Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-03-11

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I wonder
if you will permit reader to join
your circle? 1 am married, but not so old
but what / enjoy the cousins letters.
just lately began TO read the Letter BOX,
and find it very interesting. | am twenty
eight years old and weigh 176 pounds, so
you see 1 have good health. l am Farm
er's wife, and enjoy farm life, and do lots
OF outdoor work, besides caring for four
little ones. My husband and 1 went to
Montana when we were married and home
steaded, lived in tents for several months.
and enjoyed the many new scenes, so differ
ent from this country, but came back to
North Carolina to live last spring. What do
you cousins do for pastime this winter! L
do all kinds Of fancy work and have some
spare time to do crochet work to sell, and
if any of you cousins are interested please
pies anyway. 1 must close, for my letter
will be getting too long. Best wishes to
a. ~ MRS. D. B. sTURe1LL.
Piney Creek, NC. y
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
come. Tap! tap! tap! Get farther and let
| me have a seat right by Aunt Julia. l
have written before. so l will not describe
myself. 1 live on farm, and like it fine.
have been setting out jonquils. 1 am in
two to Aunt Julia. surely would have
enjoyed being with You Christmas, and I
played in the snow. We have snow so sell
any pets? / have: setting the table. 1t is
! getting late and raining, so my pet is call
ing. I will close. Good night 70 all;
Dublin, Ca, R. F. D. 8.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins. Just lit
tie stay with you Wonder what you and the
| cousins are doing today? l have been help
ing with the home affairs, and been to see
the sick. 1 go to school and like it fine,
am in the fifth grade. We live in the coun-
try, two miles from Kibbee. Our family
hQ Mi hIIf q
| now, two boys and two girls, and my mother.
1 the baby girl, eleven years old, dark
hair, blue eyes. fair complexion and about
Az feet high. AS 1 must go, will say,
from all trouble and care through the newly
VELMA HAMILTON.
vidalia, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Tap, tap,
tap! May l come to see you just once
1 must say, Aunt Julia, the cousins surely
can write some good and entertaining let
tiers (but don't tell them / said so, because
it might make them conceted.) I've re-
ceived forty-one letters and two cards, and
surely did appreciate them every one. You
know it's impossible for me to answer all.
Say, W r. s., if you don't want red mus
tache, I'll tell you how to make it black:
Christmas don't drink anything stronger
than a glass of water, and maybe you won't
shoot yourself. Hope your foot is better
now. I could talk to you cousins forever,
but must stop or you won't let me in next
time, and Aunt Julia, l think you are so
sweet. Lots of love to everybody. Just
MARIE PARKER.
Auntie: Open the door for me, please,
for it has been raining and looks as if it
was going to snow Move we. over ry ana 10 let
you cousins been doing for pastime? |
have been going to school and studying real
hard. Have any of you cousins got the
song, go Feather Your Nest" If you
have please send it to me, and I will re-
turn the favcr in any way possible. have
fair complexion. 1 am somewhere between
10 and 10 years old. I would like to cor
one of you write to new cousins,
NELLIE HYDER.
Rutherfordton, N. c., Star Route.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
a lonely Florida boy who wishes to join
the happy band. AS I have been reading
see if could hear from some of the
cousins l live out in the country and
you all see I get very lonely. Can any
of you tell me what 1 can do for pastime!
am fair and my age is 20 years. l will
answer all letters from the cousins with
WILLIE OWENS.
P. ST. am sending five cents for the
little orphan.
Hello, Auntie: Here 1 come for my first
visit in 1922. SO you cousins move over and
let me get next to Aunt Julia for brief
chat. What are you cousins doing I1son; for
your New Years resolutions? Down where
the "Old Homers" live they used to use
the expression, IF wishes. were horses,
true I'd wish one and all of you a happy
New Year, which I trust you'll have: It's
the rule to describe yourself, isn't it?
Well, III omit it this time by saying I'm
years young. If any of you cousins want
to correspond with a jolly st. Pauls girl,
let your cards and letters fly to
st. Pauls, n. C.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
| come three South Carolina kids knocking for
| admttance. We, like most of the cousins,
live in the country. and like it fine. We
| are going TO school now and have fine
| teacher: her, name is Miss Annie Aiken.
| We are all medium complexion, dark hair.
| Agnes has gray eyes. We are from thir-
| teen to fifteen years old, What do you
| cousins do for pastime? We read, tat and
crochet. Don't you all think it is real
| nice of Aunt Julia to give us space in the
| good cd journal to get acquaintedf We
do and are sure sure, y0n 90 too b why ny DON in,t
write to the Letter Box? The other states
| are getting far ahead of us. So let's fall
| in line and catch up. Your new nieces and
cousins, ~
BESSIE WYL1E.
| WILLIE CURRY.
! Cornwen, S. C.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here come
| two sisters to join your happy band of boys
! and girls. We take the dear old journal,
| and think it a grand paper. Bessie has
| fair complexion, medium dark hair, age be-
| tween nineteen and twenty-three. Who can
| guess right? Eliza has written once. SO
| will only tell my age, which is twelve.
| We live on a farm, and like it fine. We
| wish some of you cousins had been with US
Christmas We are sure would have
| had good time. All you cousins write to
u.s. Your cousins. -
BESSIE DENMARK.
| ELIZA DENMARK.
Jasper Fla, R. G. 3 Box 3.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here 1
| come again, knocking for admittance. Please
move over, cousins, and let me have
| seat by Aunt Julia, just about 20 minutes.
away out in the country. and believe me,
| sure do like country life fine. What do
you cousins do for pastime? I work in
| the field and help do the Homework, go
visiting and go to dances. If there Is any
thing I enjoy it is going to dances. Come
on, you Florida boys and girls, and don't
let the other states get ahead of us. Well,
| 1 won't describe myself this time, only
| inst ell my age, it is sweet sixteen. Some
| of you boys and girls write to Florida
| kid; will answer all / can. Your niece
and cousin,
Jasper, Fla, r. CO, Box 8.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here come
three North Carolina girls. Say, cousins
the weevils This gives the pest such