Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-12-02


Dear Aunt Julia: Will you please admit
! a new Mississippi girl into your happy cir
Gle of boys and girls? 1 have been silent
| reader for good while, and have very
often thought of writing, but as I was a
little bashful 1 always left the space for
more gifted writer than myself What
are all you cousins doing these pretty days?
Fixing for Thanksgiving, though, / guess
How many of you are going to have a big
fat turkey for Thanksgiving? 1 will not
describe myself this time. as I may scare
some of you cousins. Well, as Aunt Julia
bids us to be brief, |. will leave space for a
please print this while Mr.. Wastebasket is
at the cane mill drinking juice. Would be
glad to receive letters from all of you
cousins: Will answer all cards and letters
received. BY, by, cousins. Your new cousin,
GERTRUDE JONES.
Richton. Miss, Route 1, Box Gle.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Tap! tap.
tap! Aunt Julia, please open the door and
let me in for while. l will not stay long
If you will give me a seat by Luther Huff
Say, Mr.. Huff, your letters are fine, or they
were in the last copy of The Journal l saw
IL mas feen a long time SINCE l saw copy
Of the good old Journal Won't some
of you dear old cousins send it to me?
sure would appreciate it very much, as /
am in school and miss the paper very much.
Hello, kids! II you will listen / will tell
Ecu all something about the Wingate High
school Well, it is a nice place to be,
real nice school, We have about $50 pupils
in school; 40 are boarding students. We
sure do have some time when they suspend
the rules. l wish some of you cousins could
be with us some time when the rules are
off. You, toe, Aunt Julia. 1 have not for
gotten you yet Cousins, don't you think
Aunt Julia Is dear lady? l do If no one
iSfn ahnr
me? am an old cousin. l wrote to the
Letter Box about year ago, but every one
of you have forgotten me-now, haven't
you? Well have not forgotten some of the
good old cousins who used to write to me.
l wish some Of you cousins could meet my
roommate. She is as cute as she can be.
She has auburn hair, blue eyes, fair COM
plexion, is feet inches tall and weighs
Cormick, from Laurinburg, N. G. We are
both from the same place, but did not know
each other until we came up here! I will
close, hoping to hear from some Of you
MISS BEATRICE BRIGHAM.
Wingate, N. c., Box 81.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit little girl from the dear old state
of Georgia into your happy badly? I go
to school, Mt smithville High school and am
in the sixth grade. As it is the rule to
describe oneself I will. I am feet 2
inches tall, have hazel eyes and fair com
pleNioh, ana plack halr. nope MT. waste
basket will be gone. I am a new cousin
vONNIE BELLE HOLLEY.
smithville, Ga, Route 2.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
let another little Alabama boy in for
chat with you good-looking girls? Some Of
us and we will have some fine times GO
ing fishing and hunting I must ring off
for this time. 1 will not describe myself
this time From ap OLD 1E fen5iR' GREET.
Empire, Ala, R. 1, Box %.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit another cousin in your happy band
of boys and girls? What are you cousins
doing for amusement these days? l am
gong TO sehoo, ana IKE mi, ilne r., WI
time, but will tell you my age, sixteen.
Some of you cousins write to a lonely
cousin. I remain as ever, your new cousin.
DAISY NEEL.
High Springs, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
allow a Georgia lad to say word? l
have written to the Letter Box one time
before but I guess Mr.. w. Basket got it.
| will endeavor to describe myself. Now
fair complexion. $50 weight, between the
ages of II and 20. Am in the eighth
grade. Would like to correspond with
some Of the cousins WIZ answer all let
ters 1 receive. Good bye cousins.
PERRY A. FAINT.
Donalsonville, Ga.
Why here is Aunt Julia meeting me
with a smile. What are you all doing these
rool days? Oh, I've been gathering pecans.
Cousins, come help me, will ILL., you! JUS Just
lust thought I'd stop in and tell you I
received over five hundred letters in four
lays from the cousins. Luther Huff, wake
lge which is seventeen winters Now blush.
Auntie, will mail you box of pecans
f you will accept them. Have two hun |
lred love songs would like to exchange |
IN cards and letters. Auntie, enclosed find |
nickle for the babe. Farewell, come to |
~ ~ ANNIE LAURIE MOORE.
Autreyville, Ca. r. No. /.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: With your
,ermission / would like to write few lines |
o your delightful page. Have been an in |
crested reader of your page for some time, |
Ind can truly say that I have derived both |
pleasure and benefit therefrom. How many |
# you enjoy reading? l am G regular book |
worm and have read a number of good books. |
am fond of outdoor sports and everything |
hat goes to make life happier. Life is just |
bout what we make it anyway. Don't You |
hing? Therefore it behooves us to be cheer
ul and ever ready to look on the bright |
de. I am somewhat optimistic you see. |
Aunt julia think you are noble, gener-
us hearted woman. and l appreciate the |
opportunity of writing a few lines to the |
Dage you edit. I shall not describe myself, |
tut will let you cousins guess my age, which |
8 between eighteen and twenty-five years. |
Well, nv letter is getting long and l had |
jetter close, so if any of you cousins want |
g cheer I'D lonely boy, just send letters |
o the address below.
Your new Counsin.
EMORY PARIS, JR.
Dallas, Ga, R. F. d. 1. Box %.
Good Evening, Aunt Julia! MAY come in
INST for few minutes this afternoon, as |
nm very lonely and would like to chat |
With the cousins awhile. The circle of con-
rihutors seems to he increasing every day, |
md l very much fear that my missive will |
'All victim of the westebaskpt. As hrev-
ty is the rule I will go and if this is
printed l will come again when I can greet |
yon all with CHERRY Christmas" If any |
f You care to write lonely Mississippi girl, |