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

accent a new cousin from dear old Arkansas
have been silent reader for some tlme
and decided I would join the happiest punch
in tho world ] guess you would like to
know how this Arkansas girl looks Here
goes: l am blonde and am in the ninth
grade. and will be "sweet sixteen the 3th
Of May. If the cousins would ike TO give
me a card shower | will appreciate 1t. /
will be glad to receive letters from all the
cousins who wish to write, and will try to
answer all received As my letter is get
ting long will quit. Your cousin,
MAUDIE LEE SIVlLS. p
Belleyille, Ark, P. O. Box 90.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Is there
room for one more Arkansas girl? l have
been a silent reader of the Letter Box TOT
quite a while. l I've about one blocK
from Main street. but this isn't very
large town. the population is about 1oO:
l am going to school, l study the ninth
grade. our school athletics are basketpsll
ba seball and football. Well. l guess nae
better tell you something Of myself l am
etYeen sixteen and eighteen years OF age
My birthday is the 24tn OF Aprli, WHO ,a ma
it? l have brown eyes and brown mar,
fair complexion. AS my letter IA getIlne
pretty. long. ! had better close. wouiu
| like to correspond with some one; Love u
all. (MlssJ MINNIE 81 Ai'''
Belleville, Ark.
Well! well! How timid I feel amos,
such a throng of jolly boys and girls; anu
l q
| T am going to take seat in the center ana
elbow my old horn" a few minutes
too am country girl so don't be packins t
your ears over there, cousins, Tor an Jus
common old Texas Hoosler. Elmer
! Bridges, I knew almost that you would ge'
showed under with letters, but L surely
did hope that I would be the lucky one. 81
notice Aunt Julia is calling for sup1ects ~
use in the contest. Here are some that
| think a great deal could be SAID apo .,
| Thev are, "Beautfyins the Home, MY
| Coal, and How L Am Going to Reach II,
| and 'School Mates Dear You cousins
| come on with your subjects: -, ..o,,
am what you might call school teacn
err. vet the responsibility seems large.
| certainly do wish more teachers Woulo
write and tell their experiences IN tnt
SCHOOL room, also the best ways to proven,
| trouble and promote success. My earnest
desire is to some day be a congressman. sc
| that I may help make the laws of our deai
| land. I guess some are saying that ism
a place for a woman, but some day there
| will be as many there as men.
The good old all-day singings nave oesuI
| down in Texas, and 1 SO glad, Tor
| dearly love good singing and music
although I can't make any KIND except
| "chin music" ...~-u,o..
stories. essays and compositions? That Il
| what | do for pastime, and to the one seno
| ing me the largest collection OF plcture>
I'll send a bunch of my writings. AIso' l,
| everyone tnaL SeHuS
pot flowers (any kind) I'll send photo oil
| myself. 1 want especially geranlums, De
| gonias coleus, ferns, etc. Nothing MAKES
| me happier than to be around beautltu
| flowers and to see them grow.
| IN go now, hoping to get letters IRON
| all over the whole wide world. WITH love
| to all, ANNE HAhDA"E'
| Lafayette, Texas. Route /.
Hello, there. everybody! Aunt Julia
| please let me stay just a fey minutes. III
| not stay long. First, l want to tell yot
where I live. I live in Dirt Town valley
| right at the foot of Little Sand mountain
| Now. you say, it's not a pretty place. but
| it is. The mountain is very beautiful
! There are three waterfalls on the mountain
| side and one of the prettiest rocks yon evel
| saw 1t is great and big and mlnera
| spring drops right out of the rock. Tht
| flowers are blooming in the woods, and tn'
| birds sing so sweet it just seems good to bt
| alive l wish you cousins would come an(
| so with me upon the mountain.
! Gore High school Is us, and we live
| near Pleasant Grove church. l love to e
| to Sunday school. I'm Baptist, but !
! love to 90 to other churches, too. don
see why 50 many people just stay at home
! and don't 20 to church Cousins, there Il
coming a day of judgment, and let's b'
| ready to meet God. If we are not ready
| sad will be our fate: Just think how sweet
| it will be to enter heaven with a grea
| shout of joy to our Father, but how sad i
| will be to be turned away from the beauti
| full gate and cast into outer darkness, where
| there is weeping and crashing of teeth
| Aunt Julia, I'll be going now. Write Il
me and I'll answer all letters received.
am twenty-five years old? Your new niece
| and cousin, EVE BOHANNON.e
| Gore, Ca, Route 1.