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

Won would make room for an Alabama boy.
| take The journal and would not be with
out it. Am fourteen years of age, live on
farm of eighty acres, like farm life very
well. Ny home is surrounded by a creek.
The farm lays on the creek. There. are lots
| of fur-bearing animals on the creek, SUCH
Ragland, Ala, Oct. 9, 1922.
| The muskrats are very bad. to eat the
| corn when it is young. My brother and l
used to catch them. Both the muskrat and
| mill on the creek run by water. Most every
body comes to mill there because they get
| good meal. We boys have fine time
going in bathing in the pond All the boys
and girls from the country around come
place near fit for swimming.A All of you
| Cousins, write, as L like to have friends
far and near Your new Cousin,
| AARON TALY0R.
| Dear Aunt Julia: 1 have a request to
| make and hope that you will grant it. VIII
| you accept me as a member Of your happy
| band of boys and girls? l read the letters
| and enjoy them immensely. Come again,
Bernce, Beatty, your letter was good. I'm
sure all enjoyed it.
| l enjoy reading and a few of my favor
| tie authors are Gene StrattOn Porter, John
| Fox, Jr., and Louisa NJ Alcott.
| I'm sure We all love nature, don't we?
| There's nothing l love more than to see
| wonderful sunrise or sunset, and the songs
of the birds. the fragrance of the flowers
|
different appeal. In spring everything in
green. the birds sing sweetest, the violets
| lift up their heads. the trees bud, and every
! thing takes on new life. In summer
| like to lie under spreading tree and dream
| or read. But in autumn the leaves of vari-
| Gus trees are beautiful, indeed. Neyerthe-
| less, I think autumnal days are sad in many
| respects. The birds all leave and every
| thing dies, but then there are many pleas.
| ant features. Winter! That's the best,
when we all assemble around the fire and
pop corn, crack nuts and eat apples. When
! the snowflakes fall fast and cover the earth,
and the wind means and whistles through the
tree tops, and the branches are covered
with ice, that is lovely sight, indeed.
Aunt Julia, please pardon me for taking
so much space. Will promise to do better
next time Hoping to hear from all the
cousins, from II 13-year-old Georgia girl,
LOUISE HUDSON, 90.
Elberton. Ca. Route No. 1.
Tap, Tap. Tap: viii you please open
the door for me, Aunt Julia, for it sure
is raining out here? 1t has been pouring
| rain for several days now. 1 feel like l
am nearly drowned. Honest. Will you
all permit one of your old cousins again i?
I have written once before and gained many
nice friends through the letter box. Anna
| Baker, of Arran. Fla, why haven't you
written me? We have good time going
| to the Y. p. NJ. s. these days. Our So
ciety is planning having wiener roast
this month tOetober). L am betting on a
big time. Cousins, do you all read much
LneSe long nlgnIS! IU6Te Is uOlnIHS EN-
joy any better than reading good books.
| Ny favorite book is 1.-The, Harvester I
had better stop before l break auntie's
rules. Oh 1 wonder who has my birth
day! l haven't been able to find yet,
May %. Anybody that wants to correspond
with fourteen-year-old Georgia cracker,
write,
Elbertn, Ga, Route IL.
Dear Aunt Julia: viii you please ad-
nit a girl from the Tar Heel state into
your happy band of boys ard girls / live
on farm seven miles from the nearest
| town. My father subscribed for the Allan
ia Tri-Weekly Journal a. few weeks ago
and we have only received two issues. l
have been reading the letter box and find
it very interesting. Aunt Julia must, in
so kind to the boys and girls. I'm read
ing over the many letters from different
states. I failed to see letter from dear
old North Carolina and 1 am taking it upon
as interesting letter as some of you
cousins, l hope to be admitted: Maybe
description of myself snd the place in
which live, am eighteen years old. AT
present 1 am keeping house for my father,
brother and baby sister, while my mother,
for treatment. 1 almost forgot that am
to tell something of the place where /
live. Well I will say if any of you cous.
ms have ever visited the seashore you
know what a delightful place it is in sum.
mer. l live only short distance from
the Atlantic ocean and if Aunt Julia and
the cousins wish to help me enjoy the won
derful sea breeze. bathing and fishing, ]
extend an invitation to one and all OF you
to visit me in the summer. Best wishes to
all.
MAXINE FELTON,.
Beaufort, N c., R. F. d. Box 81.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Could you
make space for two Alabama girls who wish
to join your happy circle of girls and boys ?
We have been readers Of the letter box for
only short while and certainly do enjoy
Dorothy Dix's Talks. You don't know how
glad would be if to pick up
The Journal and find letters in print.
What do you cousins do for pastime? We
| What do you cousins do for pastime? We,
and enjoy farm life fine.
| We are not going to school now, but
will start in few days. We will take the
seventh and eighth grade.
Guess we had better go, and not break
the rules.
Will say we are between fifteen and
twenty years old. and will let you all guess
All you cousins write to as we
want to get acquainted with everyone.
Will answer all letters and cards received.
With love to all, your new cousins,
| BESSIE PERKINS.
BEULAH PERKINS,
HanceElle, Ala, Rt. T. 49,,
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit a South Carolina girl into
your happy band of boys and girls?
| l guess some of you cousins are going to
| school by now. Our school started 18th of
October. I guess I will start the 18th Of
November. The school is called Keisler's,
so you they good many Keislers
in this county.
There are six girls and two boys, all about
my age. They are not year apart, all go
to preaching and Sunday school at the same
church. 1t is Lutheran church. called ST..
| Matthew'S.
l live in the country, like most of the
cousins. and like it fine.
/ will be II the 26th of November. Who
has my birthday? My cousin spent Sunday
with ME and we certainly did have a fine
time.
Cousins write to me. I will answer all
/ can, and also will exchange photos with
those who wish. new cousin,
MISS ANNIE KEISLER.
Lexington, S. c., Route s. Box 40.
Dear. Aunt Julia and Cousins; L will
write to You as l have been wanting to
write and have never done so. l wish to
know more about YOU cousins l live in
the country and like it fine. I wonder
what you all are doing, going to school
like me: sure do like to go to school.
enjoy your letter and also the rest of
the boys and girls. Cousins, don't you
think Aunt Julia is grand woman to
give us space in this paper. Ny age is
want to know. more just write to me. |
will answer all l receive. I'll bid you all
Gdeu.
ADA MAE MAILMAN.
Lexington s. c.. R. F. D. ], Box IS.
Dear Aunt julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit another lonely Georgia girl