Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-23

their fingers, for the paint hurts nothing
but the skin il you happen to use too much,
and the cigarette, you know, affects the
lungs and soon causes cough, ana next is
cigarette consumption. Boys, please DOM
thinkssI am just trying 10 run you down,
but, If you've never smoked, please dom
commence it. How many of you are real
ing 1.-THE Superior Sex" | am, and also
1.-THE Woman Obsessed" But isn't Muriei
Jealous? Please, any Of you cousins who
have the song, 1.-The Lips That Touch
Liquor Shall Never Touch Mine" lend it to
ME. I'll return the favor. I'll not deScriDe
rather small I must stop now and real
Dorothy DiX's talk for today. lust ism {
her talks grand? Come on. letters and
calds. Your cousin,
MISS LUCILLE EDWARDS.
Fountain Inn, S. c., Route 2, Box 81.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you
please admit another South Carolina girl
into your happy band of boys and girls? L
have never written to the Letter Box but
once. 1 never have been able to see my let
ter in print yet. 1 hope Aunt Julia won't
close the door on me this time. What do
you cousins do for pastime? 1 help in the
house and in the field. Are you cousins
having much rain this Sabbath day? 1t sure
~ is raining up here today. Carr ScrOggs,
of Alto, Ga, come again with some more of
your good letters, your letter surely was
good. | would like to have a letter from
will be fifteen that day. If 1 have a twin
anywhere please write to me. Well, I will
be going. All of you boys and girls write to
me and | will answer all letters l receive
All you cousins write to a new cousin.
Miss COLA TURPIN.
Mountain Rest s. c., Route l.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: May I have
I just small space in your column? I live
in the country and enjoy country life so
| much / have lived in town, but do not
want to again. How many of you cousins
l.loYe flowers? I do love them so much. We
have flower garden and our sweet peas are
just beautiful now. l have some right pref
~ ferns and one real pretty cactus. We
have lots OF fruit every year, but am afraid
we are not going to have much this year for
the cold killed the fruit around here. May
be we will have grapes. They get ripe in
August. Aunt Julia, you and all the cousins
come to see me then. l will not take up too
large a space this time. / will wait and
see If my letter is printed this time before
l write very much. Would ,be glad to
hear from any of the cousins. Your new
cousin. MARTHBR RATLIFF.
Mount Croghsn, S. G.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: will You
| accept the friendship of a South Carolina
| cousin? I live in Laurens county, on the
farm and like farm life fine. How many
Of you cousins like to watch the birds build
nest out in the backyard in the grape vines.
l watched it build its nest. and now it has
| four little eggs in it. Cousins, don't you
think Aunt Julia is the incest and kindest
woman you know of? l think Well, |
guess you are beginning to wonder how l
| look, l am a new cousin. l have black
hair, brown eyes, am eighteen years OF age.
| How many of you cousins have my birthday,
June II? Come on, you South Carolina cous-
ins. the other states are ahead of us. 1
think North Carolina is ahead OF the other
| states. l used to live in North Carolina until
| was sixteen years old. l surely did hate
to leave my old home town. Aunt Julia. will
you please print this, as | want TO surprise
my stepmother; my mother is dead. She
! died when l was a baby. SO please print
! this for it is my second attempt, Will
will answer all mail received. A new niece
and cousin,
| NGiss) GENOvIA MORROW.
| Mountvile, S. c.. Route l.
Tip! tap. tap! tap! Good morning, my
dear Aunt Julia Oh, joy You have
opened the door at last. I've come twice
and knocked before now. As you see, 1 am
| just a ''wee bit timid." They were suGh
! light, "teeny' knocks you never heard ma
! for your merrymaking. and 1 mustered up
courage this time and knocked "big and
| loud' until you do hear me. Good morning.
all of you dear cousins! Pardon me for not
greeting you all when I came in. though
| you all l was talking TO 'our dear
aunt Please let me sit by an open win
dow. for L am very 'hOt and tired" after
! coming my rather long journey. Oh, aren t
| you all glad that the "gay messenger of
| spring is here? | wish Won all could have
seen the beautiful wild flowers as l came
there were dogwoods, honeysuckles, daisiez,