Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-06

cousins, and that Is this: l want each and
! everyone over fifteen years old to write TO
| me, for 1 get very lonesome sometimes as
! am the only one at home. l have two sis
tiers and two brothers married, one SINCE
| sister, but she doesn't stay at home. All
! who wish for correspondence with some
! one just write to cousin,
(MISS) T0MMIE MIMMS.
Thomasville. Ca, r. f. D. 8.
Dear Cousins: 1 am a lonesome sailor boy
and l was told about Aunt Julia's Letter
| Box. I like to get.letters and like to have
| lots of friends to write to. l have been In
the service for year, and ! like it pretty
| we'll. 1 get lonesome, though, and some
| times when 1 don't hear from my few
friends the time drags rather slowly; but
when I am looking forward to nice letter
from a friend 1 am always happy. My
home is in Oklahoma. 1 have two brothers
and one sister. l have a nice time in the
| macy and like to travel. always like to
! 20 ashore in strange places, for one can see
| so many things Of interest. I enjoyed my
first trip to Panama very much and have
| many pictures to remind of the trip. A
| lonesome cousin,
o. s. s. Pennsylvania. Div. 9, S., San
Pedro, Cal.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here are
two south Alabama girls knocking for adj
mittance. May we be admitted? l, Jes
sic, am sixteen years old. /, John, am
eighteen years old. We are own cousins
| anu you can just Imagine WHdL STduu LILIES
we have when we together, although we
| live eight miles apart. l. John, am
| freshman in school, and Jessie is complet-
| ing the seventh grade. We do delight in
theirs house tonight. We think have
the only grandfather. living. He is nearly
seventy years old. He takes The Journal
and all enjoy reading it much. Now,
Aunt Julia, please print this, as it is our
| first attempt in life TO write to the Letter
| Box. And, cousins, please write us from
| hail r;v1r
! will assure you an answer, and will ex-
change photographs with any and all of
you that write. Love to Aunt Julia and all
the cousins. Please write separately. Your
new cousins.
(MIss) JESSIE NoELL,
Hefin, Ala, Route 4.
(MISS) JOHN MASON.
Heflin Ala, Route I.
Dear Folks: I have always been inter
ested in the Letter Box. and l enjoy the
| letters very much. for some of the girls
and boys write very interesting letters.
wrote. to the cousins and auntie when ] was
little girl of thirteen, and that has been
| twelve years ago. ! am sure some of you
did not know the circle was that old, did
you? May l.. before l go. give you a brief
description Of the part of the country in
which l live? Really, l a Georgian by
birth (the home of the crackers) and was
reared On the farm, where l spent most of
education, l took up the course of nursing
| in Columbia, s. c., where l graduated and
nursed for vNs:. Soon afterwards l met
very dear friend' so. consequently,
! Oklahoma, which l ihave learned to love.
There are lots Of lead mines near where
| live, and that is the principal industry.
! While there are some very good farm lands,
large herds of cattle Craze on the fertile
| prairie, covered with blue grass and clover,
and small rivers and creeks that are sur
| rounded by weeping willows. 1t is lovely
there to spend the long, not summer eve
| nIngs in bathing. l went in bathing quite
oIten last summer: and soon learned to
! swim. Ny time is spent (including my
| h0usework) in car riding, swimming read
| ing and going to the movies occa sionally
| While, since the days have begun to be
cool ! pass lots of time on the prairie with
my husband, hunting. There are lots of
| RABBITS and quail, and as ] have n rifle and
! hunting suit go often. He says I'm good
marksman for l seldom miss shot. The
pest time to hunt is when the snow Is on
| the ground; the rabbits can easily be track
ed to their hiding places. 1 live in a small
town of about 1000 inhabitants near the
| city of Miami.
MRS. CLARA (THoMPsoN) WILLIAMS.
Miami, Okla.
, Dear Aunt Julia: Will you please let two
| North Carolina girls into your happy band
Of boys and girls? Brother takes TIE Tri-
Weekly Journal and we surely like it, AMI
| especially the Letter Box. Ollie Mae will
| be in the fifth grade this winter. Mary Leu
| doesn't 90 to school. We, like most of the
cousins live in the country, and like it fine,
| especially in summer. Ollie Mae is between
| ten and thirteen years Mary Lou is be-
| tween thirteen and eighteen. Who has oar
| birthdays? Ollie Macs is March S. Mary
Louis July 4. We live near Rocky River
! springs, right between Long creek and
| Rocky river. Our home is surrounded with
| nice shade trees and two public roads pass
! our home. One leads to OakbO-o and one
! leads to the rolling mill, whi2h is 50 near
we can hear it running The rural mail
| carrier comes right by our home We see
70 40 LNrO
| school this summer. How many of you
cousins like flowers? We do. We have
some box flowers, but no yard flowers.
Daddy and brother have rome to work the
road now. All you cousins who care to
write to two jolly kids. Let your letters
and cards come to two new cousins,
(MISS) OLLIE MAE EURY
| (M1SS) MARY LOU EURY.
oakboro n. c., r. f. d. 1.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: I have Just fin
! lshed getting my lessons for tomorrow, so
| that [ could drop in for chat before re-
firing Well yes, I'm girl from the Old
North State. l. wrote to the Letter Box
last winter, but was not admitted I'm
! going to criticize the other letters just a
! little Cousins, please don't say [ am be-
| tween thirteen and seventeen years. Ny.
| nut it sounds foolish to me. l don't mind
| telling my age to anybody l have ever seen
| or heard of. 1 fifteen years old August
II. / especially want some cousin who lives
| N Waycross. Ca, to write to me. All of
the other cousins have a standing invitation
to write also. Now, all who can please
send picture. III not promise to answer
all, because I'd never get my lessons if I
did, but I'll do my level best.
hye on farm. l go pOneyback riding
real often l wish some of you cousins could
come to see me. I'm sure you would have
a delightful time. Oh, l mean to say I'd
try to give you good time. | don't know
whether you all like my way Of entertain
| ing or not. l like to ride my pony, take
tramps in the woods, 90 fishing, and even
opossum hunting. Please, cousins from
coast to coast, write me; send your picture
and anything you will in picture form.
(MISS) MARY HARRISON.
WILLIAMSON, n. c.. Il. f. D. 3, Box IL.
Dear Aunt Julia: Have you room for an
other girl in your friendly circle? l read
The Journal, and like it very much, and
especially the Letter Box. l think it is so
nice that the cousins can get acquainted in
this way. Aunt Julia. please tell Mr. Ed
| ltor to print Florida ''Snappy Paragraphs
! oftener. l like to read them, as was
| born in Florida. l am interested in makin.,
butterfly trays, and, cousins, I want to ask
a favor OF you. l want TO get some pods
that grow on the butterfly plant. | use
the silky part inside, when dry, to pad the
tray and as background for the butter
tlles. But am unable to get any around
mere. 1t is a member of the milkwced
family and grows in old fields and the pods
should he ripe or matured now. The pod
resembles the okra pod, only the outside sur
race is smooth. 1t is commonly known as
cottonwood, hemp plant, milkweed, silk
weed, butterfly plant and probably other
names. The cousins who will gather me
some of these pods and mail me 1 will re-
turn the postage and the favor in some way
| would like to hear from all the cousins
Aunt Julia. 1 sending 10 cents for the
orphan. DevOtedly,
Asheville, " G.. Route 5. ~ a ''-''''
Hello, Aunt Julia and Cousins: l am won
dering If You will open the door and let me
| have seat by Aunt Julia. Just little girl
why sure, auntie will let me in for few
| minutes I'll try not to break the ruie s
this is my first time, please print this as !
am 50 ttmd but Ill try to get ND coura ge
and write. How many of you cousins like to
90 10 school? do. for one. Or schnnl