Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-14

Dear Aunt Julia: Will you please admit
little Mississippi girl into your happy cir
cleE We subscribed for The Journal short
time ago, and | have only read the letters
in one issue. I liked them so well that l
thought [ would write and get acquainted
with Aunt Julia and all of you cousins.
live IN the country, near Progress High
school. am in the seventh grade and was
thirteen years old February 5. l have real
black hair and brown eyes. Miss Thelma
Maroon, yours was the only letter in the last
paper from Mississippi. 1t was fine. Come
again. L guess 1 must go before I break
the rules. Wishing to receive many letters,
and promising to answer all that | get, your
new cousin. WILLY SHEBDY.
Chester, Miss, Route 1, Box Al.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins Will you
let girl from the dear old state of South
carolina join your band? Come on, boys
and girls Of South Carolina; the other states
are ahead of us. | agree with you, Cecil
Bedford; l thing if Aunt Julia would tel
us when her Birthday is it would be SO nice
ana everyone could send a present to show
that we appreciate her kindness. And
wish she would put her picture at the top
OF the page for everyone to see. Elmer
Bridges, come again; your letter was just
line. l think if all the boys who kill little
birds would stop and think about their sweet
songs and what the world would be without
them they wouldn't kill them. Well, l
had better be going, so ali of you who want
to correspond with country girl of four
teen years just let your letters and cards
come to the address below, and all who ca
send photos they would be appreciated very
much. If l have twin, please write, MY
birthday is December 9. I'll be fifteen
KATE NIX.
Union, S. c., Route 3.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: viii You
please permit south Georgian to join your
happy banf of boys and girls? Ever since
I've been reading the cousins letters I've
desired to enter into conversation with the
cousins, but this is only my first ATTEMPT
to do so. 1 say. Aunt Julia, how 1 do en-
JOY the cousins letters from all parts of
the United States. l sit and giggle hyster-
lcally and fairly hug myself with enjoy
ment as | read some of them. There are
Just "oodleS' of subjects 1 should like to
take up, but not today, for there's a
glorious and beautiful day outside, a-callin'
and a-callin', and I'm going right ont and
INTO me arms of it pretty soon. It's a
beautiful world, the Great Out of Doors,
isn't it, Aunt Julia? And I'm glad-glad
That am one of those upon whom has been
bestowed the eyes, the ears and the heart
which allows me to find joy and happiness
in the sunshine and flowers, peace and con-
tentment in the silent woods and hills
Perhaps you're wondering what sort of
wild rosebud" am, so III give you a lit
tie data on the subject. 1 am fourteen
years old, and in addition I'm a giantess If
weight of 100 pounds; have fluffy, blonde
hair, and people insist that I've got typical
irish eyes, though, for my part I like to
think OF them as plain American blue. l
grade. I'm all for an education for both |
boys and girls. Being able to bake good
bread is fine thing, girls Though I've |
never tried it,, but mental scope beyond |
the kitchen is one of the first and absolute |
essentials in happy marriage. So get into |
the race for an education, cousins. for it's |
a great life. good motto will help lot, |
too. Mine has been simply forced upon me |
and 1 cannot get rid of it now. Every time
L feel certain of failing, Don't give up the |
ship rings in my ears, and I keep steadily
on My old ship has almost foundered sew |
eral times (mostly due to illness that has
haven't been able to let go, and she s still |
a-sailing, and without falling behind. either |
or course, I've had to study and work hard, |
but you know what's not worth working for |
IS not worth having. My favorte pastimes |
are ''readin' and writin'." | read contin-
ually and can always find some good in /
every book. 1 love poetry, too. and now |
VIII also state that 1 love music and am
tremendously fond of athletic sports But !
by-by. MISS ANNIE JTTEP
Ash6urn, Ga, Route 3, Box 1888.
Dear Auntie and Cousins Here I come |
again, won't you please open the door? This |
makes my second attempt to enter. surely |
Az "dHI ~ meet sumo OIL you ROOQ-lOOkl0X |
cousins. l am an orphan girl, my mother |
IS dead and ] make my home with my only |
sister We live in the country and enjoy |
country life fine, although get lonesome
1t times and would be just tickled to CORE
'pond with the cousins. If there is any
Thing | like better than a friend it's just |
more friends. There is nothing better than
rue friends. l am lover of flowers and |
ave good many pot flowers, such as cac-
tus and geraniums We had a lot OF ferns,
but the cold killed most Z Of them We |
planted lot of flower seed just before
zig rain, there wasn't one came up. It's
ate to plant any now, but II you cousins
rave any flower seed that you are not going
o plant, would surely appreciate them.
VIII return the favor i'll any way / can. I
rope Aunt Julia will have this printed and
ome of you cousins will write to me. viii
try and answer all that | receive Much
owe to auntie and all the cousins.
LULA GLADEN.
Rhine, Ca, Route ..
Dearest Auntie land All the Cousins:
Wonder what you all are doing this after
loon. /, like most cousins, live OH the
arm, but / agree with the girl Il forgot l
Ter name). that said, at was lots of pleas
10 but gather flowers" Although / have
lever worked in the field. About the pow
Ter and paint. The boys needn't object
f the girls said something about you boys
very time YOU got a shave, or a haircut
r when your pants weren't long enough, or
90 long. Now, don't you think we have
he same right to use paint and powder? |
10, any way. but 1 don't think. it does our
omplexion any good. Cousins, / live two
niles south of Fairmount. Ca, which is a
little town of about 600 population We
ave a very good school at Faifmount. |
tudy the ninth grade. Guess you're won
ering how 1 look. but don't run, I'm just
blonde of about fifteen summers and weigh
80 pounds. Girls would like to exchange
he recipe for magnolia Balm for fern
utting. Guess Aunt Julia is wondering
rhen I'm going to hush. Hoping to be adj
ltted in your happy circle ana to hear
rom all the cousins that care to write, !
id you all adeu. Your loving cousin,
CLARA Mccoy.
Paramount, Ga.
Dear Annnt Lnlia and Consins: Will Won |