Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-02

studying their disposition and learning how
to deal with them for the best. By expe-
rience / have found that in most cases ap-
peaing to child's sense of honor is better
than using the rod, One has to have pa
thence and study the nature of children to
make success of teaching: but l think It
is a noble profession and l like the work
very much. Like most of the cousins, I,
much. Spring is here with all of nature
beauties. Who has my birthday? 1 will be
twenty-three years old the 18th of Septem-
Der. Some of you cousins write to me.
would be glad to get letters from several
states. 1 will answer. 1 hope Aunt Julia
will find this worth printing, Send your
letters to
MISS MALLIE CORBIN.
Chipley, Fla, Route 3.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Just a mo-
letter wouldn't be printed if 1 wrote, hut
it will, won't it? Yes? Well, thank you.
Aunt Julia, you must throw away all the
letters from Florida, at least. l never see
many. You Georgia kids have US beat in
this Letter Box, but that is the only thing.
Georgia can't make Florida howl I guess
l onght to stand up for Florida. l was
born and raised Cf you can call fifteen be-
ing raised) here, and have never been out
of this state. l live near the gossipy little
town of Bristol, right near us is a large
and beautiful lake. Its name is Lake Mys-
tic, because its depth is a mystery. We go
fishing there. Bathing is about our only
sport here. I'm a good swimmer, about the
best girl swimmer around here. l dive
good too. We girls here are going to
bnild us spring board, don't have to
wait for cur boys to do things. Last sum-
mer there were people from Bristol, Hos
ford TeloSia and Quincy here to go in bath
ing. Why don't you cousins go ahead and
tell how old you are? Don't make us do so
much guessing. I've already said l was fiji
teen. I'm not little for my age, either.
thoughts. I'll bring in some beautiful
thoughts by describing myself. 1 wish
more of you would describe yourselves. not
that you might be so pretty or handsome,
but l like to have some idea of the writer.
have brown hair, brown eyes, brown COM
plexon, brown freckles. turn-up nose and a
some beautiful thoughts. l like to read,
and do read a lots. Ny fayorite authors are
Zane Grey. John Fox, Jr., Joe NJ. Bowers,
fact every writer that writes. 1 would like
to hear from any cousin that has tx" and
"freckleR" I'd like to borrow them or ex-
change books with them.
Miss Julia, or Aunt Julia by don't you
ever tell us anything about yourself? Tell
us how you look. l think it would be a
new inducement for us to write if you would
place your picture at the top of the paper
it would cheer us up, any way. l just know
you are a handsome lady. Your most low
ing niece and cousin,
LOIS D. RITTER.
Bristol, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please adj
nit another cousin into your midst.
agree with you all that Aunt Julia is very
nice to give space, because we learn so MAN..
nice things from one another. l live III the
country, about eighteen miles from the city
of Spartanburg, s. c. | certainly am
nature lover, and l enjoy so much the little
songsters, the gentle breezes and fragrant
flowers. We have a great and good God.
Cousins, do you not wish more of the eX-
service men would write? Let's all write
to those who join us and show our loyalty
to the ones who faced death that our nation
might carry flag that has never been de-
feated. On, long may it wave! shall tel
you my age, cousins if you like. 1 am six
teen years young. For pastime L go fishing
and, oh, SO many things. l dearly love TO
design dresses and hats. This | do great
deal. Please, you western folks, write me-.
and all others. ! shall be so glad You
can't understand, because l can't tell YOU
Affectionately,
MISS LILLE MAE WILSON.
Campobello, S. c.. Route 4, Box 90.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins Will vol
please admit two lonely Georgia chums into
your happy circle! We have both written
once before, and must> say we appreciate
your kindness very much for printing It,
And to you, cousins, We wish to thank eacI
and every one who so kindly wrote MS such
Hlce LETTERS ana especially Ihose WHO sem
us stamps-and their photos. Their letters
and pictures appeal to us. so that their
friendship will never be forgotten, although
we no longer correspond. No doubt but
what some of you have forgotten that we
ever wrote before, but, alas! we are the
same old Georgia girls. back again, hoping
we will have the honor of our names listed
among the cousins more. We tach
have a new Ford How we appreciate them
For there's nothing we enjoy and better
than car ride and pcnics, or stroll out