Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-23

lilies, buttercups and violets and more that
| can't name. And the dear little birds;
how they greeted me with their joyful songs
as I passed them.
Sweet bird, thy bower is ever green,
Thy sky is ever clear,
Thou hast no winter in thy year,
Nor sorrow in thy song.
Oh. could I fly, I'd fly with thee!
We'd make, with joyful wing,
Our annual visit DER the globe;
AS attendants OH the spring.
Do you sill think that pretty verse? l
do. Cousins. what are yong fsvorite months
of the year? Mine are May and. June. AS
this is May, l will quote you all bit Of
poetry Of May:
A song, oh, A song. for the merry May!
The cows in the meadow, the lambs at
play,
And a world in blossom for you 'and me.
Please, North Carolian cousins, let's not
let the Georgia cousins get ahead of us in
writing to the Letter Box.
As my visit Is getting lengthy, I will de-
scribe myself and so. 1 have dark, curly
hair and blue eyes, and my age is between
twelve and sixteen. Who can guess it?
Cousins, you all please write me. I will
| told by Ruby A. Harris to tell you all
'that she thanked you all for the many
nice, and interesting letters she had gotten
from the cousins. and enjoyed them all"
She is my neighbOr
Aunt Julia, please forgive me for staying
so long, and thank you for letting me in,
for I've enjoyed my visits SO much Now.
cousins, be good. May the angel of peace
prosperity and happiness guard your every
foOtstep in life. Lovingly.
MISS ETHELINE MORGAN.
Culberson, n. C.
Dear Aunt Ju!:a and Cousins: I have
Oeen so interested in your department and
the letters. which ! have read, made me
want to know you all the better. SO l am
writing with the hope that you will all take
pity on a lonesome cousin and write me
some nice. long letters. l see most all the
cousins are fond of flowers. Must say 1
I'm a flower lover myself but we haven't so
very many. How are you cousins enjoyn!
these sun-sbiny days Aren't they beauti-
tul? My, they make me feel happy. This
is a fine day for kOdaking; you cousins come
over and we will make some pictures and
send Aunt Julia some. Come on, Missis-
sippi boys and girls, let's not let the other
states get ahead Of us. Tina Hart, 1 liked
your letter fine. come again. l guess Aunt
Julia must be frOwning at me. l will be
going. I would like to receive letters from
all who care to write. Everybody write me
and send kodak picture. AS / have a new
kodak album, would like very much to have
picture of every one of you cousins to put
in it. ] will try and seud a picture in re-
turn. Aunt Julia, please print this il you
think it worthy Of space, if not no one will
be disappointed bat
MAYME COOK.
Edinbur<, Miss. Route 1.
/ J. 81 am enclosing cents for the or
phan.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:- Wonder if
you would admit blue-eyed Mississippi
girl into yeur happy band of boys and girls.
Daddy has taken The Journal for several
months. We all enjoy reading the letters
best of all. L have two brothers and one
sister. What do you cousins do for pas
time? / go TO school and in the eighth
grade. and like music very much. I guess
Mapha Bsrrentine's age to be sixteen. Did
/ get it right? | am twelve years old. How
many of You cousins love flowers? I for one
As this is my first attempt will go beg
fore ! break the rule. Would like to re-
ceve letters from all who wish TO write, I
viii answer all received. Lots of love to
Aunt Julia and cousins. A new cousin.
LUCILLE MEASELLS.
Morton, Miss
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Do you en-
JOY reading beautiful poems? IL you do AMI
Will write to me, giving a description of
both yourself and your home, / will send
you poem entitled Father and Mother. -
The poem contains sixty-fou lines and was
composed by a man in memory Of his par
ents after they had passed away. 1t is
beautiful and loving tribute, and I guaran-
tee that you will like it and want to keep it.
shall not at this time give YOU any de-
| Scrlption Of myself as to age and looks. butt
il Won write me requesting II, ] will tell
you all about myself and my home here
among the beautiful mountains Of North