Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-15

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here we
come again. Please open the door and let
us in. We have been silent neaders Of the
Letter Box for long time. We have
written once before, but never saw 1t IN
print. What do you all do for pastime?
We play the organ and help mother. We
live on farm and like farm life fine. We
will describe ourselves. l. Fairy. am feet
. inches high gray eyes, brown hair, IL
years old. 1, Daisy, am feet tall, blue
yves, brown hair, years old; Well
guess we had better close, before Mr.. Waste
basket comes. All you girls. write to us.
So let your letters fly to
DAISY AND FAIRY SILvEY.
Tunnel Hill, Ca, r. f. d. No. 2.
P. Sind inclosed five cents for baby.
Why, hello, here! what merry bunch!
May I come in? Owe just been to lunch.)
Thank you, Aunt Julia. for letting me in.
Pm very proud to be with you again. 1t
has been quite time since [ had the pleas
ure of being with you and the cousins to-
gether Well, what have you cousins been
doing these dear old fall days? I've been
enjoying myself in many ways. Reading is
a pastime 1 often enjoy-when there moth
ing else my time to employ. ike Zane
Grey's book and Gene Stratton-P orter's. too
Though most any kind are interesting when
begin to feel blue. l like love stories,
or something tragic and wild. They are
more interesting to me than something
| the Bible, for it's pure, and good and true
I'll soon finish the old part, then I'm going
to read the new. It's book that should
not be neglected, for it holds q message
dear. About the heaven that smiles above
us, and the Gcd that we should fear. How
many cousins like country tife. out among
the birds and flowers? Where you can get
the pure, cool breeze, and tie good of all
the showers? l live in the country, rs
most of you already know, and 1 wouldn't
change for the city, unles I just had to
do SO. Yes, Aunt Julia, hear you.
know it's tine for me to go, and prol ably
won't be back until we've had a snow.
I've enjoyed my visit very much amorg
this merry crowd, and because you admit
Before / go there's one thing more l want
TO say. It's to you, Aunt Julia want
to thank you for the friends I've gair ed
NETTIE FREY.
Marietta. Ca, R. F. .. No. G.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please
open the door and let me chat with you all
just few moments, will not worry you very
long. Guess all the cousins have forgotten
me as this is my first letter in about two
years, but you can't know how glad 1 am
to come back. l am still living on the farm
and enjoying life fine. l would like to ex-
change tatting samples with some of the
cousins as am very fond of fancy work.
III say goodby' your lonely cousin lawns
Abbeville. Ga, Route 4.
P. S.-Inclosed find bit for the baby.
I've been standing out in the hot sun fol
long time, knocking at your door. Aunt
Julia has had her deaf ear turned door
ward and no would give her the sign
that some one was outside. l had letter
printed about three years ago, but have
never been admitted since, although l have
written many times, but guess it was be-
cause | can't write nice, sensible folky let
tiers like the rest of "U." certainly ike to
read the dear "ole'' Journal and have made
many friends through the letter box. Say.
Mile j., of Climax, what has become Of
you? wrote you about two months ago.
If Roman ", Of Walhalla, S. G., sees this.
please write. My cousins Of Montgomery,
Ala, must have forgotten me. How about it
the letter box is O., Of Indria, Fla, we have
been corresponding three years. Wen,
am like most of the cousins enjoying read
ing. Would like to exchange books with some
Key" 'What True Love Is" Lena Riv
ers,' "1arian Grey" and lots of others.
Aunt Julia, I'm preparing beds for my win
ter bulbs. 1 have lots Of different kinds,
won't name them this time, won't describe
myself either. Will say l have black eyes
and hair and that my birthday Is the oath
of this month (septemberl, only seven days
Off Cousins, please send me a shower OF
letters and cards and every one of you will
get an answer. Write and see, If you don't
l study the tenth grade, will start to school
Monday. Hoping for one tiny peep In, am
your cousin, MILDRED KEEN
ColQuitt, Ga.
P. 81 am better known to some Of the
cousins as Mile Keen, get letters addressed
both ways.
''radsomeben Hird d?id?? flor (..el.666
Dear Aunt Julia: A short while back n
friend of mine wrote to your Letter Box
and since then has received several interest
ing letters. | thought that perhaps you
could help me make some friends IN me
same way. We have been down in the Vir-
ginia waters for the. past month and there
has not been much liberty or recreation for
the crew on account Of the target practice
thnt we are holding. So you see il some of
the readers in your column would write me
it would be a great pleasure. The Arkansas
hrs traveled something over 10000 miles
since the first Of the year and the crew has
had wonderful opportunities of seeing what
the other half # the world looks like. We
visited Honolulu and South America and
came through the Panama canal on our
journey to join the Atlantic fleet. We
were originally attached to the Pacific fleet.
that is, since the; war. enlisted during
a great deal Of my time in the Mediter.
Of myself and close for this time: have
light brown hair, blue eyes and regular
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