Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-29

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Hello, Aunt Julia and Cousins: As no one
: has visited you from this little town l will
come to stay a few minutes. This town is in
/ sight Of a mountain which is two miles away.
/ We go to this mountain most every year on
| picnics, which enjoy very much. went
| TO school before Christmas and was in the
| ninth grade but / am not going any more this
| term, FOR mamma and my oldest sister are go
| ing to teach school this winter and spring, so
house and be the cook. Why, hello Ivalyne
Bishop, you are my cousin. Why don't you
come often Cousins. don't YOU think Aunt Julia
Is right about the food business? ] do. / think
we should raise all we can this year. l helped
TO farm last year for the first time in my life
I don't mind II much. il the grass just
cOrn velvet beans, popcorn, syrup cane, peas
beans, cabbage and turnips the farm. We
also had a good garden at home. ! had
small tomato patch on a verV rich spot of
ground the tomatoes bore so plentiful that
the limbs fell to the ground and most Of the
tomatoes rOtted. l hope I can help raise
| answer TO your riddle is milk Isn't it?
Bennett helms. the answer to Yours is age"
New. | guess ] can give you all some thai
you cannot guess in year. What is IL that
a man doesn't want and when he gets il he
doesn't want to lose it Now guess. What
kin is doormat to the door? Just one more
white hat ! will go, I have already stayed
too long. Goodbye. new cousin,
CLARA SUE FISCHER.
Cumming. Ca.
Dear Aunt Julia: viii YOU admit an Albany
boy? / will describe myself. j am feet
INCHES in height, and freckled faced. l am
going to school and in the fifth grade. Am
AULTON MILES.
I712 9th ave. South. ALBANY. Ala.
! enclose IOc for club pin. ! forgot to say
goodbye TO all nv cousins
Hello. Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please let
me have q scat by anntie. ! have never seen
a letter from this TART of Florida. Did all Of
receive bots Of presents? ] received eleven.
hspe dear Aunt Julia had a nice one. |
have four brothers and one sister dead. My
age Is between twelve and fourteen. ] am in
tho ninth grade at SCHOOL ] am fair. blue
eyes, brown hair and five feet tall. hope
Mr.. Wastebasket will be gone visiting when
this arrives. Well. 7 will close by asking q
riddle. Up and down and all around. yet you
can't il. Bye-bye, Aunt Julia and cousins.
Your loving cousin
MARY ELIZABETH BURNETTE.
Lovett. Fla.
p. 81 enclose ten cents for club pin.
Would like to correspond with cousins.
My Dear Aunt julia will you allow an
Alabama girl TO join your happy band7 ! have
brown hair, brown eyes and am about five
feet tall ami weigh no pounds. have been
silent reader of Aunt JuIia's letter box for
some time and ! enjoy reading all the cousins
letter very much. wonder how many of
vannot knit, but hope to learn how soon.
go TO school when I can and study the sixth
grade. live on farm two miles from the
little town OF Hanceville. ! don't think
would like to live In the city al all. / have
one brother living and two sisters dead. I get
very lonely some times when he is away so
would be glad to correspond with all of the
cousins. Aunt Julia. enclosed find 10 cents,
for which please send a club button. /
wastebasket mas gone visiting when this letter
arrives l will come again. Wishing Aunt
Julia and all the cousins happy New Year.
:. ARTIE LEsUEUR.
Route :. Box 4. Hanceville. Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you
please over and let another Georgia boy
Join your happy band? l go to school. I am
in the second grade. live in the country.
seven years old. My teachers name is
Miss Irene Smith. like her just fine. l will
w MARION DAY.
STEPHENS. ga. r. /. Box 1Oi.
Hello. Aunt Julia and Cousins: What are
you all doing? l am going TO school. ] go to
school at Waldo MY teachers name is Miss
Essie Britt. I dearly love her I do like
to go to school to her. The school is two
miles from home. Well, guess ! had better
weigh III pounds. have brown haig and eyes,
and medium complexion. I have four sisters,
and three brothers. So you see l don't get
lonesome. For pets | have one little baby
thing earth 70 me. L will leave my age for
you all to guess-it is between thirteen and
seventeen. Miss Hettie Mashburn. come again.
Your letter was lust fine Where is the sol
der that wrote to Aunt Julia? | forgot his
name but his letter was all right. What do
you all think about the war? | know w is
bad. but that's all ! know. Aunt Julia, enclosed
find 10 cents; please send me one Of your
club pins. Please. Aunt Julia. If old man
vastebasket grabs at me, knock him over.
Aunt Julia, if this is worth printing, please
print it, for I want TO surprise sister. Would
like TO correspond with some Of the cousins
near my age. From your new cousin and niece,
LILLE LEE.
Stockton. Ga. r. F. d. Route A.
Dear Aunt Julia: Here 7 come to Join your
happy band. Have been reading the letters for
sometime. uncle takes the Journal
sure do enjoy reading the letters Decided
to write. ! will describe myself: l am thir-
teen years of age. feet inches, weigh
10 pounds; have brown hair, gray eyes, fair
complexion. What do cousins do for pas
time? crochet and embroider. hope to
see this in print. Enclosed find 10 cents in
stamps for a club pin. Hoping to receive the
pin at early date, I will close, as my let
ter is getting rather long, Your loving niece,
PAULINE CORBIN.
100 Walker ST.. sparnnburg. s. c.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
North Carolina boy TO ioin your happy band
Of boys and girls. have been reading your
letters in the Journal and enjoy reading them.
Well. the rest describe themselves, | will
also. I am sixteen years of age, dark hair
and brown eyes, ana weigh ltD POUNDS. say,
would like TO correspond with any of the
cousins. Well, 7 will close as | would like to
see this in print Wishing Aunt Julia and the
Cousins much success, am your new nephew,
HANoN THOMPSON.
Walker. n. c.
Dear Aunt Julia: May / Join your happy
hand Of boys and girls7 My father takes the
Journal. and II is welcome visitor to our
lone. live a farm and like farm life
fine. We have very productive land, and
raise a great many things, but the main crops
are cotton. corn and peanuts. I have one broth
~ and no sisters. Ny favorite pastime is
reading, and / have read a great many good
books. Say. cousins. what do Won think Of
the war? I think II is dreadful, and should
all 10 our bit. 7 will describe myself. I am
above five feet high, weigh los pounds. and
have dark hair. brown and dark com
plexion and sweet sixteen. Who has my
birthday-June 2T7 Aunt Julia, ] would like
Ia see this IN print IL Won consider IL worthy
81 printing. would like to correspond with
| the cousins, both boys and girls. Will close,
with good wishes.
ELLA BELLE SHIRAH.
DOerun. Ca
Dear Aunt Julia Here comes a Georgia boy
to You. Cousins. I just want 10 tell you
We are having cold weather around
| Beason school house. ! ten years old and
| in the third grade. help papa get wood and
bring water in for mamma. Your nephew,
JOTN MATHIS