Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-15

taking interest iu dear old home state
manor. have received several letters and
cards since I wrote 10 the letter hoN and have
answered all. was glad &" receive letters
from other ststes. Wei. cousins, ! am at
+ leisure for \ little season. papa is through
planting and waiting for the cotton 70
get large enough t. chop. Would he glad 70
hsv" some Of you large cousins TO come and
nclp me chop cotton. Hs, Tia, say. Lucy
! larson. I viii answer your riddle. II is the
dear old Journal. isn't il. We'll. Pearl Harris,
wish you much good luck with your flowers.
! have a good many up and n few hoy flowers.
an flower lover. ] love music also am
/ flower lover. I love music also. ! am
learning :" play the organ and like # fine.
! Let me ask some Bible questions: Who the
/ first tTansgressor? What was the name Of Abra-
/ hams father? What was Johns rsiment and
food: Well, l guess Aunt Julia is tired by
now. so good by To all the new kin folks.
/ MATTE LUE SITTON
Calhoun, Ca. r. f. H.
Tap, tap: Hello! 1t is I. VIII You admit
a stranger from Alabama into your letter box
| tn chat while? am thirteen years old. five
] feet high, weigh as pounds, have brown eye9
1 and brown hair and dark complexion. Who
/ mas my birthday, March Z: 20 to school at
/ Browns Sross Roads, and am in the seventh
! grade. 4 surely like 10 60 10 school. II was
ont March. our teachers were Miss Annie
/ Earle Pennel and Miss Mary Roberts. / like
\ them fine. ! live farm seven miles front
| the nearest town. have two sisters and three
| brothers. sister older than !, and all the
/ boys are younger, aged ten, seven and five
/
| girl, aged two. surely do think she is
| sweet. My graudmama lives with She il
nincty years old She takes the dear old Semi
Weekly Journal. We do enjoy reading IL. We
have hot summers and cold winters. We surely
do have some dry weather. ! like music. How
many OF the cousins like tc crochet and tatt
! l cannot do much Of either. | like to read.
/ have four pets-the dish rag, broom and hoe
handle and "A fine pig that ] am raising on
halves with papa. believe hear Mr.. Waste
basket coming. I guess ! had better go. With
/ love 10 Aunt Julia and the cousins.
JOLLY NELL.
HeadIand. Ala. Route 5. Box 80.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here is an
| other Cracker, from north Georgia. seeking
entrance into your happy circle. have long
| been an admirer Of the letter box and am
| proud that 81 is meeting with such splendid
/ success. The cousins are rapidly becoming ac-
quainted aud that is the best of all. Last
weeks letters just fine, especially those
Of Pearl Pearson and Jessie Miles, since they
/ gave a vivid description of themselves, which
made their letters all the attractive. 1
/ think IL would he fine for the cousins who
/ live in different states to correspond with each
other. st would in several ways be inter
csting and helpful. What do you cousins think
/ OF that plan?
! have Just finished high school and would
\ like Ia see more letters from high school pupils
| appear in the letter box.
| Aunt Julia must have a large number OF
pretty nieceS. judging by the tone Of their
| letters, and ] would be very glad indeed to
correspond with any and all. win answer
any letter card received. Much love to
Aunt Julia and cousins,
Lavonia. Ga. HORACE Il. DUNCAN.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you ad,
NIT a little Tennessee girl into your happy
| band for a little chat? / have been reading
| the letter box and enjoy il very much but
have not seen very many from dear old Ten
nessee. Now girls and boys, il is time for you
to wake Up, LET'S not be slow. Miss Rose
I will not describe myself as I am not very
good looking and should have been boy in
stead of a girl. I do pct IKE homework at all.
but surely do enjoy fishing, riding and most
anything like that | surely do wish | could
| joir Uncle sam, for I think there Is nothing
like being a soldier. Now cousins don't think
that never do anything in the house for
| sure do and I enjoy reading good books AMI
| have read 4 large number but have never read
very much. Aunt Julia know alb the children
would be pleased TO letter from you in
the paper We do not know whether YOU enjoy
| our letters VI not. As this is my first time to
write will close and do hope the waste bas-
ket isn't in sight, for would like TO see this
| in next wesk's paper. With best wishes to
Aunt Julia and the cousls. a Tennessee kid.
]. s.--wonder how many Of my friends will
recognize me:
Dear Aunt Julia and the Letter Box: Will
you admit texas boy in your happy band? l
haven't seen letter from Texas. ! nm twelve
years old. My papa taxes The Atlanta Semi
Weekly Journal and I enjoy reading the cous.
ms letters. | enjoy reading good looks If
any Of Won cousins have the book ''Miss Min
erna and William Green Till" please send it,
see Mr.. Wastehasket coming. I better close.
Yours very truly. LLOYD. COTRSFY
Purdon. Tex. n. r. u. ..
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: 7 thought 7
would write to the letter box 7 am elev.
en- years old. have light hair and blue
eyes ] have been picking Strawberries fos
my uncle. have made S2.1S. I have twd
sisters. One is Eula. nine years old one IS
Maud seven years old. We have little gar
den, We heve cabbages and tomatoes and
beans. ma we have some flower seed sowed
Please don't let Mr.. Waste Basket see this
in print. Your little niece
RUTH BROWN
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will You ad-
nit Florida girl to JOIN your happy banda
have been reading your letters and enjoy
them fine. thirteen years old have
blond hair. fair complexion and blue eyes
Am in the seventh grade. l live between
two creeks. half a mile from the Alabama
line. belong TO the Girls Canning club
made l,O94la pounds of tomatoes, Okra beans
and squash on my tenth of an acre last
year / want TO do better this year il / can
Have any Of the cousins an Edison phono-
graph? We have one and surely do have time
lf there is any Sillses up that way I would
lb Se TO esaT from them would like to ex-
cousins. Well, guess ] better ring off:
my letter is getting too long. If Mr.. Waste
l Basket gets this l viii come again; 50 will
Mariana, Fla, Il. r. Box So
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: As | haven't
seen any letters from Rome. Ga. ! thought
| would write one to the cousins. and on ov
reading the Cousins letters very much one
school closed goth Of April, and ! sm surely
lonely now, for I like to go 10 school very
much. NY .escher's name is Miss Ieiander
1arpley. sram Fell Buckle, Tenn. The school
had parcel post sale and used the money to
buy library and some books. ! am nine
years old and will go in the fifth grade neyr
term. Il have sweet little sister and her name
is MadGc Irene. 7 VIII close wishing Aunt
Julia and III" Cousins a Pleasant summer
LOIS IITTLEJOHN.
Rome ia. Route 9
Dear Aunt Julia aud Cousins. wiz YOU nd.
init little Montana girl to your happy circle:
I Ike 20 live I'm town and don't like farm life.
] am ten years old and I'm in the fourth era L,
ar school. and have a good teacher, her name is
Miss LILLY. I i've the western slope of the
Rocky mountains in the F1athead valley. we
have two Indiln reservations nearby, the Black
Feet and the F1athead. The Indians live in
tepees along the river the reservations and
live mostly hursing end fishing and on what
tho government gives than. They Kill n great
many deer snd elk. which very plentiful
in this Locality. Years ago they hunted tho
buffalo whirh ranged in great numbers on the
plains in cast nrn Montana. but the wild buffalo
have all been killed and the plains have been
settled upon by homesteaders. many thousa nds
Of people having como into Montana within
the past few years.