Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-01-16

is in town. but l like the country the best.
l want 10 ask a favor of YOU boys and
girls. l want kodak picture Il post
card picture from everyone of you, and want
to write 10 some boys and girls of some of
the other states besides my own. Now,
aunt Julia, l don't know how long this will
be in print so l will close by asking all
the boys and girls to send me picture and
a letter shower, for l like to correspond with
boys and girls from other states Ny ad-
MarIAaduke. Ark, Box 20
z. ST. am sending dime for the little
orphan.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you
let Alabama girl i'll for short while :
III promise not to stay very long. WIN
some of you cousins please send me the
Illustrated Companion for November, 1919.
| will return the favor if possible. Well,
as the rest describe themselves, l guess Ia
better do likewise: Light hair, blue eyes.
fair complexion. age between twelve and
sixteen. Aunt Julia, please print this, as
| would like very much to get the paper.
ELLIE WHEELER.
Vernon, Ala, Route 8,
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you please admit
Il little girl from Florida? l am nineteen
and not very large for my age. have
black hair, brown eyes and dark complexion.
1 have been teaching and l surely do like to
teach the little folks. ] live in the western
part of Florida. This is fine state, too.
We raise corn, cotton, potatoes, sugar cane.
kinds of vegetables. 1t is now December
and we have our first cold weather. I've
never seen any snow. 1t never gets cold
enough to snow here. For pastime I crochet,
wash dishes, read good books. L am fond
of music and flowers. | like to COOK, put
I've never cooked much. + guess I've
stayed long enough. ] will be glad to hear
from any of you cousins.
Your new niece.
RACHEL DAVIDSON.
Laurel Hill, Fla, Route 4, Box 40.
Dear Aunt Julia: Please admit little
Florida girl into your happy circle. 1 sure
do like to read the little boys and girls
letters. 1 am seven years old; I'll be eight
February 16. / want a card shower on that
day. 1 live in the country and like country
life I am in the fourth grade. For pets I
have three dolls, Jessie Florine, Annie b.
anG Retty, and a cute little poodle dog. ]
help mamma wash dishes and cook 1t will
soon be time fer Santa Claus. I've written
him a letter and told him what Ito bring me.
Some Of you little girls write to me.
Your little niece.
IVA ESTELLE DAVIDSON.
Laurel Hill, Fla, Route A, Box 40.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you let south
Georgia girl join your happy band of boys
and girls again? I live on farm and like
it fine. l like to go to school. I go to
school at Shiloh. My teachers name IS
the letters the cousins write me. l am
ten years old.
Your new cousin,
FRANCES GARRETT.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you adj
nit two Georgia girls into your happy band
of. boys and girls? AS is the rule we Will
describe ourselves: /, Flore, have light COM
pleXicn. blue eyes, golden hair, feet IL
inches low fourteen years old and am IN the
seventh grade. I, Nellie, have light com
plexion, blue eyes, light hair, 4 feet inches
high, ten years old and am in the third
grade Grandpapa takes The Journal and
we like it fine, especially the cousins let
tiers.
Your new rieces and cousins,
FLORENE and NELLIE ANDREWS.
Cairo, Ca, Route ..
Dear Aunt Julia: viii you please admit n
Tennessee girl into your cozy corner of girls
and hoys, as it is fine place for enter
dering how / look. Now don't get scared
ard hurt yourselves laughing. so here goes:
Brown hair, blue eyes and medium complex
ion My age is sixteen. Now don't you
would be glad to hear from some Of YOU
cousins so all who want to correspond with
me let your letters and cards fly to
FLORENCE TODD.
Woodbury.. Tenn. Route 4.
Dearest Aunt Julia and All You Cousins:
Here I come again. I wonder if I will be
admitted. / hope I will. I wrote to the
Letter Box some time ago. but guess old
man W. r. was hungry when it arrived ana
gohbled it up. Say, cousins, have bear
visiting today. and, believe me, I sure did
have a good time. We'll, guess Won are
all wondering how look. Now I will tell
you if you won't laugh, here goes: Blue
eyes fnir comnleXion. medium dark hair,
age "sweet sixteen" Amt Julia. I think
we should care for n little American child
as we'll as French. Don't YOU cousins think
so? I guess had better be going. will
IuriFo AGAIN nf pOTSinS write TO
a Florida kid.
new niece and cousin.
MAY DENMARK.
Genoa. Fla. Route l. Box 80
Dear Amt Julia and Cousins: Will Won let
another Georgia girl into your happy band
of boys and girls? What have you all been
doing this rainy weather? ! guess you all
are wondering what l look like. so l Will
describe myself HTsh your LAUGHING. for 7
can't do anything: Dark hair. blue eyes and
fair complexion and weigh 100 pounds.
will leave my age for You all to guess; ii is
between fifteen and twenty, so don't think
girls wish TO correspond with lonely girl,
let your letters and cards fly to
STELLA FOWLER.
Canton, Ca, Route 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit a Florida boy into your circle.
Please don't let Mr.. W. B. get this one, as
he must have got my other letter. I will de-
scribe myself. Now don't anyone get scared:
lam blonde, light hair, blue eyes. 5 feet
7A inches and weigh 155 pounds, fair COM
pleXion and am nineteen years of age. Who
has my birthday-July Is? 1 am very fond
of pretty pieces of poetry on Glove" and
will be glad to exchange copies with some
of the girls, Would some one send me the
niece of poetry or copy entitled The Face
On tho BarroorG Floor" by Ella Wheeler
Wilcox?'I will exchange '"The Girl who
Was Wrchged.'' by the same author. I have
five folding photos and will exchange with
the first five girls about my age who send
theirs. I was in the army and was five
months in France. If some one will request
it shall give them copy Of "Trip Over
tho Ratt1efields," which was written by me.
my home was at Baltimore City, Md. until
my father died, last THANKSGIVING day a
year ago. What is the population of Bal
timore City, Md? Who knows? I would
like to hear from Elizabeth and Lucille Shaw.
Of Dublin, Ca, Route Z; have lost their adj
dress. I will answer all letters and cards
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