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

usin. can know each other we'll.
AUNT JULIA.
pear Amt Julia 1ud Cousins. We ar
I brother ami sister from tho state ~ West Var
gluis. ~ No rculd not find any letters from
\ West Virginia though. would write one.
We Iiv. On a small farm about three miles
I from the ,ovl IF Leon. W. Va. We 90 10
SUNDAY school ct Rifle ,hapcl II is United
Brethren church. We like 10 go. How many
/ 81 the cousins like fishing? We all like fish
and l like TO 60 fishing. ! have only been
/ fishing ono, this year leon is forty-five miles
/ from charleston, the capital Of the state. II
WsS selected as the site for the government
I srmor plate plant. We have five brothers at
/ Charleston. ! an fifteen years old and my sis
I tor Is eleven ears old. We would like 60 see
/ some more letters from West virginia We
I would like 20 see this in print. as VI Is our
first letter With good wishes "a all the
ROSA !. AND oNER r GREENLEE.
/ Route .. RoN 90. Leon. W. Va.
! Pear Aunt julia: viii you permit North
carolina boy to join your jolly circle: Like
most - the cousins. I live in the country and
! like II fine. ! live five miles east ot Fay
/ rttevillc. the Atlanta Washington National
| highway. 7 60 to school at PASSOVER High
SrhOOi and in tho tenth grade. ! will close
by answering the riddl" Of Jennie r. Mills.
/ Why Is the wick in = candle like the city OF
| Athens Because il Is in the middle Of grease
tGrcccc'. With love 10 all.
Fayetteville. y. G. r. T. II. ., BOX l..
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you al
low another Title Alabama boy to Join your
/ happy band: I live on little farm Of sixty
/ acroS in Marshall county. Sand mountain.
I have a pleasant place to live. Our school
house Is about hundred yards from my
home, and ] am in the sixth grade. For
will describe myself. am thirteen years
/ old. My birthday May I. I weigh sew
enty-seven pounds. am four and one-half feet
high. Now. Mr.. Waste Basket, please don I
I got Tnm
WILLIE DENDY.
Roaz. Ala. RI. :. ..
Dear Cousins: viii you please move over
and give me, a seat between Aunt Julia and
Certie Norton: I'm another Georgia girl with
blue eyes golden hair and fair complexion
Am five feet. five inches tall, and weigh 125
pounds.
We live about seven miles from Cuthbert
Ga the county seat OF Randolph county on
A large farm. These beautiful spring days
will soon ripen the fruits. II some 81 you
cousins will come Cver the latter part of this
month We will go plumb hunting and later on
blackberry picking and huckIeberry picking.
Nou bet would have T good time
Miss Morton. intended 10 write 10 you
but lost your address. | would be very glad
10 hear from you IL you care to write. And
would also life to hear from any Of the cousins
between fourteen and eighteen years OF age
Now. I want 10 thank Aunt Julia for letting
us have letter box. And You Georgia boys
and girls ought not to wait for any coaxing
but Just come along for a coy little chat.
waste basket behind the door until I'm gone
and I'll give you great bear hug and kiss,
too. III you don't mind.
VIII close with lots Of love. Your affection
ANNIE BELLE CRIMES.
SheIlman. Ga. Route No. ..
Dear Aunt Julia: win you admit another
south Alabama boy into. your happy bandg |
think the letter box is the finest thing out
for the boys and girls. live out in the coun-
try. How many Of you cousins Ike to hunt
and fish? ] do. l am very fond Of inventing
things 7 have invented q little pile driver
and a few other little things. We'll. as this is
nv first letter: guess had better close. Would
like to exchange cards with some OF the eous-
ins. ] hope this won't find its way to the
wastebasket. With love to Aunt Julia.
Frcemanville. Ala. ROBT. ODOM.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins My father
takes The Journal and I sure do enjoy reading
the letters. So / am writing one. | am a
little girl, nine years old and go to school.
have two brothers. aged seven and twelve. L
like to crochet and play with my dolls. I have
two large ones. II this escapes the waste
basket will come again TARE1 COPELAND
Carrollton. Ga, r. F. D.. No. =.
boy from dear old Georgia. | have just fin
isbed reading the letters from the boys and
girls. l think II is fine for US cousins to
write 20 the good old Semi-Weekly Journal. |
a farmers boy. ] sure do like farm life
fine. Our school closed not long ago and
was very sorry, for do like to go 70 school.
I in the sixth and seventh grades. You
know how hard it Is to get used TO
work when school is Just cut. am sixteen
years old: am five feet and eight inches high,
weigh 40 pounds. / have black hair. blue
eyes and fair complexion. Come on. Georgia
cousins, and don't let the others get ahead
Of US. I will close II this letter escapes
the wastebasket win come again. From your
cousin, r. g. II.
Triton. Ca.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: would like
10 ioin your happy band. ] haven't seen any
members from Pennsylvania. thought you
would like 10 get members from here. am
not going 10 school now. Our school was out
in February. I expect TO 90 to high school
this fall. I live In the country. My home is
situated near the noted ice-mine in Potter coun-
". Pennsylvania. I have one sister. Her name
is Beatrice. I will be fourteen years old in
June. Have brown hair. blue eyes and fair
complexion; am five feet three inches tall and
weigh hundred and three pounds. | like
70 read books. I have read the Automobile
series. ! like Mrs. Meads' books best
Well. ] guess ] had better close and give
some one else a chance. but will come again if
this escapes the wastebaSket Would Ike to
exchange cards or letters with of you
cousins With best wishes to Aunt Julia and
cousins your friend, AIRLINE IRWIN.
IoUderspOrt, Pa, Route No. 3.
Hello. Aunt Julia: Here comes another little
papn's boy. My papa Is farmer and some
times he lets me plow What has become Of
Carl Whitfield; be is another papa's boy.
would like 20 get acquainted with him. For
pets I have a little dog, and like to 20 filming
too. ! live 40 the foot of the Blue Ridge
near Fishers peak. How many OF you boys
Rave ever been them ] will close now
Aunt Julia. hold fast TO this Mr.. Waste
basket will get 81. With best wishes 10 Aunt
Julia and al the cousins. ! remain.
BURIS UPCHURCH.
IAmhsbur=. Va.
Dear Aunt Iulis and Cousins. Not seeing
many letters from our dear old Palmetto state
! thought I would write ] think have
enc - tho greatest states in the Union. and
want it represented IN this new department
81 Tho semi Weekly Journal. I live in Green
Vile county. which ! think is the banner com
~ 81 the state. My papa is rursl letter carrier
from here We have thriving little town
with 81 stores. = bank. one oil mill. We have
5wo churches and splendid school building
We have four rural mail routes from our post.
office. Papa IS rural letter carrier on Route
No and think 7 have the greatest dad in
the world. especially when he rolls out the
Maxwell to take rs for spin. ] have three
brothers and we all think our little sister the
swr-'test ever She Just three wears. old
hut when she is larger she can take some Of
the work I'm the kitchen that We boys now do 20
help mamma. How many boys can wash dishes
make beds and sweep We boys clean an our
own room before 90 10 school. and ! believe
it would make Of you li'tlc ''sissfeS''
SIT Up and take notice. For 7 believe there are
some girls who don't do that. My grandpa rents
live in North Carolina. so We expect TO 20