Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-31
Julia. I know you are a sweet lady. A new
cousin, LOISE JONES.
CuIlma1. Ala. ROutp 9

cousin, IOlSE JONES.
Culman, Ala, Route ..
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: 1t has been
long time since l have written TO this
page, but here L am. l guess you are all
enjoying this lovely springtime. God has
given us all our powers of body and mind
and heart and He does not want us to
neglect any of them nor fail to use them in
the right way, and to improyS them all We
can. ITO him that knoweth to do good and
doeth it not. to him it is a sim" The youth
who fails to go to school when he has the
chance in order that he may increase his
glife'S capital; the man or woman who tallS
to embrace a chance to render service to
humanity; all of those who live below the
! best that is possible to them, are guilty OF
| the sin of the wicked and slothful servant.
! The interests of Gods kingdom are also our
best interests. Whoever serves God serves
his own higher nature, just as the servants
who were faithful to their masters. The
| soul that faithfully serves the Lord shall
enter into, the joy of the Lord. We should
| be deeply in earnest when we pray, and cur
| answer will be sure 1t may seem long to
us who pray, but not so Tong in His sight.
| He may test ont our motives and the
strength of our desires. He may try our
! faith yet He has it in mind all the while
to answer us. Be assured that everyone
that asks receives, and he that seeks finds,
and TO him that knocks ii shall be opened.
| could write more, but for fear of making
my visit too long 1 will close by asking if
| any cousin has the sacred song, 'Sinless
| Summer Land and will send it to me, |
surely will appreciate it and return the
favor in any way 1 can. With best wishes
MRS. l.. F. ADAMS.
Verdery, S. c., Route /, Box 81.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please let a North Carolina girl into your
happy band of boys and girls? 1 have not
only commenced to take The Journal a few
weeks ago, but l enjoy reading it very much,
so thought 1 would write and see if dear
Aunt Julia would let me in. / will not de-
scribe myself this time. will just say that
f. IN between fifteen and nineteen years old.
Ny birthday comes July IS, would like
card shower that day. Who is my twin? 1
live about two or a little more miles from
the city of Lexington. 1 like country life
just fine, although / do farm work We
rent our land. l so to the Lexington graded
school. There are about forty in my room
at school. l have two sweet teachers Miss
! Edna McCrary and Miss Mary Mckenzie. l
am in the seventh-a grade. Hope l will
make my grade although have been out one
week with a cold a while back and three
weeks now with measles 1t is beginning to
green. l could write but must leave
| this time. Will all the cousins write me,
| l will try to answer all letter sand tell you
anything 1 can about North Carolina. Your
new cousin.
LEE lila sANEs.
Lexington. N. C.. R. F. D. 4, Box 5.
Dear Aunt Julia: What a lively crowd
you have here. l know you are really hap
Ply, are. You sure have a large crowd
of nieces and nephews This is my first at
tempt to write. l have been a silent reader
for some time and decided l would
join. 1 wonder what you cousins and Aunt
Julia are doing? l would pust like to walk
| in and see. We sure are having sormy
weather here. Well, cousins, 1 belong to
the Baptist church and go to Sunday
school and prayer meeting every time can.
| ], like most of the cousins, live on farm.
surely do like the country and would not
exchange with any city boy or girl. We
do rot live very far from the ocean. We
go there on pi2nics \2nd have a grand time.
wish some of you cousins were with us.
LUTHER Wetherington, your letter was fine.
see you are music crank sure enough.
| sincerely. hope all Of you had good Easter
and will have a bright and happy summer. l
will not describe myself this time. am
sixteen years Old. Well, spring has come.
Mother Nature is putting on her dress Of
green. The birds sing merrly, and every
| body seems to be happy. L like spring best
| Of all the year now don't you? l must say
| it fills me with pleasure to read the boys
and girls letters in different countries. am
corresponding with so many nice boys and
! girls. think it's read nice to have friends
! in different states. Guess l had better
my first attempt All you cousins write to
me and l will assure you an answer. With
oceans of love to Aunt Julia, am, very
Miss LILLE AYDLETT.
Harbinger, n. c., Currftuck county.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
ret another North Carolina boy into your
happy band of girls and boys? Say, which
one of you cousins are going to be the
first to write me. | like to correspond
with the ''good looking cousins" of the
south. 1 have just returned home from
Wauchula, Fla. 1 have been spending the
winter down there and l think it very
nice. / live on a farm here with my
/ father and like it fine. Now, who has
my birthday March 9? 1 am 20 years old
and brunette. Write me, girls, and
let's exchange photos, will you?
HERBERT SMITH.
Wallace. n. C.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
comes a new cousin. Hope l will be admit
I ted. I live on farm and like farm life
fine. I go to the Istachatta school and
! l am in the eighth grade. Ny teachers
| name is Mrs. Ella Barlar. I surely do love
her. If any of you want to write to a
| Florida lassie let your letters fly to
GADSEN LOURMAN.
Istachatta, Fla.
P. s.-Inclosed find cents for baby.
Dear Aunt Julia and Friends: More than
! a year has passed since | visited you last.
No doubt time has wrought many changes
| for YOU ALL 1 am almost the same except
! in age and that does not affect me, for
! am still young and long for new friends, so
that is my reason for asking admittance to
your pleasant corner again. As l reflect,
| my thoughts wander back to the dear
| friends and the always cheerful corner. l
| wish to thank Aunt Julia from the depths
! of my heart for printing my last letter,
! which gained for me many friends,
! especially one l sincerely cherish and who
! is very dear TO me. 1 received several nice
| letters from the cousins, AID / wish to say
! to those who write that 1 have not for
| gotten you, although we longer corre-
/ spond. We surely are having lots of rain
the last few days. I guess all You country
cousins are farming lots now, are you not!
suppose 1 must bring my visit to close
before 1 overstep the rule. Auntie, please
accept my heartfelt thanks for this and
| former favors conferred upon me, and l
will not intruGe upon your Kindness again
very soon. 1t. would please me very much
! to hear from a number of you cousins, and
/ shall make every available effort to an
swer all correspondents Lovingly,
! MISS TOMMIE M'NABB.
HOsford, Fla, Route /.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit an Alabama girl into your happy band
of boys and girls? 1 haven't seen so very
many letters from this state, so l drought
| I would write. I have been a silent reader
| Of The Journal for some time. read the