Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-14

stay long or I will break Aunt Jula's rule
| wrote to the Letter Box once before and
| did not my letter in print, l will
try once more. What do you dear cousins
do for pastime? | help my step-mOther
cook. as my dear mother died about five
years ago. and l know she is sweet angel
in heaven now, | also read, write, go horse
back riding, 60 fishing and 90 in swimming.
Now, cousins don't you all think Aunt Julia
is a sweet woman? She is so kind to us all
| had been wanting to write to the Letter
BOX long before | did. but did not have the
courage. l, like most of the cousins, live
on a farm but don't like farm life at ALL
But we are expecting to move to the city
soon. Most all Of the cousins have been
asking favOrs. so I'll ask one: Will any of
You cousins send the following songs
Let the Rest Of the World Go BY"
Everything Is Peaches Down in Georgia"
and Tuck Me to Sleep in Ny Old Ken
lucky HOme?' III return the favor in any
way l can. I'm not going to tell you
cousins my age until YOU write to me, if
YOU write, but | will say it is between thir-
teen and seventeen. Anyway. m in the
eighth grade at school and am crazy about
going to school. My birthday is February
y. Abraham Lincoln and l have the same
birthday. Who else is my twin? [ would
be delighted to have some lots of You
cousins visit me. l have real nice time
out here. | have one sister going to college
in birmingham, Ala, and have one in Jack
sonvile, Ala, going to the State Normal
school. I'll have to run along now and not
break auntie's rules, because she may dis
like me then. Aunt Julia, please print this
as want those songs. All You cousins
write to me and I'll promise to try my best
to answer all letters and cards received.
new cousin,
BERNICE BROADHEAD.
M$plesville, Ala, Route ..
Dear Aunt Julia and ALI viii You please
admit two happy Alabama boys into your
circle, as we get much pleasure out Of the
Letter Box? What do you cousins do these
summer days? We are helping papa farm.
We live two miles from town, on farm of
2S0 acres. We raise most all kinds of crops
here. How many Of You cousins can milk:
We help milk all the time. as papa ships
cream You cousins come over and Will
show You our dogs, sheep, calves. horses
and hogs as we help with the stock. We
are intending to be fine little farmers some
day. Guess yOu ell are wanting to know
our ages. I, John. Jr., am twelve years
takes the seventh grade at school. and
Justus the fourth grade AS auntie says
he brief, We will be going, and would be
pleased very much to this in print. so
give Mr.. W. B. vacation. All you cousins
write Your new cousins.
JOHN VANDIvER. JR.
JUSTUS VANDIYER.
Hackleburg. Ala
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Wonder il
you will admit a lonely Alabama girl into
your happy band. for 1 promise to be real
good and won't tire you with long letters.
although I have lot to write, and surely
like to read your letters. I live in the
country and enjoy country life. There is
an old saying, You can get fellow out
of the country but Won can't get the coun-
try out of him. But | don't think lhat IS
a true saying with everyone. MY father
is not a farmer, 50, therefore. have plenty
of time to read my cousins letters. L help
my mother with her housework and with
spare time I read books. SO. If anyone
wants TO exchange books with me. Just
write. Some of my books are, The Brides
Fate" ''The T. +. Trail" Zane Gray is
my favorire author. My age is between
sixteen and twenty. had better stop, ms
I promised not TO tire you with long
letter. If anyone cares to write to new
cousin write to ~
Center, Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will yon
please admit an Alabama girl into your
happy band of boys and girls? We take
The Journal and I sure do enjoy reading
letters from the cousins so much l thought
live on the farm and enjoy farm life fine,
though I a lonely girl. My mother is
dead and also my loving stepmother has
been dead for nearly year. And we do
miss her much; she seemed as near to
me my own mother. l keep house for
father and three brothers. I guess YOU are
wondering how I look. I have brown hair.
blue eyes. five feet and three inches high.
weigh $50 pounds age seventeen. Have
Old Letters and Blue Eyed Roy?' II
vor have. please send them to me- ! will
return the favor any way ! can. Fog tear