Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-11

Some of you cousins had better get be-
| hind the door for we are going to describe
ourselves.
I, Minnie Lou, am feet inches
| short, weigh about 115 pounds. brown
| hair, medium fair complexion, and am
1 II summers young. I am a great lover of
| books, music and flowers and l am going
| TO be school teacher when | finish
school, and 1 am now. in high school.
weigh about 112 pounds, fair complexion,
| auburn hair. blue eyes and am 10 years
| old. We live on a farm and like farm
| life much better than city life. We have
a dear father and mother. Our father was
reared in Georgia, and we are grandchil-
dren of Colonel W N. Strange, who lived
| in Georgia all his life. having died August
II, 1901 He was widely known +, through oag4-
| for the baby. Love to all,
CIIsS) MINNIE LOU STRANGE.
(MISS) BESSIE STRANGE.
| Ellisville, Miss, Route g.
| P. S. All the cousins write us because
| this is a contest We will write and tell
which one won if this is printed.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
let us come in this lonely evening? We
like the Letter Box fine and want to see
our names ON the page. We are two lit,
have good times: I, Ruby, have light hair
and blue eyes, fair skin, and am IL years
old. 1, Zoe, have black hair, blue eyes,
fair skim and am - years old Aunt
in print so if you object to dancing you
had better not print it. Well, as this is
| our first time we will not stay long.
| Some of you cousins write to us and tell
| write and tell you what we play. Well,
| by-by, will close with verse:
Two little girls, one blond one bru-
Never been to see Aunt Julia yet.
But we come today, but now we must
Before Mr.. W. Basket comes in the
Good-by one, good-by all, -
RUBY PIERCE.
| Bolivar. La, Route 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here 1
am again knocking and impatiently wait
| ing for someone to come and open the
door so 1 may get in and have a short
one hears me, for 1 have been here so
| long. But 1 guess Aunt Julia is enter
| tanning her nephews and niece's for there
is such a fuss in there. Maybe she will
get them quiet and hear ME directly. i
| have been Il silent and interested reader
of the Letter Box for some time and GER
tainly do enjoy reading the letters. l
! have written to this department once be-
fore but l never did it in print. l.
| guess Mr.. W. Basket devoured it. Come
| again, Miss Ida Hill, your letter was
Am 1 right9 am a farmer boy, live in
the country two miles from the little town,
of Commerce. and like farm life fine L
| was reared the farm and think there
| is no better place for me.
| Well, as my letter is getting very long
and 1 dent want to break the rules, Will
give a little description of myself. am
| 3 feet inches high, weigh 100 pounds,
| have blue eyes and dark hair. VIII leave
my age for you all to guess. it's between
| eighteen and twenty-four. Who mas my
| birthday June Sth? Well, l will close for
this time. Hoping to hear from some OF
you ie"l '''D' HORACE LANDRUM.
Commerce, Ga, Route -, Box o.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Wonder if
| Won will let another Florida girl join your
| happy circle? Listen! what do you cousins
| do for pastime? l help mama keep house,
read good stories and play the grafonol3'
There isn't any of you cousins ENJOY reau-
| ing any better than l do. Father taxes
| the Tri-Weekly Journal. l always turn 10
| the Letter Box first, as l enjoy reading
the good letters there. 1 am like most OF
like farm life very much, | am fifteen
years old, brown eyes, fair complexion
| dark hair, five feet and one lnch high'
| weigh one hundred and six pounds. listen,
| hear Mr.. W. Basket coming, 1 had better
! ring off All of you cousins write TO me-
| / will appreciate and answer all letters;
| With best wishes to Aunt Julla anu
000''N'' '''- VIRGIE MAE SHEPARD.
Greensboro, Fla, r. F. D. L, Box So
Dear Auntie: VIII you please admit a
| little Alabama girl into your happy band
| of boys and girls? have been reauin ing
| sure do enjoy reading them. say, what
do you cousins do for pastime! l go 10
Sunday school and church every SUNDAY ~. l
| live on a big farm. l like farm me llhei
| How do YOU all like farm life! Now l
will describe myself and GO nave DlacK
hair, medium complexion, blue eyes, weigh
| 11S pounds, feet tall Am II. VIII an
swef all ie''ef '''' MAE sIRMAN.
Laxley, Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Yes here
we are, but promising not to stay long.
| We heard several requests for the song,
| you haven't got it, still want it, will
J gladly send it to you if you write TO us
| as we have forgotten your name and adj
| dress. Guess you are wondering now we
| look, are you not?
I, Josephine, have golden brown hair,
! fair complexion, gray eyes, helght teet
inches, weight 40 pounds, age pc
| has brown hair, brown eyes, dark com
! plexion, j feet , inches in height, weight
1114 pounds ounces, age between 2et NJ, ID
| like to hear from you, but as you SAID
| you would like to hear from good-looking
girls. IN just keep silent: l, Josephine i
| row. As Aunt Julia has one rule we must
| obey, We'll run along. Every one of you
write to us and you shall certainly get
! an answer. hoping 10 see lHIS III pint We
| arc, your newly made cousins,
| JOSEPHINE GRIFFIN
! ERVA GRIFFIN.
| Sprott, Ala, Route /.
| P S.-InclOsed find our bit Tor Amerl-
can orphan.
Hello Auntie and Cousins: VIII you Jet
| Il lonely little Mississippi girl into your
| happy band of boys and girls? Now look
at the cousins laughing. "Oh, how ugly
| she is" Now dent run away and I'll
| tell you how ! look. Brown hair, gray eyes,
dark complexion, feet low and IA years
young.
What do you cousins do for pastime?
read and help with the housework 1 am
! a little country kid. ! live 3 miles east
! of Winona. 1 like farm life fine. Isn't
| Aunt Julia a dear, good woman to give
paper? l think she is good to the little
| orphan. l have been corresponding with a
real sweet girl through the Letter Box.
| 1t is Ocie Adams, of Walnut Cove, n. c.
| Well, as l am afraid Mr.. w. Basket
| is hungry for a letter will close. Some of
! you cousins write to little Mississippi
| girl. With love and best wishes to Auntie
''' GLADYS TYLER.
Winona, Miss, Route g.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; AS 1 do
| not very many letters from Florida
! / will write. | would like to know if any
| of you Georgia cousins will send me some
| peaches for oranges? If you will write
me at once. Would like to correspond with
some of you cousins as l get very lpEely
| sometimes. viii describe myself. Have dark
| brown eyes, auburn hair, medium complex
| ion, feet inches high, weigh about 10
| pounds. My age is between 16 and ~. Oh,
: think l hear Mr.. w. Basket coming.
'0'' : '' MYRTLE MAY YOUNG,
| Ona. Fla.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins I am a
| little girl eleven years of age and in the