Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-15


her address7 Her full name is Mrs. Mary
Bsrbee. Yours truly,
Csrrollton, Miss, Route 1.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Will you please
admit two young married ladies into your
happy circle for the first time. We have
been reading letters from you cousins and
enjoy them very much. Wonder what you
cousinss and Auntie are doing for pastitme
this beautiful sunny afternoon. We are
sitting around reading story books and en-
joying the warm autumn sunshine. Hope
We will see our letter in print. If we do
we will write again sometime. We will
now describe ourselves. l, Eliza, am TWEEN
ty years of age. My birthday is December
9th. l have been married year the I'd
day Of July, and truly enjoy married life.
l. Ruby, am seventeen years OF age. My
birthday is the SOth day Of june. was
married the Sth day of August. l surely
do like married life and housekeeping. 1
can crochet, tat, embroider or do almost
any kind of work, and we surely do enjoy
reading good books If we are admitted
this time we will come again in the future
and tell about our country.
MRS. ELIZA SMITH.
MRS. RUBY SMITH.
Ashcvllls, Ala, Rt. No. ..
Hello, folks: Will you please admit one
more little Georgia girl into your happy
band OF boys and girls9 We don't take The
Journal, but I do enjoy reading it. Well,
I'm thirteen years of age, in the seventh
grade. l go to school at Central and do
enjoy going. We have a splendid time
playing ball and playing games. Well.
guess as this is my first time I'd better
close or 1t might enter the trash basket.
So long. VARNA JOHNSON.
Whigham. Ga. R. 2, Box IS.
Dear Aunt Julia: viii you let lonely
girl of Georgia in? want to join the happy
band OF boys and girls. 1 live on farm,
and enjoy some parts of farm life. For
paa1y Ratt
monograph. I guess all of you like music,
don't you? I wonder how many Of yon
cousins like flowers? ! do for one, and
have several different kinds of begonias,
gerengiums and ferns. They are a lot of
trouble in winter though. My home is sit
uated near "NOlchaway' creek and has a
beautiful grove of pine and oak in front of
cousin, ABBIALEE ARDD
Newton, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here come
again asking for admittance into your happy
Dand OF boys and girls. l wrote to the Let
Ter Box over year ago and was admitted.
First, ! wish to thank Aunt Julia for print
ing my other letter. l received many nice
letters and L want to thank all the cousins
who wrote me. We are having fall now
and what are you cousins doing? 1 guess
most OF you all are going to school, are you
not am teaching now. This is my fifth
year teaching, and ] surely do like my work
L have only small school this year, as /
am teaching in a rural school. 1 notice
some OF the cousins have certain subjects
to discuss, but if I should suggest one I
think it would be Sincerity" for I don't
think there is word in the English lam
guage that could mean more than this word
That Is, II we really want to be sincere.
cousins, don't you all think, if we would
follow Aunt Juia's advice, we would make
nobler men and women? I feel sure you
all agree with me. l guess 1 had better
close and leave the space to a more gifted
writer. All of you write me. Your old
cousin,
(MIss) ELLEN MATTHEW'S.
Georgetown, S. c., Route 2, care H. r.
Burgess.
Deareast Aunt Julia and Cousins Will
you please admit north Georgia girl into
your happy band of boys and girls: / have
been reader of tine Letter Box for long
time, and decided that l would write. Like
most of the cousins, 1 live in the country and
like it just fine. 1 have two sisters living
and one dead. The two that are living are
married, one of them has six sweet little
cnlldren, the othe got three dear ones, and
dearly love them all. 1 have a dear
sweet mother living and I was raised with
out father and [ have no brother, l am
the youngest one of my mothers children.
am gong to ask favor, if any one has
any Of the songs, The Lips That Touch
Liquor Shall Never Touch Nine" LET the
Rest OF the World Go By" ''The Trail of
the Lonesome Pine" I'm the Moonlight
would please send them to me. Guess you
all are wondering how l look but l won t
tell you this time Will only say l will
be seventeen the 9th of October. I fear
nave gone over the rule, so 1 will close
with lots Of love to auntie and all the cous-
ms: Hoping to hear from all the cousins
and get the songs. My sister takes The
Journal and l know she will be surprised to
see my letter in print. All of you cousins
write to iMiss) ALICD MERRITT
Wray, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please let a jolly Alabama girl Join your
happy band of boys and girls? I've been a
silent reader Of the Letter Box but do en-
joy reading the interesting letters. ] read
most of the time and help with the house
work. III say few words about my home.
live IN the count and do enjoy living
there much better than in the city. Our
rounded by forest of different kinds OF
trees, with lovely flowers about it. Our
school will soon start and l certainly do
enjoy going. l am in sixth and seventh
grades. If any one in this whole wo Id no
matter how small, has my birthday, please
write to me. 1t is September 10. Ny age
is between ten and fifteen. l want to ask
a favor of the cousins. Will some one send
me me the song, When 1 Am Gone You'll Soon
Forget Me" "Oh, 1t Is Nice to Get Up in
the Morning" l will return the favor in
any way can. l will bid you adieu. Send
your letters and cards to
HlGDON.
Blountsville, Ala, Route ., Box 90.
Hello Aunt Julia and All: May 1 come
in, l am only a small girl, age sixteen, and
l live in the country and like it fine.
nave never been in town more than week
at q time and l simply don't like it, be-
cause l don't like the noises OF town. l like
the singing of the birds and the hummng
OF the bees l live six miles from Aseh-
Vile, was born here where live and I think
it would kill me il l had to move off and
hair, fair complexion and blue eyes and
freckles. | wonder if I've a twin anywhere
in this merry circle? My birthday is June ,
] would like to hear from any one born on
that day. l have five sisters and one broth
er. Love to all,
Miss EMMA MAE HoRSLEY.
Ashvile, Ala, Route ..
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you permit Flor
ida young man TO join your happy band of
boys and girls? l read the Letter Box every
week, the dear old Journal reaches my board
ing place and l enjoy reading the box.
am country cracker and l like the cOun-
try fine. What are all Of you cousins do
ing these nice, cool days for pastime. l am
enjoying myself fine amid wish some Of you
cousins would visit me. l sure l would
would go fishing, swimming, hunting and
boat riding. We have lots of places down
here to fish. How about some of you cous-
ms coming to south Florida this winter. I'm
going in a few days. Well l am afraid
have broken aunties rules, SO l must close.
An of you cousins, boys and girls, who wish
to write and correspond with a Florida boy,
! would like TO hear from you. All letters
and cards 1 receive will be answered.
CHANDLER JOHNSON.
Lee, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
all make room for two more Georgia girls :?
What are YOU cousins and Aunt Julia doing
these beautiful fall days? We doing
little of everything. l, Gertrude, am Wis
ting Cecil today. You cousins ought to
come to see US for we sure have a good
time eating apples. We also go to Sunday
school and meeting, fishing, kodaking. We
live in the country, seven miles from Copper
Hill, Tenn, and seven miles from Blue
Ridge. We sure enjoy country life. Cecil
has lived in town, but says she likes farm
life the best. We are also lovers of Moth
er Nature. We love the green trees, the