Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-05
Council, NJ. G.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you
| let a South Carolina girl join your happy
band of boys and girls again? L have been
picking cotton all the week, and like it fine.
Come on, cousins and help me, and see
which one beats. Well, Aunt Julia, let me
tell you all what happened toour family
the 10th of August. My brother was killed
by an automobile. He member of the
grand old Thrtieth division and had seen
much service overseas. He had planned to
attend the reunion of his division at Green
vile, s. c., the 30th of September. 1t
certainly was SAD. He was in the army two
years and spent ten months in France.
With love and best wishes to Aunt Julia
and cousins, lila OSBORN.
AbbeviIe s. c., Route 5.
Z. Sind present for Yvonne.
Ny Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Won
der how many of you cousins went. to Sun
day school and church today? l. for one
had a very interesting lesson l enjoy
teaching. Now don't think 1 old
maid for l am not. am only senior in
high school. girl with light brown hair
four inches tall, weigh 1903 pounds, and
will be seventeen years of age December T.
Who has my birthday? Say, Trunie Floyd |
(ho had. Jack Hoxe, L hope you will
soon be out of the hospital 1t is so bad
to be sick. L am sick now: Aunt Julia, l
you can use about the neck of little |
French sisters clothes. How many of
you cousins know MISS Sara Stone, from |
Luthersvile, Ca? She boards at my house
and teaches in the high school. All the
pupils love her. Some of you cousins, who |
know her, write to me. How many of you
are going to school after you finish high |
school? I am. 1 am going to Livingston, |
Ala, state normal. 1 think should |
all devote our time to education. All you |
cousins write to me-. 1 am in bed sick and |
will appreciate and answer your letters. |
Please send me some kodak pictures. Love |
to all.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: 1 have
been reading the letters from your letter
box for some time and 1 enjoy reading them
very much. 1 see there has been lots of
cousins helping you, and 1 want to do
something, too. 1 am just a girl of seven
teen. l have brown hair, blue eyes, fair |
complexion four feet and seven inches !
tall, weigh 10 pounds. l will answer all |
the letters and cards the cousins write me. |
With love and best wishes to Aunt Julia |
and the cousin. Your new cousin and
niece.
(lIssl KANzoA BURLEsoN.
Barnardsville, N. c.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have
been reading the letters of your letter box, |
so 1 thought I'd write a letter. too 1 have |
always enjoyed reading the boys and girls |
letters. AS this Is my first letter 1 will |
describe myself, here goes: dark brown |
eyes, coal black hair, medium complexion,
about feet inches tall, weigh 11S pounds. |
Will not tell my age. Anyone that wants |
to know can find out by writing to me. 1 |
think you are doing a good work and think |
we must adopt French orphan boy. I'm |
sure the cousins will continue to help you.
If I see this in print, I'll write again. I |
must close for 1 hear W. B. coming. Your
ANSETrrE BULLARD,
III Newman street, Carrollton, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I've al
ways heard that there is room for one more,
so | guess that means me, don't you? I'm
a South Carolina girl but not like most of |
the cousins for I live in town, but 1 can't
say that 1 like town as well as I do the
country.
1 see through your letter box that Ruby
Jordan is cousin and she is an Aiken girl
and my greatest chum, perhaps you will
take me for her sake if not mine.
Well, l guess it's about time for you to
rum . so I will describe myself, look out!
I am blonde, have light hair, deep blue
eyes, fair complexion and weigh 101 pounds,
am about 4 feet inches tall. 1 tell you
my age, it's between fourteen and eighteen
years, that won't be hard to do I hope
You cousins will like me for 1 want to
respond with you, all letters and cards will
be appreciated and answered, please
write me.
Well, Aunt Julia, I hope to see this in
print so the cousins will write, to me. for
a get lonely sometimes. Well by-by, from
your loving niece 3Ih 50I InNA GARv1N.
Aiken, S. c., in care of Mrs. Mary Busch,
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit another cousin from the southland, the
Empire State? l wonder what all you
cousins are doing these days? AS 1 live on
the farm, You can imagine what I'm doing.
We are having a fine time grinding cane,
Aunt Julia you had better down and
get drink of juice l, like you cousins,
read lots. Here are the names of few
'"The Wide, Wide World,'' The Scarlet
Letter. Daisy Gordan's Folly" Gypsy
Blair "The Mystery of the Raven Rocks"
The Story of Our Country wild Life in
tive stories best of all. lone Migley, read |
The Dark star and liked it very much;
also Deans Diary For pastime l read,
embroider and crochet, and would be glad
for some of you cousins to send me some
samples of crochet for yokes and center
pieces. I will describe myself and go:
Brown hair gray eyes, medium complexion, |
height feet inches; age seventeen years. |
I wish some of you cousins from all the
states would write and tell me about |
Your homes. l will answer all 1 can. l |
will close with best wishes to Aunt Julia
and all the cousins
A new cousin,
MINNIE GIDDENs.
Eastman, Ga, Route g.
P. S.-Write, Luther Fluff: everybody en-
joys your letters, even the old folks.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you let
Lincoln county kid join your happy band |
of boys and girls? As this is my first time
ana the rule is TO describe yourself, will |
do so: Brown hair, brown eyes, fair com
plexion, weigh los pounds, feet inches
tall. will tell YOU my age next time. AS
hear Mr. Wastebasket coming, l will rum
If you think this is worth printing, please
print it. l will close with love and best
wishes to Aunt Julia and cousins.
From a new cousin,
SUSIE BANKS.
Lincolnton, Ca, Route /.
F. 81 will answer all letters and cards
received. !
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