Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-29

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit Mississippi girl into your happy
circle? / am like nest of you cousins. i've
on a farm and like farm life hest. Well, as
most Of you cousins describe themselves, l
will too. l have brown eyes and hair. tar
complexion. fleet iuches tall, weigh 100
pounds. age thirteen years. Al LOT you cuos-
ms write to me. Your new cousin,
AMELIA LYON.
Cedar Bluff. Miss.
Dear Aunt Julia: Here 1 am knocking
for admittance. Just move over n bit and
give me a seat by Aunt Julia. As l am a
stranger will describe myself. Here gees,
blue eyes, black hair, feet inches tall,
and weigh IS pounds am ten years of age
Nno has my birthday. August ]: l live
on a farm and like farm life fine. So qou
sec. l not the farmer, but III work I'M
ill the farmer comes. If any of you cousins
want to write to lonely South Carolina
O'S' let your ie''e'' A n H.; BECKETT.
Fort Mill, S. c., R. l, Box As.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Wonder if you
all will admit a South Carolina girl into
your happy circle? Guess you cousins are
busy canning, aren't you? / have been can
ming beans. Have twenty-eight quarts.
Will have some tomatoes to go to work On
soon, l think, if nothing happens to Them
You cousins talk about your pastime, l see
but l haven't any, you see, L have flVe
brothers and sisters and they keep me busy
Suppose all are wondering how ugly | am
well, be still, blue eyes, auburn hair, D feet
inches tall, and dark complexion and am
fifteen years of age, weigh 100 pounds
Sonnet beauty, am 1 not? John G. Stacy,
you are laughing and / know it, so don t
hide your face. think it just grand, of
Aunt Julia to adopt little homeless
the honor of claiming another one Of the
dear little children. Say, some OF you
cousins write to me, will try and answer
all received. AS Aunt Julia has begged us
not to write long letters l will close, with
love and best wishes, ! am, sincerely;
GRACE BECKETT,
Fort Mill, S. c., R. l. Box 4S.
Dear Aunt Julia and Friends: Will you
all let me in this hot afternoon? What have
you cousins been doing? You cannot do
much but fan, but 1 don't forget Aunt
Julias letter box, for 1 always like to real
it, Summer is almost gone and good Old
winter time will soon be with us again.
Come on, all you Mississippi girls ana poys.
Don't let the other states get in the lead
Who has my birthday, October Sth? NY
age is between 10 and 10. | wish all of
you could have been here this afternoon.
so high you could not tell much about
them. ! will try to answer all letters re,
ceiyed. By-by. l heard auntie say she'd
stay '00 -'HS V"' RUTH L1GoN.
Cedar Bluff, Miss.
Dear Aunt Julia: have been a silent
reader of the letter box for long time.
Have just found courage enough to write.
] have never seen q letter IFOH AiSslSSlppl
am boy 10 years old and live on a
farm. 1 like farm life fine. How many
of YOU boys like to hunt and fish? l, for
one. 1 will describe myself. / have brown
hair and eyes and medium complexion, five
feet five inches high Will ask a riddle
and go: Live at each end and dead in
the middle. Will answer all mail received.
Your cousin,
]. P JOHNSON.
Houston, Miss.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: AS
| haven't read any letters from around Ring
gold I thought I would try and write.
Aunt Julia, could you please give us a
story of the French child some evening
l am sure it would be interesting. Of how
she became an orphan and until Aunt Julia
adopted her. Well, l will close, hoping
Aunt Julia and all the cousins much sue
cess, l remain, a new cousins,
MARSHALL H. ROGERS.
P. S.-Inclosed is 10c for baby.
Ringgold, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you admit a girl
from South Alabama to join your happy cir
and most of all Aunt Julia's Letter Box, for
| l can hear from almost all the states
| Sometimes 1 read a letter from the hills OF
north Georgia, and that makes me feel good
I as it is my old native home. We left Geor-
| gia fifteen years ago and came out here. 1t
| is a good country in which to live and love
! the people; but l love my old native land and
| the people therein, too. From
A new niece and cousin.
VELIE NEW.