Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-26

Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: May
come in for few minutes chat this beau
tiful night? l am an old cousin, but guess
you all have forgotten me. I lived in
Madison county, near Hull, when / wrote
before. live near Cleveland now. like
my new home fine. l can see several noun
tains from my home and they certainly
were pretty last week, when they were
covered with snow. 1 am teaching school
at Zion and enjoy my work very much.
have forty-five pupils and think that is
enough for one teacher. am like sew
eraI of the other cousins, I dearly love
flowers and I hope to have lovely garden
this spring. l won't describe myself, will
only say ] am between IL and 20 years old.
viii try to answer all letters received. An
old cousins, JULIA DORSEY.
Cleveland, Ga,
P. s.-Twenty five cents for baby.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit another North Carolina girl in your your
would let me in. What are you all doing
these fine days? 1 am going to school and
sure do have good time. go to school
at Bonds Grove: Mr., G. "; Sutton is
my teacher. l like him fine. What do you
cousins do for pastime? I help mother in
the house, play the organ and read. L sure
love to read. I read every good book
get my hands on. /, like most OF the
cousins, live on farm and like it to the
greatest extent 1 live about three miles
northwest of the little town of Waxham,
i'm A large eight-room house. Father takes
The Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal. and | like
it better than any other paper. l always
turn to the Letter Box first. Will hot
describe myself as l think the descrlptiS9hSS
take up too much unnecessary space ana
cannot tell how anyone looks by the DE.
scription. My age is nearly IA; All OF
Won cousins write me and 1 will answer
every one love to get letters, SO all OF
you write me- Your Rieee anS f RoGERs.
Waxham, N. c., r. #. D.. No. q:
p. s.mInclosed find my bit for baby
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
two more little Florida girls TO JOIN your
happy band of boys and girls; We i've IN
the country on a farm. Ethel is tWelYe
wars old and in the fourth grade. Laura
Ion is eleven years old and in the third
grade. We go to school in Madison. What
have YOU cousins for pets? We nave cav
and a dog and pig. Well. as TINS is our
first attempt, we will promise no' " "'"'
long. cA>nurI1p
ETHEL SANDEFURU.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please al
init South Carolina girl into your merry
band / live on a farm, and ike farm NE ~
very much. l have been going 10 scnooi,
but had to stop, as smallpox is In town. l
study the sixth grade, and my teacher
name is Mrs. Alderman. 1 like her very
much What do you cousins do TO pass the
time! L reaQ anu u6lp lDoLhSl Wv NHS
work. who has my birthday-the 14th day
of October? If any of you cousins want 10
correspond with South Carolina girl, write
to MISS FLORINE MUCKENFUSS.
Ridgeville, S. c., r. +. d. z.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Now you
lust as well move over, Mia Hatcher; you
have had that seat long enough. But
had better hush, or Aunt Julia may not let
me have it, Wonder what you cousins have
been doing today? Who has my birthday
February 10th? am nearly tl1teen years rs
young. I live in town, but have lived in
the country, and like the country best. Come
back, Mia, l have got to be running.
fGTs sG IRENE SUTTON.
/Tifton, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: How are
Won all enjoying these rainy days? Move
over a little farther and give me room right
over here on the end Of the second row.
| Now that's nice, if / see Aunt Julia froWn-
ing I can run uaway Ny! my! ISM InnS
shine days, so I can be out of doors most
of the time I am a great lover OF nature.
| live in the country and like country me
ia lot better than 1 do city. How DO you
cousins like to go to Sunday school? 40,
| and attend every Sunday If possible. we
have a large attendance every Sunday. Our
| class consists of young people, thlrty-Iour
| on roll. we have sometimes forty VI 9 3nit
visitors and ALL 1t is a large class, ism
| it, for a country Sunday school,? ours Is a
union Sunday school Do you girls like to
| housekeep? I do. I live with an uncle;
will let you all guess my age age, pet
| eighteen and twenty-four. | VIII DID you
all adieu. will answer al letters 41 r or saFus
| received. IRENE hADnHN>'
| Ayera Ga, Route I.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Hello. every
hodyI N4hy thanks for making room Tor
me right over there among the cousins De
| tween twenty and twenty-five. ] am more
| cat home with them. / am very much IN
favor of sending the orphan to be Try + pe,
wears and know no better place could have
| been selected to send the orphan to. Ine
| school is one of the very best preparatory
| and industrial schools in the south How
| did enjoy Aunt Julia's story about her WISH
| to Berry 1t reminded me of the memory
| that will never fade" of the happy school
days spent there Cousins spr1ng Is s,d Near
| in the beautiful robes that she arrays ner-
| self in in the spring. How love the peau-
ties of nature that spring brings. Eacn Tiny
bursting bud, and the blooming or tne pe thn
| tiful flowers are, to me, a token OF the
| care and love of kind Providence would
| enjoy nice, interesting letters from the
cousins. Inclosed find "a bit bit o, Tor the
| Berry school orphan, fund. Very sincerely
An interested cousin,
MISS B. A. WILLIAMS.
Lyerly, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit another girl into your happy
band? | have been reading the Letter Box
| for a long time, and enjoy it fine. I am
eleven years old. What do. you cousins dc
| for pastme? I wash dishes, sweep tne
| house and attend to my little baby brother
| [ will be looking for letters and cards, sc
| please write. l will close.
Your new cousin.
HAZEL HYATT.
Carrollton, Ca, R. F. D. 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: AS l have
| never written to the Letter Box. | decided
| I would. am an ex-soldier and have alsc
travelled some, as well as Garland oI n
| Crockett I enlisted in the army in 1916
| went from Augusta to California, and IRON
there to the Philippine Islands, stayed tSar there re-
| P1ssia and spent seventeen months In
! Siberia; left there in January, 1920; stayed
| while on the Philippine Islands, came back
| to call and was discharged on September l6,
| 1920; reached home on the POD. Surely was
| some hanpv kid to see my home and loved
| ones once more. I would like to tell you OF
| some of my experiences. but 1T IS against
Aunt Julia's rules to write long letters. SO l