Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-29
Grenada, Miss.


Grenada, Miss.
Dear Aunt Julia: How are you7 I'm fine
and have had very nice vacation. | am
sure you have, too, and I hope you'll have
many, many more. l want to know some
more about the baby. Will Won, when You
write long letter in the Council again, tel!
about her? Ill send my bit for her in
my next letter. We like your letters. They
are so sweet Write a long one soon, please
Please print my poem, If it is worthy of
space. Thanking YOU in advance, l am
your loving niece,
LOUISE SMITH.
Well, auntie here comes an old cousin
To say a wrOd or two;
1t won't he very much,
Though more than "howdy do.
I hope you'll let me in,
It's such a pleasant day
Hark. l hear some one speaking;
This is what they say:
There comes a girl Of sixteen, snntie;
I've known her q wear or more.
I'll tell You all about her
Before she knocks at the door,
shes exactly five feet one:
Twice before she called you;
She is fair, with hair Of black
And eyes Of deepest blue.
"The little Vile OF Doyle, Ga,
Is her home town
She lives farm
With happiness all srOun'.
Though Gods angels came
And called her mother above,
She still had kind father
And brothers and sisters to love.
And that she did do;
She still does it yet;
No ma tier what comes,
Their good traits she'll never forget.
Her high school days are over,
College work next she'll do.
, Until then she's having lots Of fun;
Her sports surely not few.
'There's riding driving, swimming, boating
Kodaking, picnicking, and other things
too.
Go and spend while with her,
And she IL try them all with You.
"If her name you wish to know
Now, just he patient, please
The last is common smith,
The first is Lady Louise
"Ah! I shouldn't speak 50 loud;
She $ turning now away.
Don't he angry. cousins;
Not another word Ill say;
''Bnt write to her il you wish,
She II try to answer all,
And If you live nearby
JUST make her call
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please slip
over and make room for small girl from
The dear old state of North Carolina. |
have been reader OF the Letter Box for
quite a while, sure do enjoy it, too. How
many OF you like country life? do.
know we all like orr flower gardens. l like
the rose and the snake cactus the best be-
cause they are bpAut ful.
| 20 to small country school about two
miles from my home, and | love to go to
schol for | want an education My favorite
school books are the arithmetic. grammar
and history. l am getting ready to take
up the eighth grade as my term OF school
isn't but six months.
My age is between twelve and seventeen,
which one of you will make the best guess
rs to my correct age. l will try and an
swer all mail received but will say | am
not splendid pencil user, but will try to
do my best. Yes. my dearest auntie, l am
going to bid you all good-by. if you see
fit to print this | will thank You very much.
Much love to you all and let the mail come
to new cousins. from all the little lonely
cousins of the Letter EGx. m LSynT fGi1x
Hudson, y. C.
Dear Auntic: Won't you please open the
door and LET me in I'm a little lonesome
and think it l could manage 10 get in with
such jolly crowd as your group of nieces
more soon. Girls, don't you all think the
boys write more interesting letters than
the girls? l think so. of course, ] think
just lots Of the girls write good letters.
but the boys beat an average. | haven /
bobbed hair as I'm no longer little school
girl. and l think when we get old enough to
wear long skirts were old enough to fix
our hair. Long skirts and bobbed hair do
not look good together. I'll have all the
young folks thinking I'm grabbed old maid
talking all this stuff and l have already
said l wasn't school girl any longer. III
soon be old enough to vote. Then l IN gong
to help elect good revenue officers. Thai :
all l care to vote for; but l long to see the
day come when we have no more hooze. and
the men all can walk straight. I'm going
TO break auntie's rules, il don't stop along
here ewhCre. SO cousins, and all,
young and old, write me letters and cards,
and look for answers. So come cousins,
send your pictures for my cousins album
(Miss) ETHEL UNDERWOOD
Eastman, Ga, Route 2.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here I
come for the first time. Hope you will let
me in the council. l have read so many in
teresting letters that l thought l would
write too. For paStme I tat crochet and
read. There isn't anything that l enjoy
better than reading good books. How many
OF you cousins like to go to school! DO.
/ have completed the seventh grade snd hope
to completes my education before lang.
Who has my birthday. September /? l Will
leave my age for you to guess, it is between
fifteen and nineteen. Well. I will close as
this is my first attempt TO write and | am
afraid l will not be admitted il ! stay too
long. Hoping to receive letters from boys
and girls from every state, | am new
cousin. ADDID NAWN.
Alma, Ca, Route /.
Dear Aunt Jrlia and Cousins: Pardon me
tor coming again soon. But just wanted
20 thank Won for printing my other letters.
Cousins. | certainly did appreciate your Iei -
tPrS. Those who wrote to me. mean, Aunt
Julia. where there some of the
cousins suggested that you have your photo
at the Top of the council Please do. for l
think all the cousins would be delighted to
see it. How many of you cousins agree win
me? Just look at the hands. Now, annte'
/ please show MS your sweet face. l haven |
VA subject to write on except it be 'educa-
I ton" How many Of you cousins like to go
to school: All I'm quite sure. We just
ought to realize what we go to school Tor
and that we have the privilege OF securing
an education at present, bHt this privilege
/. will soon pass and those going to school for
/ the fun and for A big time will soon see
whore they have made hig mistake and
wish that the same chance would he era cd
] them again, and sec that II they could make
use Of tn shme spent IN foohshness, they