Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-08

| Dear Aunt Julia of the Letter Box: Please
| excuse my blunder, emitting to put those
| five dimes in my letter 1 mailed to you yes
| terday to the letter box, for the American
child. If your funds are still short by
Christmas If you let me know will send
you another so cents or more. if needed. If
you have picked out a certain particular
child, cousins would like to know is
name and age and see its photo in the paper
May God bless your influence to the good of
every cousin who is in your circle is my
sincere wish to you. Respectfully ~
| JNO. W. GUY.
Wampum, Pa.
| Dear Auntie and Cousins: I am only a
| little girl but, Auntie, you like little girls,
| too. Don't you? Oh, you have lots of nieces
| and nephews in our school. Guess you will
have to give Luther Huff credit for it, too,
cause he is the one that has gotten us in
| terested in the Letter Box. He is good
boy, SO don't any of You girlies try to take
| him away from us. Ha! ha! l like to
attend school and hope to get good educa-
| ton. We are planning to have a Christmas
| tree and other things to interest little girls
Christmas. (Grown-up ones, too, especially
those who have 'fellers." Ell? Must be true.
must run along and help mamma. Many
| thanks for your kindness to me. With love
| and best Wishes
! Morristown, Tenn, R. 1.
| Hello, Aunt and Cousins: l would like
I
enough to allow me that pleasure. Ny home
| is in Morristown, but am at present teach
ing school in Cedar Hill community, four
miles from Talbot. Teacher cousins, don't
you all think teaching is noble work. Or
| course it is discouraging at times, and we
may feel like saying Whats the use p
Still, we should not fail to, see the won
derful opportunities and neglect to impart
| the truths which will mean SO much to the
young child in after years. Ills too true
| that parents seem to place the greater re-
/ finc md fl
| as they should. If we saw only the dark
side of teachers life we certainly would
have cause to become discouraged. Isn't 1t
| strange land, yes unfair) how people Will
notice little Johnnie in his every act while
| in your care? l often wonder If they are
| such close observers of his actions when
they are visitors in the home. Well, guess
| this could be classed as teachers let
| teri o. X. l hope you who have answered
| the call will understand and at least pardon
me if you disagree with my ideas. Your
S'n'efe A'leA'U "A LOLA REYNOLDS.
! Talbot, Tenn.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Tap!
| Tap! Suppose you cousins move over a bit
| and let little Georgia girl enter into your
happy band of pleasures. Gee! as many take
| do likewise; so you cousins, through your
| imagination, can tell how look. just a
moment, and don't run so fast: Dark brown
| hair, gray eyes, fair complexion, weight Ia
| pounds and s feet three inches low. So
| I'm not the worst after all. All! listen:
| Christmas will soon be here, and to THINK
| this old year will be gone forever But let
| us not forget the year, but bury and forget
our sorrows with the going out Of the year
| and thank cd for the many blessings tie
| has bestowed upon us in the past. weep
| over the going out of the old year and re-
| ioice at the coming in Of the new year. Let
| us forget our SORROWS and cares and begin
| new life with she coming in of the new
year. for we know our blessed Savior is with
| us all the while. Let us not forget Him.
| For the sin sick there is mercy. for the
heavy laden, there is rest; for the prisoner
| tressed; seek and you shall surely find Him.
| No good thing will He deny, for His ear Is
| ever open for each earnest, humble cry. Yes,
| I'm glad He's healing still today. So you
| cousins and all, let Us turn a new lear over
and take up new and better life; let US
try and love our neighbors. friends and enc
| mics, as we've never tried before, and I'm
sure the world would go much better
Whew! guess you cousins think I'm rather
bossy. Nevertheless, let us Try 1Cna ana v HI
discontinue, hoping to hear from some of the
| cousins. -rr
| MilIedgeville, Ca, Route 8, Box 43.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here.
on the farm and like farm life fine
| What do you cousins do for pastime! L
| do most anything that comes to hand'
| but 60 to school. Don't do much OF that.
I
| myself brown hair, fair complexion and
| eyes, feet inches tall and weigh about
| 1870 pounds Will leave my age for you
to guess Let the letters fly to an old
e0uSin' CoRR1A GARALD.
Lucknow, S. c., Route l, Box 8.
Hello, auntie ana cousins! How's every
| body? We come from the Land Of FLOW
| ers, and it's pretty cold even here IN Dear
| old Florida We wish you We're all mere
| with u.s. We could have some fine time
| we haven't had the nerve to venture before;
| but decided we'd try and ask you to ADMIT
| u.s. You all come and visit us and help rls
| eat oranges, grapefruit and chew cane. we
| girls will not describe ourselves. we Will
| do that in a personal letter. Aunt1e, please
print this, as we do not wish TO be left out.
| Cousins, write us and will send our PIC
| lures If you wish to correspond with some
| lonesome girls let your letters fly to
| VERTIS burden.
GRACE GATLIN.
| RTRYF THOMAS.
MISSOURI NETTLES.
GERTRUDE KNOWLES.
| Green Cove Springs, Fla, r. F. d. No. /.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: AS this is
| my birthday l wish to visit with the happy
| fanny of the Letter Box again. Here l am