Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-19

Would be glad to correspond with some of
the Cousins.
A New Niece and Cousin,
MINrA HEWITT.
Shalotte \. C.. r. I, Box A.
Z. S.-Aunt julia please print this.
Dear Aunt Julia and All: Here come
two North Carolina girls to join your happy
band of boys and girls. Our names are
Annie Laurie and Berta Martin. We Doth
are bruncttes. We live on the farm and
enjoy country life fine. We go to school
at AnsonviIe Our studies are the eighth
and ninth grade work. ! will now tell you
of the ivory hills of North Carolina. The2
are in full bloom. Any one can get on top
Of the hill and look down half a mile and
see great streams of water running. Now,
some Of you Cousins come to us THIS
summer, and We will take you to the beau
tiful ivory hills. And we will also play
you Cousins take expression, please write.
All correspondence welcome. Will answer
all letters received
ANNIE LAURIE MARTIN.
BERTA MARTIN.
adeSboro n. {. Box ga, Route l.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: l am a
South Carolina girl. who wishes to join
your happy band of boys and girls. My
father takes The Journal and I enjoy read
ing the Letter Box. Say, Cousins, what do
work ANA hoe cotton for Daddy. But |
haven't done anything lately, Cor 1 have
had the measles and haven't been away
from home in three weeks.
I'll be glad when schooI> starts again. l
am in The seventh grade. | 60 to Taher-
nacle scnoOl. l am thirteen years Id.
VINO has my birthday April 10:
How many Of YOU Cousins like flowers?
1 do. | have planted all of my flower seed
ana they have already come up.
Aunt Julia this is my first attempt
10 write, | will go, hoping to see this in
print. would ike to hear from some of
Your Friends,
Mineral Springs, \. G., Il. F. d. l.
Dear Aunt Julia: May I, a North Caro-
lima girl, join your happy band of boys and
girls: Papa takes The journal. aud l
surely do enjoy reading the Cousins let
tiers. live on the farm and like farm life
fine. You Cousins and Aunt Julia come
this summer and help me eat peaches and
melons. l like music and flowers, aud
to 60 to school My favorite studies are
arithmetic, English and history. My school
is out now. 1 vii! be in the seventh grade
next year, like to read good books. My
favorite authors are Zane Gray, Thomas
Nelson Page. and Harold Bell Wright. We
have Snday school at the Christian church
pear our home every Sunday morning.
l had better stop now. If any Of You
care to correspond with a 14-year-old girl,
write 10 MELBA DIXON.
clayton. n, c. Route 8, Box 80.
Dearest Auntie and Cousins: Wonder if
I will be admitted again in your circle? l
wrote once before, and allow me to thank
you, Dear Auntie, for considering it worthy
of printing. Also l extend my thanks to
the Cousins who wrote to me- Your let
tiers were appreciated very much. l
sending this little verse. l read it and
decided l would pass it on to you all:
"And It pays every time to be kindly,
Although you feel worried aud blue,
If you smile al the world and look cheerful
The world will smile back at YOU.
SO try to brace up and look please
no matter how long you are down
Good humor is always conta gious
You Danish your friends when you frown.'
MISS) LOIS SYKES.
Ivanhoe, y, c.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousns: Here
am again, asking admittance. has been
two years since | visited you all.
| will take as my subject Benjamin
Franklin. Franklin was born January H.
1906. in Boston. Mass. His father vas 100
poor to send him 10 school, but he studied
while at work. He became A printer in
Philadelphia and published Poor Richards
Almanac Following are some maXlmS
taken from it: God helps those who help
themselves" Better 20 to bed supperlcss
them in debt" 'Creditors have better
memories than debtors" ~ small leak
viii sink great ship" He invented the
lightning rod. He founded the public
library. During the Revolutionary war he
was sent to France to gain the friendship
OF thar nation. He became a favorite of
the kings. He wore a plain suit, while
every one else wore the fashionable dress
of the times Franklins toast was; The
United States the Joshua who commanded
the sun and tile moon to stand still, and
they obcyed." Franklin died in 1880 re-
spected and beloved by all men, Nashin-