Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-24

have been silent reader of the letter bon
for sometime and surely do enjoy reading
the letters from the girls and boys IRON
the different states.
go to school and am in the ninth
grade. surely do enjoy going to school.
Well. as it seems to be the rule to de
scribe yourself l will make an attempt. Sc
prepare yourselves for shock. Dark halr
brown eyes and fair complexion. About oE
feet tall and weigh 1875 pounds. Now, Tru,
ME Floyd come from behind the door and
quit your giggling.
We'll, | hear Mr.. wastebasket coming.
will ring off. All you cousins write me
Will answer. all cards and letters received
Your new niece and cousin.
LUCY MANDA oNENDEN.
Pembroke, n. G.. Box 50.
Dearest Auntie and Cousins: Will you cous
ms please admit another girl from the dear
old state Of North Carolina into your happy
circle?
We take The Journal, and sure enjoy
reading the letter box, especially the let
tiers from the soldiers and sailors.
am going to school now and having
fine time.
How many of you cousins are. music lov'
ers. for one. There is nothing / enjoy
What do You cousins do for pastimei
crochet and read. L would love to eX
change crochet patterns with some OF YOU
cousins. l guess | must go. as near MI
like to hear from all you cousins, so lei
your letters fly. l will answer all 1 re-
ceive. -.-
Pembroke, y. c., Box SO.
Hello, Aunt Julia, cousins, friends!
Open the door and let me in.
l should have sooner come to see
If you kind friends would welcome me-
But for fear I've stayed away,
~ ocfD has bot
But I'm brave enough to walk inside
Perhaps Aunt Julia will have him tied.
My eyes are brown, so is my hair;
My complexion it is medium fair,
l am five feet three inches tall,
My age seventeen; l guess that's all.
How many of you cousins believe
/ will answer all that / receive?
Now let your cards and letters lily;
I'll answer all, at least III try.
Your new niece and cousin,
MARY HYDE.
valdosta, Ga, Route 2, Box %.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
another Tennessee girl to join your happ!
hand of girls and boys. My uncle takes TIT
Journal. and | like it fine. l am a farmer
daughter and live on farm of 40 acres
and surely think the farm grand old place
What do you cousins do for pastlme tnes
days? | am my mama's housekeeper mos
being a very busy girl. just wee bit Of tim
for play. Do any of you cousins take pic
lures? 1 like so much to do kodaklng. wen
| uess | had better describe myself before
co.. am feet inches tall, weigh nmet.
pounds, have blue eyes, dark hair and fai
complexion and will leave you to guess m.
age; il is between twenty and twenty eight
SO you can imagine now how | look. VII
answer all letters and cards received.
A new niece and cousin,
SADIE NElR.
Beech Bluff, Tenn. Route /, Box 10.
p. S.-Inclosed find my bit for Yvonne.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII all 3
you step a little farther and let anothe
new cousin into your happy band OF boys an
girls? If you will, I'll promise not to max
my first visit very long, though there ar
many, many things l could tell all of yo
this morning. The thoughts have often COIN
to me to write and help the little frenc
orphan, though when l would the WasteDas
ket would be next to run through my mind
so YOU see / thought it all in vain to write
| But, after all, here's hoping my letter WI
slip over and be in print. wonder hoy
many. of the cousins are housekeeping! A
for myself, i have been housekeeping TO
two years Mother died two. years ago
leaving father, brother and |, so you see
have it all to do. ] get quite lonesome
times. though | try to cheer up and look a
the bright side of things | like good books
of almost any kind. I spend lot or M
times though l try to cheer up and look a
the dear old Bible. l also spend time 1
crocheting and growing pretty flowers
Well | promised not to stay long, so Il
going to say if there's any girls or boys WI
would like to learn more of quiet, goou
natured country girl of twenty-four sum
mers. five feet, weight 105, fair complexion
hIond hair, blue eyes. would be muc
pleased to correspond with all over twenty
one. Your new cousin; r,,>.
EMMA GRIFFIN.
CordeIe. Ga, Route c.
Hello. Aunt Julia and Cousins. How ar
all of you today? Will you all please NOV
over and give me a seat by Bessie Mays
as I am a little friend of hers. l will de
scribe myself and go: Five feet meme
| tall weigh 1875 pounds; have light hair an
blue eyes, medium complexion nmetee
| years of age.
You all be good and write some time I
"e" H'''' anu LUDIA FRANKLIN.
! Red Level, Ala, Route A, Box 76.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will yo
let an Alabama girl join your happy circl
! stay long. AS it seems to be the rule
will describe myself and go: Fair complex
| ion, blue eyes, dark hair, feet lnche
| tall weigh 169 POUNDS. VIII let you CUES
! Now the worst is over; you all may com
| back and try to straighten yonr faces. WI
! try to answer all letters and cards received
Your new niece and cousin.
ALMA FRANKLIN.
Red Level, Ala. Route A, Box 49,
Rap, rap. rap. Did 1 hear some one sa
| come 90 Seems like ] did, but it Nigh
| have been Mr.. Wastebasket. l hope i
isn't, for l never DO like to be throw.
| overheard" Please, Aunt Julia, let us 81
by you. We are two schoolgirls from Mort
Carolina and live in the western part. A
we are newcomers. we will describe our
| selves: I. Jessie, fifteen years old, dar
hair, blue eyes, fair complexion, . feet
inches tall and weigh 10 pounds. Nov
hush there, Mr.. Hamilton H. Hopring;
guess l am no uglier than you. If l an
! Just like you. Anyhow, Mr.. Hopping, 70
have my deepest sympathy. for l have bee
| in your same condition, only I had just on
| operation. 1 would write YOU. but You
not think I'm a little girl for Pm owe
| thirteen.
gray eyes, medium complexion, feet
inches weigh 115 POUNDS We hope thi
hasn't scared you all so bad, so come bacl
and let's resume our talking. no. we mus
not talk any longer, for am afraid aunti
won't like it. Anyhow we would like t
hear from ohr cousins. Will try to answe
| all letters and cards received
| JESSIE GREEN,