Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02

too Icing. Would like to hear from some of
MILDRED LINDERMAN.
Ohatchee, Ala, Route 3.
lear Aunt Julia and Cousins; Here comes
trown-eved Georgia girl TO join your happy
band OF cousins at the third attempt. 30
please move aside and let me have chair BY
Aunt Julia. What do you cousins do for
pastIIne? | nave been canning tomatoes ana
other things. We have canned about thirty
cans of tomatoes and am expecting to can
some more. Well, as see that all the rest
of the cousins describe themselves, l viii de-
scribe myself: | have dark hair, dark COM
plexion, brown eyes, am five feet four inches
tall and weigh l13 pounds Who has my birth
day, October 20? l will leave my age for
you cousins to guess. 1t is between thirteen
ami twenty Our school will start in month
from now and | will enter the tenth grade this
term. Am expecting to finish school this year
s, s sp O trr. Sd" trY again. So am trying.
! will have to 20 on account Of Mr.. Wastebas-
ket. / hope he is asleep when my letters
arrives. am your new cousin ,,,,,-Ds-
willard, Ca, Route /, Box g.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you please admit
Sardls girl into your happy band? ! am eleven
years of age and in the fourth grade. What
40 you all. do for pastime: ! crochet and tat
and make quilts; for pets ] have two cats.
will close by asking a riddle, four legs up and
four legs down, soft in the middle and hard all
BLANCHE TALON. .
Timmonsville, S. c., R. F. ID. 9, Box 50.
Dear Aunt Julia: Here 1 come again to join
your happy band. We have just finished pick
ing cotton. | will start to school the first OF
October. Mamma has just finished canning her
tomatoes She has ninety quarts of tomatoes
canned, twenty-fOur jars of blackberries, fifteen
jars of cucumber pickles and three jars of pear
pickles How many of the cousins like music?
I like to play the organ. Wen, ] will close,
hoping to see this letter in print. l am your
cousin, LAURAINE CHESHIRE.
.'s-.. ..... - CG.t f'- r:...
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; Will you ad
NIT Georgia girl into your happy band? ]
ten years old. L in the fifth grade.
like to go to school and enjoy my studies, but
like geography best. The name Of my school
is Wheelan and my teachers name is Mrs.
standard school We have a nice library. We
have large flag that can be for miles.
my birthdate, June "a? 1 would he glad to
hear from all of you cousins. l will
try and answer all receive. l will close. How
many know this riddle, What is blacker than
a crow? With love and best wishes l remain,
your niece, ESTHER wIGLEY.
Dallas, Ca, R. F. d. /.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: / enjoy read
ing your paper. like the cousins page best.
think the letters are fine. ] live in the
country. | like country life fine. We live
near Green river. I like to go swimming.
wish some of the cousins could be here with
me. ] have only one brother, and no sisters.
the banjo. like music. Ella Mae Willis,
think your letter good. l hope this will
escape the wasebasket. Would like to cor
respond with Of the cousins. With love
" MARY LIZZIE HoUsER.
RutherfOrdton, y. T., r. No. ..
T. 81 will write you next time what we
have canned.
join your happy band of boys and girls?
have ben reading the letters published in The
Journal for quite while, but ! have failed
to get them for couple Of weeks but hope
they are still as interesting Well cousins
what do you all think of this dreadful war?
How many Of YOU cousins can tat? | can
and would like 10 exchange samples with any
one. have fair complexion, light hair, and
blue eyes, and my age is between IA and 1s,
so will leave il for some one to guess. With
love and best wishes, new friend,
Cross HILL s. c. r. F. d. Box G.
p. S.-Woud like to correspond with any
of you cousins.
My Dear Aunt Julia I've been thinking
for quite while I'd ask for admittance in
your wonderful circle, but / was afraid old
Mr.. Wastebasket would swallow my letter,
but I'm going to hope that he'll have his large
mouth closed when this passes. What do you
think about this problem? I'm thinking
real serious about il. /, too, am trying to do
my bit" by helping in every way | possibly
can. Charles Elders, Base Hospital, Fort
Bliss, Texas, I would like to hear more from
you, first, because I'm interested in all who
are now in the service Of Uncle sam, and
second, I've a brother who is also in the hos
pital corps at Fl Sam Houston, Texas.
AS my letter is getting rather long, I'll
saw off, by giving little description of my
self. l nave blue eyes, dark wavy hir | am
eighteen years of age, and my favorite flowers
are roses and lilies. / would love to cores
pond with any of the cousins near my age.
Cool luck to Aunt Julia and the cousins.
'"'' TRINA LEE BROOKS.
Holly Springs, n. c., Wake Co.
Hello, Aunt Julia. Will you admit another
Georgia girl into your happy band OF cousins?
| think the letter box is just grand. ! enjoy
sic and like il fine. We will soon start pick
ing cotton! Will some of the cousins come and
help me? Jeff Caples, Jr., l almost have your
birthdate. I'm nineteen years of age, my birth
day is on st. Valentines day, IA. Come again,
your letter was fine. Aunt Julia, excuse me
for STAYING long. Love 10 all. Your cousin,
FANNIE LOU McCLAIN.
P. swim answer all cards and letters re
ceivod
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you adj
init Tennessee girl in your happy band Of
cousins? I have been a silent reader for a
long time. and SAINT stay away any longer. /
live in the country. I believe the country
which God made is more beautiful than the
city which man made. ! live on a farm. I
believe that work is work wherever you find
it, but work with nature is more inspiring than
work with most intricate machinery. believe
that the dignity of work depends not on what
Won do. but how you do it; that opportunity
comes to a girl the farm often as to
a girl in the city; that life is larger and