Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-24

painting Of George Washington by the ia
nous artist, Gilbert Smart? is also here.
There many more things l would like
to tell you, but | must not take up any
more space.
1 am especially anxious to hear from any
one who is an expert at tatting or GRO
eheting. With very best wishes to all the
southern lads and lassies, | remain, sin
cerely, AUGUSTA NJ WAHLEN.
Barkhameted, Conn.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Move over
just a bit and give me a seat by one of
those pretty cousins. l am still in the navy,
although the war is over we still have a
good time I am at present preparing to en-
ter the war college here. We have Admiral
Sims as our professor. Now, cousins, don t
you think he will make good teacher?
expect to receive an appointment to the
Naval academy at Annapolis, Md.
Now, cousins, guess you are wondering
what 1 look like, so here goes, feet Z
inches high, weigh 165 pounds, blue eyes,
light hair and fair complexion. Now stop
laughing. The last one of you, do you real
ize that you highly insulted me? AS this is
my first letter, ] will not write much, but
vii try. to write more next time. vii
from the cousins. The girls espeeitly. 1 beg
10 fs'H@lH' "'"i '"lC DWIGHT WIGHT HUssEY.
Hospital Corps Training School, U. S.
P. s.-Aunt Julia, please print this let
ter and l will write again. Would ike to
correspond with the cousins. d. W. II.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please
move over and let lonely sailor boy get
beside of your wonderful letter cousins.
/ have been in the navy long while, but
don't get any letters and am just wild to
| correspond with a few of you nice cousins.
I am lonely as the dickens, especially for
some nice, pretty girls. / have been in for
eign hospitals and hospitals of many of the
states, but I am now preparing for Annap-
oil IN ah OI1f
) feet 8, dark complexioned, heavy eyebrows,
dark brown eyes, slender face, hair combed
back and clean shaver. My home is in New
Haven, Conn.
Now, when your cousins have nothing to do,
Just have 'em write to a sailor boy in blue.
Your sailor cousin,
e. JACK HOXIE.
Hospital Corps, o. s. N. T. S., Newport,
Rhode Island.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit a good looking sailor boy to
join your club who is five feet and eight
| and one-half inches tall, has dark hair,
ruddy complexion and hazel eyes, %ho al
from good looking girls? Aunt Julia, please
publish this at once, for I am expecting to
leave soon. One of your cousins,
LAWRENCE ANDERSON,
Phi. Mate School, Hamilton Roads, Va.
P. S.-If you want to write to a good
looking sailor boy, just let the letters fly.
Dear Cousins: l live ON a farm on South
river, in Newton county. 1t is rather lone
some here. / wish some of you cousins
would write to me. l will answer them all.
I had better describe myself and go, for
my letter is getting long. Brown hair,
blue eyes, fair complexion though sun
burned now, 3 feet 2 inches high. Four
teen years of age. Who has my birthday,
| August 81 Your cousin,
SARA BOYCE DAVIS.
Covington, Ca, Route 8.
Dear Cousins: | almost feel like say
ing dear mother" when writing to Aunt
Julia, She is doing such great things for
us. am sure we all appreciate it, too.
Elizabeth Green, your letter was fine; your
duty may seem hard, but it is the way to
| happiness. Passing away time in the par
| or while mother washes dishes in the
kitchen never gets girl anything but
to be one (Ha! hail, though have just been
to Spring Cave. When l go mamma doesn't
have it to do. We only have one mother
It's too late to help them after they kill
| The shortest verse, John \2:35. Cousins
! get your Bible and see. Oh, goodness
You've ruined that pretty dress. Not, 'ti'
| only dust, eh7 Books not used get dusty
ha, ha. Elma, admire you. Luther would
consider it an honor to have the friendship
Of such a girl. think we should always
! try to make friends but love, Oh! we'll
! it's dangerous trying "to make it.
gether'' plan. just know it will be great
Love to all.
LUTHER HUFF.
Talbot, Tenn.
Dear Aunt Julia: My address was print
ed incorrectly in recent copy of the paper
1t should be Newtonville, Ala, instead O.
Newton, Ala. Your loving niece
! VIRGIA A. SHELTON.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: What arr
you cousins all doing? 1 play, pick VI
nuts and make tatting. l get lonesome some
! times, as school has not started. l will
not describe myself this time, but am clever
years of age. Annie Pearl Turner, please
write to me, as your letter was just fine
| Well, as Aunt Julia said not to writ
long letters, will close. Will write again
All you cousins write me. l will answe
all 1 receive. Your new cousin,
LOIS WRIGHT.