Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
I see this in print 1 will come again.
B. MYRICK.

I see this in print 1 will come again.
B. MYRICK.
Canoe, Ala.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Will you please
admit girl into your happy band from the
dear old state of South Carolina? 1 have
been silent reader of the letter box for
quite awhile. I guess as l am a stranger
had better give some description of my
self. Wait a minute; don't all of you rum
so here goes: Black hair, blue eyes, me-
dunn complexion, feet II inches TALL
weight 113 pounds. Ny age is between
am some beauty. Ha! We are having some
rain. aren't we? l will close. Some of you
cousins near my age let your letters and
cards fly to
MYRTLE L. NANCE.
Plains, s. c., R. F. d. /.
P. S.-Aunt Julia, 1 am sending &c for
the French girl.
Dear Aunt Julia: Here comes little Mis-
sissippian for admittance into your happy
band. 1 enjoy reading Aunt Julia's letter
know how / look, so here goes: 1 have
dark brown hair, blue eyes, light complex
ion, four feet. ten inches tall. am four
teen years of age and am in the eighth
grade at school. I go to the Houston High
school and like it fine.
Will be glad to hear from some Of you
cousins and will answer all letters and cards
received. Well l had better stop, as I don't
want to write such long, tiresome letter.
Your new cousin,
CHRISTINE JOHNSON.
Houston. Miss
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit two little southern girls to join your
jolly band of boys and girls. We have
been reading Deane's Diary, Dear Margery
and the letters from the Others Well, we
will describe ourselves I guess this will
make Mr.. Wastebasket hide: l. Lois, am 5
feet tall, am twelve years old. 1 am a bru-
nette. l, Ruby, am feet and inches
blond.
Do any of you cousins like to go out
swimming. We certainly enjoy it. Will
send &c for Yvonne next time. Haven't the
change now.
If any of the cousins care to write to
two jolly girls, let the letters fly to US.
VIII close with a riddle: AS 1 was going
to st. Ives, l met a man with seven wives;
seven wives had seven sacks seven sacks
had seven cats; seven cats had seven kits;
kits, cats, sacks and wives how many were
going to st. Ives? What is it about a car
mats no good to the car but it can't do
without IL! Your nieces,
RUBY AND LOIS FLANDERS.
Adrian, Ca, Route 2
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Will YOU admit
another Alabama girl into your most inter-
csting circle? 1 have been a silent reader
of the Letter Box since it started l have
been reading it today and couldn't keep
silent any longer.
Cousins, I an, a stranger and ought not
to- ask favors, but will be very good and
only ask Just one. l will ask you all to
please move over and let me have a seat be-
side Miss Bessie Crawford, she and 1
are the same age. Oh, yes, 1 had almost
forgotten that l was a stranger. l guess |
mad better describe myself Now, cousins,
please cont laugh know I'm ugly, but 1
can can io neiR It, SO here goes. There! see
hush, now: have blue eyes, light hair, fair
complexion, am 5 feet inches high, weigh
MS pounds and am twenty-one years old.
a farmer girl and like farm life much better
tnan city life. Listen, some of you cousins!
visit me this fall, and we will go grape
gathering. as lots of them grow near my
Wake up, Alabama cousins; I don't see
many letters from this state Let's see if
we can 40 better in the future than we
Aunt Julia said for US not TO write long let
ters. guess had better ring off.
Your new cousin,
STELLA NAE SIMMONS.
Brewton, Ala, Route b, Box 1856.
+. S.-SomC of you cousins write me-
will answer all I receive.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; Will YOU
IIeaSe move over and give me a seat by
some SOL OF the ,good-looking girls? Cousins,
am an. ? farmers son and ike farm life fine.
cousins, some of You come to see me and
h:ip me pick cotton this summer and we
VII have q Jolly time bathing in the river.
for tbn E III JI!l2 IS doing a great work
a nIIP .le french KID, don't YOU, cousins? I
am sending my hit to help her AS it seems
to be the rule. l will describe myself and
go before Mr.: W: B. comes back, so here I
20: BIack hair, blue eyes, fair complexion,
o deet . inches short, weigh 1876 pounds,
seventeen ycarh young. I will close by ask
ing some of you Eood-looking girls to write
me, so let your letters fly to
MIR. ARCHIE BOYD.
Elliott, S. G.. Route l.
aged MAN Offers 81 for 5zangman
be of use, Robert Adams. 80 wears
old, of Delphos, O., has offered
dollar to the man who will hang
him. He does not care to hang him
sell, he says, because his soul
would be lost after death"
Wise - IL. :.