Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-18
Asheville, N. c.

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Asheville, N. C.
Dear Children:-
Here I am in the Land Of the
Sky, and truly all the wonderful
things I've heard about this scenery
only half describes it.
We. came from Atlanta to Green
vile by train, then from Greenville
to Asheville by automobile.
Now I'm going to tell you a Sc
cret, your Aunt Julia had a number
of shivers as we went speeding
around curves on those long grades.
I do not believe I'm very strong
hearted when it comes to narrow
lodges and sharp curves. The seem
cry was we'll worth any nervous
ness might have had, however, and
l m glad we made the trip that way.
I do not know how many of you
| cousins have been to Grove Park
Inn, but I wish you all could be
here now. How many of you have.
! seen a stone mantle and fire place
so big that six foot logs may be
burnt in the fireplace and the rest
of the chimney be big enough for
| a full size passenger elevator to
run in the other side? That's what
they have at Grove Park Inn. The
whole building is of stone, wonder
| fully built and beautifully finished.
Will have more to tell you hen
AUNT JULIA.
Bryson City, N. G.
June 4th, 1922.
| My Dearest Auntie and Cousins
Will you hear the knock Of
tar heel boy from the dear old hills
Of western Carolina. And kindly al
low me a seat close by some Of
the cousins who have written me
such dear letters. I am very much
| pleased that over five years ago I
became acquainted with this soul.
stirring circle of cousins and nieces.
And since have received so many
nice letters and photos. So many
! thrilling stories and poems have
been sent me that am now MAX
! ing up very handsome book which
I call the cousins book 1t is
| morocco loose leaf and it's pages
now number about 100. At it's COM
pletion it will be 800 pages or more
Made up by the cousins only, and
of short stories and poetry, debates,
| riddles and many other amusing
writings. I shall appreciate very
much getting acquainted with lots
more Of the cousins, and invite all
to help enlarge the book. Now.
II.
| country? I do not live in the city
nor close to the highway, but back
among the small slopes of the grand
old Smokes, although just two miles
from town I call my home in the
country. A very beautiful mountain
rises to a heighth of one mile on
, the west of our village, and on the
east an excellent scenery of noun
tains. Down the valley ripples a
stream Of silvery water filled with
notable CALIFORNIA;, and in our forest
all kinds Of sweet singing birds swell
their throts and unnamable varieties
of game and large folws roam about
One Of the most noted of large fowls
Is the wild turkey Of which our
number is great, and Of the large
| game we have the bear, which
| dwells abundantly back among the
large slopes around the brink of the
Balsanns. Our water is the coolest
and purest and the air is always
full Of breeZes, our climate cannot
be beat for raising anything needed
in the food line. Our winters are
never severe, and for a fruit country
1t holds the banner. Thousands OF
trees are now swinging their boughs
with the finest fruits grown. Peo-
pie work but very little. Pleasure
and health is our motto. Cousins
write. Answers guaranteed.
ALNZO WEBB,
Bryson City, N. c
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here we
come knocking for admittance. If you will
let us In we promise not to stay long.
| What do You cousins do for pastme? We
read, go swimming, roam over the woods
and 60 horseback riding. We, like most
OF the cousins, live in the country, and like
1t Just fine. Oh, just wait one moment,
I. Vida, will be nineteen the fourth of July,
and I, W. L., will be twenty the third of
July. We are real cousins and it seems like
the letter box cousins are. too. We have
a race every day at mail time for The
Journal The first six cousins that we get
one of pictures.
Aunt Julia, we think the question box
just grand: Don't you other cosuins think
so? Yes, I knew you did.
and tell of our surroundings and the prod
ucts of this section.
| We remain your cousins, niece and
| (NTSSl VIVA KuRP