Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-06

take up some OF your spare time, won you
Yes, ] knew you would. AS l am couslf
already. | won't describe myself any more
Some OF you cousins sing "Home, Sweet
Home" for me, as Cadez, Spain. is some
lonesome place to be in. | certainly have
enjoyed this cruise to Europe and hope Il
see the dear old u. S. A. again about Sep
TENDER J.. Denmark. Sweden. Scotland ant
Spain are the countries l have visited while
on this cruise. Now let me tell you oil
some Of the countries that l have visited
First. Copenhagen. Denmark. That is
pretty place, with it's streets lined. witt
shade trees and everyt thing nice and clean
The people still cling to the old ways Stone
cutters seem to be the leading wor&men
Don't let me miss Gothenburg, Sweden. foi
that is the place that took my heart from
me. for there is where some OF the finest
people on earth live. They received us with
open arms and did everything they couo
to make the visit pleasant one. The city
is clean and pretty, and anyone would Hike
TO live there. Grenock and Glasgow Sco'
land are not in the race at all, and the
streets are filthy and dirty. | did not see
clean spot there Cadez, Spain, Is MOI
dean, either. and that is the reason | want
to he moving on. | guess | had better be
going. With love, a. sailor cousin,
FOSEPH F. WILSON.
Div. f. u s. s. North Dakota, care Post
aster New York City.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Aren't we
ha wing some lovely weather? | certainly do
love 10 hear the birds sing and watch the
crops grow We will soon have ripe water
melons and roasting ears. 1t is pretty sandy
in this country and we have long winters.
My subject will he Mark Twain" Samuel
Lsnghorne Clemens MARK Twain was born
November so, 1888, in Florida, Mo-, ana
was educated in the public schools Of Hanni-
bal, Mo. His first attempt at writing was
as assistant editor of the Hannibal Courier,
He was adventurous and his travels were
extensive. As pilot on the Mississippi
river he gathered much material for his
Life on the Mississippi" At the out
break of the war Clemens served a few
weeks in the Confederate army under Cen
eIal Harris. Mark Twain was America S
greatest humorist and a man of striking
personality, rare Conversational powers, and
in manner kind and democratic. Ny own
hobby, like Twain's, is writing. I am fiji
teen years old / will try to answer all
cards or letters received so all You cousins
who want to correspond with western
boy just let your letters fly to
VICTOR HAZLETT.
Laird, Col.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Is there
room for one more South Carolina girl to
chat little while? | will not stay long
this time I, like most of the cousins, live
\ farm, aud like farm life fine. How
many of you cousins like flowers? | DO and
have good many box and yard flowers.
How many can guess my age? Not many
have, I'll bet. My birthday is pril s, and
my age is between fourteen and eighteen.
If any Of you cousins have the books, The
Light of the Western Stars" by Zane Greg
or ''Eris,' by Robert w. Chambers, they
surely will he appreciated, and 1 will re-
turn the favor in any way / can. AS many
as will write me and send me a cutting of
Eour favorte flower. | will send You on.
of mine. 1 will 90. hoping to see my lett or
in The Journal and to hear from all YOU
cousins. VIOLA SMITH.
Cades' s. c., R. r. r. !, Box I.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have been
q reader Of your Letter Box for some time,
and surely DO enjoy the nice letters from
all the states, l live in the dear old state
OF Florida. |. like most Of you cousins. live
in the country on a large orange grove. |
like country life fine. | must say the let
tiers are getting better and better all along.
J like to play basketball and all other out
door sports. My age is sixteen. I have four
sisters and one brother. l working for
IN educa ton as far as my father is able to
give me. | think Aunt Julia Question Box
is nice for everybody. Our school will
start August g.. l surely will be glad. Come
on, Florida boys and girls, and don't let the
other states get ahead of MS. | will not
describe myself. l go to church and Sun
day school every Sunday. We have a nice
crowd in our class. We had nice, hard
pastime? / do most anything that comes
10 hand. I live one mile from Bowling
Green, and | go to school there. | want all
Won cousins to write to me-. All write be
tween fourteen and twenty-five years, and
V ouId like all I'd send photos if you care. A
new niece and cousin.
PAULINE BURNETT.
Bowling Green, Fla.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: will
you admit another Alabama girl into your
happy circle:
We haven't been taking The Journal
long, but 1 just dearly love to read the
letter 5box and Dorothy Dix, then the con-
tinuedf stories.
1 will not take a subject this time. If
I ain admitted L will come again.
L will ask favor of some of the
cousins. Please send me the song 1.-The
Touch Mine" L will return the favor any
way L can. I have some pretty songs.
How many 90 to Sunday school? l do.
am a teacher Of the junior class.
Aunt Julia asked about some zinnias. I
have them. Some OF them look like
dahlias: they are SO doubled. have all
kinds Of them and colors. too, and lots Of
other flowers.
III 20. asking all that want to hear
from jolly Alabama girl to write; send
photos, also.
LILY HILL.
Nsuvoo, Ala, Route l.
Hello! Aunt Julia aud oil oc the
Cousins: Will You all make room for four
Georgia Crackers, as we have been long
ing to write for the longest. but just have
been wee-hit afraid. We would not be
admitted. L Mamie, have written once
he fore but was not admitted and decided to
try again. Oh. l heard someone say,
wonder what kind of country they live in =?
We live in Hart county and not far from
the Tugaloo river and you know we have
some time going to the river. going In
bathing and swimming. Yes, it is beau
lots Of hills. woods and bluffs around
here. We live about one-half mile from
the Baptist church, Rick Springs, and 20
TO Sunday school every Sunday and think
not think everybody should strive for an
education We 80 to school and believe
me we have some time. Oh, yes. we are
country lads and lassies,y and would not
with any of the city cousins.
What do You cousins do for pastime !?
We read and play the organ as are
lovers of music. We, like most of the
cousins, lovers of flowers and have a
good many. You cousins just ought to
have been here to have gone to preach
Mamie is is; Curtis, IA; Effie g., IL;
George, 9. and who has our birthdays?
NAMES, September S; Curtis June !, Eff
fie g., October rs; George, December Il.
Those who have our birthdays write us
and not only those hut all OF the cousins
as are going to see who gets the most
mail. Write separately. Will close ask
ing riddle. First white, then red. three
days old and then dead We remain, as
ever,
Four cousins,
MAMIE MADDEN,
CURTIS MADDEN.
FFFIE G. MADDEN,
GEORGE MADDEN,
Lavonia, Ca, Route ?.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will
you kindly admit a girl from old Missis-
sippi into your charming circle? | thank
You / seldom see any letters from this
state, SO | thought I'd write. Cousins, did
you know autumn will soon be here? This
is the last summer month, though who
would realize it to be true? Autumn is
my favorite season, il ! have any. Just
to see the red yellow and brown leaves
to the ground; the nuts falling
from the trees, while the gray squirrels nre
busiy storing them away for winter use.
1t is such 4 wonderful sight. Some of you
writers take for your subject Friendship.
Let me only say n few words and then III
slip out. Learn to greet your friends with