Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-07

Dear Aunt Julia: Will you permit per
feet stranger to address you thusly? Please
say you will. because get so very lonesome.
Sometimes you see I'm the baby and the
only one single. so l really have a cause
to feel blue. Il wonder if any. of you cous-
ms have these books. The Clsnsman"
kindred of the Dust and Recreation
Brian Kemp" If you have and do not mind
Id be so glad to get them for a while.
I'll take special care Of them. Id be very
glad to hear from any of you that might
care to correspond with a girl Of twenty
years. Sincerely,
SAHRA ALICE EASTERLY.
Richton, Miss. Route 2.
Dear Aunt Julia: l do want to write to
you few lines. 1 am a very lonely girl.
L like to correspond with your girls and
boys. l northern girl, with blond
hair and brown eyes. l am seventeen years
old. live on $50 acres of land west of
Monticello. l go to the town school. l am
a junior this year; Our school will be out
from some girls and boys, and will answer
EILEEN MOORE.
Monticello, Ind, Box 1855.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will Won
please admit another Kentucky girl into
your interesting circle? ! live on a farm
ana enjoy it very much. l go to school l
am ready for high school now | like TO
90 to school, and the heighth of my ambi-
ton is to be a good scholar What do Won
cousins de- for pastime? / 90 horseback
riding. 1t you cousins would come visit me
TINS summer, would have a fine time
mere is some beautiful scenery about home
We would so kodaking l will NOT de-
ScGlDe myself this time. hUt will
is between - and is years See who can
guess 1t, My cousin, Eva Margaret Hurt
wrote 10 me Letter Box sometime ago and
received SO many nice letters and l want to
See If l can't beat her. A new cousin
slickford, Ky. '''i''
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: find. time
ana pleasure to again enter your hapnv
9 W HOW many know what March "a is?
we all know that Carnation dav smells.
Mothers day, but do you recall what Violet
uay commemorates-whose favorite flower
1t was? Way back in the year 1920 on
pIustery March day, wee baby daughter
c IAN 10 me nome Of one John Crosby, and
sue Drought with her perfect pair nf
eyes as nature ever provided. but at six
weeks of age those tiny eyes were mad
forever siGhtless by the error Of nhvsi-
cans mode of treatment for infection Tn
spite or this calamity, the baby grew IN 70
say sne would have appreciated the oppor-
tunlty 10 thank that physician for his mig
lake. Or course you know who she was
amy CroSDy,t the blind singer who saw
WIN her heart and soul. and grew to be orr
pest beloved hymn writer Never did Sha
mufmur against her physically darkened
LOT, not even before she saw and felt that
1od was using her, through this affliction,
sbo as own wonderful purpose, and that
she could not haYe done the work she lid
mad she been blessed with eyesight Rut
one DAY. at the age of fifteen, she sctuaug
found herself en- inmate Of FairvIand
ooine one generosity had made it possible.
and she entered one of New York's institn'
tons fer the blind God had ansu.rod H.
PRAYER and she just knew she was the har-
PiesC mortal. on this whole round eartt
I-IterdH|t She never wrote her poems. the
t Wele composed and stored in her memory
tnere 10 remain until the proper time for
thelr release, at CHI time she roo,ired
the services of an amanuenss She compoGed
DIS many as seven poems in day, and had
wonderful memory. easily recalling MANY
VI the thousands of her earlier verses durin O
4er iater years. Safe in the Arms OF
jesus was her quickest composirion II
being completed within fifteen Minutes
aIter belng requested Dy her composer. w.
~, a poane VINO mad just completed a nav
composition and told her that he had hut
torty minutes in which to secure her verses
and catch his train. He got both Wishin
zach and every one of tie cousins a most
happy springtime,
BERNIOE BEATTY.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here come
two Alabama girls wanting permission TO
join Your happy banC of boys and girls. We
iake The journal and surely do enjoy rea l.
Ing the letters. We wrote once before. but
did not see our letter in print, so we hope
TINS one will be printed. We live on
farm, and like farm life fine. We helm
papa in the field and mamma in the house.
We enjoy tatting and crocheting. How
many of the cousins like flowers? We
surely do Our favorites are ,begonias and
,...JI
around orr home. The woods surely are
Pretty, with so many flowers. We do like
the scenes of nature better than the art Of
nan. Come on, Alabama boys\and girls. and
Con let the other states get ahead of us.
We want to say few words on Kindness
We think everyone should be kind to every
body and every living thing, and especially
to the old people. We love all old people
and try to cheer them in every way We can.
We are real twins and great chums. We
Will go and not describe ourselves, before
we stay too long. We would be glad to
hear from some of the cousins. Write to
FLORA BASS.
DORA BASS.
Andulusia, Ala, Route D.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit two little Georgia girls in your happy
band Of boys and girls? We will promise
not to stay long. We, like many of the
cousins. live in the country and like il fine
We have Just been flower hunting and
had a real good time. We live two miles
from towns I, Kate, go to school in town,
am in the eighth grade and fourteen years
old. /, Lessie, go to Carter and am in the
seventh grade. am thirteen years old. Who
has our birthdays-Kate's July %, Lessie's,
January 90 What do you all do for pas
time? We go horseback riding and read all
we can. We go flower hunting and find
beautiful vioets and other flowers. We
live about half mile apart. but are to-
gether lot. l wish Aunt Julia and all
the cousins We're with us this spring after.
noon. We would take our kodaks and go
out into the woods, and surely we would
have a flot of fun taking pictures, gath
erlhg MOVERS and listening to many songs
Of the birds. We would. in fact, have
real picnic. All of you cousins be sure to
write to us. Two new cousins
MISS KATE TEEL.
MISS LESSEE SPINKS.
Dallas, Ga, Route 6.
7. S.-Write us separate, please
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Open the
door quick. Oh, my, how it is raining out
here am afraid I will get wet Aunt
Julia, will you let me in for a chat?
am from the dear old state of Georgia
Daddy takes The Journal and / do enioy
reading the cousins letters every time
The journal comes l get it and read the
Letter Box. Cousins, what do you do for
pastime! l sew, tat and help mother in
t me mouse; how many of you cousins like
flowers? l, for one. My favorite ones are
roses and poppies lives on the farm and
like farm life fine. live close to a creek
ana go fishing and boat riding every Sat
urday- afternoon. The one that guesses MY
age l will give my photo--it is between
ten and fifteen. How many of you cousins
like to go to school? | surely do go
to Dallas, and am in the fifth grade. If
any of you cousins care to write TO a Geor.
ga girl, will answer all received. From
a new cousins,
n, IRMA SHELTON.
Dallas, Ca, Route 3. Box 20.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins. Will you
II you all will admit an old cousin back
into your happy band of boys and girls? We
take The Journal and 1 like it very much
especially the Letter Box. DR.. Frank
Cranes, DR.. Bruces and Dorothy Dix talks
| agree with Dorothy Dix about her advice
to girls and l wish all you girls would read
and study her talks. Aunt Julia, Christ
went about doing good and ] think you are
doing a grand work and all the cousins
gree with me, I wish you would write
more letters for they are so inspiring to us.
The other day | was blowing after reading
your letter where You said "DO yOur work