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Conducted by Mrs. Wm. King, 480 Courtland Ave., Atlanta, Ga.
A TRIP THROUGH THE KINGDOM
OF THE LOWER ANIMALS.
We give you a story today contributed
to our column by one of our members.
Away back, years ago, when I was not
much taller jhan ‘ knee high to a duck.”
I went to stay with my brother in law to
tend the baby, pick up chips, run errands
and do a thousand other things that go
to knock all the poetry and half the fun
out of a boy's life.
Down on a big creek my brother in law
had some fine “bottoms,” ami he, carried
me with him th're one cold and windy
afternoon in March to help him drop corn.
Finishing early my part of the work and
being cold ami having no one to keep
me company. I "backed” into a crocus
sack with rear part to windward and went
sound to sleep. It must have been th?
kindly hoot-hoot of .1 solitary owl in' a
.neighboring swamp that directed tiie cur
rent of my dr. nn: anyway 1 dreamed
that I was in a big swamp and had
in my pocket a paper from tne king of
the lower animal creation which gave
me the power and privilege of going
among and conver ing with each and
every member of this wonderful king
dom.
The first member of this family whom
I approached wis .Mr. Bull Frog I found
him sitting in a cool, damp nook un
derneath some rushes, seemingly quite
happy. On being qu- stimu 4 as to ids idea
of the correct mode of making a llvc-11-
h< 0.1, also his id- a as to wiiat conduct
most lieconi- s a gentleman. lie said
that as lie was possessed of a good voice
and enjoyed singing better than answer
ing fool questions for a foreigner, he
would make his reply very brief ami to
the point. "The grandest law of na
ture, sir.' said Mr Frog, ns he shifted
Pis position and called for .another glass
of sugared rum. "is self-preservation.
Another big law with us. sir, is that the
weak must support the strong and the
unwary and carmust ever feed the
wary and vigilant Being a very learn
ed frog, having been mayor <>f Toadville
for a numtier of years, he disclosed to
me many other laws that govern in his
kingdom—all. how. \er. of the same spirit
as the abovc-nie tinned on.
To prove to m- that he was support- i
cd in his opinions and "laws” by the
great force which brought him Into ex
istence. he showed mo his peculiar tongue.
Upon examination I found that it was
attached to the extreme front part, of
bls upper jaw and lay to the -ear thus
enabling him to rea -h far >ut at d ‘‘hook’’
into his mouth tl • unwai y lug. He
said that life to him was one continuous I
day dream of perfect bliss: tt. it all that
h- had to do was to get in som<- dark,
c< r inded spot «nd r- st. perfectly easy,
until some industrious but careless bug
Or lizard comes along, then out would
go his swift tongue and in would go Mr.
1’ g. never io return. "But." In said,
as he looked cautiously to the rear to .
behold an immense rattler steathily ap- 1
proaching. "s--ls-pres« 1 ration is tin- first
law with frog-, as well as with nature.”
rind with a shrill squeak tie plunged
headlong into the friendly pond b< low.
After giving Colonel Rattler a friendly :
greeting, I asked him for his views on !
life, and on "what conduct most becomes 1
n true gentlem n.” With a fiendish gilt- '
ter of the eye ind •> dart of his black, <
f- rk‘-d tongue, he said that ii- had over- '
hoard the conversatb n between me and 1
Mr. Frog, and thai he most heartily in
dorsed everything Mr. Frog had said, and
• <■ hit busin then was to treat Mr.
Frog just as Mr. Frog always treated
Mr. Bug and Mr Lizard.
<'olo.iel Rattler being hungry and in an
ugly rnood, hoisted his tail and gave me a
tattling farewell, and glided noiselessly '
off into the jungle in quest of some
weaker member of th** animal family
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faro Beet Cough Syrup. Tames Good. Uee pj’n
Frj In time. Sold by druggets. p*||
I What sounds are those 1 hoar to the 1 turn if postage is sent. Please send Pt
northward? Listen! Very faint, at first, j I)nc e. There tire others that have not
hut now quite audible. Yes, a pack o: ; |)C( , n nS( . (] ypf A][ wlsbb)g their picture
hounds in behind some weaker member 1 , , . ,
1 of the animal world. returned must send postage with the
"Why, good morning, B'rer Rabbit, picture:
what need of so much hurry through ) Nellie Carendvii, Willie F. Ferie, James
■ life?” But B'rer Rabbit "did not have 1 Dorn. Lula Scruggs.- Olli- Miller, Robert
> time to tell me, as de grayhound was on I Lee Bannengan, DeW itt Maxwell, Bar-
' MISS LIZZIE MICHNINE.
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j We give you above the picture of one
you have al] loved and sympathized with
• In h- r affliction, Lizzie Michnine. tVe s-e
I her in her rolling chair that kind friends
have given her. This picture Is s. nt as a |
i present to Aunt Susie and I appreciate it
Iso much that I wish all my young
I friends to see it. Hear what a lady 11 . ,
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behind.” It. was plainly to be seen that
B ret Rabbit It. d gotten hold of the self
preservation idea, so prevalent among ani
mals here below.
B’rer Rabbit don't do much harm to
those that are w-ak.-r than he for the
simple reason that he is a vrgetj.mt ian,
land is not provided with weapons for an
I aggressive warfare; blit B'rer Rabbit
I plays havoc with helpless fruit tr-. s m
I order to satisfy a selfish appetite Tim
I li'sty y. lping of the rings as they passer!
[ swifth by in pursuit of B'rer Rabbit
I caused Mr. Coon, who was taking his rii
-1 ternoon nap in a near v hollow tree to
{awake and take a. cautions peep at what
1 was going on. Mr. <'oon after ii en-
• ing until the barking of the dogs had
' faded in tin distancr tol I me ti.at b -
| was v< ry sl-r'py, having taken a liar I
J chase the night pr-viaus. for whi, h a-
I suspected tiros,, xr t', dog.- wer. rc:q«>n
-1 sit.le, and that if 1 would call alr.-r sun
| down he would gladlj giv- m< hi- ■ ulnae:
la.-, tu the proper • »n«l 1 n that should
govern animals here below.
AU tltis linn ill- old st.>r:n-b ■ I'on
wood owl ov-r behind flu hill, b ing brev
et Hian any of tic 1. t. brvaiise ot th
fact that he was provirb il with mntrl
claws and a m at-hook bill, ariri wins
with which to carry him-i if o.:t of ilan
ger, continued to send forth his monoto
nous Wivr- sounds of who. who. who are
■ After talking with abou, 1 dozen dit
; 1-!'• nt m-mbr t.- of tie- animal family ami
I I.' 1 tting in each instance .about the same
I inlorntation as tiial g: tit-a'■ 'I from ('oionv'r
{ I.till Frog. I .inn- to the eom-lusion that
I the wiio! • ,im of r-v- ry living organism
I h.-re below w.s - sclf-gra tiflea tlon ami s'll -
! pmasur' . Sine- this trip of mlm thtmigh
1 the kingdom of lower animals 1 have
I mmle a tw< :ity-ye:: r journey through the
■ higher animal kingdom, where man is
l both king ami str jeet. ami my exuerlenee
i on this (.turn y has only t< nded to add
i t,. the strength with which I hold to the
I 1., .io'- I;' the veil wrought by
| man’s iugr-nuity was lifted from the iiigh-
I er .anima! kingdom, how similar would
j the two kingdoms appear? There is no
! hvpO'-ris.t among the lower animals.
i r - al) this bo said of man? Darw in di-7
not mean to east tiny reflection on the
monkey when he said that the monkey
was man's granddaddy.
Wille im dilating a- to whether or not
i } Should call on Mr. Boon after sun
jdowi:. the sun faded away in the west
and titer, crept up from the oast a great
I winding sheet of darkm . ■ which shroud
| cd ot cry thing in gloom.
I Did 1 say gloom? >'"t so. This is the
: birth of anotlri'. -lay 10 the nlght-jirowliti;-'
| part of the anima! family. I can mar the
I old wood owl down the hollow shaking
I his feathers preparatory to taking his
j flight to Farmer Corntassel’s chicken
{bouse. 10 Hilles away. Old Man Possum
1 is passing in a fox joggle on a foraging
I Hip over near buzzard roost. Away
down th «amp I lear the weird scream
of the wild: at. seconded by that of the
catamount, and a hundred other night
prowlers of known and unknown de
scription. Over In the eastern sky a.
g ntl< moon in solitary splendor looks
down with '-onipla"ency on one-naif of.
!11 is. wonderful kingdom. This moon, true
to li ~- mnat.hetic' natur . sheds only
I suffici' .it liaht to aid and not enough to
I check the great mischlei that is being
j kicked up by tin night prowling part of
I tlv’ anfma I fa mi ly.
"Woah, mule! Crawfish yerself oiit'n
that sack, boy, and let's go to the house.
1 You will yet catch yer death lying 'round
heia, on tin- ground. Go by th a; stump
and bring that 'ere elibis and singletree
with yer when yer come.” This from
j my brother in law caused me to bring
• my trip among the lower .animals to at;
I a ,rupt termination indeed. The twenty
I years spent in ttie kingdom of man—spent
I since this trip of which I writ' and in
i close touch with this egotistic animal,
man- has caused this qn stion to get
tangled in between tiie cog wheels of my
brain: Wherein doth man and beast dif
fer and in whose favor js the diffe.enee?
JOSH BILLINGS. Jr.
PICTURES.
We give below a list of pictures that
j have been used and are now ready for re-
THE WEEKLY CONSTTTUTIONt ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1903.
mg near Lizzie says: "She is possessed
of a lovely disposition, never known to
murmur by word or look and is affection- j
ato and deeply grateful for all kindness.” I
This is from one who knows her wed.
You will tie glad to see her sweet, pa
tient taco on your page.
AUNT SUSIE.
1 ton B. Smith. Grover Griffin, Wheeler
Harden and Maude Bucktier.
JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE.
{ Rosa Dimeai), Emory . S (' Dear
j Junior: I tim a stranger to your page
■ but nevertheless I come as a South Car
| olin.-i girl asking for admittance to your
■ 1 ,;q>y band.
1 tiiir.k it is so nice for the young peo
);1cto !i 'e a page all their own to dls
’ Hiss differ, nt -nbji■■ ts ) will take for
imy subject, obedience. It is tile most
; important thing we can do. w ■ must
i obey if we war: to get through tno
world. We must obey our father and {
i motli. r if wo want them to love us and j
I In 1 ind to us.
- I won!.! id- to correspond with some
! of t io- < -ins ..-I m\ 17.
■ Othella M.-t’ullough Erick, Gn De ir {
i Junior- If you will admit a little- coun-1
girl into .it happy band I will j
(ipei; t!.e d'"'t ind st'-., in. I am keep-
■ jng home tor mamma, as she has gone
i.ff to visit h'-r motli.-r. who lives in
1 Soutit t'.ii 'lira 1 belie', o tn daughters
j ne .ling their mothers to hoiisekevp. \\ •
I will nor liaye a motber always to show
ti I am 12 yc.ir.s ' Id ami 5 bet 2 inches
high. I have two brothers and one sist' r
■ and cm- half - ster. M■■ Halt-sister is
• 1 m. ■ ■ r's I .•nd 1. is . m sw< < t baby girl I
\*.,r old I .Hu ti b-’jne alone t'-da.'. as
t papa is off ii'Ui hono* to work,
■ Eovu to Aunt Sasb and the Juniors.
Ik-nry Ab ’Tilt. Mai.. . Ala. I »ear Jnn-
1 i< \ • Tins n. . ii - i ai ’ n> pt I will
ii'H t.-k' a -libit-!. I think th-
'• diSfll.-HD n <»i dlfi’ -t-nl - P,., ,t- H y t);.»
J .!!;•»’ ■ • ni < ard in-nciit .a!. I thina
i th- ;i.;\; ■ ,m. n 'tin ''ine since on th •
di.- <ii'u of <'i) ; :ii!i • h\- one of ike
, .1 ai:■ \ ■ tin. ;\ ! I<i v. mar.} oi tn*.*
.1 li'i'H- • t , , ,o- i.t;.-. i peau-
lif.il Jiowf r yard I ha\>- a high»T esti
mation of th'- iimi.ate,- of a honip whoa
J •* .f .oi i • in<l< ( i ~y flowers. I ha ve
• ; onu flow-r- <»; tii.- 4 o'clouk variety;
1 »ht'\ nr-' \ ' ?!••«.' t»'.i anti vei j pr Ity. Will
•"ml S-- J to ,ii! w» . v. o] s.nd self-ad
dr»- \a-fi st.imp ,i . Thv\ arc an
annua! aft r t.h"\ y( v- H !•■ med.
! Vm- atiim I'm; m M 2 Hammond street,
) <'hicago, Ills la-ai . It has h<-en s->
long since I wrote ymi. |'j; venture you've
? al! lorgott- n m<'. I’m not hanging up my
bonnet at (*'dps{e anv mojo, (’in looping
it in a <’oi’apsild • box in a Chicago flat.
I am up lei. .studying d: making, and
' hope some da\- to 1.-e a of cos
tumes. prohald v a slice-.air (> t Mme. 1 la
t r I think it is In - t io aim high and
limn if we-f,il! -hmt of the nmrk—but
■ why should we, if we luiw bruin-! and
' | uml'itmu
< i-.ir summer i practically over now
' I and I am .-a ry. fur I am in love with
' 1 <'bt'-.igi» stimmi-rq. Th. y an s i deliciously
. cooland pleasant I live mdy tWy iilncks
, ' from .1.1 .eohi park. It i a lovely plm":-
I i u i ■ I-t tc i t - <■ nt 11 ! pa rk. I. s
! I pceiaily admire lit" Grant and Lincoln
i I monuments I'h■■:■ are numerous attrac
, I ti'.ns. a bathing beach. Ingot, for boating,
; I think gi-'-a'i uy ie an interesting
io to live iii Vuu are in the vi ry is art
"i things ci a bear want is going on ail
II" W< >I - Tl n the pt lipie! MI
. • kinds, all ual mi:.ibties. They are such alt
: interesting study.
I on'vi In - - genu homo known
IS th" I'lu aei. d'-ammer. Well, lies not
'll;' "my liusi'e: typical < 'hicagoau's
aim iii * 1 to hurry no matt' r
■ wlu-thci In - busiti ... i< argent or not. He
quin’ I y< to 1 the dust, out: ho
. . b :ql< i"i w rd : | b . bllI)1 |, s
i hi- lel Io w- tins•!, ;-. collides with him.
' . sliove- him around c.- i tally, hut hasn't.
; IL- ,iiu ' •' ■' '!< his pardon. He jumps
; aboard moving ears, never waiting for
I ’ th'-tn to slop, eitl-'-r in getting on or off.
i <'an I spare the time, lie s in 100 mueli of
I ''' li : -' r -' ■' 11' '■ " I don't pl'' li'lhl
ICURERTS
When I say I cure i d- > not mean merely to
1 stop them tor a time ami then have them re
turn again. I mean a radical cure. I have made
the disease of I'l IS, EPILEPSY or FALLING
. SICKNESS a life-long study. I warrant my
■ | remedy to cure the worst cases. Because
' others have failed is no reason tor not now
; receiving a cure. Send at once for a treatise
j and a Fret Bottle of my infallible remedy*
I Give Express and Post Office.
Prof. W.H.PEEKE, F. D., 4 Cedar St, N.Y. ,
to know. Why, he even talks abbreviation
to save time.
' Another very- Interesting study is the
voice of the city eat. No one who has not
st lulled it can form any idea of its flexi
bility. It is dangerous rival of the violin,
I wonder that some enterprising theater
manager does not utilize the melody that
is wasting hi his concerts and make his
fortune. Oh these voices of the night
from the plaintive cry of a child to the
howl of a demon, then dying into the
mournful wail of a lost soul: now sooth
ing, now tantalizing, til! at last you reach
a frenzv of feeling that you must express
it in some way. Shall you fling a bou
quet? Anything, everything! Nothing is
I top energetic to express your apprecia
tion.
I have not seen a copy of The Constitu
I tion In a "coon's age.” Will some one
i please send me a copy that contains my
letter? Don't all say "Yes” at once, now.
Harlie Lyle, Franklin. N. C.—Dear
Junior: Franklin is a prosperous little
town yvitl: a population of about 350
persons. I live about a quarter of a
mile from Franklin. I attend the Frank
lin High school, which has about 170
pupils. The principal occupations of the
people of Macon county are farming and
stock raising. Macon county has some
of trio grandest mountain scenery of
’.'•stern North Carolina. The Wayali
I' ■ li. which is about 12 miles from Frank
lin, is otye of the highest mountains in
vi stern North Carolina. It abounds in
wild turkeys and pheasants. Down its
slopes run many streams which abound
in deep trout holes. From its summit
one can see the valley of the little Ten
nessee river, including Franklin. We
have « smaller mountain about 3 miles
from Franklin named Trimount, so-called
bocatse it contains three peaks. This is
the flist time that I have made an at
tempt to write to tiie Junior page. I
will now close with my best wishes to
the cousins. I am 14 years old. Cor
respondence solicited.
Martha Morrison, Argyle, Fla.—Dear
Junior: I have never written to you be
bore. I ant one ow the sh.ut ins. I
have not walked any since the 19th of
January and I have not talked any since
February. f arn 12 years old. I can
dra-.v almost anything I want to. I have
all colors of pencils to draw with and
.1 love to draw. I will tell you some
thing about Florida. This is the land of
lakes and springs There are two large
springs 5 and 8 miles of here, one of
them near Fendleton, known a.s the Bonce
de Leon spring. There is one 2 or 3
miles from there Is very large. Tiie
water boils up in the center and where
the boil is you cannot see any bottom.
Tltis spring is deep enough for a steam
boat to run in. The water looks blue in
the spring, but when you dip it up It is
os char as crystal. It Is known a.s the.
Campbel] spring. My mamma Is dead.
She has been dead over a year and we
all live at grandpa’s. I have two sisters
and two brothers. I love to read the
Junior page, Bill Arp and Surge. Blunk
ett's letters. I would love to see Aunt
Susie and all the cousins. I would love
to get letters from some of the Junior
girls.
Juanita Whitmire, Cross Keys, S.
('.—Dear Junior: "What we always put
off doing, surely w shall never do,” is
as true as it is an old maxim. The
thought of writing to the dear juniors
has lingered in my mind for quite a
while, as the thought of writing "Par
adise. Lost" perhaps lingered in the im
mortal Milton for years. Not like him.
tho', understand, have I thought of it
bring tit- ml.' great acheivement of my
life, but an epoch of lit'' age—far from
it I morel.' write to 'mm.", ami as 1
have . ft repented "if for a moment I
can bi , ni!" the heavy heart from < are,
surely surely 1 have not written lu
vain, tft'-i Milton’s great achievement
lie sold his copyright of "Paradis"
Lo. i ' for $72 tn three payments and
tinir n' d his life in ofcs,"trity.
Now of course you know 1 ant a coun
try girl. I rather lik" it. Os course those
in '-it!'’.- have the advantage of we coun
try it." k'-rs, then those in cities i in't
enjoy themselves a : we do.
The harvest days ~rc about over in
our littb hamlet, i have attended pie
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SCHMIPT MOORE. Abircr mbit Ala.
: ni'.-s for quite a little bit and fiances
also. My e inslns from Florida visited
;us from J nt" ti'l August 16. They
had a good tin; .
For fear of on Un" too long I bid you
ill farewell f'..m-porulenee solicited
; from 18 to 20,
Ruth Hall, D •ivilic, Ga. -Dear Junior:
{ ; have just finished reading our page,
and think the lett.-rs are so nice, but
what was the n ittcr this we k? There
were not v■; y many letters. I will take
a t my suilj' -I "T::e B'.iuties of N.i
--( tore." I think this subject has been
. si ii’ :■■■• 1 bcfoi'i but if Aunt Susie- will
permit, me. I will try to write of some
• f the wonile r ful handiworks of our
y. av, tily Father.
1 There ate so m.-ne wonderful and beatt
tilul things th..it our Father has made
e.ith His own i If yo.t will only
look at the i.dni • ii'Xivc heavens over
your head, on .i • lea.r night, you will
iioliold it .b-eki'd itb so many sparkling
’ gems, outvying l" ’iul.j tho most rc-
.pletid.’nt cor'net tiiat ever adorned
tim head of an." o.ii thl.y pot'ntatc. .
“The heavens eh . 'are the glory of God
ai.d th" firmament showeth His handi
work." li these a: glorious, what must
1- the glory f Him who created them"
lb who stretch' d out the It aver,s like
, ■ . r, ' n. and. wm, laid ihc foundation
i if the earth that if should not. be re
: movt d forever. Look abroad over thJ
,arth. What a prespeet is spread out
! before you. What an endl -s variety of
. o uivii ta I i n. biil.- and valleys, moun
'i. ins ml plait rivers. Ink's an I -seas.
The Lord made them all. and put its
:h> i- to ■■ajo-,- th. 1.-.iutic- and wondms
, i' this world, and sot us to ehcose for
..urs' l' s the vay for ns to* go He
e.i\.' us His blessed worn, and left us
-ii • x.imide that We x'l'ithl follo-v in His
-t.ps, Mm h love to Aunt Susie and the
James M. Wall. Oak Hill, Greenville
County, N. C - Dear Junior: My heart Is
much grieved after reading of the death
of our much beloved Bill Arp and look
ing upon bis noble picture In The Atlan
ta Constitution. How sadly we will miss
the beautiful and noble letters that he
sent to us each week lie deserves a
great monument. My father was in tho
confederate war of 1861-5. a member et'
company B. Third regiment, etc., from
Hie state of Georgia. Was with Lee at
the Appomattox Court House on the Jth
of April, 1865. so you see he was in the
war from the first until the end. He was
a private all through tiie war. was never
wounded, but the hardship ot war shatter
ed his eoiistitu-tion. from which he never
recovered and lie departed this life wh. it
1 was tin infant. I am an invalid; have
not walked a step in seven years—para
lyzed from my chest down totally. Af
flicted as I am. let me tell you what i <ll I
a lew days ago. I was sitting near tiie
door and looking in the yard 1 saw two
large black snakes lying wrapped to
gether. One of the children handed t>
me the rifle that my uncle used in the
battle of the Wilderness until it would
get so hot lie would have to lay it down
for it to cool. 1 took good aim at. the
two black snakes and killed them both.
Just then my uncle came up and meas-[
ured them. One was 6VI. feet long; tuJ
other 7 feet. J will not describe tho black
snake, for. he is too well known. 1 am
collecting canceled stamps. Would be glad
for any of the cousins to send me theirs.
Wish to sa* to the lady in Alabama that.
I am a biity, not a girl, lint would ap- ,
preeiate your kindness just as much as;
if 1 was a girl. Aunt Susie, I wish you
: health at: I happiness.
Paulino Wightman, Emory, S. C.—
Dear Junior: After quite a refreshing
rain, and all nature seems refreshed after
suelj a long drought, I will try and pen
the Juniors a few lines. Guess some ot
you Juniors remember mo, as 1 have
written before. Some of the cousins have
been condemning unknown correspou
{ dence. I "ill give my little experience
with one. I ‘lave for the last mouth had
one of my unknown friends with me, and
a nicer and sweeter girl I’ve never met.
I’m sure If all that. I’ve corresponded
with were as nice i’ll nover regret it
Os course some try to carry on a flirta
tion, but: need we girls allow it? I date
say that all tiie harm that is carried on
bv unknown friends it is tho girls' fault,
and such girls will carry on flirtations
with other boys. I attribute my last
month's pleasure mostly to Tiie Constitu
tion and’ that 1 have a true friend. I
have spent a very pleasant, summer ami
fall is here most, and I do enjoy fall.
Schools will soon all be opened and guess
most of tiie Juniors will be glad. When I
attended school I was always glad for
school to begin. Wo are ail grieved io[
learn of Bill Arp's death. How his let
ters to The Constitution will bo missed'!
But much more by those that knew and :
loved him. Well. I guess tills will lie I
my last letter to The Uonstltutfnn Junior,
as I have approached the ago that juniors
cease to wiite. Love to Aunt Susie and
the cousins.
Lucian R. Brown. Rosohil], N. C,
Dufh'n County.—Dear Junior: I will take ,
for my subject "Kindness to Old people. ' I
Boys a.ml girls, be kind to old folks.
Remrmber that some day w will be o'-i i
and feeble and if we are treated with
kindness it will make us fee! better.
And when we .".re tn old peotilc's com
pany and they seem weary, sad and w- :p.
out, Itt's try to enliven them by sp .-ik
ing some kind word to th'm ind G ii
v.ill reward us hereafter for it. I "' i! L|
take for illustraticn a p< ■ r old man wiio '
h.:d gone until he was worn <>.i:t, ami In.
•at down under a tree to die. There .
li sat without anything t , oat or to :
drink; no one to care for iiim. W:i-”i j
a little girl came by singing. Her moth r
had given her some mom: .’ ind she ba.l |
,r st been to the store and pt.r s--.> i. '
pair cf gloves for tierself, .ind v. s -I 'i'ig !
lack home. This oil man -iw b-.-r and
called her to 1 Im. Sic "■ nt and be. j
a-ked her if she wouldn't do sotnetlf: g I
for him. She looked at him for a m I
Turn!, and said: "Just wait a. mimim. {
.'•nd I will go back to the store ami 1 e.- I
it the man I purchased tin s’’ ■.dev- from '
won’t take them back .ami give me my {
money again, and if he will I "ill bring
It. and give it t> you ” - i she ran ba k {
to the store ami gave the gloves it] ami i
received her memy. Then .-me returm-d I
to the old man ind han.b .l him the i
money and bade him goodby, .-iml "'•>:( {
Immo. feeling ver'’ Imnp ■. Site w: ;
happier, im’eed. than she would liai ■' ,
b<en if she had given him noth ...'.
So let’s try to do ail we can ’ r tlms- :
who are old. 1 et's try to mak tiie t -
inainder of these lives here ' n this earth J
pass hanpjjy.
Miss R'>6na C. Pridgen w m’t t; come
again. A’o.ir letter was excellent. If {
we all would do our part an” not
grvrrl ling so much we wmild Im -th
more to ourselves and every mm els- ■.
C< rr< sp itiri nee soll'citml from "illv r x.
Marie Jackson. Gleenwood. Ala Di-ar '
Junior: As this is such a bright, lovely i
evening with .Aunt Susie's pertni; bm' I
lie’ll ve I will i .dl on you all awhile, "but. ■
wait." don’t object, before I have time t"
tell you tli.it I will nut stay \ ■■! • long. I I
am a stranger to you all. but imp" 1 won't i
remain so long. Papa takes Tim I'onstitu
tion. and we .all c rtitinly enjoy r ad'mg ,
it. 1 ‘ spo.dally enjoy tire Junior p• -■
Eaeli ".■■■;< it arrives at our 1 nt" li l i
gentle suntrner slmw'-r afti r a long
dtoughl, dispelling -spomlom \ •
di-a ppoint inent of it sorrow ami ! ei
isiiing discontentment to tin- ‘.'"or w u
of til. earth, f’amt is ,i farna ■ a d "• !:
3 miles I rum tim thriving lilt • <ii . of
Gii tiwood. My dmir mamma <1 d "!• -m I
was 6 y-ars old. You .-oi i, ;: ;..-it ! ■
had your mothers spared to mil !•
be good and kind to them, for "■ ■
are gone you hav,- no idea bow \ >u w I!
miss tlmnt. Some of tie .-.n.-i- H - :
discussing tiie matter of "hous'-wink.”
■ ind I must say to you that I mijoy t’.id
ing the letters w''itten by girls that work
at. home and help keep tilings going bet
ter than I do those written ' a-"ther on
education; not that I don't lik" mim’.-i U -a.
for I dear!.' io'.- it, but I say work at
bonm some, too. 1 read a i' tmi toil.,’,
written bv one of tim l o'.'siim that wmit 1
so far as to say that none could u ■■ ■!<
tn life except those who bad an will, a
tion. There I differ Hom that cousin jtml 1
a. little, for 1 think that is • a "<■ -It t > i; .
hearten any "tie who is situated so they’
cannot very easily get an • '
have ail the i t'Hiros cut out. ami
I'm going to mak ■ me a '*<'■• ■ 1 ■
serap-liook.” ami dear Aunt Susi. pi- -
lure must b. ilrst Aunt Susie. J hop.
your eyes are heller by tie.- time, i think
you must haw a lot of pati'-nee. or you
c'luldn't put up with "v. ■ kid-." Wcii. it's
time to milk and cook supper, so I must
quit. I'll eome again before long and will
trv and wiite . nmre iiit> : "Stim; litter.
Love to all.
Laura M. Tyner. Amer: is. Ga - D. it I
Junior: AVhat a grand sunset this
I cannot attempt to describe it. n-'r can I
any artist draw thus.- d. It• ite ■ uliue
or paint, tile radiant glory the su
sinks behind batiks of molten go: i. It
seems as if God's home is just !" .w:id :
and through tic rifts in tin- t'-mier him- !
I seem to catch a glipmse of the I? an
tiful beyond. I look again and will, m. ,
mind's eye I see tim earthly homes "f s >
many of the dea,r i ntsins. Methinks 1 I
ran see Barton Smith in far "way Ar
kaiisas as lie trudges honi' Ward. till’d ;
from liis day s work in the s. hool room. :
and in fancy I can s.-, Sam Ni'-ly as h -
ciosses the 1-an.ilia tchie river in quest »: i
game, or Bell" Hmdi-rsoii as she flits iter
and t here in tile old ft rm yard. My {
eyes wander further and way up in a i
corner of our union 1 see the Fort ('as< .• {
cousins sitting round in groups talking'
of home and lowri ones, so far away. 1 I
think it so kind of Aunt Susie to allow [
us tiie privilege of knowing each other
through the m"H im of letters and am
sure every cousin will join me in waft
ing her a vote of thanks lor same. I
wonder bow many of you ba.w r- oi or
seen played the opera. "Carni’ti.” It is j
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such :i sad. tragic story of ft- mad Io'"
and made me feci "s:i<Her than bird
songs on summer, sunless eves, or d-rip
of rain drops on the a.utumn leaves,
'i'iie scene is in Spain, abiut 1820. Jos",
brigadier of dragoons at Seville, is wait
ing tim arrival of Miehaela, a peasant,
girl, with ti letter and purse from his
mother. A band of girls .arrive at ■
cigar factory opposite and <’arm' ii. tit"
ptetticst and most coquettish, throws
limiter bouquet. Jose falls distracts Uy
in hive. A quarrel ensues among the
girls In tiie fa :ory. ('armcn. .b'clared
II" is ordere • tn prison. Shi'
fascinates th" luckless brigadier til! he
connives at her esc tne and is himself
placed under arrest for it. Carmen re
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tempts .1- who meets her outside ot
the w tils, : rt He
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I'nrnin's love grows <-ohl. Escamill".
tile )>n alar t'-i”":i dor. wios her w' ilr- th"
J,..;-.ei. i ,p.se ib-parts to visit hi- dyin-.' .
natlier. ''.irmen is faithless. She
with Escamillo to th nil fl't at Se
ville. Jos-’ pursues iter, and frantic at.
Ii r desertion ind avowed affect: m for
Eseamill" stabs her to tin-- heart, nml
prostrates himself "y h--r lifeless body
with ttiifsc s.-ici w"'d "O!i, <'a.rm"n! mv
adoreil I'.'rmen!" I must close for Hrs
time, forth ■ shadows are longthening
:it d shertiv that tocsin cf the so’.’l. th.. |
supper be'l will sonml. so aa revoir.
< tOTrespomlence solicited.
Carrie Boole Travelers' Rest. R. F. D
Xu I S U Dear Junior: As 1 cannot :
have the pleasure of chatting with you all i
this p. m I'll have to content myself by •
writing. Tim Junior page is improving {
fast, t think w" should be very careful I
how wo write our letters and not give
Aunt Susie more trouble titan wo can
help. Tim Weekly Constitution has F""” •
a pleasant visitor in our heme for several
years. I live in the i’icdmont belt of titc
sunny south. My home is situated in
Greeneville county. 13 mil’’.-: from tho
Mountain City. Gt’"'nvill"; 4 miles fi'.m
Travelers’ Rest, a b> iittiful little village
~f lii'.is ami v.-ilcs; 3 miles from I'.iris
Mount, a tine sttmm"r rc. ort. and have a
beautiful view of the Blue Ridg" ran-;".
Biil \rp lias passed away, but hr mem
ory "ill linger lovingly among us ior
yean t nto. Depart, adieu, farewell tire
written on ail tbit
that di ' k tiie crown of night, the llow< •
that loml tln-ir 1 ragrarn'e t., e\"rv passing
)>r<'Z". tin beautiful I'"" th’it t-’li' S
. ouds. tit ■ pearly dewdrops tiiat
|:t-"V" tl:" wisdom of :i divine being, the
moon that rides in qur-enl' beauty across
tin- ic-av-ns. tl.-- ii’’’" rivulet that linds !
I:- v..,v tii- ./-th s’- ■ y nu ."I""-.-: find
tin"- ! ’. dells lo th- s< ;,. man i r. ated in '
tiie image of God mmself ami tin- earth ;
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I shall all one day pass away and be for
■ gotten. Everything is pissing oft' the -' me
of action. ,
‘"i'll" melancholy days are cumin.:.
’ saddest of tho year:" autumn I: fa ’ ■
I proaohing. the.forest is ehanging its
! t" rod ami yellow and it win nm ■ •
until tiie leaves will begin to fall om> I
one; also tim cotton fields are cham;
their beautiful color of green, the
arc fast bursting open and the field-.
dotted hero and tiv-re with Hie beaut:
white, fleecy staple. Soon w- wio
■ tin- l.izv drone of the cotton git: id ti
' "cream-’ of the s<-r'•■••iiing • "I-
and then w will r-a b/-’ ■ ulan ’
surely coni'- The wheels ot tine, i’ n
i still and in their ceaseless roll tlioy have
added .'-•■■•veral to tim long list, ot : ' ■
! years since last I wrot. to tho
page A. I wri:.‘ the sun is slowly -itiMm-
’ beyond tl.o horizon; it's shedding it • '
I rays on old mother earth, kissing ’a ■
lovely flowers a:- they sway gently to ■ i
fr,, in th" pbasant. lir-ez". A more beau
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Better Than Spanking.
Spanking docs rmt cure children cf d
wetting. If it did there would be few ch.:
dren that would do it. There is a
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send her home treatment to any mothe
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' vour children trouble you in this wa
, Don't blame the child. The chances are
I it can't help it.
j Patent Reversible Poem for Humid
Weather.
(From Tito Denver Times >
Tito following lines may bo read either
‘ up or down without altering the sense:
The stars were all alight.
The moon was overhead;
I named lit r queen of night,
As she my footsteps led.
So wondrous fair was she.
I asked her to be mine,
As she glanced up at me
i thrilled with love divine.
Beside tiie meadow bars.
As site stood lingering there,
H'-r eyes wre like the stars.
In radiance wondrous fair.
"Y'.u'r„ ill t ■ world to me/'
SI" murmured sweet and ”hy,
| A tin-ill of ecstasy
J frit, at her reply.
Lot'' led us al! the way.
As we tun I home, again:
Our hearts " re light and gay,
'l‘li. world was blissful then.
I Tliough shadows cross the sky.
N<. gloom our hearts "Oitld know,
True bliss is ever nigh
Win n in arts arc biended so.