Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-02

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when I start to complain l think
can't have cotton and sleep und
pleasanter warm than cool. The
us these days, but do, dear chill
one OF you. Lovingly,
| Hello, auntie and cousins! Let me in, for
| it is so waem outside. Will you please let
| me have seat over there by Aunt Julia /
| live on farm, about three miles from Nay
Tor. / will not describe myself this time,
| for l fear you all will get scared and
leave. I will only say 1 am eleven years
| young. Aunt Julia, please print this. Who
| likes to tend to flowers? do for one, and
| little chicks, too. would like to hear from
| some of you cousins near my age.
/ Your little cousin.
| Naylor, Ca, R. F. D. 1.
Dear Aunt Julia: Here comes two Ala
bama girls to join your happy band Of boys
pastime? We like farm life fine. How do
you all like the Poultry club? We Joined it
when school was going on. We have lots
| of chickens and some of them are dying.
| is the rule: 1 am fifteen years old, weigh 1872
pounds, 3 feet inches, have black hair, fair
| complexion and blue eyes. So you all see
! am seventeen years old, weigh liz pounds,
| feet 51a inches tall, have brown hair, dark
| complexion and blue eyes. So yau all see
we are beauts. Don't get frightened and
run behind the door and hide. We hope Mr..
| w. B. won't find this. All YOU cousins come
and help us hoe cotton. Hey, Russell, what
| are you doing for yourself these days? We
| guess we had better bring this to close.
| We won't stay long. Well come again soon.
| Hoping to see this in print. soon. If you
| cousins want to write to some good-looking
| girlies, let your cards aid letters fly. We
FANNIE RILEY.
| MAMIE RILEY.
J Skinnerton, Ala, Route l.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I am only
| little Georgia boy knocking for admin
| lance. go to Gresston school and study
| the eighth grade. live on farm, and
| like farm life best. 1 am a member of the
| Methodist church. AS it seems to be the
| rule, I will describe myself: Dark hair,
brown eyes, fair complexion, feet 2 inches
tall, weigh jos pounds; my age is between
twelve and eighteen. Who can guess
| Hello, Belle Thomas! Why have you not
answered my letter? Well, guess 1 had
better ring off, as this is my third attempt
With oceans of love,
A new cousin
EUGENE DUNLAP.
Eastman, Ca, Route 6.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: AS see so
many other boys and girls writing to the
guess you are wondering how 1 look 1
will describe myself, SO here goes: Brown
mar, gray eyes, 4 feet 9 inches, weigh
i;Ns nine pounds, fair complexion. ]
cousins How many of you cousins like to
fish and hunt? I do for one 1 like to
turtle hunt best of all. If any of you
cousins wish to write to me will be glad
to answer the letters and cards. Oh, /
forgot to tell my age; it is thirteen years,
| From A new cousin
LAWRENCE MAXWELL.
Bowman, Ca, r. F. D. 2.
Dear Friends: What lonely hours : snend
sitting and thinking of the cousins and dear
aunt. Life is real dull now. The Presby-
terrain meeting has just closed and staying
at home is something hard to do. we will
nave a tent meeting next week unless it is
| put off or something else happens Do you
1oiks not wish you were here to go in swim
ming win me? | surely do love the wa
| ter, believe I could most live in it.
! surely do enjoy letters, written by the
sailors and soldiers, wish more of you would
write. I have a brother in the navy. He
leaves San Pedro, Cal, tomorrow for Be
merton, Wash. He is on the United States
ship New York. Claude Mallory from Fay
etteville, Ga, did you not get the two
pieces of music sent you? love piano mu-
sic and can play most anything. Dear
friends must go. Some or all of you write
to seventeen-year-old Mississippi girl.
Lovingly, LILA Wo0DSON.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: How are
you all? Aunt Julia, not afraid the
| dogs will kill me this time as they did not
even bark at pe the other time. presume
I am so ugly that they were afraid Of me.
| My, isn't the month of June the most beau
| tiful month in the year? Because all the
roses are in bloom in June. Aunt Julia, l
| am going to send you box Of North Caro-
| lina's roses. 1 think North Carolina has the
| prettiest roses of any of the states. But
ali the cousins like to stand up for their
| home state. Don't we? John Guy, your
| letters are very interesting. Gerthia Duck
| EFT, I hope you had nice time at the
| childrens day. You must tell me about it..
| Geneva Brown, where are thou? You must
| wake up. Wake up and write to the box:
| Aunt Julia, do you ever leave Atlanta ana
| go on a fishing tour? Do you enjoy such
| picniss? If so, would advise you to visit
| North Carolina Dearie me, see Aunt Jul
| liza walking towards the wastebasket, with
! frown on her face and my letter in her
hand. But if Aunt Julia happens not to
| find the wastebacsket I'll come again:
MARY LUCILLE GREEN.
Georgine, N. G..
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit Georgia girl into your happy
band of boys and girls? Ny father Is a
farmer We live in two miles of Alamo.
| What do you all do for pastime? 1 help
mamma at the house and papa in the field.
| How many of you all like to help your
mother and father2 I do. I have brown
hair and eyes, fair complexion weight 101,
| and am six feet two inches tall. 1 was in
| the fifth grade this year and was promoted
to the sixth grade. All you boys and girls
LOUISE HARTLEY.
! Alamo, Ga.
| Dearest Aunt Julia: Will you please ad-
nit a Georgia girl into your happy circle
| Listen, Aunt Julia, this is my fourth at
| tempt; l certainly do hope to see this one
| in print. l just wonder what you cousins
| have been doing since school has closed. I
| live on farm, about mile from Jenkins
| burg, Ga. How many of you cousins think
| that Aunt Julia is a sweet little lady Z!
| / do for one. Beulah Drane and Dean Rich,
/ a letters interesting.
Just thought would write, as 1 havep't
seen any letters from "Jenkinsburg;" l
won't describe myself this time, will only
| say my age is between Is and IS. Now,
| cousins, guess my age and 1 will send you
my picture to the one that guesses it. I'd
like to get letters from all over the United
States. Say, cousins, l wonder what has
become of Mr.. VIM. Andrew Abercrombie
and his pet dogs. Cousins, aren't you all
glad that Aunt Julia gives us corner to
| correspond with each other? 4>sure am.
| Hello, there, Myrtle Mangham where 5
| "Andy?" 1 am sending 5 cents for the
| American child. 1 close with best wishes
to Aunt Julia and the cousins. 1 remain,
MISS IRENE DoRTON.
| Jenkinsburg, Ga, Route /.
P. S.-Cousins, don't forget 10 write.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins win you
! let another Georgia girl into your happy
circle of boys and girls? have been a
silent reader of the Letter Box and often
thought or Wrltlng. AS LlllS Is MY llrst
time I will promise not to stay long. am
between eleven and fifteen. Who can
guess M age2 1 promise to answer all
mail received. If you do not believe 1t
try me and see. will expect lots of let
tiers from you cousins. Asking each and
every one of you to remember me in your
prayers, / am a new cousin,
LUCILLE ASH.
Cedartown, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: l wonder
| dot, for finn fhnSc
days. 1 am working OH the farm How
many of you cousins like farm life? ] dc
for one. This is my first attempt to write.
| I surely hope Mr.. W. B. won't get it.
| guess j had better describe myself and &C