Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-28

feathered friends sing his songs think
| boy is awful horrid to try to destroy our
| little friends, don't you, auntie ] am also
| a great lover of flowers, my favorite yard
flowers are roses and hyacinths and my ia
| vorfte pot flowers geraniums and be-
9onias. If any of you cousins have plenty
| of cuttings will you please send some :?
| will give you little sketch of where
| live. l live on little hill between river
and creek sand | visit them often. guess you
all know what | do when | get there. We
| have lots OF woodland in this part Of the
country and our principal trees are pine
and oaks | live in about three miles OF
Bakers mountain, it surely is a pretty
mountain and the scenery is great, and on
the east side is two large fish ponds. | go
to Sunday school and ! think everybody
| should. | can see the church from my home
yes. | am a Baptist. l also go to school,
but my school is out now, the school house
is about half mile from my home. com
peted the seventh grade last term. had
i two tea cheers, their names Mr.. Yates
! Leatherman and Miss Carrie Young. n think
that everybody should strive for an educa-
tion, that is my greatest aim in life. What
do you cousins do for pastfmeE ! read GRO
rhet some but l think crOcheting is tire
some Job. What do you cousins think about
tit? ! see that most OF the cousins have
been describing themselves, as for my part,
! don't think you should. We could tel
more how the country in which you live
looks il yon would give|a description of it,.
! noticed the other day in the Box girl
from Arson county, | nsed to live in Arson
county. while was living there my dear fa-
Their died. Auntie, L want You to put your
loving little picture at the top of the page.
Irma Shelton, will guess your age to be
twelve Am l right? l heard one say she is
an old msidJ not quite. l am only fourteen
years of age, have twin. OCTOBER
Now, auntie may ask favor of the cous-
ms will all Of you write to me! want TO
hear from you all. l must be going for fear
/ have broken the rule. Would love to hear
from my twin. If | have any. VIII bid you
all good-by. There is a pale blue flower
that grows in yonder spot and in the ST.
leuce of evening it whispers 'for-get-m e.
not" enclose dime fof the baby. All
who can, please send photos ,G.@nv rrnsoN
Henry, Route 2. n. C.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
another North Carolina boy to JOIN your
| hanDy band of boys and girls. | have been
silent reader ef the Letter Box for some
time and surely do enjoy reading the let
| ers from all the different states. i've on
n farm and like farm life fine. Say whlcs
one of you cousins will be first TO write to
me? / like to correspond with the boys and
girls Of the south, and will answer every
letter that | receive: Who has my Dlrto-
day. April u? If I have a twin. please
write me. Will close now. as this is ay
first letter. All you cousins write to me.
DAVID W. WOOD.
Wallace. y. C.
Dear Aunt Julia: l wonder il you will
hermit my letter? l hope so. l am a girl
from Alabama. | enjoy reading Aunt ju-
LAS letter Box very much. want all
who will to write me. will be glad to
get your letters or cards, and l will an
swer them all. | live on a farm. am fiji
teen years old. My birthday is the first
day Of July. Then I will he what they
rail- sweet sixteen. That will he soon.
hope it will be sweet. Please write to me-.
| want to he your friend. l will be glad TO
get your picture if you will send me one.
must stop Or Aunt Juiia won't print this.
With best wishes TO every one wrO reads
this Sincerely yours.
ESTHER PERDUE.
Trade, Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit an Alabama girl into your circle? ]
have read lots Of the cousins letters and
they were very interesting. I am farmer $
daughter, and am glad to say that l am.
live on 100 acres of farming land What
do most of you cousins do for amusement?
| have lots of employment to keep me from
being lonesome. l helps on the farm and
10 homework, too. How many Of YOU are
near my size and age? I five feet six
inches tall. weigh s130 pounds. I SIN blond.
Have blue eyes and fair complexion. Who
has my hirthdar, lime is? And will he
eighteen this month. How many cousins
like to go to school? / enjoy it very much