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Conducted by Mrs. Wm. King, 480 Courtland Ave., Atlanta, Ga.
BOW A LITTLE EOY SAYED A QUEEN
From “The Abbott,” by Sir Walter Scott.
I give you a story today that has been
contributed, but it is too long and must
be given in two parts
PART I.
Many years ago the princes and noble
men ot Scotland had their homes In beau
tiful large houses called castles. In one
of these, named the “Castle of Avenel,”
lived a man and his wife, known as the
Knight and Lady of Avenel. In front of
this castle was a large lake, where many
lovely pond lilies bloomed. Just across
the lake was a small village where the
people stayed who tended the sheep and
planted the fields that belonged to the
knight. The little children from there
often came to the lake and rowed out In
a tiny boat to gather the Hiles.
The Lady of Avenel had no little girls
and boys of her own, and she liked to
walk by the lake and watch the children
from the village as they rowed gmong the
sweet pond lilies. Iler husband had a
large dog, named Wolf, th/it always went
with her.
One afternoon when they were walking
up and down on the shore of the lake they
saw a boat full of little boys rowing over
the water pulling the pretty white flow
ers. One little fellow saw a very large
and beautiful one and reached his arm
out to get it. He leaned out too far and
over he went into the water. There was
no one to pull him out, and the Lady of
Avenel, who sa.w it all, thought that the
poor child was going to drown. She
screamed for help, but there was no one
near enough to hear her.
Wolf was alarmed at hearing his mis
tress scream so. Ha lifted his head up
high and pointed his ears straight out
over his eyes. Ha soon saw the yellow
curls of the little boy floating on the
water and knew in a minute what was
the matter. He Jumped Into the lake with
a loud splash and swam as fast as ha
could to the drowning boy. He caught
bls dress in his mouth and swam to the
land wiih him. The Lady of Avenel was
delighted to see the child safe, but still
she was afraid that he might be too near
ly dead to live.
She carried him to the castle, wrapped
him in warm blankets and gave him hot
tea to drink. All the time Wolf was
standing by, with the water dripping
from his shaggy hair, and licking his mis
tress’ hand. I think he wanted her to pat
him on the head and tell him that he was
% brave dog.
By and by the little boy opened his
eyes, and as he did so he said. "Mamma."
This made the Lady of Avenel wish very
much tnat this beautiful child was her
own. and that she was his real true mam
ma. She kissed him very lovingly and
said:
"I’ll be your mother, dear child.”
Just then a servant came In and ssld
that the little boy’s grandmother had
come.
‘ Tel! her to come in,” Baid
Avenel.
And then she asked her to tell her al!
about the child.
”l will.” said the old woman, “but It Is
a .sad story. His father was a brave,
knight like your husband, but was killed
in the battle of Southron. When his wife
hoard that he was dead she took her baby
and wont to the battle field and laid down
by the side of her dead husband and died.
And it was on this field of death that I
found my infant grandchild. Since than
wo. have wandered from village to vil
lage."
"This is indeed a sad story,” said good
Lady Avenel. And so sorry was she for I
thme poor little boy that she asked his
grandmother to give him to her.
“He is the only relative that I have In
the world.” answered the old woman.
' but I'm very poor and he would have a
hard life with me. With you he would
have a lovelv home and every good thing.
Yes. kind lady. 1 will give him to you. 1 ’
Then she kissed him over and over
again and wont away.
So Lady Avenel called the boy, whose
real name was Roland Gream, her page,
and treated him ns if he were h“r own
son Her husband was a great soldier,
and away from home most of the time.
B< cause of this the Lady of Avenel would
have often been very lonely had It not
been for Roland
lie was a bright little fellow, and when
he was not with Lady Avenel he was I
learning to row on the lake, to shoot and :
to ride horses. He spent a great deai ot •;
his time, too. In the blacksmith shop with |
“Donald of the Hammer “ Th> Knight ot I
Avene! being a great soldier, had to keep i
a. blacksmith to fix his swords and guns,
and to make locks and key< to the doArs
of his castle. Here Roland learned how
to make locks and keys of Iron an.d
silver. This knowledge was very valuable
to him. as we shall see by and by.
When he was grown up to be a big boy
I’, years old the Knight of Avenel said
that it was time that he saw some of the
world and met some of the noble knights '
of Scotland. So he gave him a letter to
take to the earl of Murray, one of his
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(To Be Continued.)
THE HONOR ROLL FOR MAY
AND JUNE.
Cora Shaw, Bishopville, S. C.
Inez White, planning, S. C.
Bonnie Tabor, Keener, Ala.
Eunice Andr<*.vs, Vincent Station, A a.
Schmidt Moo/’, Abercrombie, Ala.
AVheeler Hardon, Wheeler, Miss.
Donna Osburn, Alexander City, Ala.
Louise Lynch, Rutherfordton, N. C.
Roena Tridgen, Kerr, N. C.
Barter R. Smith, Mist, Ark.
A’crnlo AVillbanks. San Sabo, Tex.
Dollic Cleveland, Newberry, S. C.
Will N. Calhoun, Mooring, Tenn.
W. L. Leigh. Red Hill, Ga.
Janie Yeatts, Whittles Depot, Ga.
Kate Hines, Turkey, N. C.
Lula Scruggs, Floyd, Ark.
Sam A. Nef/y, Charleston, Miss.
Onse Hasty, Lucile, jMlss,
Rupert Clcmner, Dallas. N. C.
Being on the roll of honor entitles you
t. ohave vour picture In our Junior de
partment.' Send photo if you wish it
printed. AUNT SUSIE
CHARITY LIST.
Evelyn Mossman, Phenix City, Ala.,
sc; Sadie Elliott, Moundville, Ala., sc.
JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE.
Bertha Lee, Statesboro, Ga.—Dear Jun
ior: Here is a little Georgia girl 12
years old. Wh live 4 miles from States
boro, the county seat of Bulloch. States
boro has no cotton factory, but It has
an ice factory, a tannery and a brick
mill, and about thirty stores. Our Sun
day school convention was held at Brook
let. Ga., this year. Every school In tho
countv was Intended to be repres'Jited,
but there was only about seven repre
sented. Each school had a banner and
badges to match. Ours had a pink one.
All the schools met and marched down
to the stand. After dinner each school
sang a aong. Ours sang “There Is Joy.”
My uncle came up from Sava’nnah and
spent the night with us. We had a.
very nice time. We have a lot of pretty
flowers; have Jne bush that does not
bloom until after sunset and shuts up
In the morning about 8 or 9 o'clock.
! . Our school was out on the 22d of May.
We had a picnic at Mill creek and had
iced lemonade all day. I close with li>«*
to all.
Beatrice Martin, Lespedeza, Wls.—Dear
Junior: 1 am a little girl 7 years old.
I am the only child mamma and papa
have I have four dolls I play w! /,
and I wash and iron their clothes my
self. I have found lots of birds’ nests
this spring. I like to watch them build
their nests. I like to go to school. I
am in the second reader and half through
my word book. Mamma says 1 have
learned very fast. I study some every
day.
(Aunt Susie thinks that Is a very nice
letter for a 7-year-old girl, for she sees
you wrote it yourself.)
Evelyn Mossman, Phenix City, Ala-
Dear Junior: Mother takes The Consti
tution. I enjoy reading the letters so
much.
I am 8 years old and go to the public
schools in Columbus, Ga. Miss Jennie
Lott is my teacher. I love her very
much. Our school was out June 5. Sis
ter and I are at home again.
Father lives 3 miles in Alabar/i and
grows fruits and berries. We board in
town durtng school term and oh’ how
glad we are, to spend vacation at home.
We love, the country much better than
the city.
We have lots of pets—tw-o kittens, two
puppies and seven opossums.
Columbus is noted for her fine school
system, pretty, broad streets and manu
facturing industry. Inclof-d find 5 cents
for the G/tdy hospital.
J A. McFalls, Caroleen, N. C —Dear
Junior: Here comes another fellow from
the old "Tar Heel” state, the best state
in the union Certainly some of the girls
will differ with me on that, but I am
pretty headstrong and If some of them
undertake to prove otherwise we shall
have a glorious time using our pens. We
are planning for a, picnic the Fourth of
July and are expecting a very delightful
time. The place that has been selected
is a very beautiful one In a small wood
land known as "Taylor's park,” about
the center of which is a large, cool
spring surrounded by poplars and many
other kinds of trees, which make the
park pleasant and shady. I would give
a more complete des, rlption of our picnio
ground, but I have written too much al
ready. for my first attempt. As a rule
the Juniors write on some subject, but I
will wait till a more convenient season.
Then I shall try to interest them on
some good subject I shall be pleased to
hear from some of the fair sex. aged from i
16 to 20.
Annie B. Greene, West Point, Miss.— i
Dear Junior: As this Is the first time :
I have ventured to write to you I shall !
take no subject. I have been reading so I
many interesting letters In The Constl- ,
tution. but to my sorrow I find there is
none from West Point and It must not |
be left nut. West Point Is a growing '
little city- and has many stores and sac- '
tories- Our public school is said to be I
one of the finest, in Mississippi. It is j
divided into ten grades and every grade I
has a small library. I am in the eighth I
grade and study arithmetic, Latin, Eng
lish history I wonder how many
Os the Juniors are going to a picnic on
the Fourth like myself. The picnic Is
going tn be at Mhoon Valiev the
next station to West Point. I agree with
Miss ( annon about the boys. I do think
the boys are doing well i’s they will con
tinue to do so. but they Will do no bettor
by being quarreled with, because I have
three brothers and I ought to know
I rusting I 11 escape the dreaded waste
basket. I’ll bid you adieu. I would like
age C lfi r to P ?B r:<l some of t,le Juniors,
A Friend—Dea r Junior: 1 want to nsk
.Aunt Susie for a little space while I com
municate to you the death of our little
shut-in friend. Dock Cochran, of Fair
burn, Ga., whom you all know and for
whom, no doubt, all felt sorry. He died
on the night of June 11, after lingering
for some weeks and being confined to
his bed almost three months with con
sumption. His suffering during the last
weeks of his life and near the closing
scene were heart-rending to loved ones
watching by his bedside and who were
•powerless to give relief. It seems to us
as we review his short life of almost
twenty-two years that there was enough
ot suffering in so short a time, since lie
was deprived ot so many pleasures that
others ot us enjoy, and that we would
have had his last hours calm and peace
ful. free from pain, but we do not doubt
our Father's wisdom and love; we do not I
fear ills chastening rod, though we dread
t lie trial, and we bow our heads in hum
ble submi(sion and say, “Thy will be
done.” We know that it is all right now;
he is with our dear Savior, who loves us
all so, and with his mother, who died
some years ago, and for ills sake we could
not be cruel enough to wish him back. Wo
sympathize witli his father, brother and
sisters and commend them’ to the love of
the Fattier, who, while we were yet sin
ners, sent His Son to die for us, know
that suca love as this can never harm us.
Just a while before he died he begged for •
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA. MONDAY, JULY 13, 1903.
a light and when his father placed one
in front of him he said lie could see it.
and he would keep saying "I can’t stand
this; it gets worse and worse,” and after
a while the end camo and now his tired
and troubled spirit is at rest, while the
frail, pain-racked body rests in the quiet
church yard to Tiwait the coming of our
I.oril. AVe can never more minister to ins
wants and tile thought must seem heart
breaking to his lather, who has been un
tiring in his devotion and who, we know,
can feel glad that lie lias been permitted
to scatter so much sunshine in the path
of one of God's little ones, for his father
was his chief pleasure. Cousins, 1 believe
you will all be rewarded lor any little
pleasure you have given this little friend
and so let ns remember our dear shut
ins and scatter in their way all the sun
shine that we are able.
Oscar, Grover, Grady' and John Stod
dard. Powell, Ala.—Dear Junior: Will
you please open the door and let us four
brothers in to say a few words? We live
in tlte country on the farm. AVe hoe and
pick berries. Aunt Susie, make them
boys stop giggling while we try to say a
few words. We don’t mind seeing them
girls smiling ov< r there. AVe have sev
eral pets and we do enjoy reading the
nice letters. There are six brothers of us
and one sister living and one sister dead.
• Our papa keeps the postofllce and store.
Come out, cousins, and see the waterfalls
and the rich valleys and the grand moun
i tains. Cousins, we have rivers and creeks
I here on top of these big Alabama moun-
I tains and they nave lots of nice fish in
them.
Mary Ella Bowd, Dove, Ala—Dear Ju
nior: I will take for my subject "Kind
ness.” How many of us realize the value
of kind words and smiles? They do not
cost anything and yet they are pearls
of greatest price. The boy or girl that
is kind and polite to every one will al
ways be loved. Even little children will
love you if you are good and kind to
them, and anything once impressed on
a child’s mind will never be forgotten,
whether it lie good or bad. Therefore,
we should be very careful what kind of
impressions we make. There is nothing
nicer in young folks than their kindness
to old people, and you can’t imagine how
much they appreciate it. Time is fleeting.
Soon we will reach that stage of life,
and how happy It would make us to
know that we were remembered by the
dear young people. So, cousins,
“Bo kind and gentle to those who are
old,
For kindness Is dearer and better than
gold.”
Hubert H. Barefoot, Rolesville, N. C.—
Dear Junior: Like many others, I am a
stranger to the page, but a place Just to
tell you how delightful your letters are
will be appreciated. I will take for my
subject the words of the atheist, “There
Is No God.” As I look out. across the
beautiful fields I see ail nature decked In
her very snowiest attire. AU day
through my open window the little song
sters sing me a pretty song. As I go
walking through the dark and silent for
ests, 1 come upon a cool, pleasant nook
near :i bubbling spring of pure water,
and all about, stand grim, giant oaks,
I seeming so much like silent sentinels
watching for a hidden enemy. And as 1
gaze on these scenes 1 can only wonder
why any man can say there is no God.
The natural beauty of our own Blue
Ridge, mountains, the beautiful Alps and
the awful grandeur of Niagara show that
a masterhand has been painting wonder
ful pictures on the canvas of the world.
Again the heavenly bodies known to us
as planets, swinging in space, revolving
around each other, with never a jar.
prove with great, force that there is a
Supreme Being who rules the universe.
Tho -wonderful workings of these bodies
is mt mere chance. With much love to
all. I will close for this time. If any of
the fair sex would like to "hear from a
sailor boy, please write.
Tommy Dumas, Horne, Ga.—Dr*r Jun
ior: I will tell you about a. picnic 1 at
tended at Horne yesterday, June 27 In
the morning at 9 o’clock all wore ready
to start. After a pleasantly spent morn
ing a delightful dinner was served, of
which everybdy was invited to partake.
When dinner was over we enjoyed
• n hour and a half talk from Mr. Ed
Rose, of Barnesville, an Insurance agent.
His talk was interspersed with anoednt.es,
poetry and amusing |n< bi‘ nts of his trav
els over the state. His speech was en- I
joyed very much by all present. Late in
tile afternoon the crowd gathered In front
of the residence of Mr. E. G. Horne and
had their pictures taken. AVe were then :
driven home by a dark cloud, which I
caught us just before we reached home.
Best wishes for Aunt Susie and the I
cousins. Would like a few bov cor
respondents.
Daisy Gay. Hamilton, Ga.. R. F. D.—
Dear Junior: I am a farmer's daughter
and live in Harris county, Georgia, about
3 miles from Hamilton, and just a half
mile from Pine mountains. My age is
32. and I can do most any kind of house
work. I like country life. I like to visit
the city. 1 visit the city of Columbus •
every year to be at the fair and circus. I
I am expecting a good time the Fourth
of July. I am going to a picnic at Blue j
S;.rings, and hope i will 'have a nice
time.
Emmer Pope, Colmesneil, Tex.—Dear '
Junior: Here comes a stranger who would I
be delighted to join your merry band of ;
« msins. I have never written to the dear I
old Constitution, but have been reading I
it fop several years. We ail think it a i
good paper, and enjoy reading it so
much. 1 live 3 miles from the town of
Colmesneil, 1 1-2 miles from a sawmill. I I
live on a farm, and think it nice We I
have lots of cattle, hogs and sheep, and I
have five horses. My oldest sister ana |
brother ami myself go riding very often. I
With my love and best wishes to all and •
Aunt Susie also.
Annie S. Gross, Ogeechee, Ga., R. F.
D No. I—Dear Junior: I enjoy reading
the letters of the many bright cousins,
especially those taking subjects ami de
scribing their homes. It is so nice to
have the cousins’ pictures. I will tell you
about a Sunday school picnic 1 attended
not long ago at Double Heads Baptist
church. First we 'ill met a short distance
from the church and marched in. After
we wore all seated the superintendent
made a short Imt very interesting talk.
Then, after singing a piece, the superin
tendent called the name of first a boy,
then a girl, each responding with a nice
recitation, which interested me very
much. Recitations and singing were con
tinued until about 10 o’clock, then we were
given a re< css We'wont, out of doors and
played and drank lemonade until dinner
time. After eating a nice dinner, we went
back into the church and heard a very
entertaining address by a young man of
Dr. Lyon’s
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| the school. I spent the day very pleas
| antly, and I think everybody who at
i tended did. I am the adopted daughter of
l Mr. and Mrs. e. Gross, of Ogeechee, Ga.
I Papa is a farmer, but is sick now, and be
ing unable to attend to business, rents
out his place. My mamma has been walk
ing on crutches nearly nine years. As
for myself. 1 enjoy line health—haven’t
been sick In four years. I have been go
ing to school, but now have vacation.
Aunt Susie, I hope this is not too long,
and that It will escape the waste basket.
1 close with best wishes to all. Age 14.
(It is a treat to receive such a neatly
written and well-expressed letter. Aunt
Susie thanks you for it, and puts you on
the honor roll.)
Miss Armlnda Cooper, Florence, Miss. —
Dear Junior: i have been a silent readei
of the Junior Club for some time, and
if no objection, will enter your happy
band. This lovely moonlight night, as I
sit all alone in my room and listen to
God's most wonderful little creatures
chirp their lovely songs, I feel that I can
not resist the temptation any longer to
have a word with you. I am a farmer’s
daughter, and I have a most lovely home,
one that J love most dearly. My home Is
near the beautiful little town of Flor
ence. This town is on the G. and S. I
railroad, 12 miles south of Jackson, the
capital of our state. My mother died
when I was real young, and as 1 was the
oldest of tlie girls single, it fell my lot
to keep house for my father and the little
ones; and tonight I thank my precious
mother more than a thousand times for
the way she taught me to work. I be
lieve in each girl or boy having an edu
cation, but don't think that you are too
good, or be afraid of soiling your hands
at -work. We have good Sunday schools
in our community. I am a teacher In our
Sunday school, and have been for five
years. Correspondence solicited.
Edna May Jacobs, Cullasaya, N. C. —
Dear Junior: I am an Alabama girl just
out of Anniston college for young ladies,
and I was is the subfreshman class. 1
left Anniston at 5:50 o’clock p. m. and
came via Rome, Ga., Chattanooga, Knox
ville and Morristown. Tenn., and Ashe
ville, N. C., to Dillsboro and then 2a
miles by private conveyance and arrived
at Franklin at 5:50 o'clock the next day,
and then 7 miles out to my uncle’s in
time for supper, where 1 am to spend
the summer amidst the beautiful moun
tains of western North Carolina, some of
which are over 5,000 leet above tidal wa
ter.
1 enjoy myself picking raspberries and
dewberries, horseback riding, fishing and
listening to the songs of the numerous
I uirds.
My aunt has a great variety ot culti
j vated flowers and the mountains have
a great variety of ferns and wild flow
ers.
Mv uncle Iris a great many apple trees
one of which is 10 feet and 10 inches
around the body of the tree. In it is a
platform, seats and steps up to it. Where
1 go and read, work on sofa pillows, lis
ten to the birds sing and enjoy the cool
mountain breezes.
1 want to be a trained nurse and help
the poor and sick all I cazi. My uncle
says that 1 wiil be like "Aunty Doleful”
when she went to see "Cornelia Jane.”
I am 12 years of age and in about four
more years 1 will be through school, and
then I want (•• keep house for my father
and brother. My mother died when I was
18 months old.
Eula Smith Umatilla, Fla. —As this is
my first attempt to write to your page
I will not take a subject, but will de
scribe my home. 1 live about a quarter
of a mile from the depot. We have three
churches, Methodist, Baptist and Bresby
! tcrian, a hic» two-story school house,
I two general merchandise stores, a post
i office, drug store, and at cool drink
stand. This place is noted for its health
and clear w.it-r lak‘ ' which have great
varieties of sh in iliem. -My home is
situated right by a pretty clear water
lake, and the most enjoyable time of the
year is summer tint . when I can go in
bathing and boat ri'llr.g. Crowds of girls
come down most every evening to go in
with us, and, oh, such tine times we do
have splashing and swimming in the
water, and 1 do hate when it is time
for us to come out. I do not know what
I wniid do if I did not live close tr> a.
lake. I will close for fear of the waste
basket.
Annie Laura Bowen, 1700 Tobacco Street,
Columbia, S. C.—Dear Junior: My home
: is in the eastern suburbs of Columbia.
Some of the cousins discuss about living
:in the city or country. 1 have dwelt in
I both places and although I must acknowl
i edge that country life has many charms
I like the city life better.
; Our school was it on June 5. I liked
to go to school very well and was sorry
when it closed. I go to school in the
Columbia High sei ’ol, and was in t'hc
eighth grade durin,- the last. term. \A e
go to school nine <-liooi months out of
twelve. I got an oarage of ninety for
seven of the school months; the other
two months were examination months.
I am very fond of reading. 1 do a
great deal. Among the books that f
•have read I consider David Copperfield”
and “The Wide A a ike World” the best
of any. “Infelice' is also splendid.
I I have no talent for letter writing, but
i T know a good let:, r when I see one. t
i liked Stella Barnett's letter very mu< h
nnd I agree perfo■ tly with Odum Clark?
about the president, and I’ll wager most
<>f the cousins do. Aunt Susie, I hope
you will enjoy the Fourth of July.
Exle Hines, Fayettex-llle, Tenn.—Dear
Junior: “What is so rare as a day in
june? Then if ever come perfect days.”
This morning as I stood and watched the
beautiful sun rls<-, shedding its bright
rays ot llgh tand Glaring away the dew
drops with not a cloud to be seen. I
thought, “if ever come perfect days” this
certainly blds fair o • e one. Rut as the
morning hours passtd away clouds began j
to gather and how true
"There is never a day so sunny
But a little cloud appears,
There is never a. life so happy
But has had its time of tears ”
Yes, indeed, our lives contain clouds as ■
well as sunshine ant sometimes it is hard
to find the sunshim, but we should ever ,
look on the bright side and let us culti
vate a cheerful disposition. Life is short
and what pleasure can be gained if we
are continually lotklng through blue
glasses? l>et us grisp the present with
renewed energy ard determination and I
urged on by hope's sweet promises, may i
we arouse ourselves to the performance I
of nobler, better risers. Let us not be- I
come discouraged and ever remember
that
"God's plans, like lilies,
Pure and white infold;
We must not tear the close-shut leaves '
apart,
Time will reveal the calyxes of gold."
I hope the Jurors read the poem,
"We've Builded A'lth What You Sent
Up.” Oh! that was s • good and I think
it. would be well to memorize it. True to
promise. I send a orreet list ot answers
to "A Floral Love Story.' which appear
ed in this' department some weeks ago.
Miss Addie Atkinsm, of South Carolina,
had the nearest orreet list and Miss
Ruby Riley was tie first to respond.
Answers to ”A Iloral Love Story;"
1. marigold; 2, S«-et William; 3, snow
ball; 4, trumpet; 5 four o'clock; 6, golden I
rod; 7, Wandering Jew; 8, elder; 9, jonquil;
10, buttercups; 11 aster; 12. thyme; 13,
tulips 14, poppv; In, roses; 16, bachelor
buttons; 17. Jac'k-o-the-pulpit; IS, phlox:
19, primrose; 20, ciina aster.
With best wished to one and all.
Ruth Raymond, Fayetteville, Tenn.—
Dear Junior: I l:we Just been reading
The Constitution ffid now I wish to chat :
a few moments, t I s llo *- Quite time to
begin dinner, so have come ub to my
"sky parlor” for a short rest. Old Sol
is sending his ray? down with force and
warmth today. A'heat threshing is the
order of the day iow and I imagine they
find it quite warm work. 1 am very com
fortable now in ny cool room, but I 11
soon have to phY Bridget and m °\ e
things about riglt in ( ' ie kltclien. AV e
have plenty of apil es now to eat
and they are spletdld. I dearly love fruit
of all kinds. Blaeberries are ripe now
and they say thsre is a splendid crop.
Think I'll go s-e. How many of the
Juniors would lil-3 to go and have a pic
nic and gather some berries' We are
going to Celebris the Fourth of July
and guess we wl! have a gay' time. Aunt
Bugle, I enjoy ,-eading your letters so
much and when I come to Atlanta I will
be sure to call around to see you. Read
ing Is a favorite pastime of mine, but we
should be very careful in choosing our
literature. I am now reading "Ivanhoe,”
by' Scott. It is fine. The clock is rapidly
ticking away the minutes. How time tiles!
Do we all realize the importance of im
proving the moments as they speed
away? Time is more precious than money.
Money is given us to obtain the neces
saries of life, but time is given us to
improve our minds. Time may bo com
pared to a long string of diamonds and
every moment we lose is a diamond gone.
Oh! how fast our diamonds drop one by
one down, down into the ocean of time
and out of sight. All tha.t Is left for us
to do is to watch more carefully the re
maining ones. I received several nice let
ters from the Juniors and wish to say' to
one and all that your letters were ap
preciated. I could not answer all.
Barton R. Smith, Ely. Ark.—Dear Ju
nior: It seems that some of the cousins
cannot write yvlthout criticising the boys
for thefr silence. Thanks to Stella
Meigs for well using the statement, ’Si
lence is golden," in iter nice letter to the
cousins. I take this as argument for
the defense of the boys in the charge
made upon them by the girls. It is not
my aim to score the girls for their at
tack upon the boys, but simply wish to
thank them for arousing the boys to
action. Tlie Junior page of tills week,
June 22, seems to me the best I -have
ever read. I also notice that more of
the letters are headed by the names of
boys than usual. Do you catch, girls?
Hurrah, boys! Raise high your banner,
exercise your talents, and let’s win a
great victory by showing the girls the
great necessity of their strict observance
of "silence is golden.” This is not a
departure from the usual. For when a
girl gets behind a boy with a broom
stick he moves. 1 take for my subject
“A'lrtue.” A’irtue is the loftiest qualifica
tion one can possess. In its broadest
sense virtue implies more than the hu
man mind can comprehend. At this in
stance we wisli to speak of virtue with
reference to the soul. Man, 1 fear, lias
fallen into the great error (a greater
error he could not make) of setting up
two standards of virtue, one for men
and the other for women. Some men
and some boys suffer themselves to be
come drunken and engage in swearing,
slandering and abusing those with whom
they come in contact, yet they think they'
have committed no gr-at sin; while at
the same time if he sees a woman or
a girl in this condition he looks upon
her as degraded and committing an un
pardonable sin. But, nay, the deed of
the boy has the sanw qualities as the
deed of the girl. AA'e must remember
that the body is not guilty. The body
does not lie or swear. It is the soul that
expresses itself through tlie organa of
speech. The body In itself is not vile,
but the soul, tainted with vile thoughts
and evil desires, moves the body to do
its bidding. The body is our home, and
the style of the house the soul lives in
certainly does not change the quality of
its deeds. One soul lives in the body of
a man, another lives in the body of a
woman, but both are souls, and one is
just, as responsible for right conduct as
the other. Therefore, there is no more
excuse for a man doing wrong than for
a woman doing wrong. God’s law is the
same for both. Thon let’s away with
tills Idea of a double standard of moral
ity, a. relic of barbarism, and al! try to
live purer, consecrated lives for Christ.
(This Arkansas laddie enjoys corre
spondence.)
Sergeant Jarnos E. Cantroll. Fort Casey,
Wash -Dear Junior: I trust you won't
I think it strange to receive a letter from
! the state of Washington, but as I am a
Georgia boy and longing to be once more
back in that dear old state, I thought I
would write just a few lines to all the
Juniors in the hope that mayhap some
of my friends in days gone by may st.e
and read it. After enlisting and leaving
dear old Georgia I went to my regi
ment, the Second infantry, then statium-d
at Fort Thomas. Ky.. and 1 stayed tneic
two months and then proeci ded by rail
j to San Francisco, Cal., arriving there the
I 21st of A ungust, HIi.SG, and boarded tlie
I transport Thomas and sailed that same
I day for China and aft.-r a rather duh
I journey we sailed into Nagasaki, Japan.
| and there we learned our order had been
I i-ountermanded and that we wi re to go to
I the Philippines and after a stay of tliri-e
. days in Nagasaki w. sailed for tlie I'lilii;
i pine islands, arriving in Manila on tie
’ 17th of Septemln i , PjOO. Just as soon as
; we had been inspected we commenced to
-unload our goods and ammunition into
boats called easeos and on that same
night sailing up the Pasig rivi-r to r<
inforce tin- Fifteenth infantry ai a plate
called Stnilon, Luzon, but aimed too
late, as there had been a battle and a
great many of our boys had been killed,
lull assisted in laying them to rest in
their graves as a good soldier should lie
buried. A captain and a lieutenant and
i about fifteen privates wore killed in that
; i-attle and several wounded. After this
I battle I. with my company, was sent out
i on an expedition under command of Gen
eral Hal: and we were out marching and
skirmishing and returned to Manila after
an absence of forty-three days. Then j
we were ordered to prot-od to the island I
of Lamar. Laaur is one of the southern i
islands and i» about •t."U miles from Ma- ;
nils. After arriving there wo were kept ■
pretty busy chasing gugus and trying to
pacify the people, but I guess, dear read- :
rrs, you have all heard and read so !
much in regard io the warlike natives of I
the Island that it was a very difficult task |
to try and accomplish. Tho natives, not •
being able to destroy us in any otlu r
way, would dig pits and drive sharpened i
stakes of bamboo so that a person in fall
ing would be impaled on them. I am !
very glad that I am once more back In ■
the United States, as I have had enough [
of the. Philippine islands. Now if this j
does not. roach tlie waste basket I will |
write again and tell you all some more |
about the Philippine islands and tlie pt i- i
pic. I will also describe this island and I
how we live under peaceful conditions I
in tho United States. Wishing all the j
readers of the dear old Constitution and |
all the Juniors a long life and success and |
prosperity, 1 remain a. true Georgia boy
and a reader and admirer of The Con
stitution. Would like to correspond with
all Juniors who would care to write to a
soldier boy.
Vernfe Willbanks, San Saba, Texas.
Dear Junior:—l wish to thank those who
kindly responded to my appeal in behalf
of Miss Lizzie Michume. Ono kind gon- j
tieman sent stamps to me and I thank I
him in the name of our invalid friend I
as she will not ha ve that pleasure, j hose I
who are more fortunate do not realize ’
how little acts of kindness will cheer the i
Invalids who are shut in from tiie outside I
world. Let us brighten their lives while |
we may. I wish Aunt Susie -nd all the :
flower loving cousins were here to take j
a walk with me tills morning through the I
wild flower garden surrounding our home. |
As you cannot wo will in fancy roam I
through the flowers. The birds are sing
ing sweeter far than the music of a band.
■The sun is shining brightly and all nature
is rejoicing. Standing by the window we
can see thousands of beautiful flowers
waving in the gentle breeze. But come
out among them. Here are the Indian
blankets; they bloom in profusion
everywhere; there are so many we can
scarcely walk; these are only wild flowers,
but in your garden perhaps there are a
few flowers you would name as cosmos.
Then fancy you see millions of the same |
flowers and you know how beautiful these !
are. About 6 inches below the cosmos I
are the daisies, large, white, and beau- }
liful beyond description, mingled with ,
the brilliant cosmos they are perfect. !
Here and there wo see a .arge white i
poppy with golden center standing high
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others have failed is no reason for not now
receiving a cure. Send at once for a treatise
and a Free Bottle of my infallible remedy-
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ariMITA. GA.
I above the others. Look beneath tlie
' daisies and examine tlie wild phlox; every
■ color of pink is .-»hown in these little
' flowers. They are very much like our
own phlox. On. on just as far as the eye
can re tch th-xse flowers grow in profusion
with :o many others we cannot, name
them all. We are ne. ring a beautiful
grove of trees, and here we will rest
'neath the tempting shade. Beneath
those wiving mesquits. how beautiful
that crimson flower, yes those are the
hollyhocks. They grow on an Ivy-like
vine and the many flowers resemble port
ulaca. only much larger. A little far
ther on we. reach the slope of a hill on
which we find the cacti blooming. They
have large silken flowers of different
shades of pink with white centers. Stand
ing on the summit of the hill we see sev
eral miles away. Look upon farms and
houses so far away they look like mere
specks in the distance. But we must re
turn home, tired and thirsty. Tonight, we
will stand and gaze upon mother earth,
when tlie daisies are sweetly sleeping and
millions of large golden buttercups are
uplifted to catch the falling dew. Flow
ers! flowers everywhere, so sweet, so pure
and beautiful. And yet consider they are
not really necessary. Why were they
made. Mary Howitt answers softly:
“To comfort man. to whisper hope
Wherever his faitli is dim.
For who so careth for the flowers
Will much more care for Him."
Barton R Smith. Mist, Ark.—Dear
Junior: As I sit thinking of how merci
ful the all-wise Creator- is for blessing
us with such pleasant sunshiny days, I
wonder how the cousins are spending
their time. Doubtless some of you are
busily engaged in farm work, some going
to school, while others may be sporting.
Be your work what it may, I hope that '
you' are spending your time profitably.
I will take for my subject "Music."
Music, as given by Webster, is the sci
ence and art of tones or musical sounds.
Much has been said of this subject.
Yet one should never tire of a few com
plimentary remarks about music. Music
has existed in some form since the cre
ation of the earth. In fact, nature is
abundantly supplied with music. Man's
soul has been made to thrill with rap
ture by the songs of God's feathered
creatures and by the blending of human
voices from the first generation to the
present time. Singing was an important
part of worship with the ancients. But
perhaps their music was somewhat in
ferior to the music of today. Music has
continually grown from a very crude
state to its present state, which is doubt
less tlie highest state It has ever at
tained. It continues to grow, traveling
toward a state of perfection which may
never be reached. Its growth and im
provement has been wonderful, and we
may boa-st, but should feel thankful for
having better music than was known
to any other generation.
The'effect of music is charming. It
replaces cares and burdens with cheer,
and comfort, and places man's imagina
tion above the things of this world and
directs it heavenward. In short, music
has perhaps as great Influence in the
formation of one's character as has any
other science. Doubtless the shepherds
were greatly affected by the glorious an
them of the angels, "Peace on earth
and good will to men.”
We should all have some knowledge
■> of music, no matter what oui vocation
r may he.
J 'Correspondence solicited.
i Better Than Spanking.
• Spanking does not cure children ..* bed
wetting, if ft did there would be f--w chil
dren that would do it. There is i consti
‘ tutional cause for this. Mrs. M. Sum
mers, box 105, Notre Dann
' send her home treatment to any moth'-r.
' She asks no money. Write her toda' if
your children trouble you in this way.
Don't blame the child. The chances are
it can't help it.
How To Take “Snap Shots.’’
St. Nicholas; Now, my dear young pho
tographer, whoever yoq may b possibly
you are just like Robert in that you hav«
never before realized wl at a . .ip-.-:>“t
with brains" Is You have never dis, v
ered what your little pocket camera may
be made to do when you think 1 ■ fore
you snap. It does not depend so much
on what you take as on how you take
It. Summer is here, and on land ami
water your camera can be made an inter
esting companion. Let me suggest to
you a few experiments you may not
have thought of before. I do not claim
them as original, but they will do to be
gin with, and they will, doubt!* ss, sug
gest others to you.
1. Water pictures. Stand on a. pier
about 6 or S feet above the surface of the
water, and point your camera at your
friend swimjming or floating below If
your “subject” can swim ujider water,
and the water is clear, you will in thi?
way obtain pretty studies of reflection and
| refraction. Then try to take persons
diving and jumping into the water; but
do not be disappointed if at the first
few trials your flints show only a part of
the body or the tip of the feet. It is
not easy to catch a quickly falling object
in the center of your picture.
2. Moon .pictures—reqj.ly setting-sun pic
tures. Just before the sun sets the actinic
rays are weak. You may point your lens
directly at the sun, without fear of fog
ging your plate, Water is an important
factor in a picture of this sort, because
it shows reflected light. The effect is en
hanced by having one or more objects in
or near the reflected path of light—either
in the foreground or background.
3. Lightnipg pictures. People have said
to me: "How can you snap the shutter
just as the flash conies?” You don't
You point your lens at a retreating thun
derstorm—at night. Then open your shut
ter. and leave it open until you have
caught one or more flashes on the film.
As it is night, you may keep your lens
open until nearly dawn without fogging
your plate.
4. A few hours with your friend the
camera can be made to teach you quite
as much about perspective and the laws
of light and shade as many a text
book.
Hundreds of new ideas will suggest
themselves to you when once you have
begun to put your mind upon what you
are. doing, .and your frivolous “snapping”
may be changed into a most interesting
study. Try it aqjd