Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-17
AUNT JULIA''S COUNCIL
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
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| My Dear Children-How did
wish for you in New Orleans. 1t
would have been such fun to have
you with me when I visited the
quaint old French section. And you
would have been quite as thrilled
twelve-foot waves on Lake Ponchar-
train. They beat against the sea
wall and sent great flying sprays Of
salt water over the top of the wall
and across the road. They tell me
that sometimes they are heavier
still.
Beside the beauty Of the city and
the great difference Of the architec-
ture in the French quarters, found
| the putting up Of the new sky
scrapers most entertaining. These
| buildings have foundations Of cy-
press piles, driven many, many feet
into the ground. You know you
strike water so soon when you dig
for a foundation. The cypress does
iet, nil
is driven down on top Of another
until a solid foundation is made. Of
course concrete Is used, too. 1t takes
about as long to lay the foundation
as to erect the buildings, and
there are many skyscrapers in New
Orleans. Think Of the work and the
energy, to say nothing Of the money
necessary for the erection of one
building.
This was my first view Of the Mis-
sissippi and a levee, and you may
imagine how interested I was.
Lovingly, AUNT JULIA
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Good after
noon, everybody. My. but isn't it cold?
Am sitting here writing. with the doors and
windows all closed and my winter wrap on
and 1 am about to freeze now, or will like
! am about cold enough to freeze. I'll
| just bet all of you cousins think it queer
| to hear talking about cold weather,
don't you? But you see the majority of
you live in the sunny south, where it never
| gets cold while I live away up here in
| Iowa, where, during the winter months, we
have an abundance Of cold and snow and
visit you, but you see 1 like to stop in for
a little talk once in a while. No, am
stranger no longer, for have been with
you before and I expect many Of you re-
l w Uoa ho vo
| had here this summer was about two weeks
ago, and it was 101 degrees in the shade
then. We Iowa FOLKS thought that was
plenty. warm. This is certainly fruit
| year for Iowa. We have So much fruit
| here. Early in the spring came strawber
rfes. then followed gooseberries, currants,
summer apples were ripe and then came
plums, peaches, pears and grapes. The
peaches, pears and grapes are just now
ripe and everybody, that is all the house
jelly. Later on will come the fall and win
| ter apples. You see we do not lack for
fruit in our state. No. I'll not tell my age.
I'll just leave that for you to guess. Won
der who will come nearest to guessing it
| right? I'll not bother you any longer now,
| but I'll step aside and give my place to the
next caller. I would be glad to receive let
tiers from all you cousins
GOLDA NJ. FREY.
Van West. Ia. Box 1O5.
Hello, Aunt Julia, Cousins, One and All!
! No doubt You will be surprised to hear from
a little Georgia girl. but, as I have written
once before, 1 thought that I would en-
deavor to enter again, and to thank Aunt
Julia for printing my letter. Say, cousins
| don't You all think Aunt Julia a dear aunt !?
l do, and do wish so much that I could be
with her for one day, If no longer. I know
that 1 would enjoy myself very much.
| Cousins, I will not describe myself this
time, will only say that today is my birth
day-September 13-and am twenty years
old, so you see 1 am not an old maid yet.
l will say adieu you cousins let me hear
| from you. EFFIE HITCHCOCK.
Milledgeville, Ca. R. F. D. g.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
girl from Georgia, and may l get ac-
quainted with some Of you cousins? 1 have
been reader Of the Letter Box for some
time, but this is my first time to write. I
NAE PITTMAN.
Lula, Ca, Route 1.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Although
you never dreamed that such creature as
myself existed, 1 feel as if we were already
friends. For several years have been con-
slant reader of the dear old Journal, and
it seems as if an indefinable something
keeps urging me to write, so l cannot resist
the temptation any longer. although will
not write much as I can't write as inter-
estng q letter as some of the cousins. For
amusement read, write, play the piano and
make tatting. l, like many Of the other
cousins, love flowers, and music. My favor
| lite yard flower is the rose, and porch flow
er is the fern. like instrumental music
better than any other kind. 1 have no ia
vorite books, as like both novels and wild
west stories. live on farm and like
farm life fine, as 1 enjoy going in swim
ming, eating peaches, chewing cane and
many other things there are to do on farm
will soon begin going to school and will
study the eighth grade. Will give pen
picture Of myself and 70. Close your eyes
and Imagine slender girl, light brown,
curly hair, gray eyes and fair complexion. l
am fifteen. My birthday is second of De-
cember. All of the cousins write to new
| Georgia cousin. ETHEL Sap.
! Eastman, Ca, Route s.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you please admit a
Georgia girl into your happy band? live in
the country and enjoy country life. How do
you cousins like music? ] am very fond OF
music. My age is between twelve and six
teen. I will close for this time. hoping to
hear from all yuo cousins. Will answer all
letters and cards l receive. Best wishes to
all. (Miss) GLADYS BREW DR.
Lumber City, Ca, R. F. D. 1, Box 12O.
Dear Aunt julia Will you please admit
Georgia girl into your happy band of
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