Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-17

anyway. o! isn't this pleasant weather
Just right to sit ont on the gallery after
supper and watch the lightning bugs. See
one rise away off yonder, then one near
you, and presently the air is filled with
them They will almost give traveller
light on a dark night, but my, they 60
back 10 mother earth as rapidly as they
rise.
The birds, how sweetly they sing these
beautiful spring mornings. 1t makes one
praise God the more, and strive to he oct
ter Christians. Three birds built their nest
in the trees in our yard last year surely
hope they will come again this spring. i
can hear them singing near by. Amid an
this pleasure there comes Mr.. barter, the
hawk and gets the choice biddie, and gives
one the blues for we feel sure he will re-
turn tomorrow for another one, and so on
until he gets the last one. He is so sly one
can not get him. Yet for all this, spring
and summer are my faYorite seasons. Percy
Kersev. if YOU chance to read this, won
YOU write to me? AS l have not heard from
you since January 29th. Hope the cloth
sent to make Hershe the dress Went
through O. X When did you see Splinter
FFlorida as l have not heard from her IN
several days, in fact, it seems as thoush
all have forgotten me, or 1ofSot 10 wiz
Mt least, but thanks be to Jesus am,ye'
living and still enjoying the same bles-
Sings [ have been blessed with lot OF 9ealo;
Cousins will you send me some quit scraps
Any kind of cotton goods, want 10 MAJ
me Il cousins guilt. To all VINO senu -, ~
7 will send some marigold seeds. VIII also
| Give to the one sending the largest puuule
of SCRAPS a day lily, or a pan Oh genulnJ
turkey red embroidery thread. All WHO nd
scraps l will embroidery thelF names
au Sas of of Won cousins please send me the
song, will You Miss Ne When I'M Zone e.,
| please write first, as only "OA o Vn
copy. In return will send 1Ae
u" rpIna on. cousins, let's ma ke the let.tr
box more interesting. l see am ine I ULi
married cousin in this room anu AunI 50
| t. frnvninr Mt me for my lengthy s'"3'
- i,j i;n ou+ Leaving my best wishes for
all MRS. JANE MOORE,
Hollis, Fla.
nosr Amt Julia and Cousins: we MAJ to
100" silent readers Of the letter Don 10 20
a ling time, as the letters are sett!ne a~
interesting it does not seem as, as !, north
stsv away any longer. we i've III no' , ct
S onst GeoTpin, We haven't seen any rev
| ters from this part of GeorSia Al, a. COOS
uice summer resort mere IN, Inc IN the high
throusn n,iIo from town. We live on
farm. Almost all kinds of fruits grow mere
in fact everything, you + can s theTo must
he every kind of bird here from the sWeet
oon|s carly in the morning and late az
night Neal Williams, come again YOU old,
Il am IS. Now girls, if this letter
Cuits- you let us know by sehdlhE oGt
sweetest letters. You boys may WIZ WIZ 70 10
Won wish to do so, as we would Ike 10
hoar from all YOU cousins. Hoping to get
letters from all the cousins VINO care -
write. sTrpuENS
c. B. RICH.
Blairsville, Ga. Route 2,
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; Will you
admit a little Florida girl into your haPp G
circle this rainy afternoon: l ENJOY Teau-
ing the cousins letters very much. n AZ
written to the letter box twice before but
did not see my letters In print. | he tPP
mama with tile house work and papa WIN WIN
no sister. know all you cousins f e. , IKE
school flowers and birds. | do. My FAVOR
ite flowers are ferns and geraniums. /
like mccking birds and doves best among nn1g
have six months each year. shave been
studying the sixth, grade /and am pro-
"'G / will tell my age and birthday and 60.
am IA years old. my birthday is Feb
ruary 21st Would be glad to hear from
any OIL 'ns 'OuS'"S' y META WELLS.
Jennings, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you
admit a little lonesome Florida girl into
YOUR cheerful band of boys and girls; | nave
been reading the Letter Box for some time,
and surely do enjoy the letters from Aunt
Julia and all the Cousins.
will now give YOU a short description
of my home. live. in the country; have
beautiful country home surrounded with
fruit trees of almost all kinds. 1 am be-
tween and is.
If some Of you Cousins wish to cheer up
lonesome girl please write to me- VIII
promise you an answer.
Hoping to see my letter In print, with
''' BESSIE CLAYTON.
R. A. r, 90. Falmouth, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: As l have
been reading letters in the Letter Box for
quite a while, l thought l would write
Hope my letter will escape the waste bas-
ket as this is my first attempt
am a North Carolina girl and live In
the little town of Maysville. n, C. My
father is dear. 1 have four sisters and
eight brothers. I'm next to the Youngest
You see, there are quite crowd of us.
Cousins, don't you think Aunt Julia is
the sweetest aunt earth? I do.
What are you Cousins doing? I guess
most of you are going to school. Well
that's the thing to do think every one
should go to school and try to get edu-
cation, and 60 out in the world looking up
Don't depend on someone else to do your
I won't tell my age and describe myself
this time, but if anyone wants TO know
just write to me. l viii answer all letters
and cards received. Would be glad ii
graphs.
A New Cousin,
CIISS) MAMIE MATToX.
Maysvilie, n. C. p. 0. Box III.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit ADM, a Miss Mississippi girl to your happy aG
acre farm and like farm life fine. ! am
fifteen years old. Our school is out now,
and we get mighty lonesome staying at
home. have five brothers and two sis
tiers, but all Of my brothers are away from
home but one. and my sisters are younger
than l am My mother has been dead eight
years All of you cousins write to me.
will answer all received. cards or letters
Aunt Julia please print this and send me
one of your pictures. Your new niece aud
cousin.
BONNIE LEE WIGGNGTON.
Ellisville. Miss, Route ).
Dear Aunt Julia: You can't imagine the
joy that leaped into my heart at sight of
my last letter in the Boz First. | must
thank auntie for printing my letter, and
next. let me thank all you cousins who
wrote TO me. answered all who sent
their pictures and several that didn't. Some
Of you seem to think l am an old maid
from the way you wrote on the voting
proposition. No, indeed, l am only seven
teen. But I'll have to pardon you this
time on account of the many good letters
you write me. The last time / was with
you was in the good old winter time But
now Mother Earth has exchanged her wraps
OF brown to gray, to the gray-green one,
with all kinds of flowers to decorate it,
and with our sweet little feathered friends
to sing to her. Is there anything more
beautiful? No, think not. Yet in the
winter, when everything is covered with
snow and the sweet little snow birds are
hopping everywhere, it is Just as beautiful,
it seems to me. don't have favorite
season. I love them all. Our school has
closed and I am real sorry FOR I don't think
| have done my duty, during the past term.
Oh! But who is RI blame? I am Of
course. Rut il ! have the same opportunity /
next term will set in with more deter
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