Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-03

one will vote for all of the cousins sending
short stories and poems to the cousins
rage think that will be just simply
grand.
last letter, 1 will do it now. have gray
eyes, fair complexion, auburn hair, and
| height feet inches. There! I'm not
'eG Come pse again, John W. Guy; your letter
Cousins. how many of you like flowers?
1 do for one. My favorite flowers are roses
and carnations. Also, think hyacinths are
There are two in the family besides my
self--I mean two more children besides N.Y.
self. / have one brother and sister mar
ried. / had one brother in the army, but
he is out now. L do all the housework, as
my mother has been i'll for long time. We
go to Sunday school every Sunday. I'm
| going to Tecite my catechism next Sunday
and get my bible.
Now 1 guess 1 had better close. I hope
Mr.. Wastebasket has gone visiting. Some
of you cousins write to me, the girls espe--
| cially. Next time l come I'll have a short
| story poem to send. With best wishes to
| auntie and the cousins,
VIOLET MURPHY.
Leaksville, N. c., r. f. D. /, Box 30.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please make room for me this time? wrote
he devoured it. First thing 1 do I'll de-
scribe myself SO the scare will be over.
Blue eyes, light brown hair, fair complex
ion height 5 feet 1 inch, weigh 105 pounds,
age in my twenties. Will let you guess.
Am country girl and like the farm fine,
although l get lonesome at times especially
when l think of what the awful war did
| for our home. / lost q brother on the U.
S. S. collier Cyclops, and no one knows how
we miss him. Did any of the cousins have
relatives on that missing ship? If so will
you plaese write me? think Aunt Julia
| is doing a wonderful work and 1 enjoy the
| letters so much. Am sending dime for the
| French lassie. I hope to send more soon.
| Cousins, please write to me. I'll answer all
can. Love and best wishes to all.
: NJ. EDITH ALFRED.
Randlemap, N. G.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: am writ
| ing you for the first time. I am eight
| years old, so feet high weigh 100 pounds,
in the second arithmetic, second geogra-
| ply, second grammar and fifth reader and
am in seventy lessons in the speller. like
my teacher fine, so no more. Write to
MIR. HARRY WATT.
Vineland, N. c., r. F. D. 1, Box So.
Tap! Tap! Dear Aunt Julia Here comes
another new cousin knocking at the door,
Use not to stay long: Cousins, think it
! is SO nice of Aunt Julia to adopt a little
French baby. Well, as all the rest of the
cousins describe themselves 1 will too, black
hair, blue eyes, fair complexion, weight 90
pounds, height feet inches tall, fourteen
years young and in the eighth grade. 1
would like to exchange crochet patterns with
some of you cousins Aunt Julia, l will try
| 10 crochet some and send yor Yvonne next
! time I write, as 1 did not have time before.
Well, 1 guess I had better go as I promised
not to stay long. Cousins write to me some
' ~ GRACE MCKAY.
Pelahatchie, Miss.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: will write
again as Mr.. w. B. got my other letter.
What do you cousins do for pastime?- tat
and read. Come on s. G. boys and girls,
don't let the other states get ahead Of us.
Well, 1 will describe myself and go, brown
eyes, auburn hair, and dark complexion.
| weigh eghty-three pounds, am feet high,
1 will leave my age for you to guess, it is
| between twelve and sixteen years. Your
new cousin, WILLIE CURRY.
| Cornwel, s. c.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
| scrouge over and let Georgia girl join your
happy circle? 1 live in the country and like
country life fine. I wonder what you all
are doing this pretty spring weather. I
dropped corn and waited on the guano dis
other cousins describe themselves 1 will,
don't run out at the back door, so here 1
go, blue eyes, fair complexion, dark brown
hair, weigh 100 pounds, am thirteen years,
old Who has my birthday, July 81? For
pets / have the dishrag and broom handle.
l would like to exchange cards and letters
with you cousins. Well, as / hear Mr..
| Wastebasket coming, 1 had better run. 1
would like to see this in print, if Mr.. Waste
basket don't grab it. So by-by. Your new
niece and cousin.
EUNICE IRWIN.
| Carrollton Ga. r. F. D. 4.
| ?. S.-1nclosed a dime for the French
orphan. By-by.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have
written you once before and it was printed,
so I thought 1 would write you again.
| think it is real nice for you to have a little
| orphan baby. So am sending 10 cents for
| it. l know you are all glad the war is
! ended. know l am. Mr.. Amoss Horn and
Mr.. James Staten write again, your letters
were fine. Guess l will close as my letter
is getting long. Some Of you cousins write
AGATHA POE.
Westville, s. c., Route 1.
| GAINESVILLE n. w'vahlle dlETAOINNU
Hello, there, Auntie and Cousins: Will
you admit North Carolina girl into your
| some time since 1 a letter from this
part of the state and all have failed to de-
scribe this wonderful place called the Land
| of the Sky, SO L shall try to tell all you
| cousins about this grand place. Now all
| sit still and don't laugh: Now, all imag-
| inc great valley Surrounded by mountains
on both sides; this valley is very beautiful,
| as we have NEST all kinds of grass, flowers
| and trees; many different kinds of birds,
and through this valley runs the grand old
| stream called Big Ivy, which was named
Il small village called Banardsville 1t con-
sists of two churches, a postoffice, one
| high school building, three dry goods stores,
| one grocery store and several nice resi-
| dences, this is only 90 miles from the city
of Asheville, which is on the French Br ;id