Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
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something to brag about Would they not?
suppose I had better stop or Mr. Waste Bas-
kst viii catch this Would be glad to cor
respond and exchange photographs with any
of you cousins about my age. Come on, Ala
bama boys and girls, and Join this happy band
" JESSIE MILES.
Atmore. Ala. Route No. A. Box 147.
Dear Aunt Julia and cousins: Will you ad-
nit little crippled boy in your letter box to
chat with YOU awhile? | am thirteen years
old have light hair, fair complexion, blue
eyes weigh about 60 pounds. Live miles
the only child at home. Have five half broth
ers married. and one dead. ] get lonesome.
Some of you cousins come and stay a week
with and would have some fun. nave
three chickens for pets. I have some blue bird
boxes in cur garden and there are four little
birds in box. They are sure pretty: |
love to watch the old birds feed them. Well,
I will close, with love to Aunt Julia and
cousins. Ihope Mr. Waste Basket is out
when my letter gets to The Journal. We sure
do think 1t fine paper. Your friend.
ouitman. Miss, Route 2, Box 4e.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: viii you admit
| another North Carolina boy. Like most OF the
cousins, live in the country, and like it fine.
| / am member of the Boys Pig club. l live
| about mile from town. We have large
, pulp mill here. | go to a country school. We
| have three teachers. The school 10 out now.
/ am thirteen years old, but will be fourteen
/ on August Is. l wish more boys would write. l
would ike 10 correspond with some OF the
| cousins Wake up, North Carolina boys and
girls, and don't let the other stated get ahead
| of US.
| fine one. l wish Aunt Julia would write let
ter every week If There are any cousins that
/ would like to write to a North Carolina boy,
let your cards and letters come. m
Canton. y. C., r. +. D. l.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you ad-
| nit a little Alabama girl to join your happy
| land of cousins? 1 have been reading your
| letters and like them so much l want TO join
How are you enjoying this fine spring
weather.
! I have brown eyes, light hair and fair com
| plexion. | the oldest of four children. Have
/ two brothers and one sister. My Oldest brother
is five years old. His name is Bryan; My
! youngest brother is three. His name is Leon
/ ard. My little sister is just four months old.
Her name is Opal. She is SO sweet and and
/ pretty.
! April IL is my birthday. / will not tell you
my age. VIII leave 1t for you to guess. 1t
/ il between eight and twelve. | have pretty
little cat named Patty, out my httle sister Is
/ my sweetest pet. My brothers have dog
| named Rover. Ny school out four weeks
| ago. l 60 to school at Pleasant Hill. l like
TO help mamma with her chickens aud house
/ work, and / help papa sometimes. Papa has
been subscriber to The Journal two years and
/ we all like it. l live in the country a
/ farm and ] Ike IL. We love to go to gHlnd-
mas. We live mile from her house. For
| fear old man Wastebasket will catch my letter
] | will hush. ! want to surprise mamma and
! papa. Your little friend, GOLDEN HAIR.
Dear Aunt Julia: 4f not very old, but
/ 1
/ pie writing, but sure you won't care. VIII
you? will be nineteen September g. My
husband, myself and mother live on a farm Of
| forty acres. My father is drawbridge watch
man ten miles south of Penss cola, Fla. | have
a dear baby boy ten months old and think he
/ is the sweetest thing earth. ! have 40
\ brothers listers living, 81 you ell would
get awful lonesome if il wasn't for him. J
want all of YOU Florida and Alabama boys and
/ myself. 1t would frighten you all yOI
long. l must go. Now. MIR. Waste Basket.
please keep your mouth shut for l sure dom
! want you 20 get my letta. Bust wishes to
Aunt Julia and the cousins. As ever,
Atmore, Ala, X. r. A, I'ox IS.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: l have just
| been reading the cousins letters. l. certainly
/ ing / would write for a .Ong time. but have
! been most too busy, as Il is farming time.
| i
Alabama. Come Alabama boys and girls.
/ don't let the others get ahoad. ! want to see
/ our state get up with the rest, if not ahead.
| I live on the farm and Ike IL fine. | have
| lived here about thirty ye1rs. / have two sis
| tiers living and one dead. Have six brothr.
has my birthday, August 81? will be sweet
sixteen; have auburn hair tiue eyes and fair
/ complexion; weigh 40 pounds five feet and
six inches high. | go to the Methodist Episco-
| pal Sunday school and member of the Methodist
| Episcopal church south. teach the card
class, the hardest class CT all We sure have
/ books and have read ;ot--"Myrtle Baldwin -
| The Harvester" Opening the Chestnut Burr
and lot more ! like to go to school, bur
grade. Ny sister is here row. Her husband
/ is on guard at Brunswick, Ga. My letter is
getting long. 7 must rim; off. for I'm afraid
| Mr.. Waste Basket will get It. Come again,
| Gertie Morris. Your letter fine. I would
like to write to any of the cousins that will
write me- Your loving cousin, -
Hsleyville. Ala.
Hello. Aunt Julia; Here 7 come with a
| which Il think is very nice for little boys and
/ girls like me.
! live IN the country and I like to be out
helping papa. have to take water to the
| field to papa and my brothers sometimes, and
| ! wash dishes for mamma.
| | ten years old, have blue eyes and
J llsnl halr, Idir complexion and weigh 6219
! I'm dandy. 'haint I?'' l go to school and
am in the third grade. l got the prize last
/ year for getting the most head marks. I like
/ TO go to school. I have some kittens and a
! doll. you know l have a jolly old time
playing.
Aunt Julia. you must hold to my letter or Mr.
Waste Basket will get it, Your little friend,
MELISSA CARROLL.
Murphey, n. c.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: have beer
! reading letters from boys and girls OF other
states, and enjoy them very much. I am
/ Virginia girl. / live two miles from Stras
| burg, and almost on the banks of the Shenan
l doah river and very close to the Massanutter
mountains. l have light hair, blue eyes and
am eleven years old, and weigh 126 pounds
4 I go to Strasburg graded school and am in the
! sixth grade. ] would like very much to cor
! respond with of the cousins, especially
| Lizzie Magee, she is Virginia girl. Well
/ l will close, hoping that they will write to me
soon and wish your letter box to be still more
| successful. / close. As ever. your niece,
SYLVIA BAKER.
/ Strasburg. Va, Box 76.
| Dear Aunt Julia: Here comes little CIR
from sunny Tennessee TO Join your happy band
| of cousins First | will describe myself.
| have long dark hair, dark eyes and fair com
plexon. ] fourteen years Of age. &c