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

Carolina. But I will say this much for
myself: that 1 am a Christian. 1 believe
the old book, the Bible, and try to practice
its precepts. ] know am a Christian
because l love right and hate wrong
love everybody, but the ways Of many 70
not love.
And this one other request: II you happen
to know Of any people by the name OF
Worley, my family name, and will give me
their full name and address, 1 shall Ger.
tanly appreciate the favor.
Hoping Aunt Julia will print this, and
that L shall hear from you soon, L am a
new cousin and friend,
Marshall. N. G.
Deaf Aunt Julia and Cousins We arc two
big, freckled-faced country crackers from
Georgia, and we thought we would WRIT
and see il Aunt Julia would be so kind As
TO let us join the happy band. Dad takes
The Journal and we always read the letters
first The mother letter was so sweet, and
we would write to Leroy X, but we don't
know how to put the handle to- the name.
Say, Leroy write us a letter and tell Ut
whether man put that Bible and pitcher
OH the stands, or did God, Please tell us
all about it and we will answer your letter.
And tell us all about that part of Florida.
Are there any big rattlers there9' Well,
Aunt Julia, you say for us to write about
picnics, but you meant that for girls, we
know and, besides, we may not have any
knows what he is talking about, and he
surely must know. We had a fish fry
down on the creek a while back and, oh! the
good things we, did have for dinner! But
the mammas must have known what would
happen, Ey thrm carrying SO many good
things, for we had only lone dish of fish. y
But we didn't miss anything by that: Well,
black cloud commenced to rise just as we
finished eating, and didn't we all skeedaddle
home in a hurry? We had better ring off;
time = III And di0u' IN toll
that funny story about the old darkey and
the rain. Love TO dear Aunt Julia and
cousins. All write us and we will haul q
load of lathe blocks to the mill and get
enough stamp money to answer all who
write.
SELDOM SMITH.
Lexington, Ca, Route g.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit a jolly South Carolina girl into your
happy band of boys and girls? 1 have writ
ten to the Letter Box once before, but guess
Mr.. w. b. got 1T. What do YOU cousins do
for pastime? AS for me, ] read and help
my sister keep house, as, my mother died
when l was about three years of age, SO
you see l don't hardly know what mother
is. You cousins who have mothers had
better love and respect them. for you don
know what it means to be without a mother
to care for you. g..
/ guess You cousins are wondering how
look. nave DIack uarK DrOWH eyes
weigh ninety seven pounds and am fourteen
years of age. How many Of you cousins
like flowers? 1 do for one. Cactus and
ferns are my favorites.
1 wish you cousins could be here to &c
with me to the b. Y. r. u every Sunday
night. l am one of the\ group leaders. y
Well. as my letter is getting lengthy,
will close, hoping to hear from some Of you
EDNA ROBERTS.
Lancaster, S. c.. Route 5.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit boy from the dear old state
Of North Carolina into your happy band oil
boys and girls? 1 live on the farm and like
it fine. How many of you cousins like tC
go fishing? I do, for one. Cousins, don
you sll think Aunt Julia Is the best woman
in the world? l sure do. ] live six miles
from Mt. Airy, n. G. How many of you
cousins like to go swimming? l sure do.
ride horseback; and read good books for
pastime / am between ten and fifteen
years old. Have brown hair, blue eyes, fair
complexion. Who has my birthday, Febru-
airy %? l go to school at Ball Knob. 1t is
a little two-rOom school. | Will be in the
seventh grade next year. Aunt Julia, please
print iris for it is my first, letter. new
cousin. Will answer all mail.
CARNIE NICHOLS.
Mt. Airy, n. c., Route 4, Box 40 =
Hello, everybody! Won't you let another
stranger come in little while this evening
L won't stay long. My subject is The Star.
Spaugled Banner Everybody in the United
States has heard the song about the star
spangled banner. 1t was written by Francis
Scott Key. Key was young lawyer: In
the war Of 1912 he fought with the Amer
lean army. The British landed soldiers in
Maryland at Blsdensburg, and they fought
and beat the Americans. Key was IN this
battle, the American side. After the
battle the British army took Washington
and burned the public buildings. Key hac
friend who was taken prisoner by the
British. He was on one of the British
ships. Key went TO the ships with a flag
of trsce. When Key got to the British
they were sailing to Baltimore. They We're
ships going to try to take Baltimore. The
British commander would not let Key &C
back He was afraid that. Key would let
the Americans know where the ships were
going: Key was, kept a kipd of prisoner
while they attacked Baltimore. The ships
did their worst firing at night. They tried
to take the little fort near the city. Key
was afraid that the men in it would give
up. He was afraid that the fort would oe
broken down by the cannon balls. When
these burst they made a light. He could
see the flag still waving over the little
fort. He tells this in his song in thesi
words: And the rockets red glare, the
bombs bursting in air. gave proof throu 81
But, after many hours Of fighting, the
British became discouraged. He thought
that the Americans might give UP. He felt
what he wrote again: "Oh! say, does the
star-spangled banner yet wave Ger the land
of the free and the home of the brave?
Well, 1 will have. TO stop. Write TO m
now. for am not an old maid. My age is
between three and one hundred, and thirty
five. Sincerely,
Paaoetos q @