Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-01-06

Hello, Aunt Julia and Cousins!. Here
comes new little cousin who wants to
come in and join your happy BIND OF cousins
| won't stay very long and / won't say very
much. Aunt Julia, want TO sit right close
to you, for l am scared because mama said
l did not know the rules and regulations by
which to write you, and the waste basket
would get my letter, but l did so want to
write you. l am "a little girl, ten years old,
with blue eyes, fair complexion aud auburn
hair. We live on, a farm and like 1t fine.
l go to school every day. The school build
ing is in sight of our home, Ny papa dHed
when / was two years old l can't remember
him. YOU see. On, l have many pets,
but the cutest of all are three little snow
white rabbits. We have taken The Journal
ever, since l can remember, and. Aunt Julia,
/ like your page the best Of all. Now l
must close and tell Tressie Copeland that
guess her riddle was man whose name
was Horn. 1 must hush, wishing Aunt Julia
and the cousins Merry Christmas and Hap
JESSIE EA0GENE MANSFIELD.
Adairsville, Ca, Route 3.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Win you all
move over and please let an Alabama kid
Join your happy band? have been reading
You cousins letters for some time, and think
write for long time. Why don't more of
you Alabama girls and boys write? The
other states are going to get ahead OF us. SO
come on, You Alabama girls and boys. SAY,
days? l cook and sew and do all the house
work Say, cousins, some of You visit me,
as it is very lonely since mamma died.
would be very glad If some of you cousins
would visit me. / would do my best to
make you have a good time. There, cousins,
l guess you ere wondering how l look, but
am not going to describe myself this
time, but will write again soon. But, listen,
| am not an old maid vet, only seventeen.
Some OF you cousins write to me if you don't
believe you will get an answer With best
wishes to Aunt Julia and all the cousins. Il
remain Your niece md cousin.
POLLYANNA DYES.
Robertsdale. Ala. r. Il. D. Box 80.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will You
please admit North Carolina girl in your
happy band of boys and girls? / sure do
enjoy reading the letter box. What do you
cousins do ON rainy days like today? I am
chet and tat. I will describe myself and
go, medium complexion brown hair and
eyes, 8 feet inches tall. I want to cor
respond with some of you cousins. I will
ceive any, 50 let your letters fly to
wadesboro, n. G.. r. F. D. /, Box 81.
Dear Amt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit a North Carolina girl in your happy
band of boys and girs?f l have knocked
me time but was not admitted, so here I
rome again to about ii. Say, cousins,
what are you all doing for pastime? I go
to school and most everything else you
could think of. Say. Luther Huff, where
ire you? Rabbit hunting, I guess. Catch,
all you can. l like rabbits. Say. cousins,
we had pie supper at our school the other
week and my pie came to SO. We had a
nice time, you bet. and I got the candy and
some of it had 'nigger toes" in it, just
male these toes walk about. Wish you all
al been with me. Well. I will describe
f iam eomple e Weigh iss pounds and
+, cen years of age and feet IL inches
Y. Oh. how that crack on my head did
~; If any girls and boys want to cor
.i0nd with me, come on, 1 am in the
aHsh grade at school. will answer all
( can 50 1 will run, with love to Aunt Ju-
la and cousins. ~"
, 't (AIiss) PEARL SHEPPARD.
y. WilkesSoro. N. C.
pear Aunt Julia: l would like to sit by
!; & side, I am farmer boy. like farm
-, y fire l live five miles from town,
"'er what you all are doing these rainy
tyS for pastime. We can't do much bat
~, eat and sleep, am feet II. inches
II. weigh 40 pounds, have gray eyes,