Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-03-12
Van Dyke, Va.

AuL AWAY. loNE niue Cousih.
Van Dyke. Va.
My Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit Louisiana girl into your happy
band OF boys and girls: ] have been silent
/ reader OF the Letter Box and enjoy it fine.
think it so kind Of auntie and the editor to
give us a space in their paper by which We
may learn each other. Prepare yourselves for
a shock. Here il is: l am feet inches tall
have brown hair, gray eyes. fair complexion
tenth grades, and think have the finest
faculty that we have ever had. l am very in
terested in school work. Am preparing myself
10 be- a teacher. | Joined the Tomato club this
year, and think I will like the work fine. Our
club is named spirit of Is" | am president.
How many of you cousins crochet? do. Here,
and / have almost forgotten what Aunt Julia
said about our lengthy letters. Auntie, pardon
me for OBTAINING you 40 long. IL you print
this, / shall write again. Hope Mr.. Waste
Basket Is taking nap.
would like to correspond with some Of you
cousins. Let the letters fly. | am. sincerely
yours, SNBIL YATES.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
new cousin from the Land of Flowers. | have
not seen any letters from this part Of Florida,
80 thought / would write. This is my first
year the farm in nine years. We just
moved back three weeks ago. Mother has
never been satisfied since we left, and now
she says she is where she can help Uncle Sam
win this terrible war. And my sister and
doing bit also. We have brother
TO go TO France, but want to help those who
little place called Lloyd. Our plantation is
situated the MiccOsukee lake, and in the
summer we have great times fishing and hunt
ing. would not trade my country home for
q mansion in town. l will not describe my
self, for 1 do not want to scare the cousins.
My age is between sixteen and twenty. |
hope this will escape the wastebasket.
With love to the cousins and Aunt Julia.
Lloyd, Fla, Jeff County.
Dear Aunnt Julia: viii you give a little
Alabama boy space to write a little? I live
on a farm, and think there is nothing like
WARP l think ii is dreadful, but we must win
the victory. l like to read Aunt Julia's let
ter box. My brother takes The Journal. WIN
have light hair. blue eyes. fair compiexion'
age seventeen years, weight 143 pounds
| think Manila Balingers letter just
fine. Would like to correspond with any OF
the cousins Good-by -
P. s.-Enclosed please find 10 cents, for
which send me a club button
AsheviIe, Ala, r. F. d. 1.
Dearest Aunt Julia: Here l come again to
chat with the cousins a while. Hope ! will
be welcome. Wonder what you cousins are
doing this pleasant weather Guess most Of you
are planning and preparing for your gardens,
as IL is about gardening time. l have bought
try my best TO make good garden this year
il nothing prevents / want to thank all the
cousins personally who wrote to me. / sure
did appreciate your kind letters. indeed, but re-
ceived many Just couldn't answer them ALL
Say, Mr. J. T., of Live Oak, Fla, why haven't
you answered my letter-didnt you get it?
Aunt Julia, daddie is renewing his subscrip-
ton to The Journal. please send the club
button. will go now. Hoping 10 this
in print real soon. But before / leave I want
to thaik you many times for printing my other
letter. Wishing Aunt Julia and the cousins
good luck, am your loving cousin and niece.
DELLA WRIGHT.
Dear Aunt Julia: l read your cousins let
tiers. We get The Journal. The letters are
interesting to read. We have great many
describe themselves, and / will do so. 1 am
feet inches tall. My eyes are light blue;
ion; age 13 years my next birthday. am in
the fourth grade. I wish for some one to an
swer my letter. I will close by asking
riddle: What painted north, west. east and
south 500 teeth and mouth Enclosed find
ten cents Please send me club pin;
whitmire. N. C.. No. p
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins VIII you let
another Georgia boy come into your happy
band OF boys and girls? I am going to school
I am about six feet high and weigh about 125
pounds, and / am going TO let you guess my
age, between fourteen and eighteen. Well,
guess l had better quit. With much love to all.
DEWITT HEMBREE.
Roswell, Ga, r. F. u. No. 26.
p. S.-EnclOsed find 10c for club button
My Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: II has
been some time since / have written, but will
call again IL II is agreeable Come again, sol
der boys, your poem on Absence was nice
Willard Mauney, your letter was very good
Sometime ago ! saw in the letter box several
questions that a Grady girl asked me, which
I viii gladly answer, il the other cousins
don't object. Yes, I am Vivian Folds sister
He was principal Of the Decatur Orphans Home
school the first OF this term, up until De-
cember, when he Joined the navy. Hiss adj
dress is V. p. Folds, Z. s. n. T. s., Barracks
Galley, Newport, r. l. 1T would be cheer
ing for him TO hear from all of his former
scholars. Oh! ! thank you so much for your
kind invitation down to you. Know I
would have had nice time. I would be glad
to have you visit me. I would like to cor
respond with you. Hoping the cousins much
success. Now all Of you write. Wishing you
many happy years, bid you all good night
Lovingly, MARY LOU FOLDS.
Note, Ga.
Hello, Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here | come
again, for I've been once before, but ! guess
big smarty, Mr.. wastebasket, got it, as /
haven't seen IL in the letter box: but now
Auntie, If you see him look cross-eyed at this
as IL he was going TO grab it, give him box
on the ear. Oh, no, don't do that: I forgot
my teacher told not TO slap anyone
the but do slap him the jaw. Cousins