Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15

carrying bit of straw or leaf Tor
or pan with water near the house
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I beg per-
! mission to enter your happy band, though.
l an older cousin removed from
| southern home. Why 1 come at this time
| is to ask if many of the cousins found
| time to reply to the touching letter of H..
| Clinton Marshall, printed March 4th. see
| Cousin Clinton lives not far from my grand
fathers homestead. Though unacquainted
with him his splendid letter draws us all
| to him, not only in sympathy, but in
friendship fi s He says "a good sport makes tss
| game of life cheerfully and honestly like
good sport, Notwithstanding his very sad
| affliction. Cousins, have you tried to real
! 1ze how you would feel if unable to sit up
and only able to move the left arm, and
| this for seven years out of twenty? You
would surely be glad of fellow-feeling and
appreciation. Did you note his letter
| showed eager love of reading and much i'm
| provement in mind? This is good fortune,
| and we ought to take our lesson from him
| to make good use of our opportunities TIC
| meet Affections as bravely as possible and
| accept blessings as opportunities. for i'm
| provement and rejoicing in Gods goodness
is to play the real sport in this world of
| development and reality.
Now, cousins, why not mail Clinton mag
| azines other good reading every month or
two? AS my, birthday comes in A"ril,
| shall remember him, Would those of YOU
| who have not written and whose birthday
| comes in April also write him on your
! birthday? good way to celebrate is to
! give on that day. Make birthdays your gift
days. if only words Of good cheer and sin
| cere friendship. A very sweet reward is
| ever in the giving. He will find some way
| to show his appreciation of our interest and
| good will, though he cannot be expected TO
| write. But please pardon my talking so
| long. Your older cousin,
| DR.. j. W. scHAFER.
South Berwick, Me.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: The other
! day l was lying and restlessly rolling my
| head on the pillow, when in they came
with a nice bunch of letters from the
cousins. Thank you, cousins. Yes, many
thanks for your kind letters, papers and
| suggestions to help my rheumatism. But
! I've had most all medicine and hospitals
can do, and nearly all my joints are per-
| fectly stiff, so there's nothing to do but
! cheerfully face the fact like good sport,
is there? Cousins, let's tell one another
! what profession or business we intend to
| follow in life in writing the Box. 1 hope
| there will be more home builders in this
| coming generation, and not many di-
vorces, don't you, cousins? Maybe you
| think I'm too serious. To prove I'm not
| I've originated this: Once there was a tickle
young man trying to win an old maid and
| her dOllars-especially her dollars-without
much success. A friend told him to make
hit with her he should take his violin.
|
play and sing, Its not because you've got
the dough; it's just because 1 love you So
| But the poor boob sang, by mistake, Its
not cause ! love you SO; it's just cause
| you've got the dough-" Well, it made a
hit, but the hit was chair thrown through
the window by the old maid, landing on his
head. cousin and nephew;
e. CLINTON MARSHALL.
Meadows of Dan, Va. ''
Dear Cousins: Won't you please let me
ITrici fN, qD,,
like to become acquainted with the cousins
| of the letter box 1 am country girl of
twenty-five years. /. want you all to write
me, for l like to write and receive letters
so much, and l will answer all received.
Your new cousin.
(NIiss) STELLA B. POWERS. :
Tiny, Va.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousns: I have just
read the letters in the last tri-weekly, so ]
| thought l would also write. l am eleven
years old. I'm Yankee but like the south
the best, don't you all? Now 1 don't want
to describe myself any more, but get down to
business like Lee Russell. l like her plan
don't the rest of my cousins? Now; we
must not leave it all to auntie, but get tc
work ourselves I also like Mrs. Lille
Cato's suggestion: Well, 1 guess 1 will close
this being my first letter. Sincerely,
HARRIET COON.
Bay Minette Ala.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will
you please admit very lonely Georgia CIR
into your happy circle? We take The Jour
nal and l enjoy reading the letter box very
much. I'm blue,eyed girl of sixteen.
live on a farm in Echols near the Georgia
Florida line, also near the famous Suwanee
river. l am the baby one of five children
three girls and one boy. all my sisters are
married and live long way Off. SO YOU
see, I'm quite lonely. We have a Ford anG
TO an accident and got two of his fingers
shot off his right hand. 1t was bad, but il
could have been worse. Just think of the
poor soldier boys that were wounded in the
brother nor relative except distant, thai
went to the war. So 1 consider myself
blessed. Who has my birthday, June II.
haven't seen any letters in the letter box
from any Wetherngtons. My ancestor:
came from North Carolina. AS this is my
first attempt, will close. Some Of you deal
cousins write to lonesome Georgia girl. Viii
answer all 1 can. Wishing you all ioyfu
Easter, your new niece and cousin,
| MABEL WETHERINGTON.
Jasper, Fla.
Knock, knock. Hello, how are you? Fine
| hope. Please move over and give me a sea-
by Aunt Julia. l have written once before
to the letter box and many thanks to deal
auntie for printing it. Cousins, don't vol
think Aunt Julia is a grand lady? 1 really
DO, for giving us space. Listen if we al
would regard one another as cousins there
would be less sorrow and, l think this ole
world would be much better if we would
recognize one another. Oh, l heard some one
say she's a preachers daughter. 1 am not
| am dear old farmers daughter and
live about five miles from Graham. / enioJ
country life very much. Well, 1 won't de
scribe myself this time. Cousins please write
to HALLE SELLERS.
Graham, Ca, Route ..
P. S.-My age is between fourteen ant
twenty.
Pickens. S. c., March, 1922
Please let me in, for it is raining out
here. AS this is my first attempt 1 will
promise not to stay long. 1 go to Hagood
school and study the seventh grade. 1 dc
enjoy going to school.
sure do love Auntie, don't you all cou-
sins.
vELMA WARD,
Pickens, S. c.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Could
you afford to admit two boys from where
peaches grow? Oh, yes, we enjoy eating
them, also.
We, for pastime, go boating, fishing,
swimming, hunting and riding, yes, just
we two and the camera.
We would be glad to exchange snapshots
of scenery, photos ETC., with you cousins
As we already have a good collection of
views and photographs, we would specially
like those from mountainous sections. but,
of course, all would be delightfully."- receiy-
ed by us.
Spring is surely here biting frost over
ShadoWlnS toSs gone to be replaced in win
dy March by balmy mornings from the
cool, Tracing breeze; sweet odors oh! ga
lore, mother nature makes the humblest
home . decorated palace. The flights of
butterflies, the hum of the bees soon to
come is only a sure and orderly episode in
spring.
Well cousin, please write your Georgia
friends,
MLOY DEBERRY
| and EBERT PAULK.
Hello Aunt Julia and Cousins: I wonder
if you would admit a Georgia girl in your
happy band.
My age I'll leave for you to guess. I am
going to school. Am in the fifth grade.