Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-12

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| Carrye hose ............'' .'.''. IVo
! Ruth Davis ................... loo
| Charles Lackey ................l Oc
| Thos. w. McSWain .............2 CSC
Ethel Mckay ................. voc
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
welcome stranger into your happy band?
1 thought I would write few words to
| the Letter Box as 1 have finished the let
tiers and was so interested in it. My
brother -in-law takes The Journal. Oh,
Glad" We are glad spring is here.
think God is one who can make beautiful
trees, grass and many different things very
wonderfully. l have four deaf sisters be-
sides myself. We girls are glad to say
that our dear parents sent us to school at
Talladega. Of course, they said they could
hardly stand to send so many of us off,
but they knew we needed our educa ton,
SO we could enjoy life. Our school has
helped us greatly and it has given us an
educat ion 1 think the mutes school is one
of the grandest things in the world. I
know of a few families who won't let
their little children go to school, but
think it is mean of them, for the children
cause they couldn't go to school, Yes,
most all my leisure moments happy.
Why should they not be? 1 have never
heard any of the rude taking the Lords
name in vain. l am SO thankful we can
see. / think it is so much worse to be
blind than deaf. 1t seems so bad that the
blind can never see any of Gods beautiful
things. I have visited the blind school.
1t is near our school. We have some mute
friends that visit us very often. We enjoy
their company very much. We had to give
up our dear and beloved father on Febru-
airy 9, 1916. He was the most lovable and
kindest father in the world. You can't UNI
derstand how we miss that sweet, pleasant
face. My dear mother is still living. We
help her 90 the homework as much as we
can. Our country is rather hilly and some
wiz hut
miles below here the land is pretty and
level, down where my uncles live. We
raise nearly everything on the farm. My
own married brother and brother run
stores now and another of my brothers. in
law runs a large saw mill. Aunt Julia,
will you please print this letter as 1 want
to surprise my trother-in-law. Love and
MAGGIE WILLIAMSON.
Pineapple, Ala, Route 1.
Hello, Aunt Julia. and All You Cousins
VIII you accept the friendship of a Norm
Carolina cousin? Listen, cousins don't YOU
think Aunt Julia is a good, kind and gen
tie woman? l think she is the kindest wom-
an L ever learned of. Listen cousins what
do you do for pastime Every Sunday l go
to Sunday school in the mornings and. 90 out
driving in the afternoon. l have a new
BUICK Six, wish you cousins and Aunt Julia
were here to go with me. l would take
you to see the mountains in western North
Carolina. There are some mighty pretty
mountain views near here. Listen, cousins,
let's learn Aunt Julias birthday and each
one send her a nice little birthday present
for being kind. Aunt Julia please put
the date of your birthday in your counil in
the date of your birthday in your Counhcil in
neces and nephews that want an answer,
let your letters come ~ a jolly old North
Carolina boy. Will not tell my age, but
will say it is between twenty and thirty
With best wishes and lots of love to Aunt
Julia and all the cousins.
(Mr) CECIL BEDFORD.
P: S.-Inclosed please find 81 for the
good cause.-C. c. Il.
Dear Aunt Julia: l wonder if you will ad-
NIT a blue-eyed North Carolina girl into
your happy band, for a few minutes? L
have been longing to visit you for a long
time, and I thought 1 would drop in today
as am not very busy. L must say The
journal is a welcome visitor in our home.
| am always anxious to get it, for it never
disappoints me, it is so nice of Aunt Julia
to give we girls and boys space in which
to express our thoughts and 1 am glad to
know that so many young folks are inter
ested in thinks like this. There have been
many nice letters written to The Journal
since l have been a reader thereof, and, of
course, has been the means of many ac-
quaintances. 1t is a grand way to get
quainted with the different people. l have
never met any of you cousins, prsonally, but
[ feel just like l know you all. l wish 1
could take every one of you by the hand
and have few words with you. for | GER
family do enjoy meeting strangers. I wish
you cousins could have been with me the
second Sunday in this month L had the
pleasure of attending the CASTOR County
Singing convention, which was held at Gro
mertOwn, n. c., and l just can't find words
express the pleasure that was mine. The
singing was fine and the interest was ex-
ceptonally good. The crowd was so great,
that they used two buildings, while one
choir was singing in the church, another was
singing in the school building, both build
ngs were crowded and many left on the
uotside, it just grand to be there. l
wnoder if any one will read this letter that
was present? If So 1 wish you would write
me. 1 sang with the maiden choir l am
member Of the South Fork singing convem-
ton. 1t will meet at GOodsOnvile, just
east of Lincolnton. the second Sunday in
May Would be glad to some of you
cousins there. Everybody welcome.
would like to see letters from more of you
North Carolina girls and boys. II I am
welcome l may come again. With love and
best wishes to you all, am your new COUSIN
DELLA LANEY.
Maiden, N. c., Route /,
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you