Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Move over and
give me seat by Matte Baker. co talnly
enjoyed her letter. and also Lorene ialient rs ;,
cousins love you and the Letter Box as well
as I do. you sure have pack OF lovers
when / start reading the letters mama can get
much work out of me until | finish, ] enjoy
them so mach Our school was out on Wednes-
day, April II. / was sorry when IT clossa
year and all were girls. You had better move
up boys, for the girls are getting ahea9 oI
you. I am almost fifteen years OF age anu ,, an
in the tenth grade at school. nave Hgnt
hair. dark eyes and fair complexion; am
about 3 feet 4 inches tall and weigh los
hounds | go to BeSsemer High school. IL is
a beautiful three story brick building. We have
only used il for one term. We are so proud OF
II. We have eleven grades and five teachers
Our latin teacher, Miss Berta Melvin, can De
beaten anywhere. We all love her. hope this
will escape the waste basket. II ii does, ! VIII
come again. would like to hear from some OF
the boys and girls between the ages of fourteen
end eighteen I will 10 my best to answer all
received Love to dear, Aunt Julia and cousins.
Your niece and cousin, .,
BESSIE DIXON.
Greensboro, y. c. R. F. d. 4.
Dear Aunt Julia: will write you all few
lines this morning I wrote twice before, but
guess the waste basket got both Of my letters.
But perhaps be will not get this one; at least
hope he won't. .
work in your war gardens, guess ! am work
ing most every day. belong to the tomato
club so you see that am kept busy, Ny
tomatoes are blooming ami it won't be very
.ong before ] can so to canning. p. -, -
Say. soluP of yor cousins and Aunt Julia come
and spend a week two with me. l am sure
we would have q nice time. 1885,
Wen, l guess that you all would like to know
how look, so here lsgO: Blue eyes, light hair,
a fair complexion, am five feet tall, weigh 12o
pounds. will close, hoping to see this in
PRINT =. M MISS FLORENCE MARTIN.
=. s.-As the PIN of May is my birthday, |
would like postcard shower, and the girl
sending the prettiest seard will receive crochet
will receive a silk Handkerchief. ...-'
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here ! come
again. l didn't see my last letter In print so
| thought ] would write again.
Wake vi, you Georgia boys and girls. and
don't let the other states get ahead of US.
Come again, Soldier Boy. Your poem was
For pets have the dish rag, the brOomstiek
and the hoe handle. -l-..
biscuit and busy as bee, the prettiest little
thing you ever did see. With love to Aunt Julia.
...'- new cousin,
Oasis, Ga; ..l ethel. STEWART.
Dear Aunt Julia / nave been silent mem
Der OF the Letter Box for some time. ! have
sure there were more interesting letters to be
printed than mine would be; but here l come,
anyhow, after so long. .' -
! wonder how many of you have garden. i
am going to plant me soon. We have a
Gamer aud we put up between 700 and 500 cans
Of beans and tomatoes last year l. live on a
farm three miles from greensboro. My papa
takes Tine Journal and / like ii fine / will
describe myself. am thirteen years old, have
light hair brown eyes and am fair Completed.
am feet 0 inches tall. I would like 10
hear from SOme Of the cousins | will close, as
this is my first letter to the Letter Box, and it
is getting so long. If this letter is in print,
will write again, and if 1t is not, I will write
again. II you don't at first succeed try. try
again. EDNA DIXON.
Greensboro, N. c.. II. F. D. No. 4 r..
. Dearest Aunt Julia: i am little girl from
Bordeaux, s. -. who loves the Letter Box just
Journal, but l guess Mr.. Waste Basket must
have completely swallowed it whole, as il failed
to reaci, the Letter Box. e.
Now, Aunt Julia, not going to write
such a long letter this time. | am going to
make it as brief and IA interesting as | can
Well, cousins, not going to describe my
self this time, as / am sure you cousins would
to finish my letter, and ] want all of you to
read it, If you think you can stand the job.
Aunt Julia: may tell the cousins something
please? ! want to tell them about our little
town. l know we have one of the jollest little
towns IN the world. We try to be cheerful and
make others cheerful. Il everyone would see
something good about everything and everybody
think would be much Aappier. Don't you
think so, cousins? Just try IL and see.
Listen, soldiers end sailors! We always love
to hear from you, even il don't get
chance to write to you. We enjoy reading
your letters in The Journal.
Well Aunt Julia ] have broken my promise
after all, and ] know you feel like saying some