Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-10

biles, trains, airplanes and steam
boats. I work on 400-acre orange
grove. For pets l have Fordson
| tractor and a bicycle. l have lived
very exciting life the past few
years and have barely escaped death
several times.
have visited most every interest
ing place in this state. 1 was once
a wild and woolly cowboy. / have
lived among the Indians and fished
in the beautiful Okeechobee lake.
Who will write lonely member?
Farewell until next time.
OLIVER DAY.
Indrio, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and cousins:
am just wondering if you will admit
a Georgia boy into your happy
circle? 1 hope I will be, for it's my
first letter, as l am so .timid. l
would never ask for admittance if
refused once. Now you may think
I am timid, but 1 say it takes quite
a bit of courage to ask for admit
lance with such jolly band Of girls
and boys. I believe they are mostly
girls. Boys, let's get busy. Don't
let the girls get all the fun out Of
| this wonderful corner Of which
Aunty has made 50 coy for us to
have a friendly meeting place. Can't
we, in some way, show our regard
to her for this? Some Of you older
cousins suggest plan. l will not
describe myself this time, for fear l
will not be admitted. Like most
cousins I am just a country lad, but
can't say l like it better than city
life. Having lived on the farm until
! three years ago, l decided to pro-
cure a business education, so I went
to work in Athens, a good little city
Of about $4,000 people, but, like any
town, has it's environments to tempt
! boys and girls wrong. l remember
a scripture verse 1 had at Sunday
school when a mere kid, Train up
a child in the way he should go and
when he was older he wouro not
depart from it," My dear aged
mother and father can say this boy
has honored them by not smoking,
chewing, drinking, cursing, gam
| bling; yet see SO many boys that
would be a pride to their country
that are not satisfied unless they
are filled with liquor, a cigarette in
| their mouths, and pistol and deck of
cards in his hip pocket, and, with
almost every word an oath. How
can a boy so live his life? Boys,
you can make the greatest men of
your country if you only try, or you
can make the vagabond' by cultivat-
ing this evil taste. Now, girls, just
a word to you If Aunt Julia will
wait: Why do you accept the young
mans company that will SO defile
| h lcO ot~r
lest you weep in sorrow. l think
you have just as much right to paint
and powder as we boys have to
shave and trim up. Bodied hair
and short skirts l am sure are very
comfortable and l think are very
becoming to young girls. OF course
l have often seen where paint and
powders, tight and short skirts used
to extremes, are horrible. How
would our old house look without
the paint brush occasionally, the
flower and hedge not trimmed. !
think you should try to look young
and pretty always. Oh, my, just
| listen. l must keep quite or I will
never get in. Do please, Aunty,
won't be SO lengthy next time.
| All of you cousins write me, and
| IL
would be glad to hear from every
be glad to hear from every state,
state, assuring you reply.
With best wishes, your cousin,
WALTER PHELPS,
Athens, Ga.
General Delivery.
TAP! Tap! Tap!' Hello, every
body. am certainly glad to be
back with you again.
Yes, there you are already, Jim,
asking why the other two girls
aren't with me. But if you will sit
down and be quiet just one single
minute [ will explain all. I want
to say word to Auntie, though,
first.
Auntie, I htank you very sweetly
for publishing my other letter.
Now, James, as to the promise,
will say that the other girls are
away. But I have heard them say
that they were coming again. So
rest easy now.
How are you cousins passing
away these dreary winter days? I
read mostly. 1 have been reading
some interesting books of late.
'Inez,." "Japhet in Search of a
Father; Love Will Find the Way:
| Lena Rivers; ~ Will Be True, :"
and l am very anxious to read the
whole story. "Stella Roosevelt" or
Star" Anyone having the whole
book will either buy the book from
you or borrow it. Paying postage
both ways. And 1 will take real
good care Of it. and return it soon.
Will anyone be so kind? I will re-
turn the favor in any way 1 can.
wish some of you jolly cousins
were here to help me eat grapefruit.
l have just received a crate from
Miami. How many of you like it?
Oh, In real fond of it. Guess
most OF you are in school, aren't
you? l should be, I know, but I'm
not. Our school has closed, and I
| hate to start in the middle of a, term
to another, SO 1 have decided to wait
and start in the beginning of some
real good school. Now, isn't that
best?
l live about IL or Il miles from
| one Of the most beautiful springs I
have almost ever seen. 1t is down
at the foot OF little hill, surround
ed by large oaks, hanging in glossy
| moss, and down about 200 or 300
yards from the spring is a beautiful
cave, with only a small hole to get
| in through. Some are afraid to go
| in but have been in several times.
| It's dark after you get some dis