Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-07

all good time Will close with a rid
die: Humpty-dumpty sitting on the wall:
Humpty- Dumpty takes a great fall; all
the kings horses, all the kings men, can't
put Humpty-Dumpty together again. Will
close, with love to all, your new cousin,
ESCO SMITH.
Clanton, Ala, Route No. 8.
T. Sind enclosed 10 cents for s. r.
G. Aunt Julia, please print this if you
have room.
sissippi girl to join your happy band of
cousins. Will you give a Mississippi girl
seat in your corner. 1 live in the country
ana ana llKe Ne country life; o, am am an orphan
IS travelling man. am sending the
French baby dime. Guess 1 had better go
for Christmas is here. 1 am sending you
merry Christmas. l will close. Your niece,
ALBA M'GAN.
NGcCool, Miss.
Dear Aunt Julia: Here we come again.
This time we bring money for the
French baby. Ten, twenty thirty, forty,
fifty cents. That will help some Wont
1T? We promised to describe ourselves in
our next letter, so here we go: l. Frank,
am sixteen years of age, have dark hair,
brown eyes, fair complexion, five feet and
seven inches high and weigh 100 pounds.
|, Jodd, am nine years of age, have dark
brown hair, brown eyes, fair complexion,
four feet and three inches high and weigh
pu pOuDuS. L, virgil, am fourteen years
of age, have black hair, blue eyes, medium
complexion, four feet and eight inches
high, and weight so pounds I, Atticus, am
thirteen years old, have brown hair, blue
eyes, fair complexion, four feet and six
inches high ard weight rs pounds. l, Ed
ward, am eleven years of age, have brown
hair, blue eyes, medium complexion, four
feet high and weigh 65 pounds. SO you
see we are all pretty (O, don't you? Say,
cousins what are you all going to do
Christmas? We don't KIN what we will
do vet. Not much of anything, we. guess.
trenches, "ditches,'' may still be seen.
In some places they are three four feet
Deep We have many relics of the war
field. Among them are cannon balls, I'M
exploded bomb shells, bayonets, U. s.
buckles, mimic balls, nusket bullets, ETC.,
etc. Well Aunt Julia said no long let
ters, so we will close. Byby, Your
cousins,
FRANK, zODA, VIRGIL, ATTICUs AND
EDWARD SOSEBEE.
Resaca, Ga, R. F. D. No. 1.
P. S.-Will Oliver Day, of Kathleen, Fla,
or some other cousin, send me Lone Scout
membership applicant blank? I WIN ap-
preciate it and return the favor in some
way. FRANK SOSEBEE.
Dear Aunt Julia: 1t has been quite a
while since I wrote last to the letter box,
the letters, and 1 never fail to read Aunt
Julias, they are all so interesting, espe-
cially Annie Keiff's. Aunt Julia, 1 think
it would be very nice to adopt French
baby, so let's everybody get busy and
raise the thirty-six dollars Won't that
be grand, to know that Aunt Julia's club
is adopting a Frech baby? I know every
body is happy that this great war has end
ed, and that the faithful soldier boys will
come home again. The ones that gave
their lives on the battlefield will always
he remembered as heroes for their country.
1 did not have a brother in this war.
had a cousin, but he did not go to France.
we don't mind it will be in the door be-
fore we know it. What are you cousins
gninG to do ChriStmas2 think I will