Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-03
AUNT JULIA'S COUNCIL
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THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
'IIeIp for the HeIpless-Kindness to
All Dumb Things"
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'THeIp for the Representatives, to
All Dumb Things"
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No unsigned letters printed.
No letter written on both sides OF
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All letters not to exceed $50 to zoo
words.
Dear Children:
[ am imagining that we are all
sitting together on some lawn, it is
after tea and is cool and pleasant
| and we can hear all the lovely night
noises that only the country can
| boast of. Won't somebody tell us a
good story? What shall it be about?
| Well, for this time let's take a young
boy who is ambitious to succeed.
| Take him through school, tell us
what his thought would be, let him
| plan his future. Don't make your
! ing. Lovingly
| AUNT JULIA.
! Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please allow
me space in the Letter Box for while. 1
! am a constant reader of the Box, and enjoy
| the cousins letters much and wish it was
| so | could meet with each and every one
of You all, but, realizing this to be impos-
| sible, I take this means of assuring you how
| | appreciate reading your letters to the
| Letter Box" They are so cheering in our
| loneliness, and l consider it the most inter
! esting item of the Journal. Cousins, l am
a young man, about the age of twenty-four
! years, and am 5 feet inches high. weigh
plexion and have taught school for the past
| six years. Some of you cousins perhaps.
will realize how busy 1 have been kept and
| the hardships of a ''teacher," yet | will
have to confess that I enjoy the work very
much and especially when the pupils easily
learn the First rule" 1 do wish it were
possible that some of yop cousins could visit
the school room; time YOU could realize who
Now, cousins, 1 will appreciate hearing from
| you all and do promise to answer all letters
received, so let's get busy and become better
| acquainted. Thanking Aunt Julia for her
kindness in allowing me this valuable space,
| and trusting to hear from you cousins at
L. F. CARR.
P. o. Box 1076-C. Summit, Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have been
constant reader of the Letter Box for sew
| eral years and consider it the most inter
esting part of The Journal. The letters are
so interesting and cheering and it affords
us q means by which to become better ac-
quainted. 1 wish it were possible to be able
to meet each and every cousin, but | realize
this to be impossible soa1 take this means
of letting you all know l am still listed
among the living. Cousins, l am a young
lawyer by profession, having practiced law
for the past several years, and will state
like the profession fine, as l am often able
to aid and assist the poor and oppressed and
to give counsel to those who not flnan-
cialy able to pay for such advice, and in all
walks of life we should always keep foremost
In our minds, ''to do unto others as we
would like for them to do unto u.s. else the
golden rule, " and this | always try to do.
Cousins, 1 am somewhere about twenty five
years old and am 3 feet inchesShigh, with
blue eyes, and am fair Completed. l would
appreciate hearing from all You cousins, and
do promise to answer all letters received,
so get busy and let's hear from you. Thank
ing Aunt Julia in advance for her kindness
in allowing me this space, and not wishing
to impose upon your good nature, and realiZ-
ing the longneSs of this letter, | will now
bid you all adieu. Sincerely submitted,
JUDGE HAND.
Lock Box 654-H, Summit, Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
a Georgia boy asking for admittance into
your happy band of boys and girlsi am a
farmer boy. 1 live about five miles from
the little town of Graham. 1 like country
life fine. All you cousins visit me this
summer and we will cat peaches and melons.
All you cousins write to YOUR rev cousin,
j. c. SELLERS.
| Graham, Ca, Route 2, Box 43.
Dear Aunt Julia I wonder if you will let
an Alabama girl join your happy band of
writers? I've been reader of The journal
! since New Year. 1 think the Letter Box is
| grand. 1 also like Dorothy DiX's talk;
| find it very instructive. live in the coun-
try three miles from Larkinsville and five
miles from ScOttsboro. Scottsboro IS the
| county seat of Jackson county; some grand
place 1 notice some Of the cousins enjoy
reading the stories. [ like to read short
stories. l am all alone this afternoon and
| very lonesome, so l am going to ask some
| of the cousins to write me. 1 am going to
| slip out quietly by wishing auntie ruch
success, and hoping to hear from some of
EDNA BREWER.
Larkinsville, Ala.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins VIII you
| permit an old married woman to join your
happy circle? It makes me feel SO good tc
read all those nice letters from all the
! states. 1 am away down in south Fiorlda
! just been here three months, but ike :,
fine. I just want to tell the cousins thal
|, too have some ''feathered friends; they
| eat all my waste scraps from my table, as
have no chickens. The rosebird, the back
bird and jackdaws and doves all come anc
cat. also the mockiAg bird. They keep me
company. 1 love their songs. l have foul
little boys; they like to sit and watch the
birds eat. l am not so old but WhaC hht
such things. 1 also like pretty songs t o,,t
! almost know the song that Odessa sent oul
| last week. ''Nobody's Darling. wan
YOU cousins to send me the song. Green Icy
| Mountain" and also the books. st. Elmo
and Little MarplOt-" Will return th>
| fayors any way l can. Deane Ritche, YOU
| flower seed did we'll and were very pretty
| have moved since then. All who want II
| write to me put just a few or your fayorltt
| flower seed in your letter. / will name Il
the Cousins Flower Bed. Now, Aunt Julia
please print this, for I am so lonely mere
among strangers. Good-by to all. Your new
COUSIN .,
Moore Haven, Fla.
Tap, Tap! Here come again. Pleas
open the door and let us in for it's raining
ont here, We wrote once before and re
ceived so many nice letters we thought W.
would write again. How many of you cous
ms like to go boat riding? We certaml!
do. We rode about mile this AFTERNOON
| bv ourselves Aren't you cousins gla'
snring has come at last? We sure are, TO
there is no season of the year IKE. spring
Our school is out now and we5re awful lone
| some We were promoted to the eight
grade. All of your cousins come down I'M
summer and 90 in swimming with us w
sure would have some fun. We would Xix
| TO hear from a cousin in every state in tn
union. So let your letters fly to us. Wit
avg SALLIE CRYAR.
EXIE MARTIN,
Guntersville, Ala. r. F. D. 1.
Hello. Aunt Julia and Cousins: While
have inst read over the letter box, l though
I would try my third time, as the saylnj
goes. ''try, try again" My favorite gam
in winter is basketball in summer | hav
no certain game. 1 like reading MY IA
yorite book is tom Sawyer" What d.