Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-09

laDS | wrong. but what DO you cousins
and Aunt Julia think about it: still attend
common school, but l received my diploma last
year. I love 10 read good books and also
crochet little. How many of the cousins are
going 10 nIant war garden? Well. as my
letter is getting rather long, | will ask the
cousins 10 write 10 me, and then bid you all
goodnight. Lovingly, -
LILLIAN SWEENEY.
waverly. W Va. Wood Co., r. F. d. ,.
=. S.-Enclosed please find 10 cents for
which send me a club pin.
Hello, Aunt Julia and Cousins Will you
admit North Carolina boy into your interest
letter box for some time, and enjoy them fine.
| am a farmer boy and like farming fine. What
do you cousins do for pastimct | read good
books and 20 horseback riding sometimes. Well.
( the other cousins describe themselves, |
will do the Now, Aunt, you and the
cousins must not get scared and run. Here
I 60. Sixty-three inches tall dark hair, blue
eyes aud fair complexion. age fourteen Aunt
Julia IL you think this worthy Of printing please
print il. Cards and letters desired.
TYSON woRLEY.
worley. y. {.
p. S.-IncloSed YOU will find ten cents for
whic please send me club button.
Hello. Aunt Julia: Here I come again. This
is my fourth attempt bat as the old saying
is ! will try again. | will describe myself.
I have dark complexion. brown eyes and aged
twelve years. study the sixth grade at
school and teachers name is Miss Erie Jernigan.
will say adieu and go. With love TO all;
MILE KEEN.
Colquitt, Ga. Route 4.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: have writ
ten before, and ] suppose Mr. Wastebasket
got it, SO 7 thought I would try il again. AS
the other girls describe themselves / will do
likewise. Here I 20, | am , feet and inches
high. weigh 100 pounds. have brown hair. brown
I'm the sixth grade. How many of you cousins
eau crochet I can for one. ] sure would
like to exchange crochet samples with some of
you cousins. II you don't believe me, Just
try il and see. / have almost forgotten what
Aunt Julia said about our lengthy letters.
Auntle, pardon me for OBTAINING you so long.
I would like TO correspond with some of. you
cousins lei the letters fly. With love TO all
the cousins and Aunt Julia, ! am a truly
new cousin, NET1lE NORRIS.
P. S.-EncIosed please find 10 cents in
stamps for which send me club button.
Dear Aunt Julia: take it as a great pleas
ure TO write you few personal words. | have
written to the letter box once before. but
have not seen il in print ] decided to write
another letter although it wasn't printed. /
don't feel like il wasn't worthy Of printing. |
Just feel like il hadn't come my time yet. l
don't feel like you have left IL out just be-
cause IL was mine. | believe in the saying.
''If at first you don't succeed, try, try again
don't your l am trying to do everything l
can this year to help raise our food supply al
home. We live in the country on a farm Of
our own and l think farm life the best Of all.
help work in the field and the house. Well,
we have a pretty yard of roses and other
pretty flowers and they fine this
fine weather. Our roses have begun to bloom.
love roses best of all flowers We had a
lot of pretty box flowers this winter was
year ago, and every one Of them got killed.
I have one brother in the army at Camp
" Wheeler had another one there, too, but
he got an honorable discharge two weeks ago.
We sure are glad TO have him home once more.
They were both drafted boys. The Oldest went
off in the first draft in September and the
next one in the second draft, two weeks later.
As my letter is getting quite lengthy guess |
had better close. / have been thinking Of
Z HfVNer Loft
box so long. until l feel like have been know
ing you long time. If you should think this
worth answering the answer will be apppre-
cated. Your wel-wisher' ,-,o, n,r-r,
MOultrie. Ca. r. =, Box 113
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here 1 come
! once mere, didn't see my other letter in
print 1 guess il must have been Mr.. Waste
baskets supper thine when il arrived. | only
hope he won't get this one. AS the other
cousins describe themselves, so will |. l have
dark red hair. fair complexion ana brown
eyes. / am feet inches high and weigh
rs pounds. am eighteen years old. Say, how
arc you cousins liking this windy March wealth
er? l don't like il much. Come again Homer
read the soldier boys letters best of all.
wish more of you soldiers would write. With
love and best wishes to Aunt Julia ana the
VIOLA BAKER.
Moultrie Ca, II. No. ., Box 113.
P. 81 will answer all letters and cards
received.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please open your circle and hearts TO- little
girl from the dear old state of West Virginia
IN lust step in for a moment and take
seat by Frank Bentley. Don't run, r. b. l
don't mean to brighten you. I would just as
soon stand by Homer ID. RUSSELL, the soldier
boy. for ] think everybody loves soldier boy.
We'll. dear Auntic. l hope you won't let old
Mr. Wastebasket get this, for | have written
twice before but didn't either letter in
print All tho other cousins describe them
selves | shall do the same. ! have brown
hair and eyes, and dark complexion, weigh
40 pounds and will be seventeen August 10.
Who has my birthday? Cousins, let's all who