Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-15

how useless, or frivolous, or COM
monplace, be spontaneous.
M. H. j.: OF course you can't wish
friend in afliction a Merry
Christmas" but you can send a
lovely tray, a basket Of fruit or
flower to her with just your love.
James: A boy fifteen to twenty
four years, feet and 10 inches tall
should weigh or average 154 pounds.
Insurance weight.
Eva Erwin, Route 2, Box SO, Con-
cord, n. c.: Has "Pollyanna Grows
Up" Dora Deane' and Tempest
and Sunshine that she would like
to lend to any cousins? She will take
good care of any books lent her, she
states, and return in good condition.
Write first.
Herschel Esridge, Rockmart, Ga,
Route 4, wants some cousin to sug
gest name for her black kittie.
of the letter Box for a long time. 1 enjoy
reading the letters very much. I read all
of the letters in The Journal almost every
week. I am afraid l have broken Aunt
Julia's rules, so l must close. All of you
cousins write to me. | will answer all
Julia, please print these songs. so many
Of the cousins have asked for them. new
cousin,
(MISS) BESSIE THOMAS.
Richards, n. c.. onslow County.
Dear Aunt Julia and Couns: Will you
make room for me to chat while tonight
Thank You all so much. | haven't any spe-
cial subject to talk on, but will tell you all
some of my duties: First, L go to school at
Trenton. We have a nice two-story brick
building and six teachers, including the
music teacher. My teacher is Miss Mar
saret Reynolds, of Columbia, S. C.. We all
love her very much. l live three and
half miles from school. Trenton is a small
town, having four churches-Baptist, Meth
odist, Episcopal and Presbyterian-and one
bank. The storm of March last wrecked
our Baptist church. They have remodeled
the church, and daddy says it's very nice
now. l am going to join the Sunday school
Mother says Sunday school is better for
children than sermons, for they study more.
| She says we must 60 to preaching, too.
when we can. for we can have Gods word
explained by those who have studied it. Az
for amusement, l don't have much time for
that. | have three little brothers and
sister younger than myself. l help mother
all ! can. l milk one COW and wash dishes,
churn, make beds and sweep when l am not
busy with my books. We live on a farm,
although daddy is a sawmiller. 1 love to
see things grow. Mother always gives me
some garden seeds, too, when she plants.
1 have been stripping ribbon cane today.
Daddy took two truck loads and a two-horse
wagon load to mill. You may know I have
eaten cane in the last month. l can't say
write me, cousins, for l have too much to
do now to answer the letters. 1 haven't
told you all my age. I'll be ten years old
next April 10. I am the oldest child Mar
gle and myself are sending our mite for
1nez. By-by.
L. A. and MARGIE CATO.
Trenton, S. c.
Dear Aunt Julia and All: Please, auntie,
may three school chums from north
Georgia enter your charming circle? We go
to school every day, and like it fine. We
study the seventh grade. We have a good
school, although it is not a large ope, as
this part Of the county Is thinly settled.
We won't give a full description of our
selves, for some one might not like our
looks and wouldn't write to u.s. l. Ruth. am
brunette. 1, Clara, am a blonde. 1 am
fifteen years old. Who has my birthday {?
1t is October 20. I, Edith, am a medium
type. Who is my twin? My birthday is
February 7. I'll be seventeen years old.
Now, all you cousins please write to US.
Write to us separately. We want to see
which one will get the most letters. Aunt
Julia, please let us see this in print. Best
wishes to ALL
waleska, Ca, Route /.
CLARA BARNES,
EDITH WHITE.
Canton, Ga, Route 3.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I wonder
how many remember me. 1 wrote letter
to the paper about a year ago and had
nice lot of letters from the cousins. They
surely did come like a shower, and I en-
joyed them. l didn't mean to neglect any
one, but didn't get all answered. Cousins
what are you all going to do for Thanksgiv
ing? | hope to have a fine time. | think
it's grand to so to the country on Thanks
giving day. l am working in a dry goods
store and like my work fine, only some
times L would like to get out and roam
through the woods and listen to the music
hahblinV
like music? l surely enjoy string music,
especially guitar and violin. And it is use
less to say how well like to read. Cousins,
| how is the weather down there? 1t is fine
here. l will close by saying Merry Christ
| mas to one and all. / am sure it will be
| Christmas before this letter finds place
! in the corner. 1 would be glad to hear from
anyone who cares to write.
MISS EULA WOOD.
! Iompkinsvile. Ky.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you let
! me come in and stay a little while? Aunt
! Julia, thank you for printing my other
letter. l surely did get many nice letters.
! l Will thank all the cousins who wrote to
me before, for 1 surely did enjoy your let-
tiers. 1t is nearly Christmas time. 1 am
! thinking of having a nice Christmas. 1
hope you all will have a jolly Christmas.
! Cousins, let us all give Aunt Julia a Christ
mas card shower. l will stop before l break
| Aunt Julias rules. Auntie, please print
this. All the cousins please write to me.
| WIN love TO all. nope TO hear from all
of YOU. Your nephew and cousin
(MTSSl ANNIE WILLIAMS.
! Sl1 W. Marion St. Lake City, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you all
let an east Texas kid in? l am only sixteen
wears old. l surely do enjoy reading the
! letters. We do not take the paper. hut l
get it from my friend every week. william
Hall, your letter was fine. Don't you cousins
think Aunt Julia is sweet lady. All let
! ters and cards will be appreciated. l will
answer all if possible. Ny address is
(MISS) POLLY MOBILES.
James, Texas, Route /
Dear Aunt Julia: Good morning, cousins.
Glad to be with you all again. 1t has been
some two or three years since my last
visit, and 1t was a pleasant one. I gained
many good friends from different states
through the Letter Box. I think auntie is
dear, don't you, cousins: 1 won't take a
| subject this time. 1 only want to say there
is a lot of talk about bObbed hair, powder
and paint. You certainly can't Judge a
| giTl by her hobbed hair, for I know some
girls with bobbed hair who m real sure are
nice girls, and some aren't. Some who