Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-01

wondering If you will admit new Nortl
Carolina cousin into your happy band of boys
and girls. | have just finished reading the
cousins letters, and found them SO inter
esting Just decided to write. l hope .tunt
Julia will admit me, as this is my first at
tempt 10 write to the Letter Box. l guess
most all of you cousins are going 10 schoo
| and having r big time. | went to school Al
| Elf this term, but it has been ont Tor one
month, as we were expecting to have new
| building by another term. | was in the
! eighth grade and completed it. | think
| every boy and girl should strive for an edu-
| Julia is the dearest auntie in the world
| She is so kind TO give the boys aud girls
! from the different states an opportunity to
| get acquainted with each other. Who has
my birthday, July I? | will be sixteen my
| next birthday. [ have brown eyes and
| brown, curly hair; fair complexion. II any
| Of you cousins wish to write to a jolly North
| Carolina girl, let your letters and cards
| come to the address below. VIII answer all
! letters received. a cousin,
| (MISS) CHRISTINE PARKER.
| Hayesville, \. c., Route l"
Dearest Aunt and Cousins Will YOU please
| let me step in for little chat? I'm from
| the dear old state of North Carolina, AL
| though | was born in Georgia. so you see
| I'm a Cracker Jack in a Tar Heel state.
| so here is my ideal: My future husband must
! be honest, upright and of loving disposi-
| ton, industrious enough to know how to
manage his part, and not always be snap
| ping growing because there's little
! salt or flour to get; and most of all, he
| must be a Christian. He @hust not drink,
| curse, swear or smoke. He should have
| brown or black hair; he shouldn't weigh
under AS and not be under 51& feet tall.
| AS to the color of his eyes, | have no choice.
l want all the cousins to send me their pic
| lures. I'm going to how many l can
get I guess | had better he going All you
cousins write 10 a lonely, dark, brown
headed girl. My age is between fifteen and
nineteen.
(MIss) MILE WALKER.
Andrews, y. C.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins Since the
married cousins have been writing I've of
| ten thought would knock and see if |
would be admitted, but just kept putting
have to stay indoors. thought would write
and forget the blues. This needless TO say
[ like The Journal. ] like everything in
it, but especially the Letter Box, Dorothy
farmers wife; been married eleven years;
have three kiddies, . boys, ten and four
years; little girl, three years. ! will be
twenty-nine June %. Lunada Champion, |
came near having your birthday. Coda
Marion Grey, your letter fine. Write
again soon. ] want TO ask favor: Has
| anybody the books, "Ishmael' and 'Self-
Raised,' by Mrs. SouthwOrth. | could buy
or borrow? l read them several years ago;
would like TO read them again, and for my
oldest boy to read them. If anybody has
them and would care to sell, exchange or
loan them. write me- Would like to hear
there is anything l like better than getting
letters it's just more letters. So write
am a new cousin. Love to al.
tMRS.l BESSIE DUCKETT) PECK.
MnrrD will 10 "a
r. s.: If Nora Carver Smith. lone
(Duckett) Allison, or any of Harry Haynes
children see this, write me.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
allow me just a little space on your dear
page as | have never written before? We
have been taking The Tri-Weekly Journal
for nearly year and l must say | like
it fine. What do you cousins do for pas
time these beautiful spring days? | don t
do anything much, only play with my lit
tie, sweet, blne-eyed baby. Auntie, | have
one of the best men earth for a husband
He is good and kind to me al all times
Well. this is my first time TO write to
the page, ! will make my visit short. When
You all lonely and have nothing TO do,
write to a jolly little lady of nineteen sum-
mers.
MRS. JAMES T. PRATHER.
Gunnison, Miss,
Goodness alive, auntie! What do You do
with so many Riddles on a rainy day like
y y
one more kid into your jolly bunch, and may
be. that lucky one. | thought many, many
times | would write you all in the year that
has passed, although / neglected doing So
just as I did so many things that I have
been sorry of. and also have in the few
short months of the new year. We always
think when an old year is gone we won't he
so negligent in the new but at the end of
the new find haven't done so much
better after all There many things
we haven't done that should, and we
have said so many things regret: still it
seems never realize it until it is too
late. Those are two small words to have
such great meaning, aren't they. cousins :?
But isn't it true, IL we will study very
hard almost the smallest word of all has
the biggest meaning Of all words, which Is
God. And then we cant forget the one
Mother My mother means more in life
should have every honor that can be given
her No honor ever gets too great for a
mother, and l surely think we should prove
to them we love and honor them while they
can know. When they are gone it is too
late Why not make their lives a bright
as possible? Cousins, | do not say | have
done this, for have caused my dear mamma
more sorrow than | can ever give her joy
Even if l could make every second of her
! future life JOY, it would not account for
the sorrow I've caused her. Blu tt think
everybody has something to regret. If we
mad no sorrow we wouldn't know how to APP
preciate the few pleasures we have. Cousins,
| surely think we should show auntie we
appreciate her. 1t is so nice of her to give
| us the privilege of making new friends, in
! getting acquainted with these so far away
| So let us do our best. Spring is coming.
| Aren't YOU all glad | surely am We have
/ things we haven't had through the long
! dreary winter. Cousins, | am leaving my
| age for YOU all 10 guess. and also as to
now look. ! will say | am not vet an
/ oil OF
| write me. I'd like very much 70 hear from
! some one. With love and best wishes to
auntie and every cousin,
fMTSSl ANNIE EyERS.
Eastman, Ga, Route 6.
| Dear Aunt Julia and cousins: Please let
me IN once again. for surely did enjoy
| my visit some time ago. Thanks Aunt
! Juta, for printing my other letters. l
! suppose all of you cousins have forgotten
| me, but [ read the letter box every time
it comes, and l surely do enjoy it. sup
| pose most of YOU cousins are going TO
! school at present. Aren't YOU? For my
! self. I've not been for almost two years
| as | had to stop and help my mother
| with the work. When l quit school was
! IN the ninth grade or rather promoted to
| the tenth grade. | suppose all of the peo-
| pie are busy with the farm work Ny
| father is rice planter. He is fixing to
plant over 500 acres Of rice; he has al
! ready started planting rice We came to
| Louisiana the latter part of the year of
! 1917 from the dear old state of South
| Carolina. I've never been back to South
| Carolina. but want to 20 back soon ON a
| visit will try to answer all letters |
receive. So il any of you want to write to
farm girl let your letters come to
Seyenteen-year-old girl.
Your cousin and niece
tMiSsl PEARL STEGALL.
LacaSsine, La, Box "a.
My Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII
YOU please welcome IA bride into your ha b.
ny band: | have heen a reader of the Let
ter Box quite awhile and have enjoyed the
| letters very much, indeed. As this is my
| third letter To the page | hope Aunt Julia
| Will please print this one. as I have al
ways heard the third was the charm. and
| trust this will be the lucky one. Well. l
guess most of You busy houSekeepers have
a nice garden started. | have very good