Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-02
THELMA EILERBEB.
Bennett, Fla.


| am taking courage in both hands. asking
to be admitted to your charming circle.
am fourteen years old and having the lone
soonest kind OF time. wishing that was
q fellow member. As am limited to a
certain number Of words ] cannot say all ]
would like to, but il | may. | shall try to
write you as often as possible. 1t is a
great plea sure to me TO read the many let
ters in the Letter Box, and see how the
young folks are passing the time. My home
ia so far from everything that it is some
times very inconvenient for me to go to sun
day school often as l should like. but i
do 60 and try to take some one else with
me when L do go. School begins next week
and | am glad Of that as | shall then be
with many of my little friends and play
mates again. AS l am stranger to the
Letter Box, | will close for this time and
if this is printed | will come again soon.
IDA MAE LOWTHER.
Wauchula. Fla, Box Oil.
Dear Auntie and Cousins; have been
reading the Letter Box for about four years.
hut somehow ] could never pick up courage
enough to write until now. The Letter
Box has improved very much In these past
four years and | hope it will continue to
do so. l live eight miles from the city "f
sumter. How many Of you cousins have
ever visited that city? Ny school Will ne,
go to Sumter High school. | spent my
vacation this summer in Columbia. and
surely did have a grand time; My home is
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and | surely do like them. l like to read
good books and have read a good many. |
must bring my letter to close by asking
| all OF you between fourteen aud eighteen
10 write to me. Who can guesS M! age and
birthday? am between fourteen and
eighteen and my birthday is in October,
Thank YOU. auntie. for this little space in
your column. niece and cousin.
GRACE NESBITT.
Sumter. s. C., R. F. n. ,. BOX As.
T. s.: Ali by the name Of Nesbitt write
! to me.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins enjoy
rcading the cousins letters SO much. de-
| cided l would write. Hope l will be sd-
| United into your happy band Of boys aud
! girls. I live on a farm and enjoy farm life
| fine. We have many beautiful flowers.
have blue eyes and black hair My age is
| between ten and thirteen years. Hope all
| Of you cousins will write to me. new
| cousin. . --.-..,-,
TheIma. n. c.. X. F. u. 6. Box 20.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please let me join your happy circle Of
| bows and girls? | have been reading the
Letter Box for a long, long time, and enjoy
| them very much.
| have three sisters and four brothers
so you see l have plenty to keep me from
! ha wing the blues. My sisters have all been
| to college. The oldest finished last June.
| One is a sophomore. and the other one will
graduate next June. I am going this year.
| / think every one should have educa-
ton; don't you ali agree with me?
live in the country and like the coun-
! try Just fine
| | will tell ron wee bit ot myself.
am sweet sixteen. Who has my birthday,
| May %?
| would like TO correspond with some Of
| you Cousins. new Cousin,
RUTH HUNT.
! Dacusville. s. c., Route !.
Dearest Aunt Julia: Here I am again
atler an absence of a few months. Let
! me thank you in the beginning for print
! ing my other letter. This time l want to
allow me space. | want TO write especia l.
| ~ to those of you who think themselves
/ in love.
! wish that life would always he as
! sweet to you as it Ia now, for now the
| flowers are In full bloom and the air is
! bur6enpd with songs for your delight.
| Laughter IL nm your lips and love gladdens
| your hearts snd fills them with emotions
| which no tongue ran express. To Won
| evOry grove is paradise on earth. Az
! things material become spiritual and YOU
! live in the bright world of fancy where
! rivers OF dreams flow through Phantom
| landscapes OF ineffable beauty. In this
| bright realm there is only room for two
| two lovers, hand In hand, and heart to
heart two souls with but a single thought.
and silence to YOU like apples OF gold
! in pictures of silver" Every smile Is a
! seventh heaven, every loving look a
I glimpse Of immortality and every moment
an eternity NJ happiness.
| l. wish could tell YOU just how ron feel
| I know, but cannot express it.
Down the lane and under the tree to