Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-18
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AUNT JULIA.


| 70 van ali will admit happy little Alabama
girl into your interesting Letter BON Nv
| am not wealthy, nor pretty, put just nap
nv. because l know l am blessed. My par
ents are still living and all OF my protheI RS, ,,
7 haven't any sister, but l know l have the
sweetest baby brother in the world. I'VE
on a farm and enjoy it very much. CouIu
notenjoy anything any more than 90 farm
life. How ] wish l could see an you couS.
ms and dear Aunt Julia, too know she
is so nice and kind to us all. L read all the
letters in the Letter Box. and love all OF
you cousins. Wish you all were where you
could visit me. L know we would nave a
iolly good time. ] am visiting my grand
narents now, and my auntie and myself are
having some jolly times. l am girl, elSht
cen years of age. L hope to hear from an
of YOU cousins. Please write me. Morning
would please me SO as to hear from you az
I will answer every letter l receive. With
love to you all, and kiss to Aunt Julla.
MY little auntie. Louvicie, sends her love-
too. 1,,
Dear. Aunt Julia and Cousins: May 1
come in for few minutes? | won't stay
long. No, / am not a farm girl. l wish
was, because 1 feel out of place among you
farmer lads and lasses. If I should take a
subject, it would be confidence. If we nave
confidence in ourselves when we try to 90
something that looks or seems Impossible
for us to do; il we just touch it and run
away we'll come in contact with 1t again
some other day. but if we believe we can do
it, and grasp it firmly and hold tight,
though it goes up, down, sideways or how
ever it may, we can master it, Do you
cousins like to read? / surely do, and spend
most of my time reading. am specially
fond OF poetry. Our Georgia poet Sidney
Ianier, is a favorite of mine. His poems
are very good. Not many, people like shake
speares writings as well ! do. Much
good can be derived from his pieces. grhis
is one quotation from Shakespeare that
like: "Above all. to thine own self be
true. and as night must follow day, thou
canst not then be false to anyone" Who
has my birthday. March %? L am fifteen
years of age. You cousins, all of you. write
to me and send your photo, too. for L want
to make cousins album. I'll answer every
letter received-or have some to helr
me do it. 1 will close. sincere niece and
cousin.
MISS MARY MAUDE swEARINGEN.
Clyde, Ga.
Dearest Auntie, Heyo Cousins: Now
cousins. don't get frightened for I'm the
same Georgia girl knocking for admittance
again. And please, cousins. don't think
am intruding for coming again SO soon, fol
l just can't stay away any longer. Oh,
thank you dearly. Aunt Julia, for printing
my other letter. Hope you will print this
| one. ! don't think [ will take subject. but
if l should take a subject it would be
friends, and if there is anything 1 like bet
ter than friends it is more friends. If there
is any one we dislike we can be kind tC
| them and make them like us. Hello, Bessie
Hudson. You have my birthday, February
| 6. Has anyone else my birthday? Irms
Trynham> l agree with you for l think ev
| erybody should be- Bernice Beatty, come
| again. Your letters are always interesting
l know most of the cousins agree with me
| if not all of them. If any of YOU cousins
have the book of Dora Dean please lend il
| to me. | will return the favor in any way
| l can. IL any one wants the words of thu
songs. when You and 1 Were Young
Maggie" when You Wore a Tulip and
Wore Big Red Rose and Last Night.
| L Will send them to you. l guess I am lik
most of you cousins. going to school ant
pushing onward for an education for
| think everybody should strive for edu
cation. We have real good teacher, on,
| that makes us move around somewhat fast
| Guess most of You cousins are getting read!
for Christmas. 1 hope everybody will b.
made glad by old Santa coming with man,
presents and toys. am looking for ole
Santa to come and fill my stocking to tn
brim. 1 wonder if all of you cousins ar
| like me, glad that Christmas will soon b
here. | am looking forward for a grant
time. We are grinding cane now, so yol
| see m getting sweet Wish all of yo
cousins were here with me. We'd have
grand time. / am thanking Aunt Julia 70
printing my other letter. If anybody wishe
to correspond with black haired girl, JUS
| write to me. / will answer all letters an
| cards received, and all that send their phot
! Will get one of mine in exchange Auntie
| | think the story of the Indians is real in
teresting. Lots of love.
Pelham, Ca. R, F. d. ..
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please a.
nit me for a short chat and I'll promise no
to detain You very long. Thanks Aun
Julia. l have read the letters in the Lette
Box for long time and have never decide
10 write myself until now, and even as d
so I haven't the least doubt but what tn
Wastebasket will be my final resting place
But, should you favor NE by placing this Il
the Letter Box. I'll promise to be real goo
and answer each and every letter I receive
and also will send a snapshot of myself an
IeXas pony. Listin, cousins! Write to m
and III tell you lots about the Mexican bo1
der and the Texas panhandle. also about tn
beauty of ranch life. as I've been on
ranch for a number OF years and am yer
fond Of same. have Travelled quite 10
over the states, Mexico, Cuba. France, Ems
war with the Dixie division. If anvOn
should see this who served in the One Hun
| dred and Twenty fourth infantry during tb
world war, l would greatly appreciate it
they would write me. ! am hetwee
, eighteen and twenty five years OF age. T
the one who will guess the nearest to tn
DAY, month and year I was born l will h
; especially good 10 them and present the1
with the best box of fancy stationery ca
get-at least 81 box. Listen. Aunt Julia
, Please print this, as | want to try and trac
up some mighty dear friends that l kno'
take The Journal. j would especially apprt
ciate hearing from Jefferson, Fitzgerald
Dry Branch and Morrow. Ga, and fror
Madison. Tampa. Key West and MAN
Fla; from Caffney, s. C.. and from rincL
ard, Rrundidce. Troy n7"r' " ." '--