Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-23

inches tall, weigh 123 pounds, and am
nearly sweet sixteen. There, now! I'm
going. Some of you cousins please write
to a little south Mississippi girl
VIDA NAE PERDUE.
Lumberton, Miss.
Dear Aunt Julia and Couns: Many are
the long days that have passed since / be-
gan reading your letters, and long have
had intentions to write, too but like lot
of good intentions, they went wrong, and
I've neglected so doing. I cannot tell you
just how much the page" is appreciated
by farmer lad' of Georgia, but when
the Tri-Weekly is due nothing else is in
teresting until your page is read. Let me
tell you something of my home, and 1 Won
der if the city boys will be envious. We
live on farm. twelve miles from town;
plenty of peaches, apples, and other fruits
in the summer, and in about another month
the melons will be ripe, and l promise
you that you will not be lonely if you
ors from Atlanta; in fact, we have a
crowd here now. I am five feet eleven
inches in height, have dark brown lair and
blue eyes, or as young lady tells me,
They gray, piped in blue and my
age is between sixteen and nineteen. Will
DICKSON LIDE.
Whitesburg, Ga, Route. ..
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: want to
join you happy band of boys and girls: I
will describe myself: I have black hair,
blue eyes, fair complexion, my age is eleven
years. am feet 107a inches tall. go
to school. 1 am in the fifth grade; live
on the farm. Your new cousin,
WYATT BENNETTE.
Dawson, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit two lonely South Carolina
girls into your happy band of boys and
much and we both enjoy reading novels
We live in town and like it fine. We will
leave our ages for you to guess, between
thirteen and eighteen Come again, Oliver
(Bil) Rogers, and also George Kelly, both
of your letters fine. We would GER
tainly like to hear from some of you good
looking cousins, boys or girls. We will an
swer all letters received. Sincerely,
MAY LONG,
CHRISTINE SMITH.
York, S. C.
Hello, Aunt Julia and cousins! What are
You all doing these hot, summer days?
am not doing anything, only reading and
writing, for 1 have been sick long time.
Say, cousins, l promised l would answer
all letters 1 received, but had to break
my promise, as l received about $50, SO
| please donS get mad, but write again.
| Maybe 1 will answer them all some sweet
| day. l want every one of the cousins to
| write me a long, sweet letter and send me
| a good song, also send their photos, for
| it would cheer my weary soul oh, so much,
| as all the pleasure / see now Is reading.
| Aunt Julia, please print this, as it may be
the last letter l Will ever be able 10 write
| tC the Box"
AO"i' 'O anna CURTIS.
Chalybe1te, Tenn.
Hello, Aunt Julia and cousins! Will you
| admit two Alabama girls into your charming
| circle? /, Puma, have written once and
received a shower of nice letters and of
| course they were all appreciated. l, Verde,
| will describe myself, as it is the rule, so
here goes: Gray eyes. brown hair, fair
| n1nXi hI1f no a
| 51@ inches; am seventeen and in the elev-
cath grade. What do you cousins do for
| pastime? How many of you cousins belong
| to the club? We both do. We entertained
| the Home Demonstrating club this after
| noon. Aunt Julia, we guess you will have
picnic the Fourth. We know you will
have a grand time; We will go and give
would like to talk longer with you, but
| can't stay over time. We would like to
hear from all you cousins. We will answer
| all letters received. Cousins,
Georgiana, Ala.
PUMA and Verde JAMES
Dear Aunt Julia: The pleasant odor of
| The spring flowers and the sweet song of
| the birds give me an inspiration to write,
| If you will consent to give a little
| space, I'll promise not to remain very long.
I wonder if you cousins and Aunt Julia en-
| JOY spring as much as l do. l am very
| thankful that 1 am country girl. There
are pleasures for country girl that a city
girl never realizes. have lived in the
city, but 1 say, give me the country for
ever" I live seven miles from Rhine, and
six miles from Millen. We have a very
good school here, although it has closed
now. l think an education is the best
| thing one can have. Everyone of us should
| try our very best to get an education. My
| leisure hours are spent in reading and writ
| ing. Will not describe myself this time.
| All of you write and I'll describe myself
| in a personal letter. Will try to answer
them all 1 have already broken my prom