Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-29

I didn't have time to write. One hearty
| hand shake and l must go. Your loving
e0"''"' BERTHA CRowsoN.
P. o. Box "a, Jemison, Ala
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
| q Georgia girl to Join your happy band OF
girls and boys. Please let me JOIN your
letter box What do you cousins do at play
time? We play ball and other games. !
am going to school. l am ten years OLD
and am in the fourth grade, 1 weigh 70
pounds. You cousins write to me and
will answer them. - ~
Resaca, Ca, R. f. d. ..
Dear Aunt julia and Cousins: l have
come to stay Just a few minutes. l have
written YOU >once before and | received
about thirty letters from cousins the fol
lowing two weeks, and / still correspond
what the cousins do for pastime? l can not
crochet very much, but l can sew. L en-
joy reading The Journal very much, ana
do especially love to read the corner, where
Aunt Julia and the cousins lingering.
How many of you like little chickens? l
fer one. made mine little house AMI
yard of screen wire last week.
Well, so as to give other cousins room,
| will run along and start my work.
Your cousin,
THELMA SMITH.
P. ST like to hear from other parts
of the country, so write to me.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will You
please admit a South Carolina girl into
your happy circle of boys and girls? l have
been a silent reader for some time, and
sure enjoy reading the cousins letters.
What do you cousins do for pastime? l
sew and help mother with the homework.
l also read great deal How many of
l think it is about the best book l have
ever read AS this is my first attempt, l
will go. If you want to correspond with
a South Carolina girl, let your letters fly
to loving cousin. -.-r.- "'r'-
(MISS) FLORENCE RIGGS.
Ridgeville, S. c., r. f. D. ., Box los.
Have just finished reading the letter box,
which 1 enjoyed a great deal. l think it
is very good of Aunt Julia to allow us the
paper, and in SO doing, get acquainted, and
exchange our views, express enthusi-
asm for our special 'hobby," and many
other things of interest to one another.
live on a farm, and it surely goes without
saying, | love it best, We, in the country,
many times fail to appreciate the real
beauties of nature which we are privileged
to enjoy with such profusion. Do we not?
Cousins, why not instead of mere passing
of the hours (as we are sometimes prone
to consider time) and allowing ourselves to
become bored" take up some special ma
ture study, say of some insect, animal,
bird, flowers, or the many other wonderful
avenues open to us for an inviting course of
study and pursue it, collecting all the in
lorna ClOn we can, DOJn Dy reaulnS ana OD-
servation? 1 am sure our time would be-
come less burdensOme. love natures evL
cry charm and can always find ones.
Still IS am never more happy than when
completely showed i'm with books and pa
pers (or with my piano and violin, for 1
dearly love music. One of my hobbies is
scrap book, in which l place collections
Of any unusual happenings tending toward
history making, discovery or invention, and
all those sketches of poetry that seem ex-
actly to harmonize with my sentiments, and
Addington Bruce and Miss Dorothy Dix, in
The Journal. | prize my present collection
very much, and hope to keep adding to it.
Try it. believe you'll like it also. What
is your favOrite season? Spring is mine.
The brightness of its flowers with sweet
perfume, the coming of the birds with their
harmonizing strains, the swelling of the
buds bursting in beautiful green outlined
| against the clear azure of the sky, the
sprouting forth of all vegetation under our
feet bespeak awakening far surprising
in its serene beauty and brightness, the
charms of an Indian summer" the bright
colors of autumn or the SHOWS of winter;
so let US enjoy this wonderful season lust
emerging from winters bleak more than
following natures course of study, every
day finding life more worth while. My
letter has unconsciously grown so long that
I won't add one word more by way of de-
scription of myself, but will say 1 would
like to correspond with some of the cous-
ms who are interested in the things | have
bored you with so horribly. With just in
teresting letters you know that are ele-
waiting, for 1 think that should be our aim
always in correspondence, though l can't
promise any of real interest in return.
Will stop by begging Aunt Julia to please
| forgive me for having broken the rules the
first time. friend and cousin
CLARENCE CHANDLER.
| Maysville, Ga.
P. ,s.-Inclosed find 25 cents for the
American baby.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: 1 will write
to you all again. have written once
and my letter was in print. was very
proud, too. 1 received many interesting
letters from some of the cousins.
l am going to school at Sardis school. My
teacher is Miss Zelma Jones. 1 am in the
fifth grade. l live about five miles east
Of Of Marietta Ga, on a farm and like farm
life fine. l have four sisters and two
brothers. My oldest brother was in the
navy during the war, but is at home now.
He was stationed in South America for
you cousins write me and / will try to
answer them all. Your Cousin,
RUBY HILL.
R. f. D. 3, Marietta, Ga.
My Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: 1 won
der if it will crowd you too much for me
to come in q few minutes this pretty
spring day.
American child. Cousins, let's get busy and
all send in our bit even though it be bus
five cents. 1t is taking so long to get
the required amount. 1 am afraid Aunt
Julia will get discouraged. l have gained
several loyal friends through the Letter
Box" and hope to gain many more.
What do yOu cousins think about us try
ing to brighten the hours of some invalid
or shut-in with CHEEKY letters and reading
matter? l decided a few months ago l
would try to brighten some of their hours
and l find much joy in doing it. 1t doesn't
take long to write a CHEEKY letter or send
a magazine. think it is would be nice for
us, when we write, if we happen to know
an invalid Shut-in to add their name
and address to our letters, and by such
to the lives of many, that is, if Aunt Julia
doesn't object and l have no idea she will.
1 hope to see real soon where we have
raised the amount for the little American
child. l am afraid l have broken rule
and stayed up too long. Best wishes for
Aunt Julia and the cousins, from North
" ~ CMIss) ELMA c. HALL.
Council, n. c.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
girl from the Land of Flowers, asking
for admittance into your happy circle. Come
one is interesting. Aunt Julia, think 1t
so nice of you to think of giving some
little child an education. / am sending
my bit for it. Cousins, haven't we grand
motto-"Help for the helpless; kindness TO
all dumb thngs?' My age is between
II and 10 years.
All letters and cards received will be
very, very much appreciated.
Lovingly,
ELIZABETH FREEMAN.