Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-08


! very often and read them all I have writ.
ten once before, and Brother Wastebasket'
swallowed it, l guess. Here is my age:
Fourteen. How many of you cousins crochet
for one. and am trying to learn to tat.
Hive on farm within twenty feet or the
railroad | have a brother and two sisters.
[ will answer any cards or letters received.
I will close, as my letter is getting long l
1emain A COUSIN, .-,ro,v
MATTE LEE CLAYTON.
Addie n. c.
Hello, aunt and cousins! Will you all let
a south Georgia boy into your band little
while? I have not seen many letters from
this part of the state. | have read the Let
ter Box long time and enjoy it fine. 1
live OIL farm about six miles from town.
1t is raining here now and we can't work
in the fled. I like to live on ire farm:
Well, as this is my first letter, l will de-
scribe myself if You don't all run. l am
feet inches tall, weigh 100 pounds. l
have brown eyes and hair and dark complex
ion and am seventeen years old.
l am in favor of the baby and am sending
Well. I will quit for fear Mr.. W. B. gets
this. Some of you good-looking girls write
to me. | will try to answer all letters and
cards received. So let your letters fly to
MAX REDDICK.
Barney, Ca, r. F. D. ..
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
another Alabama girl to join your happy
band of boys and girls. l live on a farm
and little brother. MY little ur-year-old
sister operated on in Montgomery some
weeks ago. She is home now and doing fine.
We sure did feel lonely while she and man.
ma were in Montgomery. She is gaining her
strength so fast and doing so well that she
is surprising everybody.
Well, I wonder who has my birthday,
Which is November 5? | was thirteen. years
Id. I guess I had better go away before
Mr.. Wastebasket finds me. I hope to see
this in print. Much love to Aunt Julia and
cousins. Your loving niece,
MILDRED NEWTON.
Greenville, Ala, Route I.
P. ST. am sending a dime for the little
French baby.
Dearest Aunt Julia: viii you please adj
nit an Alabama girl into your happy band
before, but didn't see it in print, so
thought I would write again. AS the say
ing is, eff at first you don't succeed, try
try again.
you to think of adopting the French baby.
How MANY of you cousins are going to
nlant Victory garden this time? l am,
for one. Aunt Julia, 1 am sending you a
Yuonne's dress. I can't make tatting.
Aunt Julia, YOU will find enclosed cents
for the French baby.
Well, l must go, as I see Aunt Julia COM
ing with the broomstick.
Your loving niece,
LEILA JAMES.
Blount Springs, Blount County, Alabama.
Dear Aunt Julia: Here 1 come again for a
short chat with you cousins. 1 will promise
not to stay long. What are you cousins
doing these pleasant days? I am going to
school at Rock Hill. in the Sixth district of
Dooly county. I like to 90 to school fine,
but it will be out soon. My teacher is Miss
Ellen Noble. like her just fine.
OH cousins, what do you all think about
the little orphan? / think it just fine Of
Aunt Julia adopting the baby. Am sending
10 cents for it.
Mary Caldwell, your letter was just fine.
1 guess your age is nineteen years--is it?
Well, as Aunt Julia says to make our let
tiers short, l will close. 1 will answer all
| letters and cards received.
cousin,
HALLE PILKINTON.
Vienna, Ca. Route 8.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
another Georgia girl knocking for admit
lance. Move over. cousins, and give me n
seat by Daniel ]. McAuliff. Daniel, you
are a welcome member to our Georgia club,
although you are from far-off Pennsyl-
yania.
Girls, what did you do to help Uncle Sam
during the epidemic Of influenza. I, for one.
was a volunteer nurse, and. believe me, 1t
was something awful. Sometimes we would
find family of six or seven all down with