Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-04

| letter box.
Lovil
| Dear Aunt Julia: Will you admit lonely
| sailor into your league of cousins, as 1 am a
reader of your grand paper and like your
| page so much? / will describe myself and
| go: Fair complexion, dark hair and weigh
| 146 pounds, feet S1a inches tall.
| would like to correspond with some Of the
cousins in the east L will close by wishing
all Merry Christmas. 1
f. w. JACKSON.
Rodman Naval Club, Mare Island, Cal.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: How it is
raining today! And, gee! how lonesome it
seems when it is raining! l always like to
| read when it is raining, but l haven't any
thing to read now. 1 have been embroidering
and crocheting. 1 enjoy doing both, but 1
| do not tat. l am a country girl and enjoy
| country life best Of all. l have tried both
roam through the woods and gather flowers
and go to the bluffs, and there are some
large ones here: In the fall like to go
pine are beautiful now. 1t will soon be
time to gather holly and decorate for Christ
mas. How many of you girls ever go
| going. Christmas will soon be here, but ]
am not expecting anything myself. Well, 1
| don't see many letters from old Alabama.
| As this is my first letter, | will be brief.
| Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and
| Happy New Year,
Phil Campbell Ala.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Won't you
please let me in this rainy afternoon? Yes, 1
know you will, for you are just too kind
not even q little kitten, if it were knocking
| for admittance. By the way, what animals
have you cousins for pets? l have a dog,
rabbit and three cats, but there are none
| that I'm as fond of as my dog. People may
| think they have friends that will stand by
| them in ali trials and troubles, but let me
has there is none that will stand by them
| like their dog. Am I right? Say, why
don't you cousins wake up? You've been
| asleep long enough. 1t is time for us to
out and earn it now. Don't go to your dad
| for it. If you do, it is him giving to the
| child and not you. Go down in your own
pockets and bring out your bit, no matter
| you all lecture, so will close, wishing you
all a merry Christmas and happy New
Year. Lovingly your niece SsE and , e9gsin'
Princeton, Fla, Box 70.
| P. S.-Auntie, here is a quarter for the
| child.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Sit over,
| cousins SO 1 can get seat by Aunt Julia.
1 will not describe myself, as am an old
| cousin. l wrote a letter about year ago
and Aunt Julia was kind to print it, so
| thought 1 would come again. got 50
many letters 1 could not answer them all.
l think it is a good thing of Aunt Julia
to adopt a little American child. I live
in the old hills Of North Carolina. Well, I
guess 1 had better ring off for this time.
| am old cousin.
| P. S.-Would love to correspond with any
| of you cousins.
Dear Aunt Julia: 1 have been reading
with great interest your cousins letters.
| And wonder if you will accept North
| Carolina girl in your band. My father is
| a merchant in a small town. He has been
| taking the Atlanta Journal for many years.
1 go to school and am in the eighth grade.
am fourteen years. old. l have auburn
| 76 pounds, and am four feet three inches
| tall 1 enjoy writing letters very much. 1
will answer all letters that are received.
! lovingly, LURA M'NEILL.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins am coming
| again after a long absence. Perhaps some
! of you remember me. 1 have kept, up with
| the Letter Box. Since writing 1 have left
| old Georgia and lived in Arkansas one year
| l am back in Georgia once more, and, be
| lieve me, I'm going to stay here. don,
| like Arkansas very much. l advise all OF
| you boys not to leave home looking for a
| better place, for there isn't any place like
home. Take my advise and keep your num-
| Der mines under your daddy's, table Just as
right. Now, am 1 right? Well, as the rest
| of you describe yourselves, l Will DO the
! same. l am seventeen years. of age, ngnt
brown hair and brown eyes, 5 feet inches In
| height, fair complexion, weigh 125 pounds.
| 1 would like to hear from any of you good
| looking cousins. will answer all letters
| received. Well, / will ring off, as the waste
| basket is coming. 1 hope it doesn't reach
| me this time. Hoping to see this in print,
| Merry Christmas to all.
| MR. CLAUDE B. MALLORY.
| Fayetteville, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit me into your happy circle of
| boys and girls? have been silent reader
| Of the Letter Box a long time, and enjoy 1t
! very much. 1 won't ruin my letter by de-
scribing myself, as am not very pretty. #
| anyone wishes to know how I look, just
write me letter and I will tell you cousins.
Write me and will assure you r an answeT'
| Marietta, Ga, Route 6.
p. 81 am sending 10 cents for the
| American baby.
Dear Aunt Julia: Wonder what you are
you all do for pastime? I play the piano
and am taking music. 1 go to school and
am in the seventh grade. There are thirty
two pupils in our room; thirteen OF them
are in my class. Well, cousins, as it is the
rule, I will describe myself and go-do not
any of you run: Blue eyes fair complexion,
light hair, am feet inches tall. my age
is between - and Is years. Will close
now, as my letter is getting long. I would
| be glad to hear from some Of the cousins.
Wishing you all a merry Christmas and
happy New Year. Your new niece and cousin,
WILMA SMITH.
| Dixie, Ga.
| Hello, Aunt Julia and Loving Cousins:
Let me in this morning, for it is raining
out here and I fear if I have to stay out
here much longer I will drown. I want to
get seat by Aunt Julia, SO move over
| further Annie Laura McCook. I surely
do think Aunt Julia is doing great work.
Don't you? What do you cousins do for
pastime? go to school and certainly do
| like to go. 1 think every child who has
the opportunity should go to school. and
| strive for an education. And if the children
do not want to go to school, it is the duty
of their parents to make them. know
| family that lives near my home, when their
children do not want to 60 to school 1t is
perfectly all right with them But NOBODY
day for anything, If I could help it. 1t
seems now as if it will be raining in the
morning. I certainly do hope 1t Will not;
| wish you all were here to go to school