Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29

SEM me your lull dQuieSS. 1OoI
" lack of address.
, legs down, three legs up. Would like to
correspond with some of you cousins. En-
| closed find 10 cents for the French baby.
| Your new cousin
WA BUFoRD L. KNOWLES.
s. Needs, Fla.
| Dear Aunt Julia: Please make those
| cousins unlock hands and let me join them
| III t1eir happy circle again.
Say, cousins, what are you all doing these
| fire, hot summer days?
Aunt Julia, ! think rs the other cousins
dc: it's rea! nice of you to adopt niue
| h1neless orphan. Enclosed you will find Z
| cents fer her. Her picture earle out IN my
Journal, but the label was stuck ON her
| face in the picture. [ was very sorry, 100.
Matte Sue Fountain, please send your ad-
dress, as | wish TO write you, and also Ora
Lee Smith do the same.
Well, 7 guess l will ring off this, as news
| is as scarce as rooster shoes; but l mustn't
! forget t. do thug: describe myself. So
| get undc~ yonder table. Here goes: Eyes,
brown; hair, brown; complexion, fair
| height feet o inches.
| Well, good-by, as l see Mr.. w. B. COM
| ing ready to grab me any time. AS ever !
| remain Aunt Julia's niece and the cousins
| cousin, ONA e. R1 Ais
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: This is my
| first attempt to reach the Letter Box.
| although have read the letters and enjoyed
| the myery much, and hope auntle Will let
| this pass old w. B.
| am a Lone Scout and editor of tribe
| paper, also organizer and president OF tue
south's largest male tribe. It's great 1 ann
| taught lot by editing one.
Say you! who say they will answer al
letters. Some will, -, while some w won t. {.
to invite correspondents if you don't intend
| to answer?
Don't run; I'm only. going to describe my
| self: Five feet ten inches tall, weigh l2o
| pounds and am sixteen years old. Huh!
| Some guy! Looks like another lcha5od
| Crane to me- hear one blue-eyed girl say
| ing. Nevertheless, let those letters fly,
girls, ard you can depend on the editor of
JOHN G. STACY.
Taylor's Creek, Ga
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit 4 little Georgia girl into your happy
| band? ,.
| Aren you glad the war is over? am.
| although my only brother will never come
| back. He reported killed October 8,
| 1918. His address was Private Park Kirk,
company b, Ninth infantry 1 would like
| to know how he was killed. If anyone
who reads this should know, would appre-
| ciate a letter about him. l thought some
! body in his company might read this.
l am inclosing 10 cents for the French
| baby KEEDIE KIRK
| Felton,, Ga, Route No. ..
Dear Aunt Julia viii take the pleasure
of writing you to ask you to admit lonely
sailor boy to your happy band.
| While was at home l found lot of
| pleasure in your letters.
AS good many cousins describe them
| selves, l will. l am eighteen years old,
have brown hair and eyes and fair com
| pleNion, am about feet inches tall and
| weigh 135 pounds
- have to go on guard, will close.
| Would like to hear from YOU cousins
Your cousin,
EDWARD MORGAN,
| Seaman Guard,
| Unit L, /. S. \. 0. B.
Hampton Roads, Va. 49,.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will. you
| please admit South Carolina girl into your
| happy band of boys and girls? 1 have been
| a silent reader of the Letter Box for a long
time aud think it just fine.
For pets l have the broom, dishrag and
hoehalplle. ! sure do like to crochet, and
| read everything that comes my way IT,
| Well, as l am a stranger, | will describe
| myself. Now please don't run: Dark hair
!. brown eyes, medium complexion, 3 feet 3
! inches tall ana fourteen years old.
| Oh, Aunt Julia, who would have ever
| thought of adopting French baby but you?
| And think the Twilight club and the idea
| OF short story telling hour is just grand.
| the cousins under twenty l will close hon
| ing to see this in print.
| Your new niece and cousin,
MISS ORPHA CARSON
central s. c., Route /, Beverley Bends.
| French baby.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Guess YOU
| an remember this little girl, as l wrote
| you something like two years ago, and
| Aunt Julia was SO good to me thought
would write again. and I want to thank
| an OF the dear cousins that wrote to me-
Think L answered all except one or two.
Hope you cousins having a nice time
L am having a very good time since I fill
| lshed work: Say, Effe Hall, of Calhoun,
Ga, what has become of you? Would like
| to hear from you again. Say, cousins. ]
went to Atlanta, Ga, the second Sunday in
| Nay. Certainly had grand time. It's
about so or 80 miles from home see
where most of you cousins crochet and
tat for pastime 1 crochet some and try
| to play the organ. Haven't learned to play
you cousins drive car? can. Well,
| guess l had better tell you cousins how
| ugly l am, ms l didn't tell you in my 9th
| er letter: Five feet one inch tall, weigh
~ pounds, dark, curley hair, blue eyes
Ialr complexion Listen, Herbert CantIell,
l didn't mean to brighten you, please don't
run. cousins, think Aunt Julia is the
greatest aunt in all the world, don't you?
Say, forgot to tell YOU my age, am II
years old. Who has my birthdays? Novem-
per .! so with sweet good-by 1 will
pa you all adieu, hoping Aunt Julia and
| cousin. 'i
Dahlonega, Ga, Route 4, Box 81.
P. S.-Say, cousins. write to me, am
always glad to hear from you.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: What are,
you all doing for pastime? We three do
mostly talking when we are together. We
are glad that the soldier boys are getting
nome and hope they will all return soon.
We. Grace and Gladys, are expecting our
brother brother CO. Guy, home soon: He has been in
sin &C. 20 months: l, Pearl, have a cou-
france FRA almost year. He was gassed twice.
we are country girls and country life is
pest of all I, Pearl, have light brown
aalT' blue eyes, fair complexion and
feet inches tall. weigh lie pounds, age
e between IL, IA and IS years. We Grace and
gladys, won't describe ourselves this time
as we have written before. We love read
ing ing Our favorite books are: Grace, Her
Gladys, "Elsie's Girlhood' What has be-
come of Luther Huff and Anna Kieff?
come again we enjoy your letters We
won would like to correspond with you cousins
near our age, between IA and 25 wears IS
this letter is getting lengthy we will ouit
ana an! II admitted this time will come again.
with heaps of love from your nieces and
GRACE JENKINS,
GLADYS JENKINS
,,o PEARL ADAMSON