Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30

arate gift, but expect to get some soft, thin,
colored cardboard in colors most suitable Tor
Christmas and make small booklets, making
| them in different shapes such as square, OBJ
| long or like bell, and for my little cousins.
| 1 could make them in the shape of Teddy
bear or rabbit, and inside the booklets i
will write one or two nice verses.
| l certainly do not sit in the parlor while
mama washes the dishes. have three
| older sisters going to school in town (Lan-
caster S% miles from here); boards
| come each day. I wash dishes for six twice
| a day, and for four or five once. and keep
| the house as straight as 1 possibly can. i
| made fire in here in the heater and came In
| here so l wouldn't annoy mamma (my step
| mother. My own mother died when l was
| nearly six days, two years old. We then
| lived in Fort Dodge, Ia, on the Des MONIES
river Well, as there is some work in store
i0f Ai' ''u"'' "''- HELEN MoELLER.
Lancaster, S. c., Route 3, Box 40.
| P. S.-Auntie, will you please suggest some
nice gift that we cousins might give our
parents for Christmas?-H NJ.
| Hello, thetS, Aunt Julia and cousins!
| Wake up and tell me what kind of sport you
are all having. l think 1t fine fun to write,
| If l knew that anyone would appreciate 1t.
| 1 am a country lass; live on the farm.
have large, blue eyes; round face, fair COM
| plexion, brown hair, not under ten or over
| sixteen. go to school and like it fine,
Amelia county seems to me lovely place.
| nave been mere three years, put we are
| going to move on our farm, near Farmsville,
| by Christmas. Perhaps it will not be so
lonely up there, and maybe Santa will come
| and bring me a letter from some OF you
| cousins. / guess had better close, as my
letter may go to the waste basket as before.
| would like to hear from some of you good
| looking cousins. Best wishes to all and
Aunt Julia. 1 will answer all letters or
e"'0S ie'e''eo' MAMIE MBR1DE.
Amelia Courthouse, Va, Route 2, Box ia.
Dear Aunt Julia ard Cousins: Please ad-
nit two Georgia boys In your happy band
| for just a little chat? We live on the farm
near the thriving city Of Dublin. Cousins,
for this time of the year? 1t is almost like
summer here. Well as it is the custom we
will describe ourselves and go. l., Otto:
| havve light brown hair, gray eyes and light
complexion, age twenty-one 1, George, have
dwark brown hair, blue eyes and light com
plexion, age eighteen. If any of the cous-
ms would write to US we WI a9 sMew all
| Dublin, r. F. D. No. ], Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here I
| come again to join your happy band. Speak
| ing about adopting little French boy, sure
think it would be nice of Aunt Julia to
adopt a little French boy. Also as many
more little orphans she possibly can. But
Aunt Julia and cousins, please stop mo
ment and think. Wouldn't 1t be much bet
ter to adopt some little American girl or
boy that is motherless, fatherless and home
| less Educate them SO that when they get
old they would be spoken well 0fF Then
he or she, which 1t might be, could sit and
think where Aunt Julia's happy little band
| brought them from. Oh, Whot grand deed
| that would be. 1 am not saying not to
adopt a little French boy: Please pardon
me, Aunt Jwlia, for taking up so much
space Enclosed find 10 cents for dear or
phan. Love to all, same little Florida boy
| Sincerely, BUFORD l.. KNOWLES.
Sueads, Fla. -
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; VIII you
| please admit another Georgia girl into your
| happy circle of boys and girls? L live In
| the city, and like city life fine. Some of you
| cousins come and stay with me a While anu
go to school with me. Luther Huft. please
| write to me. l would like to start cor
respendence with you. Aunt Julia, think
| It Just grand of you to adopt the little
| French orphan Well, as most all the
cousins describe themselves, l will do the
| same: Light hair, light complexion, weigh
| 125 pounds, am feet 6 inches high. My
| age I will leave for you all to guess; 1t Is
| between twelve and seventeen. To the one
who guesses my age VIII SEND my photo'
| 1 will go. All you cousins write to me.
Miss BERT1D HALL.
Nichols, Ca, 2. o. Box "a.
Dear Aunt Julia: win you please admit
| another girl from the dear old state Of Geor-
! gia? / live on a farm, and like farm life
| fine. Coupsins, don't you think Aunt Julia
| q very fine lady to adopt the little brench
| orphan? l certainly admire her. TOmmie
| Lee Hand, Jr., please write to me- and also
Trumie Floyd. Well, as most all the cousins
| describe themselves, l will do likewise, 50
| here go: Brown eyes, dark hair, dark COM
| plexion, weigh about eighty-nine POUNDS, am
| 6 feet high. My age I will leave to you all
| to guess: it is between twelve and seven
| teen. Well, l guess l had better stop, Tor
| I know Mr.. w. 3. is nearby. All the cousins
| who would like to correspond with me let
your letters and cards fly to new cousin,
| r. "A
| P. s.-DilI answer all mail received
| E. D.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
| let another Virginia girl into your happy
| band? First l will describe myself have
| blue eyes, light brown hair, fair complexion
| l am fond of reading and when ! am not
| in school l crochet Next l will tell my age
before 1 forget it. am fifteen years DID,
From your devoted friend,
ANTHA TILLER.
| P S.-Cousins, please write to me. 1 will
answer all letters received.
Dear Auntie and COUSINS: Will you admit
| n south Georgia boy into your happy circle?
| What are you cousins doing these hot days!
| I am helping to gather our crop, as we live
on farm, and sure do enjoy 81, farm I'm
| scribe myself so here l co. Light hair,
fair complexion, small blue eyes, long
| faced, light set or EYEBROWS ana IL slolC
nose Now what is the matter with you
cousins that made You run SO! II Mr.. w.
| B. don't get this I will come again with
something for the French kid, so good-by,
| your nephew and cousin.
CAROL TAYLOR.
| Waycross, Ca, Route l, Box 43.
| p. S.-All of you ugly girls write to me-
a fourteen-year-old boy.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousin: Will you
admit two Georgia girls into your happy
band of boys and girls? We live in the
country and like country life fine. We
| think it just grand for Aunt Julia to adopt
| the French orphan. We will describe our
selves and go: /. Estelle, have dark hair,
| fair complexion, brown eyes, five feet five
| inches tall, weight 10 pounds, and fourteen
| years old I, Matte Lou, have dark brown
| hair fair complexion, blue eyes, five feet
| four inches tall, and weigh ninety seven
pounds, and will be sixteen years old the
| for this time, with lots of love to Aunt
| Julia and cousins. We would like to cor
| respond with some of your cousins, so let
MATTE LOU BROOK,
| ESTELLE PALMER.
| P. S.-We will send some money next
| time. Both of us live in Loganville, Ga,
R. F. d. /.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you admit me,
| happy school girl into your band of boys
| and girls? Say, how many of you go to
| school? l do for one. l am in the eighth
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