Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-04

WOruS.
Dear Children-A suggestion Tor
the Fall Letter Contest came TO me
the other day. AS it seemed such
a good one, / am going to ask you
to think over it and write in your
opinion as subject. Please be
prompt with your letters and be
sure to write in the corner OF INC
letter addressed to Aunt Julla Lei
ter Box, the word CONTEST. .,o.
The suggestion was TINS; oui
Duty Towards Our Neighoor' IL
is a broad subject and one that re-
quires a. lot of thought.
Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
Hello, all Of you! hope l am NOT III
trudips in thus breaking into your merry
circle. It had been quite number OF cay
since I INDUCED in the pleasure OF reaolhE
the Cousins letters until only recently, anu
I was delighted to note such great I'm
proyement notice that the greater per
rentsge OF letters are from the country
boys and girls, and l am GLAD 10 see INA
they are giving descriptions Of their MONIES.
Mine is a country home. Just coMnot s
farm dwelling with a cool, Dn neS thare
IL.
The yard. too, has variety Oh towering
plants, among which. at the present mo-
ment butterflies of various colors are mt
ting. At the back OF the mouse, heH "s
which grows II large rose vine, Is the olu
well of cool, delicious water, ANY DAY l
would rather have a fresh drink from inns
same old well than any ice GOLD beverage
that the town Cousins enjoy SO frequently
Altogether, love my home. l. loTe ,,i me
trees and streams, the valleys ana hlils
that go to make up the surrounding scenery.
Birds too. are a wonderful addition to the
already wonderful woodland. Just now amour
here some OF them are engasea IN fo1ds ceaSr
lovely We in this section of Georgia. are
blessed with bountiful harvest Those
OF You who are nature lovers can appre-
ciate my reverence for the country.
Thank goodness, the country people are
awakening TO the fact that better schools
are needed for their boys and girls. Hence
the, many newly consOlida ted schools or
this and other communities. II there are
any who are not doing all within their
power to secure an education let me urge
you. as friend who takes an interest in
every schoolboy and schoolgirl to take
your way; take more interest in your
school work. Have for your ambition
good education, and work to that end. For
an educa ton is a possession that no man
nor woman-can take from you, ana one
that is always needful.
Then, there are those past school age
who can improve their minds by reading.
OF course l mean by reading beneficial
litera ture. First Of all, Gods Word. Then
there are many, many good books-clean
books-that improve and help lis mentally.
/ enjoy stories of the adventurous West and
Of the great, frozen North, and have read
a goodly number OF them written by IA
nous authors.
am also a sincere lover of music, and
believe. no home should be. without mu-
steal instrument. In referring to music,
however, l do not include all this sense
less. silly, jazz that We SO often hear.
Who likes picnics? There | was GER
tain that all of us do. Then, let's have a
p' ' JUG MISS L. HARRISON.
Whigham, Ga. r. 4.
Hello, Auntie and Cousins. viii yon
let me in for chat? | wrote once be
fore and thank Aunt Julia for printing
enjOv reading the stories "A Woman Oh
sessed'e and "Destiny's Child but the
Letter Box is the best of all. 4live four
miles from town near a creek. ' 1t is II
fine place to GO ir swimming. If some Of
y6n cousins will come to see me this sum
mer will have fine time going IN
ers: [ DO for one. NY favorite flowers
are the Easter lily and the touch me not.
For paStmc ! crochet. read and go in
swimming. l would like for some of YOU
| will return the favor any way I can.
Well, L guess You all wondering how
look. But | will only say that my age
IS between eleven and sixteen. All right
come on, who is the best gueSSer. My
is August 30. If anyone else has
the same birthday let me hear from You.
All you Gladys's be sure to write to NE.
and as many as can send your photo
Well, | had better 20 before l break the
rules. am expecting lots OF letters. Now
don't disappoint me. A niece and cousin.
(MISS) GLADYS BOYLE.
Foley, Ala, Route I.
Ny Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Oh
please open the door and let little Ala
hama girl Join your happy band of boys
and girls. l have been silent reader fcr
almost year and I Go enjoy reading the
resist the tempta tion any longer.
Who has my birthday. which will soon
he here, August "a? ] will be sixteen.
fine teacher His name is Mr.. ]. W.
Cleveland. Don't suppose Ill go there any
more for l graduated this year. Let yOur
letters come to a new cousin, for. | will
VERNON SANSlNG.
Woodstock, Ala. Box Al.
My Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII
You please admit an Alabama boy in yonr
league? [ have. been a silent reader for
tion any longer. l, like most of You
cousins, go to school, and drive six miles,
and surely do like it. especially in the
spring mornings when all the flowers are
blooming. and I surely do enjoy hearing
the sweet music Of the little birds. My
age is between 16 and 20 Well, will De
s sSs VIII VII nTom.t to A"nt to a"p
tiers and cards received. rev cousin,
TROY SANSING.
Woodstock, Ala, Box Al.
10, Folks! What crowd o. Cousins.
don't believe there's a speck of room for
I
there by Juanita Summers. How DIDO
Nita;. feeling fine this afternoon? But it
! took time to speak to everyone separately
Id still be speaking to them this time next
month. Please. may ] occupy that stool
Jusnta? Oh, | don't believe it's anything
but a footstool. but never mind, it will
do this time. as ] haven't long to tarry,
for ! must get back to the farm.
j have been tying tobacco today. Wish
some of you lazy boys had been here to help
me- I would say some of you smart O.
girls, too, but 1 don't think it's a girls
job. But, indeed, there's plenty of girls
that do it Tiny sisters for instance).
Believe me, it's hot weather down in
raining. Guess you've heard folks say it
was cold enough to freeze lizards tails off,
but L think it's hot enough to burn 'em off
now. BY the way, we have a bOb-tailed
lizard which stays in the house all the
time. Rut the sun didn't happen to burn
his tail off, for my little sis pulled it Off
He was on the flowers day; she caught
him by the tail, and 10, the lizard jumped
and left bis tail in her hand. But he still
thinks lot Of her, for he stays in her
room most all the time Sometimes he lies
on the window sill and turns his beautiful
90 scaly hack to the warm sunshine. ]
guess I have told you enough il not a
little too much, about scaly-backed lizards,
so III tell you little about my home.
! live on farm of about $50 acres. 1t
was beautiful TO see in early summer when
the fields of corn were nodding their heads
to the sunshine, the cane, tobacco, peanuts
and other products were dressed in their
green foliage. Our home is situated in a
large grove of pines and oaks in front and
on the back fields of cane, potatoes and
wstermelOns, A public road runs near the
house, but it is seldom anybody passes ex-
cept our mail carrier. But there's nothing
enjoy better than to get letters. 1 like
to read books, TOO. Have just finished
reading several. The best one I read was
*" | think it is Just fine. Then, there
is indy" "Wldfre," "Rainbow's End, ="
and "Gaston Olaf" which were all very
good.
Well. I must he going. Hoping to hear