Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-17


ing it very much. 1 live on farm and
like country life fine. I am thirteen years
old, and am in the eighth grade at school,
and like to go fine, but l haven't been 10
school for the two last terms, as l have
been sick ever since last July, and have
had two heavy operations in the last six
months. l haven't been out on the ground
since last July. I am just able to be- up
some now. | am very lonesome, Cousins,
and some of you write to me and L will
answer all letters and cards received. For
pastme I piece quilts and crochet and read
books How many of you Cousins like
music? l for one. I have an Edison phono-
graph and an organ, How many of you
love flowers? for one. l am crazy about
flowers, 1 guess 1 had better so before
>gO over the rules.
WYOLENE GARRETT. ..
Woodstock, Ga. Route 2.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Will you
please let two Mississippians join your
happy band of writers? We will take a
seat over here by these good-looking boys
and girls. What do you all do for pastime :?
We go to school, like music very much.
Maude has "self-player piano" and we
sure do have some jolly times together. We
also, enjoy kodakins and .horseback riding.
between II and 20. The one guessing our
ages will send photo of our pretty
selves. Also the first one that writes us
Wen send snapshot to them. We will
arate. We want to see which one gets
the first and most letters. Write quick"
We want to ask favor. Will some one
please send Maude the songs, ''Thpn You'll
Remember Me, Crazy Blues" and Sweet
Luana?" Mapha wants "SybaPs Influence.
viii return the favor in any way we can.
We will guess Elmer Bridges age to be
twenty. Did we get it right, Elmer? Now,
Auntie and cousins, We have enjoyed our
visit with you and will Gomez back again.
All Of you Mississippi boys and girls get
to writing; the other states are ahead OF
us. Now we are going to watch the office.
Your friends,
MAUDE SAVAGE.
MAPHA BARRENTINE.
P. o. Box 1874, Webb, Miss.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here am
again. knocking at your door. Please let
me come in this lovely spring day. Aunt
julia. want to thank you for printing my
other letter. VIII you be so kind as to
print this also. As some of the cousins
take great men their subject, l will
write brief sketch of the life OF Robert
Fulton. He was born in Little Britain
Pa, November IA, 1865. He~began his life
as&a miniature painter in which he made
some progress, but soon turned to engineer
ing. He invented the steamboat and also
the torpedo. When young boy he had
many ideas about the steamboat. He
moved to New York City and saw the
rapidly growing city struggling with sail
and oar for water transportation. He made
a boat $50 feet long, with six paddles and
wheels, turned by an engine. He had been
laughed at by people who called it "Fulton's
folly" He made another, called ClermOnt.
late in the summer OF 1907 a great crowd
assembled on the docks of the city of New
York osee the Clermont When the boat
started on the trial trip there were thirty
on board. The signal was given, but the
it in few minutes He had it fixed;
then it started. The Clermont moved
slowly up the Hudson river. They reached
Albany in thirty hours; this was at five
miles per hour, but proved a great success.
This was August II, 1907. The Clermont
then started making voyages. Then five or
six boats were built for passengers. This
has proved very useful to transportation,
Fulton died February %, 1915, without
much profit from his invention.
l am a fifteen-year- school girl. l go
to Rochelle Consolidated school and am in
the seventh grade. AS my letter is getting
rather lengthy, I will stop before break
cousins, with your letters. They will be
answered and highly appreciated. An old
cousin BEULAH HENDERSON.
Abbeville, Ca, Route l.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: won
der if you would permit another Georgia
boy into your happy band of boys and girls?
am a good ways from home now but will
soon be nearer, as We will. move back to-
ward the states soon. | am a sailor ON the
U. S. S. North Dakota and | certainly en-
joy reading the cousins letters, as they are
all news to me- Barney s.. Wetherngton, of
the u. S. s. Nevada did not mention spend
ing a few happy weeks with us at Panama,
or at Cuba but he did. He did not men
ton the races, games, wrestling or boxing
that We had at Panama l certainly en-
ioyed his letter and to know that Georgia
sailor remembers his home state. Some of
you cousins write. l remain,
JOS. f. WILSON.
U. S. S. North Dakota.
r. Div. care Postmaster, New York City
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Since
writing you from Duncanville, a few weeks
ago, l have returned home. have received
few good letters from the cousins. Ihe
A. E. A. was in session last week in BIZ
mingham. 1 attended a part OF 1t after
coming to Tuscaloosa, 1 went to Newton col
lege to make arrangement for neXv year
There I stayed two days then l went to
Dothan. Some, 1 presume, think 3 am
lady. l have received two letters to Miss
Artie B. Wheat. If you will notice, the
ladies should sign their names with the
title (AIiss) This, I didn't do, so l shall
not answer letters writte1 under the con
ception that l am a ladyl only l will say
that I am sorry the error occurred just
write along sincerely; Rr1E r WHEAT.
Cocker, Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia: Hello cousins! Please
a short chat with you My, but 1 am some
lonesome these days, since my school CLOSED,
and seeing many letters in The journal
decided to see if Aunt Julia would let me
join your merry band. How many OF you
cousins like to read books? I, for one. am
very fond of reading good books. Hark!
hear a dismissal, SO [ must grab my pom
net and go. Some of you write line or
two to a lonely but jolly girl. 1 will mot
describe myself this time. for fear. [ won't
receive any letters Hoping to get lots and
lots of mail. "Adieum Your new new G I1s
Chester, Ga, Route No 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Howdy,
folks! Please permit me to join your happy
band. will promise not to wear out my
welcome. l am very interested IN flowers
and 1 think everyone should be, and try to
beautify their homes, for I do not think
home is complete without them, How
many of you like music? There is nothing
I enjoy any more. VIII some of you who
have the songs out in the west ana
when I'm Gone You'll Soon Forget me-"
please send them to me? ] will appreciate
them very much. I know you wonder how
I look. 1 will exchange photos with any
one who cares TO correspond. viii answer
all cards and letters received. Now, as
fear my letter is getting rather lengthy,
l must go. Goodbye and best wishes to you
all. Only a cousin,
INA LEE PHILLIPS.
Chester, Ga.
Dearest Aunt Jnlla ana COUSINS mere L
am again after such long absence. I won
der how many remember me? 1 have been
reading the Letter Box regularly. if have
been moving around a little. We moved to
Newman, Ga, in May, 1920, and moved
back here in Auguht 1922, and cousins, |
surely do like Georgia, it's a grand old
state. While living in Newman l visited
Atlanta. Stone Mountain and other places.
1 suppose most Of you cousins who live in
Georgia have been to Stone Mountain, II
va hav have missed something, |
think the scenery is very pretty, looking
from the top Of the mountain: I wonder
what you cousins are doing these pretty
spring days? Planting your gardens, of
course. I'm sorry to say 1 haven't one yet.
l 60 to school at the EtOwah County High
school. We certainly have a good school,
too. and there are 4O+ enrolled. Some OF
you cousins write to me. Goodies Of love to
all. NEE LFREBMAN'
Alfalfa, Ala, P. o. Box 81.
Hello Everybody: Yes, this is me, and
I'm redheaded, frecklc-faced, pug-nosed and
sixteen l hope l didn't scare anybody, but