eleven years old and Calvin, the baby, le nine. We will start to ecbool tbe first Monday In September. I have made about foot doUais this vacation but saved only two dollars and seventy cents. I made a quUMast vaca tion for tho county fetr, but bare not been quite so smart this year. This is my first latter. P. W. Gilbert, Georgetown, Oa.—With the greatest of pleasure 1 will writo a short latter to Auntfittoe and the cotton* Aunt Baste, I send you five cents for you to put my name in your Bibis; I hope it fe not filled up with other names, but I fear Z am too late. I expoct to go to Atlanta during October fair. I will close, wishing Aunt Me a long and pros perous life. Write again Uncle WWlsm, Note-Thank* for the five cents; yoa are not too late. A. L. Loney, Triana, Ala.—I want my name In your Bible and I send you a ntckle, 1 am 11 years old snd would like to correspond with some of tho cousins of my age. I have a sweet little mocking bird, but he is *— apples, peaches, watermelons and grapes; wish Annt Susie were here to help cuJoy them. Tapa made about fifty gallons of nice blue grape wino and ten gallons of the nicest apple cider Imaginable last week. I went horwback riding last Sal-bath even ing and had a delightful time. We havo been having a protracted meeting in our settlement for the past week; there were nino converts. Parties and picnics are plentiful, of which we young peoplo enjoy very much. I would like very much to cor respond with some of the cousins. Birmingham, A la.—Dear Aunt Susie; From my reserved scat on tho barbed wire fenco of time, I havo been watching the procession of cousins file up to tho Young Folks' department and drop In their letters foraf oxl whilo and it bos at last dawned uprn my benighted countenance that if I wsnt to g#t mine In before school opens it Is high time 1 was at it, so 1 will do so with tho hope that too good auntlo won't let tho office goat get tho mall and make a meal off of my tetter. Tills is a typical city of what, in my humble opinion, is erroneously called tho "New South." In 18f0 it had about 4,000 Inhabitants; It now claims 42,000 poople. There are representatives here from every nation on tho globe, and among them are some hard customers. I am going to tho Pie Imont exposition if th# Howard Cadet corps is allowed to go. I want to see Grover Cleveland, a president who likes us southerners, and I want to shake Ids wife's little “flipper." If ■he is as pretty as a picture I havo of her, she Is a l oauty. Hon. Henry W. Grady is my Choice for vlcc-presKlenL Good bye each and every one. “SlNQ UXY, James K. Padgett, McGregor, Texas.—I will write to The Constitution again; this Is my third at tempt I will not tell anything about my town, be cause they aay the thinl time cousins, and next time I will writo more. Inclosed find five cents, let my name go in your Bible. Note—Thanks for your five cent* Kilty Pierce, Huntsville, Texaa—It has taken me a long time to make up my mind as-to whether I should write to yon or not, but at last I have taken my pen in hand to writo you a fow lines. I want to join tlio cousin*. Pajm takes The Constitution and I onjoy reading It so ranch. I llvo in the picturci*quc little town of lluntavlUc. Huntsville is noted prlno’iAlly as being Uie home of General Sam Houston, the “Hero of Texas." and also the plnce of Lurial. Tho penitentiary aud 8. IL Normal insti tute are also objects of interest. I am making my tetter a little too long, so will closo by asking the cousins to correspond with me, as I dearly lovo to receivo and answer letters and promise to answer overy one. With much lovo 1 hid you adieu. “Wild Rose," Wooten's Mills, Ga.—I hove been for some time a silent admirer of tho Woman's Kingdom, but never thought myself a women, so that is why 1 have never written before. I am in my teens yet, but am a vory good housekeeper^ or at least mama atya I am. I think Tun Constitution is the bast paper published In tbe United State* I do dearly love to read tho Woman’s Kingdom and the lltt?o ones’ letter* Aunt Stale l am so glad you are enjoying your visit at Blue . Ridge; writo often, for your letters aro very highly appreciated. Uncle Will, please let ua hear from you again; your tetter of last weak was very interesting. Iliad ft t Jol|y time hut week, a friend of mine' *po lives away MPu the country spent the week witlji us; wo ro«le.arout1d jftl had a nice time, but ah ’tte over now. I will bo very much-oblige If some one weUlg WAV) me the pteco of poetry, "The IJps TUat Touch Li'ifow Khali Never Touch Mina" Would liko to hero some cor- respendonts. *,</•., j Lola, Annie end Lonore Moseley, Rutledge, Ga.— We are readers of Tub CONtrmmoN and would liko to join the Mud of cousin* Wo are going to school to Miss Hattie Adair at the Davis academy; we like to go very much; it is three milos to the school home. Our papa is a former and takes Tm Consti tution and we all like to read it very much. We think Aunt Susie’s letters so instructive as well as they are so interesting. We live conveniently to ( h-irohes, but do not go to Sabbath school now, ss we do not have Sabbath schools except In the sum mer out In the country. We will close for this time, with much lore to Aunt Susie aud tbe cousin* Mattte Alexander, Louisville, 0*—Another ad mirer knocks for admittance. Grandfather takes the dear old Constitution. I lire near Louisville, which was the first capital pf Georgia. Borne of tho brick tliat were In the rapftol are in our ooui Tbe Yasoo papers were burned In Louisville. I al ways turn to Woman's Kingdom and tno Young Folks’ column flrsL I would liko to exchsni# put toms of crochet with some of the cousins for ribbon, ink and satin for my pin cushion;. It matters not how small the pieces are. I hare ono sister and brother younger than myselfl Ono of tbo boy cousins sold he was disgusted at the girl* tolling their ages, but as I would like to correspond with •oxhe of the cousins I will tell my age; I am in my seventeenth year. a L. fiiogdworth, Butler, G*—I#*k permission to Jolu tbs happy baud of cousin* ftp* is a former. I can yfek cotton and do most any kind of domestlo work. I onjoy Woman’s Kingdom very much; I find many receipts and suggestions that Z cut out and paste in my sorep hook. More poetry and Action. If some oftho cottons will send me ■ >mo nice poetry I will be much oblige, and will send them some crochet samples or flower seed to ex change. I go to school and try to have perfect S oon* Weplay some of the games G. B. R* wrote ’’ Wb had spiend’d fon in time of ih# great liquid, like to correspond' with' Mu© T. ifittUe.FI*, if ®ho will wrilif .find-. Auk ycur letters are to lovely; vvi^you would every week. I scud yqu a card fot; 'you you what a hero I turned out to be. I will give the cousins a riddlo: I derived my name from some thing everybody uses while writing. Please tell mo what It f*. Would be pleased to correspond with •omo of tho cousin* Beulah Kyle, Oakland, Tenn: My homo is in Aa kansas, but I am now among the beautifril bills of Tennessee, visiting friends and relative* My dear mother lias been dead three years, and I havo miss ed her so much. We don’t know how to apppreeiato a good tr.other until sho ha# gone aud left us in thte unfriendly world. I have been my fytjjof'p sole housekeeper up to this time, and you maybe iflro I know something of the trials of housekeeping and the tending of children, and I can syrop. t' I e with mothers In that rwpect. 1 am a member of tho church and trying to bo a Cbrixtlan, and: through the grace of God I expect to meet my mother in Heaven. My. fother is not d subscriber of your val uable paper, but when I go homo I shall prevail on him to subscribe. Will some of the cottons send mo the song: “Just Before tho Bottle, MotborT' Here to read Aunt Susie's writing* Hop#she will writo again. 1 know sheds a noble lady. I would tore to correspond with Zora Fairfield, Jf agreeable, hot I am like Zoek Dun sold he was, X have had more work than schooling. Annie L. Woodroff, Murfreesboro, Tenn.—I hare read no letters to Aunt Susie from our town, so X will write. I am eight yean old; will start to school tbe first Monday In Septcmter. I havo no pets but four pigeon* I want to correspond with aomd ol tbo cousin* My uncle and aunt take your paper and they like It very muoh. Butte oounty is named after my (great, great, great i nndmotber Butte; they moved to Georgia from Virginia. 1 wish some of tlio Butts county cousins would writo to me. Lula W. Dcnslcr, Wllsonvi'lc, Ala.-Tbt* te^my flrxt letter to Tn* CoNBTmrnoN, though ray mama has been a subscriber for year* I am nine yean old. Burn# one In tho la* t paper asked the name ot Mslhurelah's fetlicr. It was Enoch. I have two sister* Blossom, aged reven, and Olive, aged four. 1 wish 1 was a little oldor so I could go with my mama to tho exposition in Atlanta to see President Cleveland, and then 1 might get to see you too. Aunt 8uiie. J. L. Garrett, Lafeyctte, Texa*—Find fire cent* for which please put my name in your Bible. Comlns, if wo don't all rond our nlcklo in wo will never get enough monsy to buy Aunt Buslo's Bible I see it is coming In very slow; would you not give a nlcklo to havo your name put in a Bible? I wrote to you In the spring and now it Is the latter part of summor. Cousin* how many ot you would Uke to haveasweotheartin Texas? If you want one, herb I am; writo tome; Uke Paul Jones, haven’t any one to loro me; write to me. Aunt feusle, all joys be Ada Milter, Mill Ray, Ga.-I am a little girl nine years of a«e; snd I am a doctor’s daughter. Papa takes Trx CojamrunoNand w# like livery much. But that was md about Woolfolk. 1 bare two mis- rionary hen* I was going to school, but I am not going now—it is vacation. I bare but one Hitte pat, that tea Bute kitten. Mncb fore to Aunt Brels and thejcooain* VollJo Wilson, Jamestown, Ga.—X hare been read ing the letters of Aunt Busle and ail the cousins for som# time snd thought often I would writ* but an opportnni y never offered before. I am going to school. W# young pcopte have a nice tins* once a week w# ZMtt end pley croqaet,fwbleh I enjoy #rer- •o-mneh. X have attended aererel examinations this year which were very nice. I would Uke to correspond with eome of the cotton* Lore to Aunt Bate* and the cousin* beautiful boos# near the banks of I tahoorhre. We were visited by very severe rataa * few weeks ago and crops are very much injured In this sect too. We bare fruit to abundance, such as Beatrice Means, Lamont, G*: lifts tifwl'billcs from town In a pretty errantry hofoo which I loro very much. Mamma ia slok now, and I attend to ' tbo youngsr children and halp cook. I am thirteen yean old, and can do any work about the bouse, go to school a mile from home. We walk through a! pine thicket to school; mv teacher boards here and .walks with u* I hare taken muslo two months— will oommanoe again Monday. How many of you bars a teacher who plays with you? Mino does.tr If she was a little girl. Bhe has offered a prise for the best deportment, though she won’t tell ua what Itl* I shall try to grilL 8ho and I go In the wood* together after autumn teavo* ferns and sweetgum. Hbo is going to write to all the oousin* if Annt Baste doesn’t care, and sand ber some autumn Irene, f wish soma of tba cousins would write to me. I en joy the tetters so muoh. 1 have * sweet little sister two years old, named Floy. Hbe is curly-beaded, and 1 think she Is Just as sweet as she can bo. bhe went to school with us oae day, and took a first reader and said aloud: “Ob, tlater, das ’ook here at ’Is'lute do!" Bite thinks she can talk In school aa well st cl ewhen. My larger sister Is named Ber- tleej nearly erery evening when we come from school, Floy and Portico come down the road to mectm. Aunt Busto, Mias Mary, and I will mako you a square for your quilt, if you will tell us liow large to make it. X will clos# now. Lore to Aunt Susie and all tbe oousin* Note.—Your letter is a very nicoona. and neatly written. I am muoh obliged for ths flowers and fern* Ism* groat admirer of autumn have* Carter wants to tell ttience iu life. Ho takes The Constitution and likes U vory much. About three weeks ago tbe folks all look a notion to take a trip off somewhere-I hardly know where— and teft me at home to keep house. It made me smile to think that I was going to hare mi oh a picnic white they were all away. But when I beard tba programme of each day my heart began to grow wester. The old lady eommaneed by saying my sou, ths Ant thing In the morning yon must give out something for your breakfiut, then you must feed the lor keys, cbteken* duck* peafowl* geese, and U sore and feed my.poor, crippled gosling; and by that time Georgia wiJJ Jrarebreakfe* then when you hare eaten you may go and milk the eows; you may turn out all exerpt old Bjcck and Jittle Red Brake and thorn two young enr* She told me that all tbs rest wss bed about kicking, so after break** I took my bucket and started toward the pen, socomponted try my foilbftil hound. When. I got there I did not know old Bpsek fram little Red* di* or say then* of them, so I got bold of ths wrong cow. Whon she found out thero wassstram ger in tbe pen she kicked tbs eup of milk In my fece. As trod as I eould see I btoke for the fcnea My dog seeing that 1 was in treubte leaped ths fence and run to my rescue, snd all tho eows took after him and bs after me, and before I eould reach the boose I was forced to take a tra* Isattbereahd wondered why it was that three cruel cow* wanted to treat me so. Then I remembered that It wss tbe nature of cows to try to get romrthing green. Rtf- member, eourin* thte b ooly a part of the fir* c'sy, and since I bare teamed a liulo of what tbs good lady of the house ha* to contend with I have a sm to tbe eonclttooo that I would make a sympathl zinc husband. I do not a*k all to toko my word for It, for I stool ua to tho life of an old bachelor. Will souq one gire me a few word* of advice, although the »tma borer, my mind is all torn np yet. As I tohlyou, thbb only pan of tayfe-t day, snd ibis leaves me up the tret, but I will a rite again and tell Note—Thank* for your nlckle; your name shall go lu. Bailie Rape, Cedar Hill, Toxa*-I wrote for tho Young Folks' column onco, but not knowlug your rules 1 did not sign my rpal name, hut signed "Mabel," and In reading tho paper hut night 1 saw tbo sentenc* "If’Mabel Clan' wffi send address, Will forward letter hold foe her." I am nut confl. d«nt that It Is for me, but 1 hare a letter that has fallen a victim tq tho wasto basket, and perhaprlLI send ray address my. letter will appear in print. Aunt Basle, it Is usstess far me to toll you lio w much I appreciate Woman’s Kingdom, Young Folks and Dr. Talmago’a sermons; they are excellent, and your kind and Interesting tetters aro so instructive that they mako grand impressions upon my mind. Whit would our column bo without you? U would bo Uke a wegon without a foam, nothing to keep us moving; you keep us moving onward toward thePcAriy Gate. 1 long to see you and the cousin* but It would bo Impossible to see all. Oh may wo bo re united In a band In the beautifril kingdom above Note—The te.tsr b not for you. Rob Roy.—In again appearing aynong you, 1st rat (press my appreciation oftho Young Folks'comer, and Aunt Btisis's care and trouble In looking over th* many letters received from tbe cousin* Though no loogor called a liulo child, my heart to ngrtat extent is with them. 1 havo with much Interest, si well as some amtiscmont, uotod tho censure Russel Mooro received for his pralso of Florida aud estima tion of Text* Living In central Georgia I know Mutt we hare a delightful country, aduilliiug tlrnt wo cultivate tho old rod hills, for pcrlinj* a I aro substance, still wo havo eemo things not to bo ex pected In tho gran lor i wilt of Texas cr Florida, vi* i;o i'l Jii'iilth, cxroilcnt water, and I think I may safely add without conlrodfr Hon, tlio prettiest girl* Now whilo I admire tho spirit that prompt* tho prabo of one's ovncr.untry or state, I dWIkt-toses it depreciate tho advantages of snmeboly olsc'i state. Let us In our (lescri| tl >u giro tho bright shto omitting tho dark. What has becomo of your LVdla ntnl 1'inii rerklnsal.ni Nellie McCord, Cello Hhel- loy and Rover? Yon could not provo anythin; bnt Inlon ullng. Lot us hear fnan you again.01 would like to bare one or two real nioo correspondents through tbe medium nflbrded by tho Younj Folks' corner; 1 will writo to than. Dear Children] Hero 1* another "dl bachelor," who wants to join tho band of “marry maker*'’ Are you going to let mo In? I havo read your cornel every week slnco I havo boon a subscriber to the glorious old Constitution, and am very mnsh pleased with your loiters. Our “Bachelor" from California brought to my memory my happy child hood days. There il all tltg games we u: ud to play, tho toe that wc stumped on somo hidden brick- and pi-(-c or Motto or piece of W(*»d Hint we covered wILi <llrt In some or our game* on tbo play ground, tbo ono wo carried all tied up. caroftiliy by somo one's tender finger. Thero Is now living In AttenU a lady who, when sir* sees this will remember'a gurnoof*Tmimblotho peg" we-played in a chinch ymd on Foray ih Moo.; there tv« ro four ofii* two boys and two girls, and I rctnorabor liow I bad to “root tbe peg," Do you all play that gaino now Ilk# *re dkl when I was a child? Uo you havo fights like I did? Vo they havo their dolls aud work- boxes, their sweethearts aud lore letters, such as “Rotes larad, violets blue, Pager Is sweet and so are you." I hope you are not natigtity like a sweetheart! had In Meridian, Mist., once; she wrote me a letter like tbe one I have mentioned tod wrote enotbei boy the same thing; weil, you ought to hare seen ui boys flcht about it while she, standing not fared* mid she would ktes the one who whipped, lea waiting too much, so will well until some other time to tell you more. Binceroly your* "A Bachkloe." Farewell to the City, Farewell, re city's crowded street, Whore pride and greed together meet. And on whose cold and diner wells Tbe hand of nature never foils; Where stilted aim pollute the breath And sow tbe seeds of early death; Whits trade and trade’* wcanr-Uds Unceasing flows on every aide; Where life Is made a sportsman's steed And goaded on at breakneck speed; < 5SL’WM.» r0D,r ' You. irakai-notM I’ll cIuuiko vrllh For note, of UrO. nod hum of 1*mj. -Iwiilcl I- MilMkqn. Intelligent Benders will notice ths* Tutt’s Pills Sire not “tearranttvl tn eurtf* all rlswtc* of (livtunc*, hut only Midi us resaslf 1 roiu udisordered liver, vizi Vertigo, Headache, Dyspepsia, Fevers, Costiveness, Bilious - Colic, Flatulence, etc. For th«*e they aro not warranted fa-' j'ttlllitlr, but arao*n( , Hrly*<)*<iit ls|»o*« wlblc to msko a remwiy. l*rlcc, vtfeta# HOL.lt 12V13UV WUKItE.