Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

! wish some. Of you cousins were here with ME
to so fishing.
AS TO the riddle asked by Eva Parker,
think have an answer for it. My answer for
il is: A girl had a little dog named Love,
and it died, and she took its hide and made
glove, shoe an chair bottom Of IT, and
put its body under green tree. I am Geor-
gia Cracker I have fair complexion, gray
eyes and dark hair. I will let you all guess
my age. 1t is between fifteen and twenty.
7 want YOU all to write to me. especially the
pretty girls. Before | close l will ask rid
die Guess where lay last Friday night
the wind did blow, and the leaves did shake;
o. how my quivering heart did ache to see that
old fox dig and rake.
with love to all of you cousins, ] remain,
'o Adel. ''t Gs.. R. F. D. 4. DN
Hello Aunt Julia and Cousins! Here comes
a Stephens county boy. Of the dear old Georgia
hills to join your happy baud. l am a sub
read II from the first to the last page | en-
joy Mrs. Fulton's and Mrs. Thomas letters
SO much; also how glad | nn for corner for
! good | suggest that they have a badge or
pin with the letters A. J. J.. B. of cousins.
How glad ! would be to give each OF you
here with ne would go boat riding and
fishing, too Bet that we could catch some re1I
nice and long string Of them. Here
in Tugiloo liver we woull have a time and
fun together. i could nelp make a playhouse
II am grown up. How many Of you cousins
has Vickery girl as teacher? Would like
to receive a card letter from every Vickery
girl as teacher or would like to hear from
one girl member of each vickery family.
| five feet FIVE inches high have brown hair
| and eyes and fair complexion. Your Georgia
cousin. LUTHER BART VICKERY.
| Box 40. Avalon, Ga.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you al
nit a jolly Florida girl into your happy band
| have been reader Of the cousins corner
since it began, and have decided to write. l
| think IL Is grand for the dear old Journal
! to permit to have corner.
Well, what are you cousins doing these beau
| tiful spring days for good time? 1 go horse
back riding, fishing and swimming in summer.
How many of you cousins have my age and
| birthday? It is December Z, and l am thirteen
| years old. ] five feet two inches tall and
weight ninety-one pounds.
For my pets 7 have q littla bird dog which
| ] am going hunting with when he learns how
| to hunt birds Another pet is my dear little
| baby sister Her name is Bernice and she is
! eighteen months old
| How many Of you cousins can play an organ?
| J can't yet, but l am going to take music
/ lessons this summer.
| live in the country on a farm of EOS acres.
! certainly like country life fine. 20 to school
and study the eighth grade.
For fear am taking up too much space l
| will close with my best regards l would like
| to correspond with any Of You cousins. If this
! escapes the wastebasket ! will come again.
| - BESSIE LEE JEFFORD.
Alachua. Fla, r. +. D., No. 1, Box 63.
! Dear Aunt Julia: Here comes a North Caro-
! lima girl to join your jolly circle. VIII you
| please admit me for a short chat? Give me
! seat by Aunt Julia. | want to thank her for
| her Kindness in conducting corner for the
| children. l certainly enjoy the letters and
| Join in the proposal in having Aunt Julia put
! her picture at the head. know she must be
a lovely lady for she is SO Kind. This is my
| second attempt to join the letter box, but
guAss Mr.. Wastebasket took possession of
swer of e. V. Boswell's riddles. Why do
| girls look at the moon? Because there is a
man in 1t. I will tell you how ugly ! look.
| / have black hair and blue eyes and rather
dark complexion; am five feet two inches short
and weigh 120 pounds. You know | am
scarecrow. Ha, ha! But hope you won't run.
| I live in Arson county, two miles from Pee Dee
| river and about 200 yards from Savannah creek.
| Wake up, North Carolina kids, Georgia is beat
| ing us. have a dear little baby sister two
| years old for my pet. My mother died October
| 81, 1915.
How many cousins like flowers. do violets
and roses my favoritss. | will ringoff
by asking a riddle. Why is wick in a candle
| like the. city. Of Athens? | will send card
to the first one that answers my riddle
WITH love to ALL By-by Your loving ing, niece
! Dear Aunt Julia; viii sou permit little
! space for Nortu Carolina girl. / have just
read tine letters from tne cousins and enjOye
| lutm very much. My DIOtHtr taxes Inc SENT
! Weekly Journal and we all like TO read it. /
| am u farmers daughter. IKE country lie
much better than city lite. i love to 20
| housewUrk IHd to read s0nd books aud listen
| to good MUSIC. will be 40 the seventh grade
| next term. like to play the organ very much
How many, OF you cousins ike tlOwersf
| do for one l have some vriy pretty ones.
am glad spring has come, for everything IS
50 beautiful anu l can get out after being
housed up 'or the long, dreay winter. DO
| you cousins every go fIsnIugy / don't 10 very
much. can't have mu"h luck. l expect
about all II you like TO go out boat ridIng
/ sure do ike it. believe / will give you
| all little idea how ] look, although / am
| not very pretty. l am fourteen years old. Have
| light hair. blue eyes and weigh 126 pounds.
| believe II it won't make my letter too long
| ! viii ask you cousins few conundrums. Whal
| day in the year has injunction to go for
ward! What is taken fropl you before yoI
| get it? Well l guess / had better ring off or
! Mr.. Waste basket will be al home when this
| arrives. Hurry up, North Carolina boys and
girls or We will be behind. With best wishes
! lovingly, BESSIE CARROLL.
! Murphy, N. c,
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
| please admit another Georgia girl into your
happy band? have been reading the cousins
letters regularly every week. Now have decided
| to write few "scribbles."
! L think the letter box is just simply grand.
How many of you girls and boys like to go in
| swimming? Oh. 1t is simply grand. Our school
| closed April 20 and it nearly broke my heart,
/ for | love to go to school. We had a picnic
| on the river ana mad grand time. We ftshed
| some and the best of all, went boat riding
! I am five feet two inches tall, weigh 104
pounds, have light brown hair and blue eyes.
| | am between IA and II years.
! | read Z, p. Boswell's letter. He said one
of his favorite books the Bible. That
is of my favorites and l think if we obey
Gods Word We will do duty. l am a
member Of the Baptist church. We all have
! prayermeeting every Saturday night at the
neighbors' houses.
My letter is getting rather lengthy, so will
close. l will exchange letters and cards with
\ any of the cousins. Yours lovingly,
! MAMIE SMITH.
Triton, Ca, Route 8, Box %.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please make
| room for us. We live in South Carolina, the
dear old Palmetto state. Our papa takes The
Journal and we like it fine We like the let