Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-28

Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
Here come Aunt Julia.
With some work for you IN DO;
Please don't think I'm naughty.
For just word or two.
Listen now, dear cousins,
And to you 1 will tell
Something of Alabama,
In the state of which / live.
I live out in the country,
With a town not far away.
Where l go very often
To spend jolly day.
Yes, 1 live near old Cullman.
In that agricultural land,
Where the mockings sing so sweet;
1t is Gods good will to man.
I've come to join your happy band.
Although you see I've little space;
| guess l far behind.
But hope I'm in the race.
I would like to correspond with someone,
Though l guess l Am too green.
Think it over. will you girls,
For I'm only seventeen.
I know some Of you live in the city.
And think your life is full of joys;
/ see what pleasure you do miss;
Am l right, dear farmer boys?
! thought I would not close so soon.
Although | guess it's best;
But If someone will write to me
l will tell them all the rest.
RAYMOND YEAG Or.
Cullman. Ala. Route No. 4.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:-I guess
you will be surprised to zee another letter
from so soon. l received many nice let
tiers from my other letter and also a lot of
pretty tatting samples. l thank you all
again through the letter box for them.
am asking another favor. l want to hear
from all who know anything about turkeys
All who have them for sale please send
your prices. L want to raise some an
other year. Listen, cousins, | want to tell
you something funny. First. how many
thought by my other letter I was widow?
All the old widowers must have thought so
from the letters l received. | would men
tion their names but am afraid their poor
little children might see it. hint to the
wise Is sufficient. l will always mention
my husband when i write to any paper. If
had described myself before / know
wouldn't received any letters from the wild
overs and young men, for l am Just red
SO | will go, saying my hubby is still lv-
ing and he is certainly good and kind to me.
MRS. JACK WEBB.
Auburndale. Fla. ROure /.
Hey. there. Aunt Julia and ns;-As
L
luck on writing a letter to the lear OLD
Letter BOX. I've been silent reader a.
good while. l, too. live in the country ana
love flowers. We have beautiful scenery
here in the spring. The woods are covered
with so many wild flowers. l am going to
school now. We have two teachers. MI.
Holmes Cain is my teacher he sure Is
good one. I'm in the seventh grace.
Come on, west Florida boys ana girls let >
don't be peat.
There has been several thousand Satsuma
oranges planted out and more land is being
prepared to put out more. Lookout cousins
when those oranges get to bearing. come
down and We will feast. Don't get offended
Aunt Julia. You must come, too.
I'll speak a few words on Patience" Be
pa tent with your enemy, with your WORK
and with everything you do. Always De
patient with those OF many years. for Goa
said ''Once a man and twice a child Goa
was tempted by Satan. So we nave satan
here among us today, but by Coo heIp
we can reach that happy home. NOW. al
you cousins who care to write to west
Florida Iassie of IS summers, let your let
tiers and cards come to a new y, COUSIN 70 p
Sink Creek. Fla.
Dearest Aunt Julia and every cousin ana
reader: Wonder how many of you remem-
ber us? ! even bet Aunt julia don't DO
YOU? 1t has been about six months since
He visited this interesting circle. we gam
ed several nice correspondents and nope 10
gain many more II Aunt julia WIZ 49, 49,
print this. There! l knew you were the
most wonderful auntie in the world
lola Vaye) have just gotten home from
Brewton. where l have been taking sum
mer course at the D. l. S.. and, girls, it's
fine school, too. 49,,
CAudrey) am thinking of going there
this winter. Girls, you had better come
and go with me. You know there's no
boys allowed" There won't De anyOouy
there TO talk so ugly" about paint and
powder. Now. boys, | know there ism
one of you who mean half you say anont
powder and paint, do you now! Ihere' glrls'
| knew they didn't. But the ghls nave
lust as much right to paint and wear the
hair bobbed as the boys TO such ter
ribIe high haircuts. Both sexes must be al
lowed some faults. so we won gr9mple
about any Of the faults they are 80 unlucky
to have and not with pen, anyway. But so
much for that Oh, cousins what did you
do the Fourth? Lola Way was at Brewton
and l (Audrey) went to picnic about nine
miles from here. Had grand time.
Our protracted meeting starts Sunday ana
we are anticipating a good meeting ana
good time. too.
Aunt Julia. how I wish you could come
and bring all Of your dear young writers
and attend every service. Goodness. out
wouldn't the church he full?? But big"
crowds are what we all like. isn't 1t! Iva
Lee Polk, please write to me, for have
lost your address and can't answer your
last letter.
state to write to 4 blonde and brunette.
AUDREY HOGG.
LOLA VAYE HOGG.
Osky Streak. Ala.
Dear Aunt Julik and Cousins: How are
Won all this rainy wea ther? | have just
finished reading the letters and surely en-
ioyed them. / read Dorothy Dix's talks
and the two stories. and think them all
fine Cousins. you ought to have been
here to help me eat melon this summer.
NJ nd NTo
some times. am a flower crank. too. We
have most any kind you can think Of.
Mama takes care of them. II ] were to
take a subject it would be Friendship.
Nothing like true friend. How many of
you cousins tat and crochet? l do. and
would like to exchange patterns.
like music. too We have an organ and
victroIa. like the victroa best. be-
cause it plays itself.
All you cousins write 10
SUNNI erdale. Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and COusins:-Please ad-
nit two lonesome country crackers into
your happy band of boys and girls.
We are both farm lads and like farm life
fine. ] (Clyde) live on 32O-acre farm,
and I CFrazier) live 70o-acre farm.
As this Ia our first attempt to write to
the Letter BOX we will describe ourselves.
tall and weigh 135 pounds. | have blue
eyes and black hair. I am high school
graduate. l Frazierl am IL years of age
< feet inches. and weigh $40 pounds
I have blue eyes and black hair also. l have
had a little college york.
You girls tell MS your correct age. Don't
say that your age is between IL and 70
A boy Of 10 might think that you are l3
Il and write to you.
Would be glad to hear from any of you
cousins from any state.
Two new cousins.
CLYDE VENABLE.
FRAZIER WILLIAMS,