Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-02

saying. Possibly you have wondered
| where it came from.
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
| Patty, the milkmaid, was going to
market carrying her milk pail on
| her head. AS she went along she
began calculating what she would do
with the money she would get for
the milk. "I'll buy some fowls from
| Farmer Brown" said she. land they
will lay eggs each morning, which l
will sell to the parsons wife. With
the money get from the sale of
| these eggs I'll buy myself new
dimity frock and a chin hat, and
when [ go to market. won't all the
young men come up and speak to
me Polly Shaw will be that jealous;
but I don't care. I shall just look
| at her and toss my head like this"
back, the pail fell off and the milk
and tell her mother what had &C.
Cured.
''Ah, my child" said her mother,
Edo not count your chickens before
they ar" Matched"
1t is, indeed, good to look forward
! and PLAN, but a mighty poor bust
ness to spend money before you
get it. Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Wonder
what you are doing these cool, rainy days?
| I sit by the fire, read and crochet most of
| the time. am sorry winter is SO near
for / like spring and summer best, but then
l suppose if there wasn't any winter there
| would be no spring.
How many of you cousins like to go berry
picking? I would if there WASN'T any
! grew without briers? Mamma, my younger
brother, Edward, and myself went berry
picking last summer. We had rather a
jolly ting that day. We went good piece
| Mamma was tired and said she was going
| home. So after she had gone, Edward sug-
gested that we take off our shoes and
| wade back down the creek. 1t was a warm
| 1t was great fun, although the water seem
| ed rather cool at first. The elder bushes
and blackberry briers formed an arch over
head, which sheltered us from the mercless
rays of the sun. The dead leaves that had
| fallen into the water would go sliding over
| our feet like so many tiny snakes, sending
chilly, sensation up and down my back.
Berries hung in great. lucious clusters far
| put over the waters edge, and beautiful
| ferns and moss covered the bank. / had
stopped under a big bunch of aldery and
brlers, picking some berries which grew there
and enjoying the cool peacefulness of the
scene. but still / could not get rid of that
horrid, creepy feeling. Every time a leaf
passed over my feet l would feel like scream
ing. l had almost filled my bucket and
turned to see where Edward was. He was
coming a little way behind. thought then
that this face was' wearing an exceptionally
b bn1 grin. but l was enjoying myself SO
hugely that l did not pay any attention to
him. Suddenly he gave a squall, "Ruby!
Ihere's a snake, a green snake, right over
your head:'- Well, I shr:eked and dropped
my bucket; did a few steps around in the
wafer that muSt have 1On1rpI
Jazz; jumped about three feet into the air
and sat down in the water again with
grand splash. I certainly was scared. l
got up and began to look for the snake, but
| could not see it anywhere. Beginning to
grow suspicious, 1 turned to ask Edward
where 1T was. Well, from all appearances,
n, must have been having spasm or some
thing OF that nature. 1 never saw any one
laugh So l told him 1 didn't see any
snake, and asked him where it was, I'M
agine my feelings when he very politely
| there wasn't, and hadn't BEEN any snake
at all. As my letter is getting rather
lengthy, Will close, and leave space for
more gifted writer. All you cousins write
To the one guessing it I will send a picture
Of myself. I will answer and appreciate
all letters received. Your loving cousin,
RUBY MULKEY.
DEER Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
1Ahop"hho Sil " JOlu. Cne merry
band of girls and boys. l have long been a
reader of the Letter Box and think it lust
grand. / am fifteen years old and in the
| eighth grade. l like to go to school, How
many OF you cousins like to go to school?
| live in the cuntry, and like it so much bet
| ter than the city. l think Aunt Julia is the
| incest aunt in the world to let us kids have
a Letter Box. Do You cousins like to go to
sunday school. I go every Sunday to the
| Baptist church and to prayer meeting every
| inc witt %o
| me and will try and answer all letters
! received. nwe cousin,
JIMMIE MGU1RK.
Coal City, Ala.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will YOU
permit two jolly Sunny South school girls to
enter your happy band. We hail from the
| old Tar Heel state, and think it one of the
very best in the Union. I, Loyce, am an
| old cousin, and doubtless several of the
| cousins. will remember me, and 1 am bring
| ing my chum with me for an Introduction.
| l am sure she will receive warm welcome
I We are in a boarding school, away from
| home and just wee bit homesick. At the
| present time we are sitting on the campus
! and dreaming Of days gone by, and writing
to you. We are in contest to see which
| will get the most letters from the old
cousins or the new cousins, SO let your let
| tiers fly to
ANNIE ELIZABETH PENINGER.
Charlotte, n. c.
| Hello, Aunt julia cousins and ALL I
wonder If Aunt Julia will admit me this
| time l have written several times before,
but old Mr.. W. B. always seems to- be hun.
| CRY when my letters arrive. / am going to
| school at EllwoodS Park school and am in
| the seventh grade. l will leave my age for
you to guess; it is between twelve and
| eighteen. Come on, Georgia boys and girls;
| the other states seem to be ahead All you
boys and girls from every state write to
| me, 1 remain lovingly, your niece and
! cousin, THYRA GRIFFIN.
Glcnmore, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
Your happy band of cousins? I've intended
| writing for q long while, but just haven't
| had time Oh, 1 wonder how many of you
| cousins have taken up training for nursing
| have been taking training for the past
six months and sure do enjoy it. Before !
took this position in theI hospital I was in
school cola at Richmond, Va. I made number
| surely do like Richmond! ] live in the
mountain section of Virginia, where there Is
abundance of fruit eff all kinds growing
such as apples, peaches, pears and grapes
| You cousins come visit me. Will 60 up in
the mountains kodaking, where there are
large rocks and beautiful scenery. Oh, ]
do enjoy kodaking! Now if there are any
OF YOU cousins who think you would enjoy
corresponding with a lonely Virginia girl
get busy. I will try to answer all mail re
| ceived. A sincere cousin.
| tMISS) AUDNA RoRRER.
st. Martin Hospital Stuart, Va.
Dear Aunt Julia: viii you admit three
Mississippi girls into your happy band? We
will promise not to stay long, as this is
! our first attempt to writes We live in the
country and like country life fine. We are
proud of all outdoor sports. We so to pub
Tic school, and doing high school work
Some of our outdoor sports are car riding
and swimming. We don't attend any round
| dances, we don't believe in such things
We will take for our subject the Idea
Husband" He must have no bad habits
such as using tobacco, drinking whisky
for you to guess, which is between fourteen
and twenty. All you cousins who would
rare to correspond with three Mississippi
4 girls, send them to the below address. We
will assure you an answer. Your loving
| cousins,