Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-03

| D0rS DaQ TO WORK nerOlcaIy TO e&IcnSulSH
the flames. We used to live in the country
and our home burnt 1t was total loss and
| We can sympathize with any one who loses
| property by fire.
Easter will soon be here. Wonder how
| all you cousins will celebrate the day? We
! usually have egg hunts and our sunday
| school gives a program. We have SPLEEN
| did Sunday school here. l go to the NJ. 4.
As my cousin has written, just thought
I'd add a little note. too.
| Love and best wishes. -,.
Bremen. Ca
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: am little
! girl from the dear old state Of Georgia
A regular Georgia cracker.
/ think Aunt Julia is good aunt ike
to read the letters IN the Letter Box. and
| especially enjoyed the letters written Gy
Marie Freeze, Walter Phelps; ana Normau
Lee. They gave such good advice to young
| people and we would all do well to listen.
/ think myself We should all listen 10
mothers and fathers more.
| 20 to school and like it fine L am SO
glad spring time is here. as ! like it better
| than any Of the seasons. l wonder VINO
has has my '' birthday, August %. am twelve
years old, and in the seventh grade.
| All of you cousins write to me.
| Az this is my first attempt in writing
to the Letter Box, will close. With best
wishes for Aunt Julia and the cousins.
| Your new cousin,
LOUISE REDDlCk.
Omega. Ga. Rt. ..
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins AS [ am a
new member. 1 will not stay long for fear
| of Mr. Wastebasket. l am north Georgia
boy. Am in the eighth grade at school
Like farm life fine :., If have I'VE tu fWsa
States, please let me know it. Ny birth
day was the tenth of January. | was III:
teen years of age. like the letter oox
best Of any item in The Journal, because IT
! MN h6In all UA0nlo. | DellGVe
that our motto contains these words, Kind,
ness to all dumb things" We should All
| BE very kind to all dumb things, because
| we would not like to be treated roughly.
| win he glad to receive letters from any
| one. viii assure all an answer. win love
~ " ' ISAAC HUMPHREY.
Gainesville. Ca, Route s.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins HereSis an
old cousin writing again. to your corner. IL
! has been some time since | wrote before,
| but at last l have succeeded in starting
| again. 1 think Aunt Julia IL very nice for
| giving us corner in The Journal. This is
| nice way to gain friends. I've had q
| number of correspondents through the let
ter box. Spring Is coming again. Ism t
| spring a beautiful time of the year? l just
love it, Everything is so beautiful: The
woods are SO pretty now The oaks are
| the pines with their blooms are prettier
| than ever, and there are the yellow Jas
mine, honeysuckle and violets that make
everything smell so good. The dogwood,
| sun shining and the birds singing, we have
much to be thankful and to praise God for.
| 1 could never tell my real feeling for the
springtime Of the year. am q farm girl
kind Of town life. OF course, ! haven't
any thing against those that prefer town
life, for we all have our likes and dis,
| likes. love the open fields with their
many different products, the woods with
| its many quiet and pleasant things Of at
traction and ripping streams and the pure
flowers, music, children and different kinds
of birds and animals. 1 think music would
| be a good subject to write on. Well
must close for. this time. hoping my letter
to a fifteen yea r-old girl / shall try to an
'"'- "'' ~ MILDRED BELcHER.
| Whigham, Ga, R. r. y. 2,
This bit from Pinkey Gabriel Route 8,
| Colbert Ga:
Little specks of powder, little dobs Of
Make many girl look like what she ain t."
| If any of you good-looking girls want TO
correspond with Jolly Boy ~ write .t to
Colbert, Ca, Route 3.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins. VIII YOU
kindly admit a jolly little girl from Geor.
sia into your happy smiling circle g
wrote once before emt was ,, not admitted
in, as L want to make the acquaintance
of some of you cousins. Edith Norton
| l want to hear from you. Your letter was
will tell YOU my age. which is IA.
live in the country and like country life
very we'll Believe 1 like the city best
though; What do you girls do for pastime !
read help mama with the house work
and go to school. My teacher is Mr.
Frank E. Sosebee. Well, 1 notice a small
| frO, -
forehead so 1 had better go. Don't forget
l want to make the acquaintance of lots
e girls and boys, from al the states
WE, Wishing dsn Aunt Aunt. J III. and the cousins
long and happy life' R / 81 E. Iovi sgnSlIErH.
Resaca, Ca. Route 2.
Hello Aunt Julia and Cousins: Lei
three girls from down in the southern
We are. three jolly crnms and believe in
| all kinds of fun and sports and especial
y in horseback riding, basketball and
kodaking we wish a band of the jolly
| MS this. AFTERNOON. We live three miles
North of s1ndefsvine. Ga: We Wonder how
oa tbt CT the 6r cousins 4id. Ike flowers We
| pretty row With hyacinths, narcissus ana
! A variety of other flowers We would be
20 glad to have some of you cousins come
ana sid visit us. We Will assure You grand
| We will give a photo of ourselves ia
the, one who sueS*es cur correct ages. We
viii say we tre between 13 and 20.
| Kind regards to Aunt Julia and All tho
P0tlsins.
wa, KATIE Rec HARRIS.
KATE BRooK1Ns.
ELLA WILL MURPHY.
Route A. Sandcrsville. CT.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
comes a farmers wife knocking for adj
| afYr In E -
| sure have been enjoying the many good
letters. How many Of you enjoyed the
snow? hope that each and every one had
fine time skating and snow-balling but
when the snow was on the ground was in
the bed with that awful flu, so You see
what kind of time had. How many Of
you like flowers? I do, for one. have
some very pretty roses and some beautifuI
ramblers and most all kinds of chrys-
anthemunns.
Listen, cousins, to all that will send
me one yard of white or brown muslin I
vie WllI send any OF the above mentioned
taya vine. thing that the Himalaya
berries are the best berries that ever grew.
they are so nice and large to make jellies
Well. as this is my first call / must be
going.
Your cousin.
MRS. J. d. ALDRIDGE.
Kossuth, Miss, Route ..
Dear Auntie and Cousins: / have Just
finished reading, the letters = in today
Journal As usual. they are all very in
teresting. especially Mr.. Elmer Bridges
! am also very fond of our feathered
friends. 1 have never killed a little grid
and l never expect to. beautiful little
red bird comes to our orchard every day.
1t certainly sings sweet song. I am
| sure that 1 could never sing just like it
does. it wouldn't make any difference how
much I tried. We school kids get in the
beautiful sunshine and listen to it sing
/ before We go to school. We make wishes
and throw kisses on it, some time they
| wishes come true and some time they
don't: l remember when 1 was seven years
| old spoke a recitation, "a Little Bird
| With Feathers Brown This is the first
verse:
A little bird with feathers brown,
Sat singing in a tree: