Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-08

am thirteen years young, ana dIu
in the seventh grade. [ have been
reading the Letter Box for some
time and enjoy it fine. 1 also en-
joy reading Burgess Bedtime Sto-
ries. live on a farm and do not
like farm life. not at all. I have
two '-~0thers and no sisters. If any
of you cousins care to. write to a
lonely country girl, just write to
GLADYS STRINGFELLOW.
Butler Springs, Ala, R. 2, B. 81.
P. S.-Please, some Of you cous-
ms write to me.
Mariana, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
Won't you please admit a lonely lit
tie girl from South Carolina into
your happy band of boys and girls?
[ have n lots of times, but
have, only been admitted once.
How many of you cousins like to
go to school? I, for one, enjoy 60
ing. I trr to go. every day, that I
can. I am in the ninth grade, and
have one Of the best teachers in the
world. Who can guess my age? 1t
is between fourteen and twenty.
Some of you good looking cousins
write to me. 1 will try to answer
all letters that I receive.
ODELLE STROUPE.
Gaffney, S. c.. r. 6, Box SO.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will
you let two Florida girls join your
happy band of boys and girls? We
live in the little town of Lee, Fla.
Josie is in the eighth grade and is
twelve years old Her birthday is
March 4. Marguerite is in the sixth
grade and is twelve years old. Her
birthday is December /. Write to
us and we will answer all letters
and cards received. Your new
cousins,
MARGUERITE HAVEN.
JOSIE NEWSOME.
Lee. Fla.
P. S.-Send mail separate.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will
you please admit lonely Florida
girl into your happy band? [, like
most Of you, live on a farm. We
see L find it lonely. But I think
farm life a wonderful life to live,
after all, as L have always lived on
a farm.
How many of you cousins like
lIOWSIS anu IIluSlC. ALI L Ill oAA ~
I'm crazy about them. Hurry up,
states get ahead of us. Who has
my birthday, April 25? am be-
tween fourteen and twenty. L ask
all of you cousins to write to mel
I would be "tickled" to answer all
letters and cards received from 9TH
err states as well as Florida.
Isn't Aunt Julia the dearest aunt
in all the world? I do hope she will
print my letter, as this is my first
attempt to write, although l have
been a silent reader of the Letter
Box for a long time and have en-
joyed it very much. All who will
write to a Florida blonde. address,
CARA SOWELL.
Wausa, Fla, r. 1, B. %.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I
wonder if you would admit a Keor-
boys and girls? l am sixteen years
old. 1 go to school at Brandywine
Jr. High school and go to Sunday
school. I Joined the B. Y. P. u. and
sure do like to go. All you boys
swer every card or letter received.
Your new cousin, !
FLORA McGINNIS.
Alpharetta, Ga. r. F. D. 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will
you please admit a Kentucky girl
into the happy circle of boys and
girls. L have been reading the Let
ter Box for almost year. think
the letters are fine. L hope you all
vii have a fine Christmas. We are
having beautiful weather. 1t seems
more like spring than it does win
ter. [ am going to ask a favor of
the cousins. [ want to make a
friendship quilt, and to the first one
who will send me ten-inch square
of bingham, perca1e or calico L will
send them a kodak picture of my
self. So, cousins, see who will be
the first one. l will be 81 years old
the 28th of February. Our house
is at the top of a high hill, but
we can not see the sun rise or set
for hills. We have plenty of water
spring, a well and two cisterns. Do
any of the cousins ever make flow
ers out of crepe paper? I do, and
think they are beautiful. Well, we
will soon have a new year. Doesn't
time fly fast. AS this is my first
time l will go. If this is printed
will come again. With oceans of
love to Aunt Julia and the cousins,
L am your new cousin,
) CMISS) NACIE GRAY.
Cadiz, Ka.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
I come again asking for admitance,
and L sure hope you will let me in
for I am going to write a letter OH
health. So now T will give a few
points that are necessary to good
health. First, take a bath every
day; second, brush your teeth after
every meahl; third, sleep eight hours
a night; fourth, take plenty of exer-
else; fifth, eat proper food. L think
if we would all abide by these laws
we would be healthy and wise. So
good-by and a Happy New Year to
you all. A cousin and niece.
JENNIE MAE GAFFNEY.
Gafney, S. C.
P. ST am going to ask a favor
of some of you cousins. [ want some
of you to send me Till We Meet
Again" sheet music, and L will re-
turn the favor.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will
you be so kind as to allow me space
in your lovely corner once more? AS
1 am an old cousin [ want to say
received many nice letters, and
those that didn't receive an answer
please pardon me. for 1 received so
many that I couldn't answer all.
But [ want to thank Aunt Julia for
printing my other letter.
What are Won cousins doing Tor
pastime these cool days? However,
I guess that you are sitting by the
firesjde. We are having some cool
weather here now. but not so cool
but what Santa Claus visited me