Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-11

Knock, Knock, Knock! A cousin is stand
| ing at the door, won't you let her in7 Yes,
1 knew dear Aunt Julia would let me in.
My, but it's nice to be In this happy circle
| again. / am bringing a visitor with me this
time. Listen, and she will give a descrip..
| t1on OF herself: Brown eyes, brown hair and
medium complexion, age II. Write to us
lonely girls, cousins. What are you all do
ing these hot days? We went to singing
| school last week and the week before. Sure
ly did have a fine time. We are picking
| cotton this week, though. Well, it will be
| only a few months till Christmas, will it?
think nice present would be large
Christmas box with envelopes filled with
some nice presents for each month and dates
Of month to be opened written on each.
What do you thing of it, cousins2 Auntie
suggested it sometime ago, and l though it a
believe I hear Mr.. W. B. coming, so we
o. ELSIE AND HAss1E JONES.
Fayetteville, Ca, Route /.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
come again, tapping for admittance into your
lovely band of boys and girls. And truly
hope that l am admitted. I suppose you
cousins remember me, do you not? wrote
to the Letter Box Christmas, and probably
part OF you remember me. I certainly did
receive a nice supply Of letters from the
cousins from different states, and they GER
tainly were appreciated to the highest. Of
course did not answer them all, but an
swered most of them. Cousins, don't think
letters that they were not appreciated, for
they were. 1t was just impossible for me
to answer them all. obtained many nice,
lively sociable correspondents through the
Letter Box. Cousins, suppose that I had
better give you a description Of myself, as
l did not describe myself before. Here
goes: Dark brown hair and eyes, fair COM
plexion, 5h feet tall Cor low, II years
I did not brighten you to death. So come
on all of you cousins, both boys and girls,
and write to me. You cousins who wrote
me before write again and I shall try to
answer them all this time. 1t is time for
all good little girls to be in bed, SO good
LENA B. sKEEN.
MELVILLE, Ala, Route l. Box 81.
Dearest Aunt Julia: Why, hello there,
cousins. was not expecting to see you
know L am great lover Of friends. Say,
can any of you cousins give me Miss Helen
Blsnop's address? Guess you all are Won
dering who I am. am only a 16-year-old
girl from Georgia; have medium brown hair,
pIue eyes, fair complexion, feet inches
tall and weigh 115 pounds. Have any of
you you, cousins the song. when I'm gone
youh soon forget me|' If someone will
can. Oh, say, Iona Bishop, quit making
those ugly faces at me, for / am going
now, so all of you cousins write to me.
With love and best wishes to you all,
MISS AUTRY BISHOP
odum, Ca, Route 1, Box 81.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Would you all
|, permit me seat in your circle this beauti.
! full afternoon after absence of most
tire years.? But while have been absent 1
for have beeen reading your good letters
and keeping in touch with you all. AS it has
been some time since my letter, I'll describe
myself: l am eleven years old, have brown
eyes, brown hair and am 4 feet inches
low. Now, who has my birthda, June 80?
l am in the fourth grade at school. Our
school hasn't started yet, it will start the
first Monday in October. Though we haven't
teacher yet. Say, woulud some of you cous-
ms send me teacher? / want one that
will be good and kind to little boys and new
er get mad Now, if you could send me one
l surely would appreciate 1t. Have you all
had good time this summer? l have. l
have been swimming, fishing and lots of
sport and then 1 have worked some, too.
Do any Of you cousins ever come to Moul-
trie? live six miles from there md go
often, I think Moultrie one Of the incest
grandest cities you ever saw. Well, / must
stop, please Aunt Julia print this and all
you cousins write to me, I'll answer all and
be so glad to hear from you all. Your neph-
iIoultrie, Ga.
My Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: How
are you all? Fine though, ] know, as our
page gets more interesting every day. What
lovely time of the year 1t is, September
1 like fall nearly as we'll as spring. The
peanuts and cane ripe, also hickorynuts
and pecans, and then we have such fine.
feeling wea ther in the fall months; cool
wind with a chill in IT. blowing down the
yellow and red leaves. Seems like there are
more jay birds this year than any I have
ever seen, the oak trees and fields are full
the city, and they are sure cure for the
blues and are all the other birds, II one
takes enough interest in them. I think 1t
very thoughtful of you, Aunt julia to cor
rect our mistakes, as am not graduate
and I'm mine needs correcting. Here's
hoping we will all show our gratitude by
making as few as possible. Aunt Julia.
wish you could see my cat. He sure Is fine
ha ha. his name Is tom Chat Chitty
Monk" He has got so he is awful mean and
my little old pei hen talks to me every day.
she has been laying week or two, and she
talks and sings very serious. ! think she Is
studying the problem Of Matching brood. o
my, I'm sure l have stayed over the limit
and 1 can't get in but Aunt Julia, please ex-
cuse me this time and ! will not do 1t am
more. All Of you cousis who have my birth
day, write to me and will answer. yes,
/ want to see If Aunt Julia will print MS
young mans address, as he Is an Invalid and
and a lover of nature and wants TO see
your fields and views from your eyes. Write
to him and tell him about anything OF inter
est, he hasn't walked for fifteen years, MS
thought maybe some cousin would ike 70
write to him. / know Aunt Julia could
write him helping lovely letter. By-by
i04i'"I' -1A' LEA RUSSELL.
P, S.-My birthday is November 8. will
be twenty three.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will yon
let another Mississippi girl into your happy
band of boys and girls? Wen, as 1t Is the
brown eyes, sandy hair, medium complexion
feet i inch tall, twelve years OF age
Would be glad to hear from any OF the cous-
MS h0uf H'e'' anu MABEL BRoCH.
Conway, Miss, R. 1, Box ID.
NV Dear Aunt julia: am sending, this
to correst the mistake that was maze IN
my last letter, was speaking ABOUT eoH"
hooks in the place Of good looks and PIC
turps I wish to say this, we all know OF
ought, at least, that good looks do not carry
rs through this world. not all together, II IS
the heart within. 1.-The Christianity that We
have" Good looks are only skin deep, ugly
is to the one, good looks taae away ha AM
ugly holds its own. But, of course, 40 haf!p
in looking our best seven days out OF eacI
week If everybody would do as well as we
look 1 am sure this world would De IN nIuch
better condition. l am memper Oh oalI
fist church, and trying to live as Cn[ls .
tan ought l attend Sunday school mos
every Sunday and prayer meeting every time
I possbly can, and l surely ENJOY poth' NOW
7 hone YOU all will not think that am out
for good looks and a good time alone, mo
I wish to thank each and every one lor . ne
nice and kind letters l received | 60 WIN
love to all. bEA NAO11 ~
Culman, Ala, Route 8.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I thought
would write to you all tonight. l do
rIoH raadinp the letters from the cousins.