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

4AEAC 1l1OoACs L certainly no. w no mas
my birthday, July %? My age is be-
tween IL and 16. To the one that
comes the nearest guessing my age
will send them a nice card AMI
also will send the ones that send me
the songs a present. Cousin, sure
do wish some of you had been here
and spent Christmas with me.
sure did bave a nice time and got
lots of presents. AS this is my first
letter I will go by asking all o. you
boys and girls to write me. I will as
sure you an answer.
vIRNELLE BENSON,
Arley, Ala, Route 1.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins;
Will you please admit a lonely girl
from. the dear old state Of South
Carolina into your happy band OF
boys and girls? If so I will promise
not to stay long. L live on q farm
and like farm life fine. Wonder
what auntie and the cousins did
for a goo dtime Christmas. L spent
Christmas with my uncle who lives
about eight miles from Westminster,
S. c.. I sure did have a jolly lime.
Who has my birthday, July )? I
am IA summers. For pastime in
winter I go to parties, and go in
bathing in summer, as I live only
two miles from the Tugalo river.
also like to read good stories and
poems. AS 1 promised not to stay
long will bid you adieu. Will all
swer all letters received from aIntie
and cousins. Come on Carolina
girls and boys with your letters. We
are not writing; Georgia isS about to
beat us.
Your new cousin and niece,
MAE RICHARDSON,
Fair Play, S. c.. Jan. IS, 1928.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
Here comes two little Florida girls
to join your happy band of boys
and girls. We live on the farm and
like farm life fine. We live in the
land of flowers, and like Florida
better than any state we have ever
been to. We are having holidays
now, for school has closed. 1t clos
ed the first of December.
We hope you and all the cousins
had a jolly Xmas and a happy New
Year.
Our ages are between IS and 10
years. One of our birthdays is the
first of April and the other the
Srd. Who has our birthdays?
AS this is our first time. we will
so, wishing you all a happy New
Year. We would be glad to receive
letters from all the boys and girls,
and will answer all received. Please
write to us separately.
Your new cousins,
EURNA HYATT.
MATTE LII HYATT.
Bascom, Fla, r. F. d. No. 3.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Will
you admit two little North Caro-
lima girls into your jolly circle of
boys and girls? We. like the most
of you cousins, live in the country;
like country life fine. What do
you cousins do for pastime? We
go to school. Our ages are between
IL and II. Who of you cousins have
our irthdays-Cumi's January %:
Myrtice's, September %? We will
not describe ourselves, as the cous-
ms might not want to write to us
if we did.
We have lots of nice books to
amuse ourselves, and we are very
happy together. We have been
reading Little Men and Little
Women" They are nice books.
Probably some of you cousins have
read them. We have lots of friends
here, but we want more. We think
we would be happier than anybody
if some of you cousins would write
to US.
Good-by, Aunt Julia and cousins.
Hope this will escape the waste
basket. All you cousins write to
us.
MISS MYRTICE BILLIARD.
MISS CUM BLANTON.
Willets, n. G.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
Won't you please admit one more
little Georgia girl into your jolly
band? I live on the farm and like
farm life fine. Wonder what you
all do for amusements? I help
mama and go to school at Pine
View. I am in the eighth grade
and I like my teacher fine, her
name is Mrs. C. r. Mobley. My age
is between thirteen and eighteen. L
want you all to write to- me and see
which one can guess my exact age.
All of you cousins write to me. I
would like to hear from you all.
Bye-bye to everybody.
PARRALEE TONEY
LAGRANGE, Ca, r. F. D. No. 2,
Box IA.
Dear Aunt Julia: Here I
come again for a visit. I
received lots of nice letters in an
swer to my last letter. But it was
so I could not answer them all, and
[ want all those who wrote me be-
fore to write again, and l promise
to answer all.
I will tell you my age this time
it is "sweet sixteen am at
home now. Was in Harnett county
the 9th of August, and left Decem-
Der 31st. I sure like it over there.
There are lots of hills, rocks and
other pretty things there, and here
I am always in q dusty town. No
hills, or rocks, or large plantations.
Wonder what you all have for pets.
I have a goat a kitty and three
white rats.
How many of you girls help your
mother? I help my step-mother.
do most all the cooking and help
keep house. I read, crochet and write
stories, and I also like to draw.
Guess my letter is long enough for
this time.
Aunt Julia, I want to thank you
for the space I have taken, and
thank the cousins who wrote me be-
fore. I want to hear from both
girls and boys, and [ promise to an
sWer every one.
Love to Aunt Julia and all the
cousins.
ELOtSF MATTHEW'S.
11e Johnson St., Mount Olive, N. C..