Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-21

Dear Aunt Julia: Will you let a little
girl of eighteen summers join your circle?
[ haven't letter from this place. We
live on farm of 100 acres. L like farm,
life fine ! haven't lived in the city, and
don't think | would like to. We live one
half mile from school, and about three
miles from church. You cousins come out
here this summer. We are going to have
singing convention at Blythe Creek" the
name of our church We will sure nave a
nice time. Will have three days-August
/. , and ;. Singers from all over the state
or long ways attend Wish you cousins
could have been at our singing school last
summer. There were fifty on the roll. All
you cousins write to me, will answer all
can. Your niece and cousin.
(AIISS) ORA BLASINGAME.
Mathiston, Miss.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
let me in again tonight? AS | have been
away for about q year, and 1t seems tha5
all the Mississippi cousins are asleep anu
won't write, SO IN trying my luck again:
How have you all been spending TINS colu
weather? l keep busy with my mousse
work. I am keeping house for my father'
Do YOU all enjoy reading stories about thN
west? | do | wish some OF the cousins
would write about the ranch and tell ABOUT
thn Inherent things they see. Don't you
think If would be nice to take a good sun
iect to write on--the ideal man or De
kind to cold people? | hope some oil Eo1
LII write ON one Of these subjects. And
II INV letter is printed ] will come again
ard ~, ,vrito about them. Thanking Auntie for
printing my last letter. ! VIII ne glap 70
hear from any one. With best EST, wl I10N
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will vow
1o+ four ioIlv BOYS Join your happy circle:
We iii are great pals and thought we
would write together. Evan is fifteen years
old: Dewey, seventeen; clarence, llL EN-
David fifteen. Will be glad TO near Lpoln
photos We will expect to hear from soa me-
body soon. We are your ne" COUSINS anu
nephews. AVN, N-rcrYor SON
Boaz, Ala, Route g. ,or,r
Boaz. Ala, Route 6, r,1r
Boaz, Ala, Route g. 1rnRETrER.
Boaz, Ala, Route 6.
neor Aunt Julia and Cousins: How are are
on toniphtq I am a stranger to you az
"Yt hone l went be always. nave ol.gn
thought I would write to your merry cllcie'
hut inst never could get MP courage elousn'
m;+ voI mink Aunt Julia is the sweet
of woman anywhere? l want TO get az
qua inted with all the cousins. see lous "
fhn cousins take subjects to write on
will take one on Father You KNOW ~, a.,
most everybody talks more about mother
than they do father. A good mother ~ q
great thing to Eaye. There ISM any o9ns
anv better to you than mother. one heits
Won bear your burden, no mater "Hat -
ia I have often heard 1t asked, WhaI Is
home without mother? But listen! What
would home be without father! we uoh
think about how father strives 10 care
for us. ha has to go ahead with everything,
TO make a living for us. You know "hen
father comes in at night he Is t1rea anu
worn out and ought to make MIN as
comfortable as possible. There are Iots Oh
things we can do to make him feel we APP
nreciate his love for us. Most fathers ioVe
their children. Now you all don't thlhA
am leaving out mother, for love Doth'
have the sweetest father and mother at all
Cousins / guess you all would like TO Know
where I come from and who LOOK IKE
live in the land of flowers, the pest
state in the union, l think. wouldn
rive Florida for any Of the rest. / live not
yerv far from the line joining Alabama.
Cousins, you just ought to come visit me
in the summer. We have the most Deau.
tiful pond to go in bathing. The name OF
it is Pretty pond 1t is very deep. Cous-
ms. I guess ven think l am praising my
country a great deal, but you know 1t IS
always that way; one has to boost their
state 1 will not describe myself, only say
l am seventeen summers. My blrthday is
December 90 Have I a twin? All of you
cousins write to jolly little girl. Your
''e'' ""N MISS BEULAH M'NEILL.
Florals, Ala.
Dear Aunt Juliaa
| Old Santa Claus got tired out,
| think discouraged, too;
So he went and turned his RENDERS out
Ere | had sent my mite to you.
IT'S late, yes, very, very late,
| But it's freighted with love that's true
And a prayer that blessings rich and rare
Descend from heaven to you.
| wishing you and all the cousins happy
| and prosperous year, respectfully, an old
| vet, JOHN latham
Hickory, Miss.
( Aunt Julia: If you have space for this,
would like for you to print it. l think 1t Is
so good:
Mother and Child
| Love thy mother, little one;
Kiss and clasp her neck again;
| Hereafter she may have son
| Will kiss and clasp her neck in vain.
Love thy mother, little one!
| Gaze upon her living eyes,
And mirrow back her love for thee;
| Hereafter thou may'st shudder signs
| To meet them when they cannot see
Gaze upon her living eyes
Press her lips the while they glow
| With love that they have often told;
Hereafter thou may st press in woe,
And kiss them till thine own are cold;
Press her lips the while they glow!
| Oh, revere her raven hair,
Although it be not silver gray:
| Too early Death, led by Care,
| May snatch some one dear lock away
| Oh, revere her raven hair!
| Pray for her at eve and morn,
| That heaven may long the stroke defer,
| For thou may'st live the hour forlorn
| When thou wilt seek to die with her
Pray for her at eve and morn!
| Thomas Wood,
NJ. C. BLANT0N.
! Weir, Miss.