Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-22

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Dear Aunt Julia: As I have never seen a
| letter from Louisiana, thought / would repre-
sent this grand old state. l live on farm
OF 200 acres named Cedar Wood, five miles
east Of the little village Of Arcos. The chief
industry here is farming, dsirying and so forth.
We grow some very fine strawberries, corn.
cotton and sugarcane. and also we grow some
very fine watermelons. The farmers are all
happy and cOntented. great many northern
people have made their homes here In the
sweet sunny south Amite is quite a thriving
town and our county seat. Roseland, near
here is hustling little place, where all kinds
of crates and other packing goods are manu-
featured.
our schools are fast closing. which will give
MS time TO enjoy fishing, crocheting aud call
ing. My age is between is and 20. Would
like to exchange letters cards with the read
ers OF this paper. .
Bolivar. La, r. F. ID. No. Z, Box 40.
Dear Aunt Julia: VIII you let another Geor-
gia girl into your happy band OF boys and girls
Cousins don't you think the letter box gets
II seems TO be customary for a newcomer TO
describe herself, so here goes am i've teet
tall. have fair complexion, blue eyes, DARK
hair, and sm thirteen years old.
How many OF you cousins like to read! 90
for one. l have read almost all OF charles
Dickens books besides many others. Will
ask the cousins some questions: What great
man was called TO the great pacihcatlon
When and where was jefferson Davis arrested !!
To-
river and rest under the shade Of the treesg
/ would ike for some Of the cousins to write
me. Well. l see Aunt Julia coming with d
stick so ! guess l had better run.
wishing Aunt Julia and her letter box sue
's'S' MAUDE REYNOLDS.
Marietta, Ca, R. f. ID. 4.
Dear Aunt sulia and Cousins: | have been
silent reader OF the letters and nave en-
joyed them yery much. i've in Lsurens county.
south Carolina. and think IL is one OF the
grandest states in the Union. How many oil
the cousins agree with me- | am a COUNTRY
have never lived in the city. How many OF
the cousins can crochet and make tattlngE l.
for one. also like to -'ad' nave oeen IeaI
ing The Long Roll Esve read 'Pollyanna'
Sunshine Laie" The "irl Of Limbeslost' and
many Others. / will describe myself l am
five feet seven inches. weigh l3s poInds have
light hair and gray eyes. win let you que
my age. IL is between twenty and twenty
five South Carolina cousins, wake up. Don
ler the other cousins get ahead OF US. VIII
liam Greene, you Florida cousins are ahead
OF US for you said you would have to go chop
ping cotton. Our cotton Is just coming up
Would like TO hear from some OF you cousins
VIII answer sll letters sui cards received. win
am as ever MYRTLE LEAGUE.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you dd
nit another little Georgis boy into your happy
band OF cousins. / am four years old ana
can't write myself, but / can get Uncle John
ME TO write for me. For. pets ! have three
little kittens, and have little wagon for my
toys. / have a little brother; his name is
Lewis. and / have to tend TO him some for
mama, and 4 looks like 20 he IL mean
but reckon IL is because have % stay with
him all the time. l hone 10 see this In print
and want 10 surprise mama and papa, AM
want nv grandmother of Ebert county TO see
g. ] viii close by saying look out Old Man
Wastebasket, I'm coming. Your nephew.
CLARENCE WARD AUSTIN.
Dscula, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please let me-
Join your happy band. / live on farm In
north Georgia, IT. dear old Milton county, and
like country life. There is 30 much room
for exercise fore. have several pets, but
like one Of my cats best OF all; he is tea
years old and very intelligent. l am twelve
years old, and feet inches tall, and weigh
about lis pounds, have blue eyes, skin a little
BIT tanned. ! love poultry and help MANN
with her baby chicks. and gather the eggs
Leghorn chickens. ] like TO read, especially
historical stories and adventure, and sometimes
q little romance. l have Just read the "Prince
of the House Of David and l think it's just
splendid. The Prince was Christ. you know.
I hope all the cousins that haven't read II
will do 30. Wouldn't IL be nice II Aunt Ju-
liza would suggest some GOod books for us to
read. Brown eyes, the enswer to your riddle,
why is the moon and girls mind alike
Is often changes, Am ] right? Lucy Carson,
the answer 10 yours, BLACK and white and read
all over, is a newspaper. Now, / will close by
asking a riddle: l sit ir corner and never
yet | travel by night and ! travel by day
and carry SO1r message what you say. 1
am blue. am pink, am green, I am red,
the smallest OF prices Is set my head.
When ] start a trip I stick TO my place;
/ am sure 10 receive Lard blow on the face.
am generally square, hut my characters such
that You hest not compel me to work over
much, for 7 rGn you one errand and that
rand run. nv life is ended and my usefulness
done. Can you answer II ! hope Mr.. Waste
basket will e out when This comes in. with
much love to the cousins.
AIphsretta. Ca, Route 5
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: have writ
ten before, but because ''Mr. wastebasket'
ate my letter, ] am not discouraged.
7 am a little North Carolina girl OF seven
teen. I live with NV parents on a farm o.
miles northwest OF GermantOn, a small coun-
try village. I dearly love my country home
and the farm work. Our farm Is situated on a
very high hill overlooking the valleys and is
densely covered with huge hickory trees there
fore our fran Is called Hickory HILL We
also have splendid view Of Pilot sauratown
BOX and Blue Ridge mountains. I think 'Moun-
tain View Farm would be a suitable name for
our farm. too.
We have real pretty garden and some real
strawberries since April and think there Is
nothing better than mice strawberry pies =
This summer 7 going to take lessons In
domestic science. ] think all girls should learn
TO be good cooks and housekeepers. Mother
says The way TO mans heart is through HIS
stomach"
I do all kinds of fancy work, tattinE, crochet.
embroidery, etc. 60 TO school and I seldom
have time for fancy work only in summer.
I would like TO hear from you cousins
With love 70 Aunt Julia,
R No. 1. Box No 7. aermsnton. n. G.
Hello. Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII Won
please allow another country girl to Join your
happy band Of cousins7 I am twelve years
Of age 60 TO school at the Freewater school