Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-31

Dear Littlest Children:
1t has been a long time since we
had a chat together, but this morn
ing while I was at breakfast I die
wish so for all of you, of course
the bigger cousins, too, but you lit
tie ones I believe would have got
ten the most pleasure from the
sight out my dining-room window.
We have any number of large
oak trees on this side of the lawn
and this morning they were alive
with birds and squirrels, the colo
snap had sent them hunting fol-
food and water and our boy-of-all-
work had filled fresh pans of water
and scattered grain. Such a noise
blue Jaws and sparrows, Of course
being the noisiest, then we had
thrushes, robins, hooking birds, car
dinals, wrens and the cunningest
tufted tit-mouse, they seemed to
gather from every direction, and it
was great fun to watch them.
Lovingly,
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit an Alabama girl into your
happy band? Aunt Julia, you don't know
how much have appreciated your counsel,
love You ali. Won't you accept my &C
ouaintance? am fun-loving girl Of twenty
summers. l am senior in Camp Ground
High school. l have blonde, curly halr,
blue ewes and fair complexion. live on
a plantation six miles southeast of Hunts,
Vile Ala. / guess some Of you have heard
Of the Jackson Fl Highway, or FLORIDA snort
Route? 1t goes right in front OF my nome.
Perhaps some Of the cousins live on the
same road; if 50. write me, for l might
take little spin some day and stop right
at your door. Say, Aunt Julia. and cous-
ms. do you know the greenest green IN
the green of springtime Isn't it wonderful
that Mother Nature can beautify and clean
up her domain SO nice? Let's heip nature
brighten up, pats, I'm with you, BY clean,
saying, "a sound mind in sound body, y
and put it "a sound body and a sound mind
in IL clean home" | certainly did enjoy
reading Herbert Taylor's and Corporal Pres
1 will be jolly glad and assure you a chat
again want to hear from all of you
cousins. and here's great, big KISS for
Aunt Julia. am your Jolly !t,I new COUSIN
Brownsboro, Ala, II. f, D. /.
Dear Aunt Jullu anu CVuStuS. WIN you
let two Alabama girls enter your jolly band
of girls and boys? If we are admitted we
will come again. We believe Auntie is alovely
lady. II she wasn't she wouldn't give us
such friendly meeting place. HOW many m
Just think how beautiful the green grass
and flowers are. all over the woods. The
dear little birds sing so sweetly and gaiiy'
and violets. l believe all of you cousins
will agree with US that spring is the pref
test season Of the year. We will now
tell something about the place where we
live. 1t is a very beautiful place and il
between two creeks, Just mile to either
one and there is a large spring here. The
water is Just ms clear as can be; It is where
Il large creek starts from known as Big
birthdays? Paulnes is April 10; Myrtle's Is
March IS. Our ages is between Ia and IL
If any of you cousins care to write, send
letters separately. Will close, hoping tc
PAULINE AND Myrtle WILDER.
Cottondale, Ala Route l.
Howdy Auntie. Hello cousins. Will yOl
please give me room for little while
[ just wonder what you al are dom!
these windy days? Enjoying life. | guess
on. but wait lets don't get 100 t1 tnrms
boy of nearly sixteen years. I live tel
miles from any town at all. way out IL
the country. / am proud Of. It,, too, 70
L nave more pleasures Auu ueS'ues, u ~
made the country and man made tn,
city," and so I feel like that this i
the place where I belong.
What DO you cousins do for pastime
reading and playing the organ. although
have uevet taken music, but have al
ways wanted TO. Not boasting at all bu
1 am the "chief musician in our home
with me write to- cor1Is r RrIIR
Jennings, Fla.
Good morning. Auntie and Cousins: How
are YOU enjoying this nice March wealth
er? Oh. 1 think it real fine myself. Tit
birds have begun to sing.
Cousins, I am such an old cousin don
suppose anyone remembers me. l wrote x
Aunt Julias council when it was Aun
Jula's letter box back about 1915. Whel
less. / haven't bothered you to print an
other letter for me. -.
hope some Of you cousins will writ
to me for / get pretty lonesome; Wh'
through this place and listening to tn
birds sing and squirrels bark and pla.
and see Mr.. Fox sometimes,
and have quite a-few, such as roses
forget me nots, dahlias, cosmos, gladiol
daisies. sweet peas, petunias. phloX
asters, tuberoses, hollyhocks, woodbine
of others.
Cousins, some of you come and .yisi
me and / will assure You fine time
Write me each and all. Your old cousin Gus
LEOLA CLYATT.
Chiefland, Fla. Route 1.
Hello, Aunt Julia and All the Cousins
oh! forgot to knock on the door as I was
so anxious to get in. Thank you. I'll take
a seat by Thelma Bourne; we are real
cousins. Oh, my, how pleasant everyone
looks. Yes, I know it is spring time now
and I'm sure We like. for spring to come.
when everything is full Of life and the
beautiful flowers in bloom again. How
many of YOU have lots of pretty flowers
l have several kinds, they are\ all very
pretty. 1 go to school and enjoy. it very
ms who say everyone should strive for an
education. Listen, YOU girls who tat.
would like to exchange designs WITH you.
want to ask you, dear cousins before
me letter, and TIL assure you an answer.
1 thank you, Aunt Julia. for admitting ne
and would like to say TO all of you that
have certainly enjoyed my visit. Hoping
to hear from you boys and girls rea! soon.
Good night to all, Your new cousin,
HATTIE REGISTER.
Stockton. Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Hope you
will accept a few lines from an Old cousin,
| like friends and hope 70 get more. 1t
is numbering and lightning tonight, like
we will have storm. [ live five miles
from the town Of Lexington and go there
to school During my few spare moments
l read books and papers. I think the more
you reah the more beautiful thoughts you
have. And there Is no more uplifting
habit than that of bearing a hopeful atti-
tude Of believing that things are going to
turn out well. that We are going to sue
coed and not fail; that no matter wha:
may or may not happen we are going to be
happy. [ am planning to have a pretty
flower garden of many different varieties
this summer. All the cousins write to a
lonesome country girl OF eighteen years and
send me some favorite songs. and will ex.
change. Best wishes to Aunt Julia and
cousins. Lovingly yours,
GWENDOLINE LINDLER.
Lexington, s. c.
Hello. there! Well, is this dream?
suppose ! Knocked at the wrong door-no-
On, see, now; yonder's Aunt Julia! Par.
don me- somebody for stepping on your toes
out I've just got TO sit by Aunt Julia while
| am here for ] don't suppose III get to stay
long. Isn't there a big crowd here! And
more keep coming But who could stay away
from such dear auntie? I've been planning
to come for a long time. but I kept fearing
that I'd be laughed at. So at last I have
gotten up all the courage ] had and have