Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26

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November %, 1922.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will
| you allow me a seat by the fire for
| a long chat? If SO, please, cousins,
move over and let me sit by Auntie
| if you don't mind. I'll try not to
| be rude and over-stay my welcome.
| First, l want to say l have been a
silent reader of the Letter Box"
| for long time and do enjoy it so
very much. Second, / was born in
Arkansas, but have spent almost all
by life in Georgia. If you will per-
| init me space Ill tell you of my two
months stay in Alabama. l was in
Gadsden, an Alabama city. Quite a
| lot of sights 1 saw, and friend
| and I took a hike up and over the
| top of Lookout mountain. We saw
! many things-too numerous to men
| ton all. Above us as we went up
| the mountain were huge rock cliffs,
and when We climbed to the top of
| one cliff I stepped out into the top
| of a large oak tree, and the way L
| had to get to the foot of the cliff
again was to go down the tree. An
other beautiful scene was the black
| waterfalls at the back of the noun
tain. The falls, were about $50 feet.
One. could walk 100 feet back under
the rocks at the falls. They had
steps made in them. | saw the big
sham battle in Gadsden. 1t was a
continuous roar of guns for an hour
and a half. Many airplanes sailed
over and dropped bombs, and the
machine guns would shoot at the
airplanes. Every kind of gun
was used from a little % rifle to
the machine guns and bombs. Thefe
were twenty thousand or more peo-
pie present and about or acres
of cars, as thick as they could
stand.
This would not be any sight to
the ex-soldiers. They have seen
sights, but it would mean lots to
our country cousins. There were
present also $500 high school schol-
ars from Gadsden.
| hope the cousins, both girls and
boys, will write to me. VIII promise
the first one a photo of myself. VINO
will be first? Will answer all let
tiers and cards.
Your cousin,
WOODIE GARRETT.
r. 5, Adairsville. Ga.
December %, 1922.
Hello Auntie and Cousins: Here
is the same girl again. You see L
was encouraged by seeing my other
letter in print, so am coming to
visit again Thank you, Aunt julia,
for admitting me to your happy
band of boys and girls. l have re-
ceived several letters, and have en-
joyed reading them. Well, cousins,
winter will soon be here with it's
frost and ice. Even now the wind
comes sweeping around the corners,
and makes one think of the long
winter evenings with the bright fire
light and good book.
How many of you like to read? Oh,
my, look at the hands that are
raised I had no idea so many of
as /. I've had the incest trip since
writing you. Shall l tell you about
it? Who was it that said, Eyes, if
you will only promise to hurry?"
I'm beginning right now, so listen.
In September, my father and two OF
my brothers decided to visit my
fathers people who live in North
Carolina. OF course when they said
they were going, | wanted to go, and
after a good bit of persuasion they
promised I should go. Well, l was
so excited l could hardly wait until
we were ready At last we were
started, and OH, you can't imagine
how all of us enjoyed the trip. We
arrived at my uncle's home on Thurs
day afternoon, and as we hadn't
written them we were coming, natu-
rally they were very much surprised.
My brothers and l had never seen
any of our relatives there except an
uncle and two cousins. Needless 70
say, in a short time, cousins began
arriving from all sides. | can't tell
you what a grand time we had. We
only spent one week, though, and the
last day we We're there we had
family reunibn.' My, 1 wish you
could have eaten dinner with us.
Everything nice and good was pre-
pared. The following day, we start
ed home, each feeling they had had
the very best time ever. Cousins,
how and where are you planning to
spend Christmas? I've always spent
Christmas at home, because it seems
like I'd rather be there than any
where else Christmas. l hope old
Santa will be very good to each of
you, and Aunt Julia, too and make
you have merry time.
Your niece and cousin,
RUBY WADDELL,
Iron City, Ga.
Hinesville, Ga, Nov. 3, 1922.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: How
are you folks getting along these
nice cool days? Just fine, l hope.
l am, I'm sure.
How long have you cousins been
going to school? 1t has been near
ly three months since ours started. l
have had two monthly tests already.
My teachers name is Miss Mary
Fraser. She is real nice.
How many of you like to read.
certainly do
Helen isn't coming this time. We
certainly do thank Aunt Julia for
printing our last letter.
l would like to get some books
from the cousins. Who has Scottish
Chiefs" Dorothy Dalton's Fresh
man Year" and THE Girl From the
Big Horn Country" If you will
lend them to me I will take good
care of them and return as soon as
1 get through reading them. Will
appreciate the loan very much.
You cousins write me; some from
every state. You will be sure to get
an answer. Love to all.
SALLIE PASSMORE.