Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29

more 70 let YOU Vail know ] enjoy your letters
very much. would like TO see more from
Old Virginia. notice Sylvia Baker, Of Nir-
ginis. She must be whopper-l26 pounds,
II years- Mamma says I am large for my
age u years weigh I,v pounds ISi p pTUDsPy
hve On a farm Of 81 acres, have 900 peach
trees, $50 apples. plenty Of pears. cherries
Come to see me this fan, We will have lots
Of fun. I live two miles from y. & W. and
Nirg. Station. Some of you cousins send me
A card, be glad 10 hear from all, Il will an
swer. Malvin wants 10 say few words.
will quit by asking the cousins not to sit up
too late and hurt their eyes with crochet work.
MARCUS WHITE.
Pembroke. Va. R. Ed. No. II.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: A this Is my
first attempt I will wzite a short letter. Why
don't more Florida girls writes Gertie Morton,
are you related to some Mortons Palatka,
F1at lost the Semi-weekly and don't know
whose riddle It that had black and white
and red all over, but it's paper. J can Gro
Chef a little and cannot tat. Will some one
please write TO a lonely girl? II MIR. Waste
basket won't get this will come again.
FRANCES POOLE.
Route No. I. Box -. Palatks. Fla.
P. S.-Nhst girl said birthday cards would
be appreciated:
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins.
May join your happy circle" I enjoy the
letters so mt ch, We have a large orange grove
eS cs n ani Ssa Of o%SP2 sister AND
are members Of the Gaining club, have a nice
We got first prize at the fair for the largest
cabbage. II i this in print / will write
again sometime. With love 70 Aunt Julia
and cousins. MILDRED STEWART
Banyan, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia: May join your happy band
for few moments chat: l think it so nice of
you TO have corner f.; the young people.
My home is at Lake Juua 'Uska, the most beau
tiful ito mel place in RE United States. The
Southern Methodist Episcopal Church assembly
meets here in the summer for the annual con-
ference. certainly do enjoy the many lee
lures and sermons given Eere In the summer.
Won't some one please start some interest
| ing subject fer the cousins to take sides and
discussg
1 am thirteen years Of age, blue-gray eyes,
brown hair and fair complexion. l like the
letters Of those who give descriptions of them
selves, for can have clearer idea of the
ones who write.
/ would like to correspond with the other
cousins. NIL surely answer all letters and
cards. Three cheers for Aunt Julia and the
letter boNi
Lake Junalusks, n. c.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: will you ad.
NIT Mississippi boy to join your happy band
Of cousins? I have never seen letter from
this part Of the country. So l thought l
i live on farm Of about $50 acres. anil
like farm life fine, because you can raise 80
many different things on the farm II there
We would Lave better times, for foodstuffs
wouldn't be 20 high.
I would rove 70 correspond with some Of
you cousins, and viii answer all letters se-
ceIved.
Dear auntie II this letter is worthy Of print
ing L would be very much pleased to see 1t
Win best wishes to auntie and cousins.
From your nephew,
ELLIS OSBORN.
Iuka. Miss, R. F. D. 4, Box 5.
Ny Dear aunt Julia: Let me in just little
while. wrote once before but guess my letter
reached the ,glstebasket. am thirteen years
old. have brown hair and blue eyes, most like
country life fine, too. Ny school has closed.
Ny teacher was Prof. H. l.. Lawson, and music
teacher Miss Agnes Scott. Come again, Gerue
Morris, woull Ike TO hear from you. Ny
mother was Morris.
AIveG p. Parton, you Will be "a gentleman il
you live up to ne rules you gave. Before l
IL glove, ssy: am Baptist. Come on
Georgia boys ana girls, don't let the other
states rank nisl in this | viii so now as my
brother wants to come in just now.
THELMA BLANCHARD. .
AppIing. "a. May is, 1917.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you ct
a little eight yesr-Old boy Join your lovely
band! Ny papa takes The Semi-weekly and We
December s. I will be nine years old then.
live on a farm Of sOO acres and have big
TINS pangllE. Ny school WIS out the 1851 q
April. Ny teachers name Miss Miriam
Cox. of Athens, ca. An in the third grade.
How many o. yOu cousins enjoy fishing?
often fish On the branch but don't catch mucn.
I live near Little river. Wish some Of the
cousins near my age could visit me sometimes.
H7pe % see my Letter Ell n in ,g print ,Ncz,Rp
Applins, "a. May is, 1917.
Hello Auntic and Cousins: am not going to
get disguised. l have written letter nut
guess old Mr.. Wastebasket had his big mouth
open and cauSlt t.. I wish there wasn't any
wastebaskst. / have not seen any letters
from this 1artiof the country, but going 20
come IL you all will let me have a seat by
Aunt Julia and a gray-syed boy. because l am
lonesome aow, am not at home. I have five
sisters nni three brothers. l am a Georgia
girl. / was born and raised there and I ex-
ms Ike 70 fish. Come out here and go with
tat and crocaet snd enjoy st. I am acquainted
, with Willie Dcndy, but 1 would Ike 90 know
i " he lives close % Bsulah Davis. Hope she
will write. How do you sill like Sunday school;
sure do. l 20 some time. / am going 20
| ask riddle. Round like rainbow, teeth like
a cat and bet you can't guess what is that"
LithOnia. Ga
Dear Aunt Julia: Please admit a little coun-
/ try girl 20 chat a while and give me seat
between Aunt Julia and Annie Belle Grimes.
I Jolly Nell. like your letter; write again. l am
/ n girl Of twelve summers; my birthday 10 May
l =. Who has it, For pets / have one sweet
a
I love to work in the garden and work at flowers.
How many Of you can crochet some.
intend to learn more a, cannot tat but hope %
I wastebsskst hush I will be smart.
Woodbine. Va. MABEL COCHRAN.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you admit another
| Georgia girl into your happy band OF cousins.
] haven't seen any letters from this part of
Georgia. This is my first time to write. al
though ] have been reading the cousins letters
for some time and thought I would write.
live in the country and like country life fine.
| I have spent this winter in school at Ring
gold. and IL was out May 4. How many OF the
cousins fond OF horseback riding? I. for one.
| nineteen years old.
/ This war is something awful. ! have cousin
I in the army. I have several brothers old
erSugh 20 go 10 war. Come again. Maggie
/ Mariners. 7 enjoyed your letter from South
Carolina. Would be glad to correspond with
. any Of th ecOUsins my age. I must close. With
love TO all. MAGGIE DENMAN.
LInggold. Ca. Route No. =.