Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-24

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
new cousin to speak to Aunt Julia about
10 minutes. Will you cousins give me a lit
tie room? Guess you all had better get
ready to run for l am going to describe N.Y.
self. Blue eyes, blond complexion, light
hair, freckle face, weight 100 pounds, eleven
years old, go to school and am in the sixth
grade, have very sweet teacher. We sure
are having some rainy weather down here.
May is most always a dry month down
here. Do you cousins like pretty flowers?
five flower beds. We have plenty of fruit
trees My mothers health is very bad. She
is sick most all the time but she is not
helpless. Do you all like to 60 fishing?
do; Papa goes once a week., but l have
not been but once this year.
Will soon be time for peaches and plums
Do You cousins like them? We live on the
farm and like it very well. Will end with
a riddle. As went across a field of wheat
there picked up something good to eat. 1t
was neither fish,, flesh, feather nor bone,
but kept it until it ran alone.
Hoping this will escape the wastebasket
II any of you cousins wish to write to a
south Georgia girl let y9GT letters fly to
Dawson, Ca, R. F. D. A. Box 14S.
Dearest Aunt Julia: Will you admit an
other Georgia girl into your happy circle?
III promise to be right good and not make
a DIT OF noise. live in the country about
i've miles from the city, and dearly love
country life. Now, don't you agree with
me! Although know but very little about
city life, as l was reared in the country.
How many of you cousins like to 60 to
scnool! do for one, and really delight in
gong. think every one should strive for
an education. think that should be one of
our greatest ambitions in these trying times
of now days, for it would be Of SO much
oeneflt to US through life in later years
What do you cousins do for amusement?
read, crochet and make tatting.
m n ORR oil Of
certainly fond of it, and think it is simply
wonderful. However will now try to de-
srlbe myself: l have dark brown hair, blue
eyes ana 1alr complexion. weigh $50 pounds
years.. so will just let you guess it.
Well, as heard Aunt Julia saying 1 am
staying too long, SO 1 will close, as this is
my first attempt. Best wishes to ali the
cousins and Aunt Julia.
r.., GAMER MIERs.
Lithonia, Ca, Route 1, Box 147.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Will you please
admit ad I'M 81 an IA Alabama girl into your happy
ms do for pastime? I crochet and play
the organ. 1 live on a farm and like farm
life very well. Well, as it is the rule,
will describe myself: Black hair and dark
brown eyes, fair complexion, 5 feet 10 inches
high, weigh 155 pounds. 1 am Is years old.
HlIDy L. Cain, come again. l have written
you once, but did not get an answer Well.
hear Mr.. w. B. coming. Come on all of
JNo @hA"ONLhh MUS anu uOuL let Inc others
beat us. Your new cousin,
ETHEL GIBSON.
Georgiana. Ala, Route 6.
T. SWIM answer all cards and letters
received All of you write to me.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: am writ
ing the first time and hope to see it in
print. I enjoy reading the cousins letters
very much and will answer all letters 1 re-
ceive from them. My mamma is dead and
stay with my grandfather and grandmoth-
er on farm. L like to help them with
their work. I wash dlsnes, sweep, milk and
have lots of time to play, too. What do you
cousins do for good games to play? 1 like
to play with my dolls best. Ny school is
out. Wonder if you cousins like to go to
school as well as 1 do. 1 hope so. Well, l
will describe myself, though 1 wish that
was not the rule 1 have dark brown ewes
and brown hair, fair complexion. / am nine
years old and feet 8 inches tall. A
rev cousin, VIOLET THOMAS
Turnerville, Ga.
Good morning, Aunt Julia and cousins
Will you let me in for five minutes chat?
| described myself the other time, so
won't tell you how 1 look now. l go to
nearly OUT it lacks ten days. 1 not
glad: l like to &c. to school, don't you,
cousins? have written once before and
thought I would come again. 1 live in
town, and like town life fine. 1 would
like to have a letter from some of you
cousins, so let the letters fly to
ROSA LEE WHITFIELD.
Hartwell, Ga.
Hello, Aunt Julia and cousins! Do let
me in and have a seat by Aunt Julia. What
do you all do for pastime? 1 crochet, tat
and help mamma, My pets, are little bid
is the rule to describe yourself, 1 guess
had better obey the law. Hush! l hear
some one laughing. 1t sounds like Laura
Lee Eubanks, so here 1 go: Brown eyes,
dark complexion, brown, curly, hair; 100
dc hjuh
years young. Well, as my letter is getting
long, will close with the answer to Irene
moves?'' Milk, isn't it? Hoping MT. W. B.
will not get this, 1 will close with love to
ally the cousins and Aunt Julia.
MILDRED BREAZEALE.
Cordele, Ca, R. f. D. c.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you admit another
Georgia girl into your happy band of boys
and girls? I would like to correspond with
some one who loves flowers and music.
will answer every letter get;
MATTE BELL UNDERWOOD.
Denton, Ca, Route 1.
Dearest Auntie: As I have not been read
ing the cousins letters in a long time l
will try and write and let you hear from
me. AS 1 have written to Aunt Julia's
letter box once before 1 will not describe
myself. What do you cousins do for pas
time? 1 play, read books ana papers.
go to school and am in the sixth grade.
am taking music lessons. guess had
better stop before Mr.. W. B. comes, for
hear him knocking at the door. AS my
letter is getting long will close before Mr..
W. B. gets here. Nil you cousins let your
letters fly to THELMA AUTREY.
Eliza, Ga.
P, s.-HereI is a dime for the orphan
children.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
let me join your happy band Of boys and
girls? l am a Georgia boy, and, like most
of the cousins, live on a farm. | like farm
life fine. l enjoy hunting, fishing and
would be more interesting if they were
written on flowers or something besides de-
scribing ones self. Mamma and I have
started Us a flower yard this spring. If l
see this in print l will write again and tell
more about our flowers and chicks. With
love to Aunt Julia and cousins,
A new cousin,
RUFUS STOKES.
Hatcher Station, Ga.