Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-17
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
'aeIp for the HeIpless-Kindness to
All Dumb Things"


All Dumb Things"
Rules
No unsigned letters printed.
No letter written on both sides OF
paper printed. mn
words.
Dear Children:
You will, I know, say good for
you, Dorothy and Maggie Baker,
when you read their joint letter at
the head Of our letter box.
It is just fine to have two OF our
girls come to us with such intimate
and good advice, and I feel sure
that YOUR letter will be help 10
many girls who are not so lucky IN
having brothers, and SO can not nave
such a close view of their intimate
thoughts on such subjects.
Lovingly, AUNT JULIA.
P. Swatch out for an Honor
Roll next week.
Mildred Jones, there was no pho
tograph Enclosed in your letter; 1
was so disappointed.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: noticed
in the paper today Aunt Julia spoke OF
decided. rs the fall was so far off, would
send in the history Of the weeping Willow,
one of our most beautiful trees, ana maybe
it would be as warmly welcomed now Us
then. The weeping willow tree came 10
America through the medium Of Alexander
Pope, the poet, who planted willow 1--WE
at his Twickenham yiila, on t ne h Irnh n .
box of figs sent from Smyrna by 1rleno'
| who had lost his all in the South Sea Dupple,
and had gone to that distant LAND 10 reeoup
prif iph
came to Boston with the army sent to crush
the rebellion Of the American colonies,
brought with him a twig from Pope's now
beautiful tree, intending 70 eo painG Settle
down on lands confiseated from the con
| quered Americans. The young officer, as
appointed in these expectations. gave ms
Park Curtis, son Of" the wife Of George
Washington, who planted it on his Abindon
estate, in Virginia. 1t thriyed and became
the progenitor of our willow tT psIop An
RichIands, N. c., Route 2.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Wil you
please admit q Georgia girl into your happy
| band of boys and girls? have written twice
before. am 13-year-old school glri ana
am in the 9Th grade. | will describe my
self / am fair complexion, golden halr
| and blue eyes. I am the only girl at home.
have a brother 10 years older than l: For
| pets have a pet pig, little yellow kitten
and pony. L Would IKE 10 eAch"HSo
tiers with any of you Cousins AS a short
letter is the rule I better run home. Bye
bye. Auntie. All you Cousins write me-
please. .,,as,n -.,vzD
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: After so
long a time I will write to you all again:
Come on all you boys and girls around
Shellman and write to Aunt Juiia's Letter
Box. You don't know how "big" you feel
|
Cousins, aren't you all glad spring is
| here? Every thing is so pretty, the trees
are so pretty and green and flowers bloom
ing everywhere. But still better Is the
| good old fish frys at the creeks and the
ones that like to go in bathing can 80 in
| I want to ask you all favor and ask
riddle then I will 20. If any one has the
book, Lydia OF the Pines, Will tney
please lend it to me? When I get through
die: Big at each end, little in the middle.
! digs up dirt and plays like fiddle. Now,
| guess. 1 know every body knows that one.
think the Question Box" is a good
| ing all the papers the Question Box" Is in.
Some time some one may want to know
something, Then can refer to the "oues-
Well. guess better close. If anyone
"'' "N' ETHEL HAY.
Shellman, Ga, Route L.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I am a
young boy age IS. Will be II this 21st of
August. I really want to join your club.
Please accept me as one of your Cousins.
have been reading your letter box for
quite a few months: 1t has been my am
| club, but 1 just kept postponing it, and
now at lasS I am determined to join.
must say I enjoy reading the letter box
| very enuch. The letter from different Cou-
| sins are inst pnifipent.
| Good luck and best wishes to you and all
! of the Cousins.
/ Your new, ambitious Cousin,
JOHN FL. COTTON, JR.
400 Blunt St., Guntersville, Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia: have been read
ing what other boys and girls have writ
| ten to you and have become interested in
the letter box, so / thought I would write
| a letter and enter this happy band, I am
boy 10 years old and have been going
to school. 1 am in the ninth grade. ]
have wanted to get into band like this
for long time and think this is the right
one for all boys and girls. 1 will close
/ awaiting an early response. Sincerely yours.
EARLE YELLOW.
Route A, Bastic. N. c.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; Will you
please admit FLORIDA Cracker" into your
happy band? live on a farm rs miles
south of the state capital and five miles
from the famous Panacea Springs, sum-
mer resort; people come from all over the
United States to- spend while at the
springs. / thirteen years old and in
the eighth grade at school, have to milk
four cows, not in love with my job.
My little brothers have yoke of oxen and
drive them all around. We are going to
take some kodak pictures Of them soon.
How many of you cousins like flowers?
do. we have all kinds shrubs, bulbs,
tubers and vines There is large lake
ming real often: 1 am fond Of reading
and music. Will some of you cousins
please send me the songs .'Margie" and
s'Let the Rest of the World Go By"
Must stop, hoping to see this in print.
''''e - 'ON ANNIE BAKER.
Arran, Fla. .-a....
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Why so
happy. cousins? Oh. l know. Vacation is
here Well, nine long months of study
don't usually tend to make one weep when
| vacation comes, do they? Unless the weep
ing is for joy. How many OF you book
in it I write the name Of every book
read and it's author. You've no idea how
it improves your reading, for you soon have
a desire to see the names of only good
books appear in your dairy. So that you
won't be ashamed to show it to your
mother or father or any Of your friends.
For when they look at your book diary:
cousins, they will be catching glimpse of
your character. Cousins, don't you wish
we had a way of knowing each other when
we meet? 1 mean Of knowing that we
belong to Aunt Julta's family! 1 Know
we'd be recognizing cousins all up and
down the street. ! will close now, with
the hope that you, Aunt Julia, and all Of
you cousins will enjoy every minute Of
your vacation. If any Of you cousins have
the inclination, write, l assure you an
answer.
With best wishes, -
Waycross. Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will You
please admit two North Carolina girls into
your happy band of boys and glrlsE we
| certainly do enjoy reading the cousins let
tiers, and think the letter box the best
cents per pound. This is the figure
we are paying here at the college