Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-21

sunny, happy day? Did l hear some one
whisper that the day wasn't sunny and that
they were not happy? Dear friend, | have
fellow feeling and sympathy for you, but
know you want to cheer up, find the sun
shine and be happy. Won't you let me help
You to find it! You are just fighting your
battles, and we all have to fight them, one
kind or another, some time in our lives ;
but who doesn't want to be a winner in this
fight: And when we can't find any sun
shine in the day in our hearts, or any
thing to be glad and happy about, why, we
are surely q loser instead of winner in our
battles. You know the words:
at isn't raining rain to me,
It's raining daffOdiS:
In every dimpled drop I see
Wild flowers on the hills.
The clouds of gray engulf the day
And overwhelm the town.
1t ism t raining rain to me,
It's raining roses down."
The raindropS are such wonderfully neces
sary little fellows, even if they do dampeD
our spirits sometimes. And the gray clouds.
Just think how much lighter the sunshine
will be after them. If we had sunshine
always, both in our lives and in the days,
how tiresome it would be, for human nature
demands change. VVhen You feel especially
blue, did you eyers try to think of all the
little things you can be glad and happy
about? Didn't some one give you a friendly
err that was blooming its prettiest for you?
Isn't there some one who needs your love
and care and what you alone do for
| them? And doesn't that arouse something
big within you? Didn't you count up today
all the ways in which life is fuller and
richer for you than many others you know?
And have You thought how very much worse
things might be? Then let's smile and be
of good cheer always, for all things happen
and work together for good. And after
all, the world is a grand old place, for,
| though we can't help all the pain and dis
| cord in the world around us, we can make
| our own little corner shine with good cheer,
| gadness. love, kindness and apprecia ton.
| And whatsoever happens to come within our
| little haven and sunshine corner may go
away with a tiny sunbeam in their souls
| that will stay.
However simple, every one of us has one
| Or more gifts, you know. Have any Of the
! cousins adopted the habit of trying TO find
| the gifts of all whom you know and the
| things about them that you most appreciate,
| and then telling them about it? Try it,
! cousins.
Just think what joy and encourag cement It
| affords you when some one cares enough to
tell you your gifts and all they appreciate
! in you; then you will realize what help and
| appreciation you can give.
l should say that one of our dear Aunt
| Julia's big gifts is broad understanding,
ig-hearted motherliness to us all and WHO
| ever comes under her influence. I could
| write lOlS more DuI dLIdiu nave
broken the rule now. L would like TO ex-
| change tatting samples with some of the
| cousins. [ would be glad to get letters
| from all who read this and care to write,
! between the age Of twenty-five and forty
| five. Come on, cousins, and don't disap-
point me. .-.
MISS MARY SWEARINGEN.
Vienna, Ga, Route 2. Box SO.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here I am
again, seeking admittance. 1 have tried
| once before, some years ago. and failed, but
| my motto is, ''If at first you don't succeed,
| try, try again" Don't you cousins agree
with me? Didn't 1 hear some one whisper,
| lis she country cracker?" Yes, indeed,
1 am, and would not exchange with any
| city girl or boy. l won't describe myself,
| for I will give the space to something bet
| ter How many of the cousins like pretty
| flowers? I surely do, and have some most
of the time. Do you cousins like school?
| do, and 90 all l can. l think it is great
mistake to leave school before finishing. l
hope to finish grammar school in another
! year. If any of you want to get an answer
MINNIE JORDAN.
Chamblee, Ga, Route g.
Dear Aunt Julia: Here comes another
| room I will just toss in my scrubbed scrap
and pass on. ! do enjoy the letters so
much and there are SO many helpful and in
terGsting thoughts Randall al Ellis, r, come
Bridges. / surely do enjoy being near the
featherd friends they are so beautiful. |
am also great flower lover. What great
pleasures we get from the pretty flowers
am now enjoying watching the spring
| flowers grow, / am so glad that our dear
Father in Heaven gave to earth the flowers
to beautify the land. also to cheer and
| comfort his children. In His infinite wis
dom He left nothing undone that would
make life beautiful. ! truly love all things
beautiful: including the things that are
good. If you will allow, l will give you
a description Of the place live. We have
| large buildings, oak and cherry trees in the
| yard, lots of flowers. We are about three
miles from any station, and about one mile
| ing. We have owned this place about ten
| wears. | think every should own a
home. There are some pretty views around
| here, so some of you cousins and Aunt Jul
| liza come down, and we will 90 kodaking.
Would love to exchange reading matter
with some of you cousins. L have a num-
her Of good books Please, Aunt Julia:
| you and the cousins clasp the hand of
friendship across the space. and 1 will be
going. You cousins write to a girl between
ten and twenty. Your new cousin.
| (MISSl PEARL STRICKLAND.
Hickox, Ca, Route ., Box 81.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
| four happy go-lucky girls to ask for admit
! lance into your happy circle. Well, the
| DARK, gloomy days of winter are Just about
| over, and oh! how glad we are the beautiful
| spring days will be here with it's story
OF the resurrection, not alone of the spir-
ltu2l life; but of all nature. Soon there
WI WI De gIadness of the reborn earth, with
| its swelling buds, and bare trees will be DON
| ming their dress of tender green leaves The
sunny blue sky overhead and the songs of
| blrds, with the laughing brooks. make this
9eantlTu u and wonderful world, and the
| liilI OF Difficulty seems no longer hard to
cllmb. Inc farmers are turning up the
brown earth, getting ready for planting
tlme. They hope for ''Mother Nature" to
1 nHavNf
G:aughtrrs and are, of course, proud of the
! life. Farmers hard workers and farm
ers are founders of civilization. Our hands
| our minds are bright For pastime we read,
| write: crochet. embroidery cook, sew and
| 40 all kinds of housework and work in the
Ileid' 100, when necessary. We go to
| cnurch and Sunday school, prayer meetings
Singings and picnics, but do not attend
| dances. Aunt Julia, we think Won are one
among the greatest women of our nation,
'nlnk you deserve the highest praise We
also wish to say the letter box is improv-
ing every way. Bonnie G. Adams. your let
| tefs are very interesting. For fear we over
| step the limit. we will etll our ages and go:
l. Mamie. have written once before. and
Wlsh TO thank Aunt Julia for printing my
letter. l made lots of friends through the
| letter box. Gertrude is sixteen years old
ollie is nineteen, Edna is twenty-five and
mamie IS twenty. We would like to eX-
change letters, cards and photos of mountain
scenery with some of you nice girls and
| boys Aunt Julia, we're sending our love
to you, but want it divided among the
| cousins. Most sincerely
GERTRUDE GARRISON.
MAMIE GARRISON.
EDNA ROSS.
Blue Ridge, Ca. r. F. y. I.
OLLIE TODD.
Epworth, Ca
Dear Aunt Jnla; Here 7 come again
asking 10 Join your happy band for few
minutes. I don't suppose many Of you re