Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-05


see the subject, "Why the Country
Boy or Girl Wants to Leave the
FARM" Also Birds and Flowers
Guess I must go, as it's my first
visit. Would like to correspond with
some Of the readers my age.
Adieu to you all. Long live Aunt
Julia, the editor, and the A.-T.-W.-J
and its many readers. Love to all.
BESSIE M. SMELL.
Mist, Ark, Route 8, B-29.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins
Here / come again asking admit
lance, and how nice of you not to
keep me waiting SO long.
First, [ want to thank all who
that it was simply impossible to
answer all, but all were appreciated.
I am sorry I didn't have flowers to
send to all who wrote for them.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: l
am a little Florida girl, eight years
old, [ am staying at my grandpa s
to go to school, but was taken sick
the 22nd day of December, 1922, and
have been in bed ever since, and this
is February 18th. / had an opera
ton on my right knee and was in a
hospital II days. I cannot walk any
yet, but can sit up in bed now. S
love to go to school and to read. ]
am sorry I can not go to school any
more this term. I get so tired, and
lonesome staying in the bed, and
will be glad for the cousins to write
to me-. Your cousin,
EVELYN McKEITHEN,
Wellborn, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
wonder If you could make room for
a South Carolina girl in your band?
have been reading The Journal
for many days. I am a girl, IL
years of age. [ go to school at Har.
rell Hill, S. G. Do you girls and
boys help your mother and father
in their work I help my mother
around the house. I have a garden
and have planted a few things in it.
Aunt Julia, I know you were proud
of your oranges which you received
the other day. I will answer all let
tiers received, either girls or boys.
Yours sincerely,
BONNIE HENDERSON.
Hopkins, S. c., Route No. 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
Please admit a South Carolina girl
to join your happy band of boys and
girls. I will promise not to stay
long as this is my first attempt to
write. Wonder what you cousins
do for pastime these cold winter
days. I read and crochet. I live on
a farm, three miles from Galivant's
Ferry, S. c. like country life fine,
especially when spring opens, when
the flowers are blooming. I like to
go for a walk when the violets and
daisies are in bloom. like to hear
the birds sing. I like music and
good books. I live between two
churches, one almost in sight. ]
don't go to church very often be-
cause I am a cripple and can't walk
very far. My age is between 16 and
20. Who has my birthday, March
80 Some one guess my age and
send me their photo and will send
mine. Well, I must be going for
fear I break the rules. Any who
care to write I will answer all can.
Love to Aunt Julia and cousins.
BELLE HARDWICK.
Gallivant's Ferry, S. c., Route J.,
Box 10.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I
have long been a silent and appre-
ciative reader of The Journal and
especially 1.-THE Letter Box" though
never had courage to write before,
as [ am such a poor letter writer
and was afraid you would throw it
in the waste basket.
[ am a regular bookworm and read
lots Of books and magazines.
How many of you have read ben
Hur" and 1.-THE Prince of the House
of David?S They are both fine and
I advise every boy and girl over IS
to read them.
RED Rock" by Thomas Nelson
Page, is also good book.
Aunt Julia and Cousins, do any of
you know which is the the oldest
rural free delivery route? 1t is r.
F. D. 1, Quitman, Ga, and 1 live
on same.
After Congressman Watson Sc
cured an appropriation by congress
for trial of the rural delivery, two
routes were established. One in Vir-
GINA and one at Quitman, Ca, and
the latter carrier left one hour
earlier than the Virginia carrier, so
l have the distinction of living in
the oldest route in the United
States.
The rural free delivery has done
more for the rural people than any
thing else our government has done