Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-24

your happy band. Myrtle, aged thirteen,
with blue eyes and light hair. Ruth. aged
eleven, with blue eyes and black hair. Our
school has closed and we were so sorry to
part with our teachers, whom we love dear
ly. Mother Is in i'll health, therefore, we
do most Of her work. We live in the
country, but near school and church and
mill. We have just finished working the
garden, but the weather is cold we are
afraid the frost will kill it. We are hurry
ing through with, our work we can -
fishing when the weather gets warm enough
for fish to bite 1t would be so nice to have
Aunt Julia and cousins to so fishing with
us. We have two brothers and a little
sister. We go to Sunday school every Sun
day and we think it is what every one
should do. We are lovers Of flowers. As
this is our first letter, we hope to see 1t IN
print. Much love to Aunt Julia and cous-
ms. From two little busy workers;
MYRTLE Il. PERNELL'
RUTH D. PERNELL.
Henderson, N. G..
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will
YOU admit an entirely new cousin into your
happy circle? 1 have been silent reauer
of The Journal for over year, ana GER
ms, don't you think Aunt Julia is dear to
allow us to have q space for II general
chat in The Journal? l would love to meet
her face to face and have a real talk with
her Perhaps some day we can. L really
think spring is the rcost wonderful time or
the year-when the trees begin 10 snow
their buds and the sweet voices OF the
birds can be heard. This Is the last week
Of school and | am certainly glad. Wish
all the cousins could be here for commence
ment. l get very lonesome at times, as all
nv sisters and brothers, except one, are
married. For pastime read, go picnicing
ha IN n sophomore t'SWePC
sixteen') If you want to hear from real,
true cousins, just write and see II you
don't receive an answer yer L 10 fTIKnR
Concord, N. c.. Route >. w
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit a Florida boy into your happy band
of boys and girls? l have been silent
reader for a long, long time, 500 decided TO
try my luck if can just escape the waste
basket. 1 live in the orange belt: Have
been working in orange business this sea
son, but we will get through packing this
week. 1 like it fine down here in the beau
tiful land of flowers. Wlli some OF you
cousins grant me favor by sending me
these two songs. "My Isle Of Golden
Dreams and the song about the boil Wee
vii. blind man and woman from georgia
came here a short time ago. They sang the
song about the boil weevil. I surely did en-
joy hearing them sing and play it. II some
one will send me these songs l will return
the favor. All you cousins write to me-
guess my age. between is and "a? Have
black hair and brown eyes. AS l. am a
new cousin, guess ] better close. Sincerely
ROBERT l.. GOODWIN.
Sorrento, Fla, Box 4.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I wrote to
the Letter Box in 1921, and thank Aunt Jul
liza for printing my letter. / surely do en-
joy reading the Letter Box so much, also
seeing pictures. of the cousins: think it
so nice to write on some interesting sub
ject that yeu like. l live three miles from
the little town Of Fries. L live with my
uncle and aunt on farm. Mamma died
when I was seven months old. VIII some
of the cousins please write me about their
home, and flowers they grow or anything
that you would like to write about With
love to Aunt Julia and cousins.
Friers, Va, Box 10, Route l.
ANNIE LOUISE BOYER.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: May
come in for a few minutes chat? Please
move over, cousins. and give me a seat by
Aunt Julia. l am from Virginia. AS !
haven't seen any letters from this part of
the state / thought / would write. live
in the country and like country life fine, ana
now especially because it is sprlngtme ana
the green grass peeping up everywhere, the
budding trees, the singing birds. and hum
ming bees, The fruit trees, in bloom, look
so beautiful in spring. / love the early
blooming flowers, the Easter flowers. hya,
cinths and tulips, with their fragrance ana
bright colors, also the arbutus, Vlolets anu
anemones in the woodland bowers. am
ten years old and expect TO be promoted 10
the sixth grade this week. ScHool Is OUT
April 81. As my letter IS gettlhs lehs Wy
7 will make my exit. From new Vir-
JANET L. RAWLEY.
Mt. Scion, Va, Route }.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: have
been a silent reader Of the Letter BOX LOT
some time and like it fine, as am great
reader, It rained. sleeted and showed sat
urday. April ID. 1t sure did look odd. for
the plum and pear trees were IN Dlooln anu anu
some flowers too. live on farm M Al t, me
we have lots of beautiful scenery in TINS
part Of the state. From hill close 70 our
house we can see for many, many miles,
There are two summer resorts within lew
niles Of our home Our farms name is
stMapledene.' Well guess will close Tor
this time. Your new cousins.
ARTRELLA RAWLEH.
| Mt. Scion. Va, Route 8.
Dear Aunt Julia: After reading the let
ters in Yesterdays (Tuesday's) Tri-Weekly,
| can't resist writing May I sit by COUSIN
jamie Moore, we are. perhaps near tne
same age? I enjoyed her letter SO muc3
and don't want her to be the only marrleu
cousin here l am especially interested In
PeryI McElhaney. ] know how lonely she
feels. as we moved here from Iowa in Jan
uary, 1922, and feel like we are long WAYS way,
dren, at times. long for their former play
mates. We are on farm and like farm
life perry much. We had, lived IL town IN
the north near ten years. 1t was gooa
town. with a splendid school, so we liked
living living there very well. Towns have their
advantages, of course, but we think a farm
Patton wrote a good letter. We have much
in CON common, though there's considerable diff
ference in our ages. I love to read. too.
and be out and enjoying the beauties OF
nature The sun rises here are wonderfully
beautiful I must not stay too long, Sn
shall go. My birthday is July Z. Would
| be- pleased to hear from any who care to
write. Your loving cousin.
MRS. u. E. FINLEY.
Fort Deposit, Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins ! just got
| through reading the Letter Box, so l thought
l would try my luck. l wonder If you
| would let an Alabama girl join your happy
band of girls and boys. I feel sure every
| one likes the Letter Box. I'm sure l DO.
| 1 also like The Journal just fine: I'm fif-
| teen years old. Ny birthday is the seventh
dav of Sentemher NV father owns