Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-03

your riddle of why does a room full of married
women resemble an empty one, is because there
is a single one in it. Am | rightF Come
again with good one. Would ike TO CORE
spOnd with any OF you cousins about my age
Will answer all letters received. Best wishes
to Aunt Julia and the cousins. -
Titusville. Fla. WILLIAM II. HOBSON.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you al.
NIT Il little Florida girl into your happy circle
| live in the country with my uncle ana aunt
We have a beautiful home and quite a large
farm. We grow most everything that Is good
TO eat. belong to the canning club. l nave
one tenth of an acre in tomatoes, but they are
not doing well, for are needing rain very
bad. l viii, tell my age-am twelve years old.
and am IN the sixth grade have brother
In the army, married sister in Mississippi
and two brothers younger than myself that live
near here MAGGIE DEITZ.
r. +. D. No. ?, Vernon, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins As | didn't
see my other letter in print | thought l would
come again. Through the letter box nave
discovered one of my cousins, Bessie Lee JEFF
fords of Alachua, Fla. l have many relatives
throughout South Carolina, Georgia and Florida,
and ii any of them reads this and cares to write
me, i would be glad to hear from them. l
have never lived real large farm, but know
it must be grand. /, like most all the girl
cousins, like TO sew. make most all my own
clothes in my spare time. / work In the post
office in which my father is postmaster and
like the work very well. Most people here
pick saw-palmetto berries in winter and raise
My age IS between 16 and n. Who can guess
It'll Will close with a ton of love and best
wishes TO Aunt Julia and all the cousins;
Canayeral, Fla. BRESIE ]. JEFFORDS.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: The wastebas-
ket seems TO be very greedy old fellow from
the way he has been devOuring the cousins
letters. lie makes one think of a billy goat.
lie got my first letter and sure hope II chOked
him frightfully bad that heSwOn't have the
heart TO try this one.
How many of the cousins have ever seen
bacAbird's nest? l never saw one until this
spring. pair Of them have built nest in
the back side OF pasture, where Nhere is
little swamp. The nest Is built about three
feet from the ground, In a small clump OF
tall willows. 1t is built Of coarse sticks and
grass stems The eggs are delicate blue
speckled with black and maroon.
l will tell you cousins of an amusing incident
that happened near the birds nest the other
day. / was standing some distance from the
nest, when I noticed that one of the cows was
quietly grazing In that direction. When she
had reached the bushes in which the nest
built she began TO nibble at them. This
frightened the old mother bird almost out of
her wits. She began to flutter wildly about
the cows head. which stopped grazing and
intereStedly watched the frightened bird. |
watched them awhile, then interviewed and drove
the away. Mrs. Blackbird, perched on
small tree near by, watched me for awhile,
then deciding l not harmful she dropped
quietly down her nest. The old COW came
back In few minutes and again disturbed the
bird. She was attacked this time by Mr..
Blsckbird and driven away. She kept annoying
the birds until she was finally removed from
the pasture.
Write TO me. cousins, one and all, both great
and small. and the girls especially. viii answer
all letters and cards received. Your nephew and
cousin. OSCAR WOODY.
Acworth, Ca. Route 4, Box 50.
Dear Aunt Julia: VIII you admit an Ala
bama boy in your happy band Of cousins? My
school was out March 0. I am in the seventh
grade. / am fourteen years old. l fish and
hunt for pastims. With love to Aunt Julia and
cousins, GLIDE LOWREY.
Bankston, Ala, Route !, Box 60.