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THE SOUTHERN WORLD. JANUARY 15,18b6
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Our young Folks.
“The world, dear child, is as we take It, and
Life, be lure, (a what we make it.”
OVR letter BOX.
toteiy Polly Hopkins.
Dear Editor—To-night, while sitting
by my cozy log fire, listening to the
snoring, and occasionally a "haI ha!"
or " ketch him ” from the sleepers, who
seem to be enjoying the scenes and
pleasures of happy dreamland, I will,
for a pleasant pastime, write to the
dear cousins, and ask you to let me in
one corner of your" Letter Box," which
is very dear to me. Ida T., I would be
very glad for you to answer my last let
ter. Will some one in Fort Gaines, Ga.,
write to ub? Well, dear cousin*, I think
our dear editor gave ub some nice ad
vice, one which we ought to accept.
Slang is very ugly indeed, and I shall
accept the advice and drop the few slang
words I use both in letters and conver
sation. I am glad to be advised by those
who know better than myself. I will
try to give a description of this rocky,
mountainous country in my next letter,
but my head is so thick I know it will
be a poor description. I hope, dear
cousins, you had a nice time Xmas, es
pecially you, " Big Boy,” singing your
funny little songs. Why don’t you
write again? You must write to Lucy
T. She is a darling sweet girl. We
had a Christmas tree. Oh, it was love
ly. Santa Claus rang a little bell and
the tree turned round and round. The
beautiful dolls and toys were so taste
fully arranged on the tree, which made
a beautiful sight. We bad music, but
the audience would not cheer ns after the
first song, so some of us invited them to
do so by commencing to cheerourselves.
We had a splendid time. I wish "Big
Boy " could have been here to Bing his
"jolly songs” for us. We would have
enjoyed listening at you. Write again,
dear "Big Boy,” write again. I send
you a subscriber, dear editor. I hope
you will send January 1st to the address.
I will try to get some more subscribers.
Will also renew our subscription as soon
as it is out- You mav consider me a
lifetime subscriber. Wishing the cous
ins a happy New Year, and you, dear
editor, a happy and prosperous New
Year, I will close by last hoping to see
this in print. I am your true friend,
l*oi,ly Hopkins.
P. S.—Tyra Perry, I will write to yon
if you will write first. Dear cousins, 1
love all of you dearly and like to read
your nice, sweet letters. Write to me.
Devotedly, P. H.
Blount Springs, Ala.
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Au Arcadian.
Dear Editor—As you are so kind in
giving all who ask space in your most
interesting paper for a small publication
for gratifying their wishes, and being a
constant reader of the Southern World
nearly three years, I have now concluded
to introduce myself to the cousins. I
am not a subscriber to the World but
uncle iB, and I am about the first to pe
ruse its contents when received. I am
perfectly delighted with "The DeSaus-
sures ” and " The Story of Rose Darrel.”
I always wait with impatience for the
coming papers. I have just read Miss
Nellie’s letter boasting of her nice time
and dinner at Mr. Gunter’s, and how
her beau everlastingly swung her around
and still she wants some of the big
boys to write to her. I find she wants
more than one Btring to her beau. 0
false and fickle Nellie Gray, do you not
know that you can’t have two strings to
one beau ? Now I know that everlasting
swing around of yours would not allow
you to write to the boys. But if you
can make hi.m toe the mark it is all
right, for the best of us trifle with their
affections sometimes, don’t we? But
hush, I imagine I hear the boys laugh
ing. Of course I think the girls like the
boys or they would not ask through the
Letter Box for a correspondence with
them. But I hope they are merely jest
ing when they do this. There is no girl
who likes the pretty boys better I do,
nor is there one who likes to correspond
with them more than I, but, girls, you
can do more than I can when you ask
them to write to you. If you succeed in
getting one to write to you let me know,
and perhaps I would feel more like try
ing my hand. Farewell to all until 1
come again. A long and prosperous life
to the Southern World.
Time H.
Arcadia, Ala.
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A Florida Bud.
Dear Editor—I hope I am not mak
ing my visits too often. Miss Polly
Hopkins, you have guessed my age
right. I am eighteen years and four
months old. I hope you may visit Fla.
sometime. We have sold our grove in
Sumpter county for $5,000 and bought a
place in Marion county. I may surprise
you some day at Blount Springs, as I
have a friend that used to live in that
vicinity and contemplates visiting his
old home before long. Miss Polly, I am
putting out a grove for some girl, and
who knows what girl it will be? as my
heart lias never met its fate, although it
feels rather strange when I am reading
your letters, and it may be that I am in
love with you. I believe I am. Sunny
Side, I wish I had been there, and P.
H. too, so that we could have had the
laugh together. I think there would
have been more enjoyment in it. Ida
E. T., you are right. Charles A. G., I
am 17 x 1. Leotie Robertson, I have an
nncle in Tishimingo county, Miss., viz.:
Richard Per> y. I am like you on the
sublimity of Nature. To sit and 100k at
a forest of gigantic trees and think of
what power Nature has, for all those
trees sprang from a tiny acorn or a pine
mass, and yet tempests come and lay
them on the ground from whence they
came. Or a single flash of electricity
tears one of them into splinters. And
I have often sat and contemplated the
sublimity of the heavens. And I have
also thought of springs and rivers. Not
far from Ocala is Silver Springs, it is a
beautiful place. Indeed the water is as
clear as a crystal for fifty or a hundred
feet; the fish can be seen as plain as if
nothing separated you from them. I
was at two Christmas trees, and oh,
what beautiful presents adorned them 1
At one Santa Claus appeared on the
scene and distributed a box of presents to
the children, and then the presents were
taken off the tree and given to their
owners. With many good wishes to
you and your paper and all the cousins,
and much love to my sweetheart, 1 re
main yours sincerely. Tyra Perry.
Whitesvill", Fla.
Lucy’s I.lvely Fetter.
Dear Southern World—Wishing the
genial editor and dear little cousins a
happy New Year, I ask permission again
to chat with the little friends of the
World. I hope all had a merry Xmas
and enjoyed themselves hugely. Mr.
Charlie Gill, the answer to your ques
tion is Job 19 th chapter 20th verse.
"Good looking and is as highly accom
plished as any big boy.” (Did you ever
know a handsome boy that wouldn’t
praise himself?) Ah, Mr. Ida T., you
are vain too. Polly, you dear, sweet
girl, do insist very much upon Charlie
Gill telling us something about that
cruel hearted Big Boy. As he has hon
ored him with an answer to his letter,
give us a description of him, please.
We thought once we had touched a ten
der spot in that bjy’s heart and could
enjoy the pleasure of putting him upon
our list of nice friends, but alas! we
are disappointed. Mittie and Nina,
write often and also the other little girls.
We love to hear from good, sweet girls,
and also enjoy the letters of good look
ing cousins. Well, the farmers are busy
making contracts with tenants for an
other year, repairing buildings and are
looking forward with bright hopes for
good crops this year. I hope their ex
pectations may be realized and that we
will not have another drouth in the fall.
With many good wishes for all, I am
ever your friend,
Lucy Tankebsley.
Morgmville, Ala.
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Bright-eyed Beanie.
Dear Editor—I am a little girl eight
yeara old. My papa takes your paper
and I read the little letters; and as I
have not seen one from this place, 1
thought I would write you one. We
have a nice town on the railroad lead
ing from Macon to Brunswick. We have
two good schools and three churches.
I go to school, but we have vacation
now. I have two brothers; they live in
the country; have a store and a farm
One attends to the farm and the other
to the store. The oldest, brother Willie,
is married and has a sweet little boy
baby. His name is Willie. I have two
other little nephews, their names are
Quinnie and Eugene. They are half or
phans, their faiher, my brother, died
three years ago. They are nice, sweet
little boys; the oldest goes to school,
but has vacation now. They live in the
country. I have another brother about
grown. Brother Jimmie was killed in
the riot at Eastman, two years ago.
Everybody loved him that knew him.
I expect I have written more than you
will print, but I love to write and will
write to you again. Bessie Harvard.
Cochran, On.
Mittie Montgomery.
Kind Editor—Oh, will you open the
door and let me in again to tell the little
cousins something of my past life. I
went to the charming little village of
Trwinton, Ga., last summer. I had a
jolly time. Irwinton is a pleasant little
town. I will say if any of the cousins
wish to go from home to Bpend Bummer
go to Irwinton, you will find warm friends
there; you will be sure to enjoy a visit
there in summer. Now, a few gosBipB.
I will say first something about my
papa’s farm. He made on one acre of
land 1,115 pounds of clean lint cotton.
Why go West to find a fortune when
one acre of land will make 1,115 pounds
lint cotton? No, never go West; but
stay in our beloved old State of Georgia.
Papa makes his own meat and bread
Not long since he slaughtered two hogs
that weighed 372 and 380 pounds, mak
ing 750 pounds of meat. Now, for fear
my letter is too long I will close, won
dering who will ask me to come again.
Much love for the cousins and many
good wishes for our beloved paper.
Mittie Montgomery.
Howard, Ca.
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Oscar’s Mote#
Dear Editor—I have decided that I
would write to you again if you would
allow me space in your valuable paper.
I have not any news that would interest
the little cousins. The farmers down
here did not make but a half a crop on
account of the wet and dry weather.
It was so wet that the farmers could
not cultivate their crops and then it
turned dry. I now answer Miss Aman
da Smith’s question. The word mule is
mentioned in nine different places,
Genesis 36th chapter 24th verse, I Kings
10th chapter 25th Verse, II Chronicles
9th chapter 24th verse, II Kings oth
chapter 17th verse, I Chronicles 12;h
chapter 40th verse, Esther 8.h chapter
10th verse, Ezekiel 2d chapter 66th
verse, Nehemiah 7th chapter 63th verse,
Isaiah 66th chapter 20th verse. Is that
correct? Now I will ask the cousins a
Bible question: Where in the Bible is
the word mole mentioned ? I will close
for I am afraid I might get my letter too
long. I remain the Southern World’s
<rieud, Oscar E. Adams.
Butler, Ga.
Fovely Leila.
Dear Editor—I have seen so many
nice little letters I thought I would write
one too. I hope the editor will find
space enough for my letter as I haven’t
written before. Papa takes your paper.
He is delighted with it. I like it too,
and oh, how I like to read the letters
the girls and b"ys put in it. I am a girl
between twelve and sixteen and weigh
91 pounds. Now will anyone gupss my
sge? I live in Florida. My papa is a
farmer. He plants corn, cotton, oats
and cane. The orange groves were most
beautifrl. They had a very full crop
this year. I had a nice Christmas. I
went to a Christmas tree. I enjoyed it
splendid. I like apples better than
oranges, but we can’t raise apples here
to do any good. The writers must tell
ns about their part of the country.
Wishing the Southern World a long
life, I am its little friend,
Leila Perry.
Whitetville, Fla.
Sweet Genevieve.
Dear Editor—I like your Childrens'
Department very much, and mamma
says perhaps some of your young read
ers might like*to hear about my silk
worms. I began to read about them a
year ago last spring, and I told papa I
would like to raise some, so he sent for
one dollar’s worth of eggs and I made a
few trays from old laths to hold the silk
worms. I rested some boards on chair
backs and set the trays on them, and
when the eggs hatched I gave them
leaves from our oBage hedge three times
a day. The fifth week they Bpun nice
cocoons and I sold the eggs and cocoons,
for $35. ThiB year I have raised eight
times as many and have taken most all
the care of them. If any of your little-
readers would like to try their, hand at.
it, if they will write me enclosing-two
stamps for reply, I will send them full!
directions for making the trays ana
managing the worms.
Genevieve Aylmer Farwell.
Arlington Heights, III.
A Boy’s Idea of Whisky,
Whisky is said to be in its place one
of the best medicines in the world, and
when used out of its place it iB one of
the meanest things that human taste
can relish. It is said in many cases to
save life, but how often does it result in
the loss of life. When we say " out of
place,” we mean when people drink till
they can’t drink any more, and then
comes the abuse of bis family from the
husband’s lips; then the family comes
down from good standing and easy cir
cumstances to beggary and disgrace. I
compare whisky with a snake, for to use
it continually, in a very short time it
will sting like an adder and bite like a
serpent. I would urge all my young
friends never to enter a bar-room, or
taste the stuff, if they would escape
ruin. Your honest friend.
L. F. Fulton.
A Farmer Boy.
Editor Southern World—I am a
farmer boy. 1 live in Emanuel county.
My papa takes your good paper and
likes it. I like it too. I see so many
pretty girls names I thought I would
write. Now, you know I love girls and
I can’t help it. I thought I would write
soon to keep them big boys from getting
a head of me. I am old enough to be
big, but I ain’t very large. 1 am between
fifteen and twenty (guess it) and my
weight between 100 and 200 (guess it).
Will some of the girls write to me.
Your friend. W. D. Cowart, Jb.
Bay Branch, Ga.
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An Fast Tennessee Lass.
Dear Editor—As I have Been so many
letters in your valuable paper I thought
I would write one. Brother takes the
World and we a<l like it veiy much. I
wish it would come every week. I like
to read the little folks’ letters. Wish