Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-07
On-my-Way-to-NeW-Orleans,

words.
On-my-way-to-N ew-Orleans,
October 2, 1922.
This is my very first trip in this
direction, and it is certainly inter
esting, I hate to think of wasting a
minute of the time in sleep, but I'M
less 1 go to sleep early I'll be apt to
sleep late and miss the beautiful
sight of the bay. That I want to
see and write you about when l re-
turn.
Wish you were with me.
Lovingly,
Aunt Julia.
Dearest Aunt Julia: Will you admit a girl
from Mississippi into your happy band OF
bows and girls? Father has not been taking
The Journal long but enjoy the letters very
much. What have you cousins been doing!
I have been doing my club sewing. ] am
poultry club girl, and have the Barred Rock
chickens Through the club work ! have
larned to make baskets Of honeysuckle
vines and many other things Last year l
won a free trip to the state short course at
Hattiesburg. / also live on a farm and en-
joy it fine. I am thirteen years OF age and
am in the eighth grade. My school will start
before long. new cousin and niece,
INEz CALLAWAY.
Louisville. Miss, Route 4.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you allow one
more Florida Cracker to join your columns
or letter box? 1 live on the farm raised on
the farm, love farm life. Own several hun
bred acres in one body, all under good fence.
Raise lots of nice stock and to pass off the
from the many cousins from the various
states and as 1 have just finished reading
them all over in my last Tri-Weekly Jour
nal, l have decided TO drop letter in the
box and If worthy of the printing will only
be too glad to hear from just as many of the
cousins as would like to write. Will prom
ise to answer all promptly. While only
kid in ways and looks, l was born in New
bern, N. c., January 81, 1915. War married
fifteen years had as good loving wife who
passed away last January, leaving me alone.
Have no brother or sisters or children to
comfort me. Only an aged mother Of the
few years of rs. l have a small orange
grove, live near the noted Wissahiccon or
ange grove. l contract all the hauling this
season expect some twenty-five thousand
boxes of oranges, tangarines and grapefruit.
Probably l can exchange fruits with some of
the lovely cousins this winter, for 1 see some
are from the apple growing districts and I
will not forget the dear old auntie. May
we become better acquainted as the time
rolls on. All write, will be glad to answer.
Your new cousin,
II. ClN1h.
Sparrs, Fla, Box II.
Dear Folks: Won't you please move over
and make room for two friends from the
land of Sunshine and FlowersT' We read
the letter box and think our ""--"- is grand.
Cousins, what do you all do for pasJIn%, these
hot summer days? We do nothing as near
as possible. We both live on farms and en-
joy it fine. I, Gladys, wouldn't change
places with any of you city cousins. l.,
Charlie, enjoy the country with its freedom.
Please, won't some Of you cousins send
Gladys the words to the songs, Pretty Lit
tie Rainbow and "Tired Of Me-" Gladys
has written the letter box three times be-
fore, but Charlie is a new cousin. Gladys
suggests that we accept him into our jolly
circle. We will not describe ourselves, only
say that we will be delighted to hear from
cousins, one and all. We are about to for
get, onr ages are, or between sixteen and
twenty-four. Whose birthdate is April 1s,
or October 10? Let us hear from them
others, too. Let Us hear from all cousins
from everywhere. Sincerely we are,
CMiss) GLADYS STUART, and
(Mr) CHARLES W. MARTIN.
Fort White, Fla, Route A.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: have been
reading The Journal for some time and l
certainly enjoy reading the letter box. l
have been trying to gather up enough cour-
age to write and have finally succeeded.
live on the famous Indian River, in the or
fruit, just come down to see me and we will
not only eat fruit, but we will also have a
jolly good time along with it. l have never
seen letter in the letter box from this part
of Florida, 50 I thought I would write 80
that people in other parts of the country
would know that we were not quite eaten
up by the mosquitoes. / spent two very
enjoyable months in Jacksonville and Pablo
Beach, Fla, this summer, some of you cous-
ms ust ought to have been with me. 1 will
soon be going to school again as our school
starts the 18th of September. I will grad
uate this next spring and l will surely be
course, when l finish school, l think every
boy and girl should try to get a good edu-
cation 80 they can depend on themselves for
their living. Well, / must come to a close
as my letter is rather lengthy. Some of you
cousins write to real jolly southern girl Of
GUss1B RYALL.
Sebastian. Fla, Box 8.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I guess
you all remember me as l am one of the
old cousins. Thank you, Aunt Julia, for
printing my other letter, for 1 received lots
of nice letters from the cousins. I am stay
ing with my aunt over here at Arcadia,
ana l am having nice time on a farm.
MY Oldest cousin owns a large grove and
have plenty of oranges when they are ripe.
How many Of you cousins like Japan per-
simmons? They grow as large as teacups
and are seedless, They are getting ripe
here now. They ripen mostly in September
Auntie and 1 have been canning guayas and
making guava jelly for the winter. South
Florida is noted for pineapples, mangoes,
guavas and other tropical fruits Arcadia
ships more citrus fruit and cattle than airy
other place in Florida, All you Florida
boys and girls better hurry up or the other
states will get ahead of us. All you cousins
write to a lonely south Floida girl. An
old cousin, MYRTLE HETM
Arcadia, Fla. Route A. Box 1872.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
girl from, the land of flowers to join
and give me seat by Aunt Julia. What
do you all do for pastime? I help mamma
and play the piano and Victrola. I live
IN the country and enjoy living there very
birthday, April LIST? All you cousins near
my age write to me. Your new cousin,
LOWE E. BATEMAN.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
new cousin. I tried to gain admittance
and like farm life fine. What do you cous-
ms do for pastitme? go fishing and swim
ming. All you cousins write and 1 will
promise you answers. 1 am between II and
~. Your new cousin,
W. B. TERRELL.
Williston, Fla, Route A, Box 4S.
My dear Aunt Julia: Here I come again
but it has been a long time since I last
wrote to the dear letter box. l was lust
a girl, fourteen years. when I fist wrote
!! think 1t was some other paper then Since
then l have married; been married eighteen
years: have four children, Edith, Minor, nv
only boy and twin girls, Mary Frances and
Fedora Margaret, now ten years old. We
nave oranges, mangoes, Avocado pears
grapes and bananas for our fruit also
guavas. l make a lot of guava Jelly. How'd
you like to have some, aunty. Hope my
letter doesn't find the waite basket.
VIII close. Write to me. Would ike to
exchange flowers with you all.
Your cousin,
(MRS.) JULIA STEWART.
Banyan, Fla, Aug. %, 1922.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will Won
admit south Florida cousin in your happy
band. l will promise not to stay long
The last time 1 wrote to the letter box
l lived in Georgia, but two years ago we
came to Florida and l Just like down here
fine. We live near the little town of Alma,