Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28


way. First, want to thank Aunt Julia for
printing my other letter, and the cousins
for the many nice letters and cards they
wrote me- As l didn't tell you anything
about myself the other time. will now.
] am eighteen years of age and ike our
feathered friends, The birds. ! am glad To
say\I have never killed one. How many OF
You boy cousins can say this? / also ENJOY
reading good books and stories James
Curwood's stories of the north woods are
my favorites. ! enjoy receiving and An
swering letters, too; so every one or You
cousins please write to me and III assure
you 1 Will answer ali letters received, also
cards. Your north Georgia cousin.
WILL oLIYET.
Margret, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and the Many, Many
Cousins: May l be readmitted TO the happ,
band Of boys and girls at the awakening OF
spring the most beautiful season of all the
year, with her dress of green, aud so many
sweet flowers blooming, fill the air WIFE
fragrance and beauty? ,
l read the Letter Box or Council
should have said, and think it real sooo
way to gain friends and correspondents
As I like to get letters from other states.
I suggest that we cousins begin round
robin, - that is for cousin to write TO an
other in q different state from thelr own
then that one write letter to some one III
has been received with hers, and continue
writing and inclosing all the previous letters
until ten have been received; then they are
all returned to the one who wrote the Its.
one How do you cousins think yOu would
like to get ten letters, all in one, from ten
different persons and statesE L thlhK IL
would be real fun to me. so come ON WIN
your letters, cousins, as L nope 10 receive
several interesting letters. would be FefV
glad to exchange flower seed with the
ole hOv flowers | very 1OlO
of both. l guess ] had better help boost
Georgia as she is the Empire State OF the
South and the home of the A. L. W. j.
Come on, boys and girls. and 1ets keep
Georgia in the lead with letters My home
is in the extreme southern part OF Georgia
out on the farm, where we can grow, on,
so many different things and enjoy the
fresh air and freedom of old Mother Nature
! am a busy girl and help with the mousse
work and help in the field some. am
fond of music and most anything that Is
cheerful. Aunt Julia is so dear to so ma1y
nephews and nieces that [ think we coh'
love her more if she would head the Councli
with her picture on her next blrthday. MY
letter has grown so lengthy that l IL
skiddoc and see who will be the first to
write from another state.
MISS NELLIE MERRITT.
Cairo, Ga, Route 2.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit four Georgia girls into your
happy band of boys and girls We nave
been silent readers for long time and de-
cided to write we enjoy reading the letters
fine What do you cousins do for pastime!
We go horseback riding, fishing, boat riding
and in swimming. How many or you cous-
ms enjoy going to school? We do. Among
our games we play at school are basketball,
and baseball. All of you cousins
who enjoy fishing and swimming, come 10
see US this summer. We live near Two
creeks and one river, so you see we can 60
every day. We will leave our ages tor you
TO guess, they are between twelve and sew
enteen, We will answer all let'ers le
MATTE AND JAMIE CARVER.
MAMIE NELLIE and MABEL PRATER.
Rome, Ca, Route 3.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousin: 1 have just
been reading the cousins letters, and en-
loved them so well, thought l would wflte'
too. | am just a school girl, sweet sixteen
Have been going to school at Bowdon al
though it is out now, am in the ninth grade
l like to go to school but am glad TO nave
a vaca ton. /, too, am a little country CUR
and I like The country life fine. Don't thlhk
would like TO live in A crowded city. l like
the 0uiet solitude where you can SIT around
and gaze en- the beautiful scenes of nature;
Nv father owns fanny of 16o acres, anu
live four miles west of BowdOn. Ca Wmle
do not help much sh the farm ike to
see the good work going on. help mothef
with the garden and also with the house
work | also like to sew and thlhk "ou,u
like TO dress hats and take penmanShlp' NY
grea test ambition is to get an educaIloh So
I NAV be fitted for any duty which WISH
to perform l could just keep writing put
for fear Aunt Julia thinks my letter al
ready foo long, will ring off for thus tme
Hoping to hear from all the cousins, VII
answer all received vp YGTT G TAcK SeGSs
cousin. EN- tCH
Bowton. Ca, R. F. d. 4.
Here comes
Girl from the golden west, and ia nke ~
find a twin among the cousins. VIII pe
thirteen years old on the Goth OF NoVehnpr ~
1923. and will be glad to near from t.s
cousins about my age, all rue ""H wa "a
Maine TO Florida. | have brown eyes anu
bobtpd hair, also crown and am a6out Nv
feet tall. have just one pet, heautll' u,
black cat named Blacknan. alWaAS -, -
ON a ranch until about SIX months 49,
when we moved to town. and my MANN"
rms the lodging house nero. IKE nv
country life best 1 have never seen snoM
and we don't have very much rain mere ou'
we grow big crops by irrisatnE WIN Pn.np
ing plants and bitches. like 10 rue ho.se ,
named sport. Ny sisters riding morse was
named Midnight Baby. We are IA ~
lovely weather now, but it will soon ne 'n ~,
hot old summer time Now III say good-pF
and wish you all well; Slnce pISt1o I'''
cousin, MARIAN F.
UosheHI N"l'
Dear Amt Julia: will Won please open the
door and let me in? 1t is raining out mere.
rhank you | have written to the f :e,
Box twice before, but was not sdmltteu 5
am little girl. twelve wears OF ase' an"
60 to school. I was promoted 10 me Ssoni!o
NV home. There is pine grove on each
side of the house, and right next 10 ne
nouse are large oak trees. Inc nouse go
about 200 feet from the road we rats'
chickens, turkeys, hogs COWS anu tba
well. as am afraid l have broken the
rule will close WIZ LAp DDS COPELAND.
NayIor, Ga. Route /, Box 9.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: win you
please admit a South Carolina DO! n'
your happy circle. AS maven | seen nv ',rht
ietters from this part of the state thouEnL
7 'yyould write. How many of you cousins
like reading? l do. My favorite authors
nre Zane Grey, James Oliver CurwooG' VIZ
liam McLedo Raine ana Mary hopei
phinebart. Like most Of You cousins;
i've in the country and like it. HOW
many of you cousins go to the MOVIES
70. NV favOrite cowboy actors are Dous
las Fairbanks, Tom Mig ana william on :"
w. If Ia fourteen years. All of you cousins
write TO me- "A "'" MAURICE MINIS.
Darlington, S. G.. r. No. 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit another girl from the Gear GU S'".s
Of Georgia into your happy band OF boys
and girls? l have been reading the Letter
Box with great interest for good good WHILE e.
but never before have had the courage 10
write. | surely do enjoy reading the let
tsr Sc Of the jolly young people. live on
the farm and like farm life best OF w at
me? not that l don't like city life; nut
you you can have more outdoor sport and see
more beautiful things. How many of You on
10 far also Ike
fi0wors and / think each of them helps
to brighten home. Who has my. birth
day. May I? I will leave my age for you
Cousins 10 guess-it is between eighteen
ana twenty. | want to get acquainted with
some of the cousins. 7 will not write any
more. as / SO, not gifted writer, and TINS
is my first visit I may have stayed TOO
long already. All you cousins write to me:
I win try to answer all letters received, II
I can. With best wishes to Aunt JA''a
CLARA SHAW.
Commerce, Ca, Rte. 30, Box 14l.