Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-10


Boys and girls let your letters and cards
come to two lonely girls. We will assure
you an answer.
(MISs) ORA CLARKE.
(MISS) LEONE JOINER.
Dublin, Ga, Route 10.
Dear Aunt Julia: The winds are blow
ing and methinks the snow will soon be
falling. l wrote a letter to the circle
few months ago. but / guess you don't like
a chatterbox like me. This time I'm just
going to write to Aunt Julia, and If my
letter isn't published I'll try not to be
disappointed, for l know Auntie Is busy,
and then there are so many letters so much
better than mine. Sometimes thought l get
green-eyed with envy when | see all you
folks around Aunt Julia, and | can't get
near her.
Why don't more Tennessee cousins write
! have not seen a letter from here so |
VIII try to tell you little about my home.
l live ten miles from Pulaski, our nearest
town. Pulaski Is very pretty little town;
it is called Historic Pulaski" Sam Davis.
the boy hero OF the War Between the
have erected a beautiful monument to bis
memory Pulaski is also the home of the
original XII Klux Khan. This is very
pretty section Of Tennessee. We are just
at the foothills of the Cumberland noun
tains. l wish you could my hills.
often wish / were a great painter so l
could paint the beauties of my mountain
home How many of you a-a trying to
get an education, ! think 1t ts the duty
of every one to go to school as much as
possible l am sorry that my school days
are a thing of the past. am working
now, one of my air castle Is to make the
ingram Farms produce the best of every
thing I would like for the cousins to write
to the same little cousin who knew you
all and loved you. time having wrought
MISS IRENE BowDEN.
Ingram Farms, Pulaski, Tenn.
Dear Aunte and Cousins: How is every
body this lovely day? Come on South
Carolina girls and boys, why let the other
states get ahead of us after Aunt Julia
has given US such a great opportunity to
get acquainted through her letter box!
think she is dear auntie, don't all OF
Won? l live on a farm and like farm life
fine. AS this is my first attempt Will
not describe myself. but will say that
, am seventeen years old. What do you all
do for pastime? I crochet, tat and en-
broidery. Would like to change patterns
with some of the cousins. Well l had bet
ter close. All Of you cousins who care to
MISS EDNA J0YE.
Tradesville, S. c.
Hello, everybody Will you let South
Carolina girl into your wing. 1 live near
Van Wyck, on a large farm. | go to
Van Wyck High school l enjoy going to
school now while we have a new building.
stay with my uncle and aunt. will
let you all guess my age, it Is between
twelve and twenty. Who has my birthday,
February 10. would be glad to get lots
's'''i' Mss THETUs MACKEY.
Riverside, s. c.
Dearest Auntie and Cousins: hope you
will admit another Georgia girl into your
happy band of boys and girls AS this is
my first time, surely auntie will print
this Now come cousins and agree with
me that Aunt Julia is the dearest auntle
your picture for us cousins: Mr.. T. W
Price. of Dalton, Ga, or any Of his chill
dren this write me, or any Fountains;
for we are the only Fountains that l
the Letter Box have read 1t for some
| time and think it simply grand and IT
I cousins, enjoy hearing from the sunny
south, and also other states What do you
cousins do for psstimeF cook, sew. read,
play the organ and 80 visiting, spent
fine time. | have three sisters, one brother
and dear father. Mother has been dead
nearly five, years. | am brunette and
my age is between II and 20 years. Birth
day, April 20. All you cousins write me
and send photo II you can. Adleu 10 an
MISS EVA FOUNTAIN.
Greenvile Ga, Route 4.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit two Georgia girls into your
happy band of bays and girls? We live
in the country and like it fine. We 20 to
school at DIXON ana surely 10 nave u
jolly time at school. We are in the sew
entn grade. I. Katie am thirteen years
of age. /, Florence, will not describe my
SGlf TINS time as nave written ther oe1ore ec
eight of us sisters. We surely do have
lively time. All you cousins write to us.
FLORENCE ADAIR.
KATIE ADAIR.
Kennesaw, Ca, Route ,.
Dear Friends: Christmas is only a few
days off and | wish you all each and every
one. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
More than one Christmas has rolled by since
! last wrote to the Letter Box, but ! trust
that have not been enirely forgoen by all
of you anyway do no wish to disobey the
rules by lingering too long, so | will say
few words about liquor and go. | cannot
see wherein there can be any pleasure de-
rived from drinking whisky, yet so many
seem to be in their glory IL they can only
get nip as they lovingly call it es-
pecially at Christmas time. The very time
it seems to me, that every one should be So
Der and worshipful toward God. 1t Is
strange that otherwise clean. pure gentle
men will degrade themselves with this vile
stuff. Any intoXicant destroys the will pow
er and 1t seems impossible for them to con-
troll themselves when thew come in contact
with this soul-killing stuff. l have broth
er who is a prohibition officer and although
we are constantly uneasy about him, l am
glad that he is doing what he can toward
prohibition. The following words are those
bar:
bar to Heaven, door to hell,
Whoever named it, named 1t well;
4 bar to manliness and wealth,
A door to want and broken health,
A bar to honor. pride and fame,
A door to sin and grief and shame.
A bar to hope a bar to prayer. %
A door to darkness and despair.
bar to honored, useful life,
door to rawlng, senseless strife.
bar tn all that true and brave,
door to every drunkards grave.
bar to JOY that home mparts.
A door to tears and aching hearts.
A bar to Heaven. door to hell,
Whoever named 1t. named 1t we'll.
Sincerely, BLJEIN ROYAL.
Vienna, Ca, Route l.
Hello, Auntie and Cousins Open the
door and let me in for 1t sure is raining
out here and believe me 1t IL cold. Yes,
want seat by Aunte Don't you all think
she Is dear Aunte? l sure do. Mrs.
Robert Ramsey, l agree with you about
bohbed hair l think there many
nice girls with bobbed hair there are
with long hair. 1 myself have bobbed hair.
How many of the cousins like to read good
books? do As this is my first attempt,
MA AM q RA ~