Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-19

My home is in the long leaf pine belt. The
timber is being cut now. They draw the
logs to the train with skidder.. 1t surely
does tear up the land. Some of you cousins
come and spend the summer with me, we
will have a time eating watermelons and
peaches an Numerous other things that grow
on a farm. Cousins, NUdId like TO CORE
spend with some of you. Your loving cousin,
BERTHA BROWNLEE.
Andalusa, Ala. Rute D. Box 81.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: / just got
through reading The Journal. n,;,a. surely uaetE
of Huntsville, Ala. l live on the farm
and surely do like it; ! 60 to to PULASKI
my teacher School was out Friday, April
Is / was in the sixth grade; took county
examination but haven't heard from my
paper yet; I will say Leila Bell CarneIs
July 2? I will leave my age for you to
guess, between 10 and 10 years. and will
picture of my yard blooming. l had better
leave or Aunt Julia will not print this.
ANNIE MAE JOHNSON.
Merindianyille, Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here l come
and Won must lot me in and l promise not
to stay very long. 1 have wanted to write
to the letter box for long time, but was
| afraid Dear Auntie wouldn't print it, but
now DelleVe Sne Will print InlS one w ia
have you cousins been doing for pastime
| guess most of you are going to school. !
am not and haven't been any this winter.
l live q farm of about two hundred
acres We have lots of fruit trees. You
cousins come over and we will have some
fun; when the weather gets warm we will
go swimming. We have one of the best
swimming pools you ever saw. How do
you cousins like boat riding? l surely like
1t, though 1 would not like to boat ride
in the river now, for it has been raining
iS nj no ha0 Ike nd
over our fields. il any of the cousins care
to write to me. ] would be glad to hear
from them, and 1 will answer all | can
Who can guess my age? My birthday is
August 81. Ny age is between 13 and IL
| With love and best wishes to all, am,
new cousin.
RALPH CHUMBLER.
Gaylesville, Ala
Hello, Cousins and Auntie, Too: How IS
everybody today Want to know if you will
admit another little Alabama girl into your
happy band I, too, am a country girl, like
country life fine. l dove fancy work and
do a lot of it. l coos. wash dishes, sweep,
! in fact anything that is to do in the house.
keep house for my daddy my
oldest sister that was at home got killed the
14th of February, and mother has heen dead
nine years. We live on a farm of 800 acres
which we own, two miles south of Cherokee,
Ala. l love to read, have read a lots; we
take McCalPs, Comfort, Journal, Commercial
and lots of other magazines. 1 enjoy them
ALL and especially the Letter Box. 1 guess
lots of you are working in the garden by
now, we have planted a great many things.
Have onions nearly big enough to eat.
wish Aunt Julia would put her picture at
the head of the Letter Box. How many
agree with me Just look at the hands, So
come on, Aunt Julia, and head the Letter
Box with your picture. Come again. Elmer
Bridges, Of North Carolina, your letters are
fine. can describe myself with five words,
good looking. fat and jolly. 1 don't as
many letters from Alabama as l would like.
My birthday is the 18th of May. Who is my
twin nAll of you write to me. l will an
swer If they don't come by millions. Your
new cousin, LOLA HARGETT.
Cherokee, Ala, Route 8.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: We have
been taking The Journal this year and like
it fine, especially the cousins corner. Have
decided would %rite but can't write good
Letter like some Of the cousins. l live in
the country, four miles west of the thriving
little town called Bodwon. / like the coun-
try. though believe I would rather live in
town. so l could go to school more regularly.
we have only five months schOl, and l 40
not go more than half the time. l live
mile and half from school, in the sew
enth grade, will soon be really for the
eighth. | am thirteen years old. would
like to take art sa | had rather draw than
do anything. Am glad spring has come
thiuk spring the prettiest season in the year.
like to gather the wild flowers, hear the
| birds sing and look at tn etrees. IT see
luis tetleT III print Will write AGAIN eo1iiS
time. II any of the cousins would like to
correspond with me 1 would like some corre-
spondents By-by for this time. from your
new cousin. VIVIAN JACKSON
Dear Aunt Julia and Folks: May I enter
into your band again, 10 thank you for
printing my other letter? 1 received so
many nice letters that 1 was unable to an
swer all. 49,
Say. Annie Daniel, from Hawkinsville,
| why didn't you answer my letter? 1 fell
very much in love with YOU. Here's hoping
YOU will answer vet. Come again, Lillian
Watts: l enjoy reading your letters.
am member of the Junior Poultry
club and will raise Barred Rocks. How