Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-03-19

I had better 60, as my letter is getting rather
lengthy Amt Julia, please put Mr.. Waste
basket in I box until my letter goes into print.
Aunt Julia. please find enclosed 10 cents Tor
which send me a club button. IF this escapes
the wastebasket I win come again.
Lovingly G1E ESTT P mSyis
LawrenceviIle. Ca. Route :.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you kind
IL admit another north Georgia boy into yovr
happy band OF cousins? Mr.. Waste Basket
had better he on a vacation when this letter
comes BY. Well. / viii describe myself. am
five feet six inches high. have light hair. blue
eyes and light complexion. I will leave my
age with you cousins TO guess. II is between
fifteen and nineteen. You will find enclosed
ten cents. for which send me club button.
LUTHER MIDDLETON.
R. 6. BOX 6s. Rome. Ga,
Dear Aunt Julia: win you admit a little
Florida girl into your happy band OF cousins?
I am 4 silent reader OF the letter box. i did
not see many letters from this part Of Florida.
thought that would get one in. / live
out in the country farm, eighteen miles
from quincy. Fla. I go to school at Hammock
Creek school. and was promoted TO the fifth
grade. You cousins get behind the stump.
for ] am going to describe myself have
dark hair black eyes and brunette complexion.
pounds. Win leave my age for you cousins 20
guess. 10 is between ten and fourteen. VII
lie z. Brown. come again. Your letter was
fine. Well. I win ring off this time, for my
ket viii be oct a-hunting when my letter ar
rives. win come again If | see this N
print with love and best wishes to Aunt
Julia. I am. Your new cousin,
DToNTHA MARSHALL.
RI. D. 1. Hcsrord. Fla.
P. S--Enc3osed find ten cents, for which
please send a club pin.
Dear Amt Julia and Cousins: Here come
three Georgia kids 10 Join your happy band OF
girls and boys. We are the daughters and son
OF farmers. like most all the cousins, we
live in the country, and Ike country life fine.
Say. cousins. what do you all do for pas
tiHlef l, A. J., rabbit hunt with my big
spotted dog. Scatt Il his name And / help
mamma gather up the eggs. l. Faith, play the
hOusework. /, Mamie. the younger, crochet
and mind my little sister. Wen, cousins, we
would like to know what you all doing
today. IL + raining here. and we can't get out
20 play, and neither can we see the bright sun.
80 sparkling. rise from behind the mountains
and nestle herself behind them at night !.
Faith: Amt Julia, wrote a letter and sent il
while back, but you need not print it, and
print this instead. Wei. will tell more
eoOat our country and describe ourselves in
our next letter, this letter is getting
lengthy. We VIII close with a riddle: Round
As g ball, sharp awl. lives in the spring
and dies in the fall Aunt Julia. IL this is fit
TO print, please do 50. We want ii to be
surprise. Goodbye, with much love 20 Aunt
Julia end al the cousins Your new cousins,
FAITH ERWIN, A. J. PLATT AND MAMIE
RF.D D. /. wsne. n. c.
Dear Aunt Juna: Here come two merry
County Line school girls to chat a while with
the cousins. We first will give a little de-
scripticn Of ourselves.
L Ruby Lee, fourteen years old, weigh
foe, am i've feet tan. and have blue eyes and
brown hair, fair complexion and rosy cheeks.
I, Evelyn, am fifteen years old, weigh 126
pounds, am five feet five inches tall, and am
blonde also. have written several poems
what do you cousins think of this war, We
H. 40
hate TO see an the boys so to the war. but we
have By some means got to whip the kaiser
and ali his followers.
Now. Aunt Julia, arc new cousins, and
DO not know the rules Of the letter box, and
IL have make few mistakes, please look
over them, for 40 think lots Of the
corner" We would like to correspond with
any Of the cousins who are age.
RUBY LEE PITCHER
EVELYN ROCKS.
P s.-Hope to see this letter in print.
Here is a riddle: What is the shape Of
kiss Someone please answer this.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please admit
me in again, as it's been long time since
have written. Would advise all boys and girls
TO plant a garden. and then next fall write
and tell auntie what sort OF luck we had. Let
all OF Us do bit by planting and saving all
We can 20 help win the war. Come again, Viii
lie +. Brown. 7 think your letter was just
fine Well. as my letter IS gettlng long, guess
bsd better go. Wishing Aunt Julia much
success with the letter box, lots Of love TO
Aunt Julia and cousins. AS ever yours,
LEoNA RABN
Lola. n. c.
p S-Aunt Julia. please find enclosed ten
cents. for which please send me- one Of your
club buttons.
Dear Aunt Julia: I will write you for the
first time. although I hope you will excuse me
and do not let Mr. Waste Basket get this, for
I want 20 this in print. We take The
Semi-Weekly Journal, and / Ike to read the
letters. 20 70 school at Rock Hill. I an
ten years old. and am IN the fifth grade. A.
ike school fine. / have brown eyes. light hair.
fair complexion, and weigh IS ponds. Who
has ny birthday, July IS. ] Will close for
this time.
Ine4osed fiad ten cents for club pin.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: have de-
cided 90 toiu your letter box. We take the
dear old Semi Weekly Journal, and enjoy read
ing the cousins letters very much. live on
the farm, nine miles from town, but a good
rural route. - I like farm life fine. Wen, as
I'm q new cousin, / will stop for this time,
hoping % see mis- IN print and to hear from
ell the cousins. remain; new cousin q45s
R. A. Box 20. At-nOre. Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: WIN you
please admit another cousin into your club7 y
have hight complexion, blue eyes, and am five
nj twenty-five years Of age. ] live on the
-srun. and have my place. like farm
% fine. 7 i've nine miles from town, and
n \ good rural route. I hope 20 see this in
-hc paper. and ] want all the cousins 10 write