Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-18

again with a few Christmas suggestions
hope they will help somebody. Tne glrls t,lae
presents. Towels with crocheted euges are
nice for the older people; handkerchiers, pm
the younger folks. What do you cousins think
about the war? l think it is awful, put
think have the greatest president s L
George Washington. l maven any orotn 1ss
TO 90. Well, AS my letter is getting rather
long, | will close fog this time. With much
love to Aunt Julia and cousins, ,roropp
Winfield, Columbia county, Fla.
Dear Aune Julia: little girl ten years
of age. I am in the fourth grade. MIS-. MAI,
tie Bass is teacher, and | just love her.
live six miles from town. | am the tnlro one
Of a family of six children, three boys anu
three girls. We have little colt and ne Is
gentle will close by asking riddle: Twelve
pairs hanging high. twelve men riding oy, eacn
Aunt Julia. find enclosed 10 cents; please send
me club button. Your COUSIN,
Rome, Ga, II. F. ID. S.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you adj
nit a Georgia girl into your jolly eand Oh
| ever since il started and enjoyed reading the
! letters fine. Papa takes the dear old semi
Weekly Journal, and l think it surely is
] good paper. What you cousins doing these
! days? l am picking cotton, but VIII De DOUG
| in n few days and l surely will be glad, so /
| can go to school How many OF you cousins
| like to crochet and tat? / do. l can pick the
| banjo. Who has my birthday, January %:
live in the country and like country lfe best
! I live about one mile from my school Cousins,
| what do you think of Aunt Julia? thlnK she
! is a good Aunt Julia. Well, as l see the
| other cousins describe themselves, l will, too.
! | have light hair, blue eyes, fair complexion
! and am thirteen years old and weigh iUi
pounds and five feet and three lnches
! tall. Well, tine other cousins are getting
| a club pin l want one. too. Enclosed find
/ 10 cents, for which sent me one OF your
club pins So will close 81 G0G GGR aWipp
stilesboro. Ca. Route l.
Dear Auntie: Today (Tuesday) when l got
the paper very much surprised to see
my letter in print 1t had been so long since
! wrote. You will find enclosed 10 cents, for
which please send me ed Eu4 tDs out 6Dsns w
'D'''''' ''" MYRTICE POWER.
Marietta. Ga, r.. F. d. No. 3.
Dear Aunt Julia: Here we come, two little
girls, with helping hands. J. Hetts, am tiye
| tiers. We have long hair. My eyes are BLACK
and Sallie Lee is blueeyed. We are both
willing to help mamma. We tend to our niue
US all ear riding. Please, Aunt julia, print
1 this, for want to surprise grandmother and
| ket may be hungry when our letter gets there.
With love and a kiss TO you, Aunt Julia. from
two little nieces, ,,>,,
| HETTIE AND SAl4LlE LEE NUDE. be-
| Gaffney, S. c.
Dear Aunt Julia: l am little Georgia girl.
| How are all of you cousins ?, My birthday Is
January /. Guess how old | will be. l have
dark hair, dark complexion, dark eyes. d.
1 any of you cousins crochet: | do for one. For
! pets have pet dog. Her name Is sport
! Well, l will ring off with a riddle: -Four legs
| up and four down, soft in the middle, hard
all round.
| II. f. D. 10, Dublin, Ga.
Ia. nIa,I
! banjo picker in, for am cold and please give
me a seat by Aunt Julia. Oh would just love
to pick her tune two these chilly after
Moons l just know I'd enjoy it. But l am
| going to stop picking the banjo now and see
if can learn to run the car: We take The
Journal and enjoy it much. Please print
this to beat Mr.. Wastebasket. With my love
! to Aunt Julia.
CHARLEY L. MODE.
My Dear Aunt Julia: viii you please admit
me into your dear little letter boxf l see the
letter box is progressing very much and I'm
surely glad it is. l live on farm and enjoy
farm life splendidly. We take the dear old
| Journal and feel like we can't do without it.
/ read the one Woman's story and like it
just fine. The Journal always prints good
stories and l do enjoy reading them. enjoy
reading anything that is interesting.
l, like most all the cousins, crochet tat and
embroidery. Would like to exchange patterns
with any Of the cousins. l see nearly all
the cousins have clubs, pig clubs can
! ming cbs in their neighborhoOd, but we
| haven't any in neighborhood it is rather
thinly populated. l have one brother in Camp
Jackson. The training camp is in South Caro-
lima, having good time, he writes l think
| we should try to cheer them instead of weeping
and mourning, as il they were dead when
they come home their Burroughs. They are
doing their Bit by fighting for their cOun-
try, their freedom and loved ones. May God
bless them all.
Wen, dear little aunte don't want such
long letters l will close. Would be delighted
to correspond with any Of the cousins.
With love and best wishes to all the cousins
and Aunt Julia, / am your cousin and
/ niece, HETTIE MARSHBURN.
Maple Hill, N. c., II. L. d. 1.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Will you admit
me, little Albanian, into your joyful band
| of Cousins? am eight years old. Have light
! hair, gray eyes and have fair complexion.
am in the fourth grade. 1 like to go to school
| finely. My teachers name is Miss Alma Thun-
derburk. Well, will bid you all good-by, for
dear auntie won't like a very lengthy letter.
Love to Aunt Julia and cousins.
MABLE BRADFORD.
! Culman, Ala, Route 4.
| Dear Auntie and Cousins: Will you admit ?
| little Alabama girl into your band? | will
! describe myself. / have gray eyes and light
! hair. am eight years old. Do any of the
| cousins like reading? l do for one. / like 10