Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-18

ton; have dark hair and eyes, fair com
plexion, and if her hair isn't bohbed | can
soon have it cut. So, girls. you see I'm fond
of bobbed hair, and your paint and powder
are all right l want ray wife to be lover
or al tdoor svorrs ana pc good cook.
an sseS inches tan, have bla-k hair,
100 pounds. Now. cousins, if you want to
write to a funloving cousin. let your letters
come to
CMR.) MILO BRANTLEY.
Uyalda, Ga, Route /.
Dear Aunt Julia ard Cousins: Please let
me in for a short chat with all of yoI.
There, Aunt julia, knew it was cold down
but you look so happy sitting by that
heater Cousins. I guess some of YOU re-
member my visiting the circle before and
just want to thank each of you who
ceivcd many nice and interesting letters
Who of You have my birthday? 1t is Sep
TENDER Goth. Surely hope that If any OF
you have it you VIII write Guess some of
you are in school by now. Our school starts
the 22nd. 1 will be very glad when il
starts. l won't bother to discuss my opin-
ion of the bobbed hair. but 1 must say
Luther Huff expressed my idea completely.
If more of the bows would leave off some
OF their habits, then they would have
more room to ridiclie the girls about their
hair and face. Now. some of you girls
better take up for me or 7 may get in
and | see you are laughing at me anyway,
so I'll step out and let some one else con-
time the conversation. You must write to
me, for L get veal lonely sometimes, and
II | have twin, they must be sure to
write to
(MR.l MARTY MORRIS. y
Lake City, S. c.. Route, 2; Box u.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: May I be
permitted into yo@r happy band of boys and
girls. l am from the dear old state OF
Georgia, and believe me We are having some
hot weather | will not take a subject. l
am still blessed with father and mother,
and that is something to be thankful for.
Auntie why don't you have Your picture
put at the top Of the column. School time
is almost here isn't it cousins? Although
my school is late this year. 1t doesn't start
until the fourth of November. 1 have dark
brown hair (bobbed), medium complexion
and brown eyes. I am thirteen yeas old,
as Adnte says be brief L will close, With
(MIss) LOLA MELVIN,
Milan, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: How are
you all this morning. and what are you
all doing for pastme? ! have been going to
church number Of times during the revival
season. I went to 0apti7ng last Sunday.
Thirteen were baptized. We take The At
lanta Journal paper. ] am a blue-eyed XII!
from Alabama. have light complexion ano
You cousins please write, I will answer all
1 can. You all can guess my age. whom
you write. From new cousin.
MYRTLE ABRYEN,
Steele Ala, Route ..
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins As I have
been silent reader of the letter. box q long
tine | have decided 10 write so rs to get
acquainted with the Jolly bunch of boys
and girls. I think the Letter Box is about
the best part of the paper. which is the
best paper printed to my idea Don't yoG
all think so?" I will leave a subject to
some Ii ore gifted writer. If I'm admitted
this time I will take subject next time.
chandler Johnson" where are You? "Bill
Snow. wake IN, come again. The girls are
far ahead of IS boys, aren't they? Let $ all
see if We can't come UP to the top, for they
surely are far in the lead. Sue Turner
''come on with some OF those jokes"
guess you all are wondering who this
new friend is Well ] will not describe my
self as you might all run. Ill only say Pm
between "1S and 21'' years young. Now
70 tbe one that cuesses it will send them
my picture Also all who will send their
pictures I will send them mine. All of You
write and I will answer all. SO come or
let's see who will he the first to guess and
also lie the first to write Good wishes &c
an ; am CMR.) LoNNGE r. JONES,
Newton, Miss. Route 8, Box %.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII YOU
admit a little hoy of "a summers into your
happy band Of Cousins. as | do love to read
the letters from the Cousins from different
states, especially from my old home state,
North Carolina? I once was Tarheel, but
now I am Cracker. I did enjoy reading
the letter from Whteoak. n. c., my old
home county, and also the letters frcm
Kerr, n. c., and Tomahawk. y. c.. my
old home towns. I live on a farm of 300
acres, and raise corn, cotton. sugar cane,
potatoes. velvet beans, and other crops. l
like farm life all right, and I am glad to
say cotton crops are very good this year.
Well as this is my first letter. ] will not
stay long. this may go in the waste
basket. Write again. Cousin Martha. Good
~ " W. Fl. MELVIN.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit Georgia girl into your band
of boys and girls? Like most of the
Cousins, | live on the farm and enjoy farm
life fine. ] will not take a subject, but
will leave IL space for more gifted
writer. / aIfN&hirteen years old. have light
brown, bobbed hair. gray eyes and medium
complexion. Who has my birthday, Feb
ruary 6? What do you do for pastmc?
help mamma milk the cows, feed the
chickens, and 20 to school. My desire is to
get an education. l think all girls and
boys ought to strive for an education. I
must be going, but L want to say a word
or two about Auntie. Isn't she one of the
grandest women in the world? VIII appre-
Cldle CaFuS ana letters from all VINO care 10
write. From a new Cousin.
(MISS) ESTELIE WILSON.
Martin Ga, Route ..
Dear Aunt Julia: Yes, it's I, hut. Aunt
Julia. please do not be offended at me for
coming again. for l have waited a long
time. Haven't l? My! This does not
seem like the large fun-oving crowd / left
u few months ago, but l guess it's due to
this warm weat Their. for l lots of red
faces-but l wonder if it was the weather
that made them so red am still the
Jolly school lasSie of fourteen summers.
Cousins, why can't we all be jolly and make
! sunshine in the house when there is none
without? Why will folks sit around and
say, Pm so blue?" But perhaps it has
more than one meaning. Hasn't it? How
friends, do you realize the importance of
| an education? Every enc should strive for
it. Scarcely anything can be done now
without an education. but oh so many
are ont of school that should be going.
am working for high school education.
am now in the ninth grade al Central -
about four miles south of Whigham. |
have described the Schoolhouse before. hut
perhaps some of YOU did not read my letter,
so I will tell something about it now. 1t
consists of three large rooms. In the prin-
cipal's room there is stage on which we
have lang play every year The house is
the house blenders are blooming at the
present time. Myrtles and other shrubs
are planted. also oaks. \ few yards from
the house there is large oak grove, where
we have a picnic every year. What a gay
time! Ruby and l are going to spend to
night with Leo and Eva (my brother and
Ruby's sister,. They have darling baby
boy. He will be two years old in Novem-
Der He can talk real good. Yesterday
afternoon mamma and | We're down there
and when started home. st. Elmo chat 5
the babys name) said to mamma. By-by.
mamma. and he can say grNnd-dady 50
sweet Leo has store and keeps 'cold
l-lrinks." and most every time st. Elmo
goes to the store he says: "Djnk. 'Eo.
He calls Leo daddy sometimes, hut he most
always says Eo." Cousins, come to see
me and we will eat grapes and chew cane,
| got a cane few days ago and it. surely
was good. Lots CT days I bring sack of
grapes to school and divide with my pals.
Gladys. I guess you have had your visit
out by this time. Write to me. Tor ! stu
love you heaps. Love and best wishes 10
Auutie and cousins. Your same little cousin.
MISS VERA HARRISON.
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