Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-22

received. A new cousin,
TALMAGE COOK.
Glasgow, KY, Route I:
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit a little Tennessee girl into
your happy band?
1 am sending a dime for the little French
baby. I have fair complexion, blue eyes.
brown hair. Am twelve years old and
grade. have two brothers, an older
brother Paul, aged fourteen and a baby
brother Eugene, aged nine.
I will close, hoping to hear from the
cousins. Your cousin,
EULA MAE JONES.
Epperson, Tenn.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I am knock
ing for admittance again to get into your
happy circle, for / think you are all having
fine time. Guess you have all forgotten
me, it has been so long since last wrote.
Well, cousins guess l had better give a
little description of myself. Now don t
laugh too much. weigh lis pounds and am
Il little over feet high and you can guess
my age; it is between seventeen and twenty.
oh, cousins, wasn't it nice of Aunt Julia
TO adopt the little French orphan. 1 got
acquainted with some new cousins last week
and hope to get acquainted with more
cousins. 1 live on farm and like it fine.
You all come to see me and we will go fish
ing. There is creek running right back of
our field with plenty Of fish in it.
Your cousin and nephew,
Nashville, Ca, Route 2, Box TO-
P. Sind enclosed 10 cents for the
French baby.
Hello, Aunt Julia and cousins! Will you
admit south Georgia boy into your happy
circle? You all seem to be having jolly
good time, so decided to drop in just for
few minutes. 1t surely was a nice thing
for Aunt Julia to adopt the little French
baby. Don't you cousins think so? Cousins,
I live on the farm and like farm life fine
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Well, ,as this is my first letter. 1 will
make it short. l will come again. viii
gladly answer all cards and letters received
Find enclosed 10 cents for the baby. Will
leave my age for you all to guess-between
eighteen and twenty-one.
Bye-bye with much love to Aunt Julia and
the cousins. L. PERRY COOK.
| Nashville, Ga, Route 2, Box 10.
z. Slope to see this in print.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit South Carolina girl into your happy
band? have been silent reader. of the
| of Aunt Julia? 1t is so nice of her to
adopt the French baby. The little children
have hard time. I am willing to do all
I can to help some poor little child in
| France. AS 1 am stranger I will de-
scribe myself: Five feet and four inches
tall, fair complexion, light brown hair and
Aunt Julia, please print this. remain
your new cousin. Cousins, let your cards
and letters fly to .
ORENE STRlBLING.
Woodruff, s. C., +. F. D: 3, Rox "a.
P. S.-Inclosed please find 10 cents fer
Baby Yvonne.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you "!ease admit
n little Alabama boy in your happy band
Of boys and girls? AS this is my first
letter will try TO make it short Well,
Aunt Julia, my father lives in Mississippi,
hut I stayed with my sister in Alabama this
winter and wen. to school: My sisters
name is Myrtle Copeland. guess all you
folks are glad the war is over. have one
brother in Camp Taylor, Ky. stay a
good farm, where there is plenty of every.
thing-lots of sheep, cattle, hogs and
horses ploT some some As As M io letter r, is
some of the girls write to me? Write 20
Waynesboro Miss, Route 1, as I am 60
ing home soon. Please print this, Aunt
Julia Yours sincerely; r,,,pror
p Sind inclosed 10 cent. for the
French baby.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit another Florida girl into your happy
band of boys and girls? 1 have been reading
the letter box ever since it started, and
l think it is just grand I, like most of
the cousins, live o ma farm, and like farm
| change crochet patterns with me. Aunt
Julia, think it is just grand of you to
| think of adopting the French baby. In
closed find 10 cents to buy something for
her. hope her picture will appear in The
Journal soon.
Well, 1 guess you all wonder how 1 look,
so l will describe myself: I am quiet
country girl, % years old, have real dark
hair, brown eyes and dark complexion; am
feet inches tall and weight 1870 pounds.
and make my letter short by asking cousins
past own age to write to