Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-24

was a girl, and wanting to exchange crochet
work with him. Well I'll tell YOU one l
pulled on him. ] answered one of his let
tiers that / read in the letter box. l think
it was the first one, and. behold, when
got an answer he took me to be a girl.
suppose, and called me miss. and I answered
real soon and told him 1 thought we had
gotten up quite misunderstanding, and as
luck would have it. l was boy instead of
a. girl, and you see 1 didn't suit. and he
didn't write any more. Wasn't it quite
joke? live on. the farm and like it very
much some times. ] have lived in Georgia
about seven years. Came from middle Ten
nessee. / want you all to know that l am
boy and no one will be mistaken. ] am
seventeen years old and Just as big again as
half | have been here quite while and
remain your true cousin. Lovingly.
VICTOR V. STEAKLEY.
Clipper. Ga.
Waycross. Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: May
come in and chat with you this gloomy
Thursday afternoon? 1 am not personal
ly acquainted with any of you cousins,
but 1 certainly do enjoy the many inter
esting letters. 1 love books, flowers and
music. How many of you cousins enjoy
going to school? I certainly do. I think
every one should have an education in or
der to get through this world l am in
the seventh grade. u live in the country
four miles from town on a small farm
and surely do enjoy farm life. Cousins, 1
wish some of you were here to cheer me
UP this rainy afternoon. How do you
cousins like to go to Sunday school? l go
every chance L get and that. is very sell
dom. How many of you have my birthdate
April II? will be fifteen then. If any
of you cousins care to correspond with
MARY MIZELLE.
Route No 2, Box No. So, Waycross, Ca
Dear Aunt Julia and cousins. viii You
admit a happy Georgia girl of eighteen
years into your smiling band of boys and
girls? L have long been a reader of the
Letter Box, and surely do enjoy reading the
letters from so many different states. l
fore, but somehow it happened to fall into
fore, bu some how it happened to fall into
the waste basket, but 1 am hoping this one
escapes. All you cousins know the old
saying, third tip and out, so if this goes
there I'm gone: Cousins, don't you all
grand. Come on, Barney S. Wethering-
ton, your letters are very interesting to
the ship. U. s: S. Nevada. Just wonder
if you know him. His name is Arthur
Walton | also have cousin and friend
on that ship. Guess most of the cousins
are in school. 1 am not, but would sure
ly like to be. j. Il. Rogers, of Chester,
Ga, come again, All You, cousins, both
swers to your. letters, write to me-. Be
sure to write to new cousin. Would GER
tainly be glad to hear sER fTG% y9T al
Nicholson, Ca, Route 1.
P. s.-Who has my birthday, September
Dear Aunt Julia andT Cousins: 1 will
tell you something about my state. Georgia,
sometimes called the Empire state of the
south.' 1t possesses area of 90, 263
square miles and the population is $780,
S32. live i'll the northern part of Geor-
gia in the .. s.. government national park,
Tor reserve. The finest scenery of the state
is TO be found in this section. Here the
Appalachian highland terminates in short
mits magnificent views of the surrounding
country may be had for many miles. The
whole surface is seen to be covered by
lofty hills and picturesque mountains. Be
tween them lie beautiful valleys. rich in
soil and mineral wealth.
U. s. government lookout towers are
tains. The city of Atlanta, 100 miles away,
can be seen from these towers.
Tourists come here every summer from
several states and some foreign countries
me. | will answer every letter l receive
l will close now. Hoping to receive many
letters. Your new nephew and cousin:
WILL OLIVET.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: viii you
admit Georgia girl into your happy band
of boys and girls! | am like most of the
cousins, live on farm and like it fine
If | were going to discuss a subject it
would be on Kindness, because kindness
doesn't cost anything. Come again, Barney
s. W., your letter was grand. l, too, am
All you cousins write to lonely girl and
III assure you an answer. Oh, 1 forgot
to tell You my age is between 10 and Is.
new cousin.
o,. EATHIE wYNNB.
Dear Aunt Julia~and Cousins: Wonder
II you will all be kind to me and let me
come in for short while this beautiful
hall
intrude very long, just a$few words about
Uncle Remus'' and l shall be gone
Joel Chandler Harris was born in Eaton
ton, Ga, December 8, 1S4S, and died at
in West End, suburb of Atlanta, Ga,
July ,, 1908. He spent several years at
Eatonton academy, but left school at the
age of twelve to go to the farm of Mr..
Joseph Turner, nine miles from Eatonton,
to learn the printing trade. Most of his
training for his future work was gained
from the books in Mr.. Turner's library
After the war he worked on various news
papers, finally becoming editor of the
Forsyth Advertiser Later he was offered
place the staff of the Savannah Daily
News, where he remained from 1871 to
1876 In the latter year yellow fever
epidemic drove him to Atlanta where he be-
came a member of the editorial staff of
the Atlanta Constitution. His literary ca
reer began with his accession to this posi-
ton the Constitution, and continued for
Atlanta Constitution in 1900 to devote him
self to more permanent literary work. His
chief writings are Uncle Remus, His Songs
and His Sayings; Nights With Uncle
Remus; On the Plantation; Free Joe, and
other Georgia sketches; Tar Baby and
other rhymes.
As 1 fear my letter is too long will
bid you all adieu,
Lovingly,
EDNA LOGAN.
Oak Park Ca ROute I Roy
Z. s.-Would be glad to hear from all
who to write.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit girl from south Georgia
into your happy band of boys and girls?
l have been reading the cousins letters for
several years and l enjoy reading them so
much. Wish it was possible for to cor
respond with all you cousins. Will gladly
answer all letters and cards received. Also
send photos in exchange. Wonder what
you cousins do for pasttime? L teach
is on farm and 1 like country life very
much. We have good church and Sabbath
school which L attend regularly.
Who has my birthday, January %? Will
leave it for you to guess my age, some
where between IS and %.
Well, I must close for this time. Much
love to Aunt Julia and all the cousins.
Your cousin,
ELSIE BOOTH.
bonneville, Ca, Route 2, Box 90.
Dear Aunt Julia: After reading so many
interesting letters on your page, l can't
resist the temptation of writing letter.
Father has for many years been sub
scriber of The Journal. IT'S a favorite
paper with all of our family.
Girls, aren't you rejoicing to know now
that if you wish to and twenty
years old, you can cast your ballot? Some
men are very much opposed to giving the
women the ballot. But in time they'll
come around o. k.
In my community the most ignorant and
cruel men to their wives bitterly oppose
their wives going to vote.
Look around you and notice the women
who don't vote, and you will find that
nine-tenths of them are afraid of their
husbands, and the other tenth doesn't
know what is Justly hers. Quite a num-
some in poultry work, teaching school,
clerking bookkeeping and mail order work,
selling plants of various kinds. flowers,
crabapple trees, sassafras trees, sassafras