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

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here I come
d over aEd Jet me sit By aunt JSa this
morning? We have a shower bath house and
l take shower bath nearly every day. AL
the cousins who have bathing suits come t.
see me.
Ny papa takes The Atlanta Semi-WeekIJ
Journal and l sure do like Aunt Julia's Let
ter Box.
AS other cousins describe themselves.
will do so, too: Light hair, ten years old, Z
freckled face. We have for pets five cats
two pigs and one dog. The dogs name Ii
Kate; the pigs names are Piggie and Wig
gle, and some of the cats names are Snow
bali.
My papa is a great shooter. He won the
state championship at Greenwood and hC
won the New England shoot. For trophies hi
has two candlesticlss, one card tray, one
plate, one spoon, one vase and a 500 watch
Enclosed you will fiCd % cents for Yvonne
will close with some riddles: Below thu
sky and above the earth, and it's not on 6
tree. man rode across bridge, and ye
he walked will close. Love to Aun
>''' ''A Wv MARGARET EARLE.
South Carolina
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will yor
your happy band of boys and girls? Cousins
we think it wonderful of Aunt Julia t
adopt the French baby, Yvonne. AS it il
the general rule we will describe ourselves
and go. First, Bette: Dark brown eyes ant
hair, fair complicated, five feet high, age be
tween eighteen and twenty-five, weigh
about 115 pounds. Next, Lessie: Light
brown eyes and hair, fair complicated, fee
S inches, weight ninety-two pounds, age
fourteen years.
Yours lovingly,
BETTE and LESSEE GUTHRIE.
P. S.-Inclosed 10 cents for Yvonne.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will yor
all please almit Florida boy into youl
L.,
reader of The Journal, and like it fine.
think it is q nice way for the cousins to be
come acquainted Well, as the rest of the
cousins describe themselves, l will do like
six fee thigh, weigh 145 pounds and eighteen
years old. Will answer all letters received
So by-0ye. Cousins, please write to me.
Altha, Fla. JIM LAMB.
Tap, tapl Please let me in again thi.
morning. Gee whizz! l don't believe l an
such a crowd. But just SO get inside it,
all right. Well, if there isn't Luther Huff
sitting over there in the corner asleep
Wake up. Luther, and get to talking. !
sure do enjoy your letters.
Well, as l am an old COUSIN will moi
describe myself this time. but l am sixteer
years CT age. Say, cousins, what are yor
all doing along this time? l am busy eat
of you cousins are going to school now.
haven't started yet this summer.
Listen! Wouldn't you all enjoy having
little. Yvonne visit you? 1 sure would, but
she lives lar away 1 don't guess we will
ever get TO see her
Well, 1 must be going before you all gel
worried with me. Will come again some
time. l am sending 10 cents for Yvonne
l would like very much to see this in print
If you have room for a little Georgia girl
So vy-bye to Aunt Julia and the cousins
NETTIE FREY.
Marietta, Ga, Route 6.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
all permit an Alabama boy to join your hap
my first letter l will describe myself and
ring off. 1 am feet inches high, blacI
hair and brown eyes, fair complexion, weigh
about rs pounds. I am inclosing 10 cents
asking some of you girls to write to me
Yours respectfully, SAM SHIELDS.
Mccullough Ala.
Hello Cousns-May 1 come in for a few
minutes this dreary Saturday afternoon?
will promise not to stay long and will be
quiet. Where have all the North Carolina
boys and girls gone? Come on and don't lei
the other states get ahead of us. Aren't
we doing great work cousins? First it wa
the S. r. G. and now the French lassie
another orphan. Our school starts Monday
morning and l will be glod. / am in the
seventh-eighth grades. l am fourteen years
old, weigh eightysi pounds and my height
is feet. l love to read books very mucl
and I am getting up book exchange and
lending club. All who want to join please
send names of books that they will ex
change or lend, and a stamped self-addressed
envelope for particulars. Has any girl OIL
boy got the book, ''Tried for Her Life" Sc
quel to Cruel or the Grave" / would like
to exchange books for it or borrow it, as
am very anxious to read it.
Please excuse pencil this time like goot
auntie you are, for my pen is about pas
redemption. I will have to close for nv pei