Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-16

Dear Aunt Julia: Here comes another North
Carolina girl 70 join your happy band of
cousins. / live in the country and like country
life fine. Get behind the stump; l am going
dark complexion.
I guess 1 win close. as this is my first let
Aunt Julia and cousins.
Your new cousin,
Franklin, n. c., Ed. 1.
p. S.-Pieaae find enclosed 10 cents, for
which please send me a club button.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you
please move over and give a north Georgia
girl small space in your happy circle7
live on q farm and like farm life fine. What
do you cousins think Of this war;? 1 think il
Is just awful. live near Fort 0glethorpe. 1t
Is sure pretty place. Some Of you cousins
the soldiers drill ! guess you all would like
70 know how look, 50 here goes: / am fifteen
years old, have brown hair and eyes and dark
weight 100 pounds.
Hope Mr.. Waste Basket is nodding when my
Aunt Julia, enclosed find 10 cents for which
send me a club button.
Ringgold. Ca. R. r. d. 8.
+. 81 would like 70 correspond with any of
you cousins. VIII answer all letters and cards
received.
Dear Aunt Julia: Please admit another
Tarheel kid into your merry band. 1 have
Written O0ce DeIOre, Dut L guess old
Wastebasket got it and chewed il up before il
got to Aunt Julia. l a country girl and
am proud TO own it. / have planted a lot
Of garden seed. I planted my tomato seed
February Is. and they are up now and doing
fine. The weather is fair now I put them
in the sun every day. When they get about
seven inches high / will move them into a
larger pot. Say, what do you cousins think of
the war7 I think il is inst dreadful. have
one dear brother at Camp Sevier. s. C., now,
and one more subject to 80 any day. Our
Sunday school has organized committees TO send
boxes to the soldiers mat have gone from
around the community near our church. Can
for paStime todayf I have been swapping the
kodak ana riding the bicycle. and, gee! love
70 ride. to- say some. Of you cousins come
tomorrow, for am going fishing. The creek
Is just about one hundred yards from my home.
Hey. there, o. W., of Wauchula, Ala, why
yS you asnf % ne for %s to Eo
fourteen and eighteen years. Ny weight is
high. Here is a riddle-some one guess it:
Why can't a man think Of the future his
Stfe's birthday L viii close with love to all.
waThsw. S. c.. R. No. 4.
club pin
Dear Aunt Julia: It has been several months
since I wrote to the letter box before, so /
decided I would come again. l enjoy reading
the letters very much; Papa has inst renewed
also got a book Of the Worlds Greatest War.
/ have looked at many war scenes Of late.
We have twenty-five war views. They bring
to mind very clearly how they are In the
trenches. It should make every day a day Of
prayer and thanksgiving. We have been won
derfully blessed this year. Papa has made
accordingly. We are glad indeed to have those
things to help those that have not had the
privilege Of making it. am inclosing a dime.
Please send me Of the club buttons, as i
want 70 stay right along with dear Aunt
Julia and the cousins. I going now to cut
a box Of splinters to send TO the boys in Camp
Wheeler. VIII close with much love 70 Aunt
Julia and the cousins.
soperton. Ca, r. 1. Box Z.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you admit
another Georgia boy into your happy band OF
cousinsi | will give you headline-"The
Children's Patriotism"
saw cousins, what you doing these pretty
dsysl ! an blowing and planting corn. / live
on farm about eight miles from Calhoun.
like farm life fine. I am hoping TO see this
letter 10 print l am fourteen years old and
IL the fifth grade. JUDS0N J. HARDIN.
Calhoun. Ga, Route 1.
Dear Auntie: How are yOu these beautiful
days. Aren't we having some fine weather
now: What do you cousins do for pastime
Guess most OF You all going TO school,
aren't you; I have a war garden OF onions
lettuce. mustard and radishes. They are doing
fine. AS see the cousins are describing them