Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-19

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Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Today is my
birthday-January 13-and I am sweet SIN
teen. 1 live on a farm near the county
seat, Lexington, and like farm life fine.
We haven't had any snow this winter
Sometimes it feels more like summer than
winter. 1 live on the public road, and like
to see the people passing by all the tlme'
l guess all the girls have pretty flowers.
Mine are pretty in the pit, and l have some
rice ones in the garden. Some OF my bulDs
are just coming up. The shade trees won
let any flowers grow in the yard. How
many of you cousins like to 60 to school?
surely do. My letter is rather long, so l
will discontinue, hoping to hear from some
oil you cousins. With best wishes,
GWENDOLIENE LINDLER.
Lexington, S. G.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: viii you
admit another Georgia boy into your happy
band? l live on a farm about / u miles
from Forsyth, Ca. 1 like farm life fine. l
guess you cousins wonder how look, so
here 1 go: Dark hair, brown eyes, talr
complexion, weigh 141 pounds; my age IS
between seventeen and twenty. Who can
gEess it? Come again, Charles Blachard;
your letter was fine. I also think Aunt
Julia would divide the space with the boys.
Some of you good-looking girls write TO
me. A new nephew,
WILBUR HEAD.
Forsyth, Ca, Route 5.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here come
two Georgia girls to join your happy band
Of boys and girls We wonder what you
cousins dc for amusement. We crochet and
go to school, AS most of the cousins de-
| do ilynT
Lula is feet 5 inches tall, has blue eyes,
light hal" and fair complexion, age fifteen.
Maggie is 4 feet inches tall, has bro"n
eyes and dark hair and dark complexion,
the sixth grade How did you cousins enjoy
| Christmas? We surely enjoyed it zine,
going to parties. Well, as this is our first
attempt to write to the Letter Box, we will
bid YOU all adieu. If any Of you cookbook
ing cousins want to write to uss we will
answer all received. From
Two Georgia kids,
LULA YAUN.
MAGGIE EVANS.
Route 3.
Deer Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
comes another Alabama boy tojoin your
happy band. 1 have been reading your Let
ter Box for some time, and enjoy it very
snowy day? l have been sitting by the
fire, reading. What are you cousins doing
these winter days for pastime? / have been
going to school and sure have a fine time.
/ study the eighth grade. Like most Of
the cousins, l live on farm, and like farm
life fine l guess you cousins had a nice
time Christmas. l surely did have a fine
tine hunting. l will describe myself and
so: Blue eyes, black hair, fair complexion,
feet 6 inches tall l was seventeen years
young July 16. 1920. 1 would like very
much to hear from all of the cousins near
my age. Your new cousin,
MANCIL TUCKER.
CulIman, Ala, Route s.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit three Georgia Crackers into
your happy band Of boys and girls? AS it
Is L: raining. I'm sure you will. This is cur
We real the Letter Box the first timing,
and think it grand. What do you cousins
do for pastime? We play the organ and
crochet. We live in the country nine miles
try life SO we'll, as there are but few young
people in this community. We wish some
of you cousins lived near us. Guess you
cousins are wondering how we look, but
VIII come again and describe ourselves if we
see this In print. Claude B. Mallory come
again; your letter did remarkably wen. As
orr letter is rather lengthy, we will dis
continue, hoping to hear from all of YOU
Year, Sincerely.
ALLIE B. HAM.
EVA NJ. HAM.
WILLIE j. HAM
buena Vista, Ca, f. f. D. 8, Box As.
-, Dear Aunt Julia: viii you admit three
Florida girls into your happy circle? We
ENJOY reading Aunt Julia's and the cousins
letters' and decided to write. What do you
I YOU Ii,. 40 Tor pastime? We go car riding.
farm, and certainly do enjoy it. How
many Of you like to read novels? We 40.
s WHY dor t more of you sailors and
soldlers write to the circle? We hope all
OF you cousins had fine time Christmas
we we surely did. But Santa Claus forgot us
we go to Sunday school on Sunday evenings
we we VII not describe ourselves this time.
Dlr ages are between eleven and fourteen
LeC your letters and cards fly to
Three new cousins
FRANCES SPENCE
NARY LAWRENCE.
sneaos' Fla, r. f. D. 2.
Dear Aunt Julia and C0usins-It has boon
50 long time since l had letter in The
SSourhal L am quite sure most Of you have
tt.o SI"n4 me, and while 1 believe that
short visits and long absence keen GOOD
friends, hope Aunt Julia and all the Cons
ms VIII make me welcome as thew did
p 1 for l received many very nice let
ma , from aitIerent states which interested
me very much, and thank each of the
cousins very much for responding to INV
request FOR correspondents, thougho l can
account Tor my, popularity. It's this rea-
son: didn't describe myself as most Of
tne Cousins do. Oh, yes, I apologize for
self. ""' A0i NY
Ny letter is getting lengthy, so I will
take back seat wifi cousin Ben Puttinl
it-off" and be content to wait and to
near from some Of the older Cousins, which
Father Time" has begun to crown with
Come! Florida, Tennessee, Virginia ard
North Carolina and Georgia, too; let's hear
from you ALL and make The journal Letter
Box the best ever.
Wishing you all a happy NV Year, I
bid you adieu.
MAMIE RUSSELL.
Fort Barnwell, n.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:-We are two
girls, age fourteen. l, Nellie, am feet
teen the 10Th Of June. Who has my birth
day? l have seven sisters and two broth
| ers am going to school now, and in the
sixth grade.
I, Sadie, am feet inches tall, fair com
plexion; will be fifteen January Z. W..
has my birthday? 1 have two sisters q o"
one brother: l am going to school, and a.n
| in the sixth grade now. We will enjoy
reading letters from the girls Best wishes
to Aunt Julia and Cousins.
NELLIE sUMMERALL.
SADIE SUMMERALL.
Bailey, Ga. Star Route
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins-I have been
silent reader of the letter box for some
time but when 1 read the letters in the
last issue of The Journal 1 wished to Join
The happy band of boys and girls.
IudlhS 10 john w. CuE, Oh pennsylvania,
for your suggestion for the New Year.
Cousins, we should all read the Bible more,
for when fail to read His word, it is
easy to go astray.
live on the farm and like farm life
fine.
How many of you Cousins have my birth
day, December 30? Am twenty-five years of
age.
With kindest regards to all.
MARY B. DAVIS.
Bostie, N. c., Route ..
Hello, auntie and cousins! Will you let
Tennessee boy come in for few minutes
chat? AS | am a cousins, l will de-
scribe myself: Dark hair, medium complex
ion, blue eyes, 4 feet inches tall, weigh
about eighty-three pounds, ten years of age,
will be eleven January 80. | would like to
rnt nrl. IN, thnt do nln ,,.it