Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-07

Dear AWntie and Cousins: viii yon
! please admit Georgia girl into your happy
| band of boys and girls? l have never writ
! ten before, but hope [ Will be admitted
! this time. | will leave my age for you to
guess. 1t is between ten and fifteen. My
birthday is the fifth of June. Have | a
| twin: If so, write me- for | am anxious
/ to hear from you. Like most of You cous-
/ ms, l live on a farm aud like farm life
| fine. l have brown hair, brown eyes, and
! fair complexion. l guess | had better 90
before l break auntie's rule. VIII try to
answer all mail received. Your new niece
and cousin,
Nnss)' MAUDE WILSON,
Smarrs, Ga, Rte. /, Box "A.
Dear Aunt Julia: May I come in for a
char with your jolly band? 1 have been a
silent reader to your council for quite a
! while and enjoy reading the cousins let
| tiers. Say cousins what are you doing for
on my farm, but now l am having big
| time, fishing, swimming. and kodaking.
! wish some OF you good-looking cousins
would have been with me on the Fourth
of July We~sure would have had fine
! time. / went to big picnic, and barbecue.
| There was a large swimming pool and it
was full of boys and girls. That's right,
! girls, write some more about your ideal
! husbands" l think some of You have
| very good ideas. As to my ideal wife, she
must be pretty, with sweet, loving ways;
| kind and true. She must know how to
cook and keep house. l some of you
cousins take subject. If | a gifted
writer l would take for subject, Hope. -
| If we have lost hope about anything we
are really in a bad fix. II we have lost
| hope we have nothing to live for. / live
! in the piney woods of southern Georgia. |
| live between creek and river you
| see l have a fine place to fish and hunt.
Listen, some of you cousins drop down
| this way some time, and [ will show You
a cave about mile from here. 1t is deep
er than pine tree, and larger than two
| houses. AT the mouth of it runs n clear
| stream of water. On the walls of it is
| initials OF boys and girls carved there
years and years ago. l guess some Of you
| cousins wondering what ! look like. |
am pust a black-eyed, black headed boy of
twenty summers. Well. Auntie says be
brief. I must close. Thank you, Auntie,
for printing this. Now if you cousins care
to write to jolly boy. let your letters
DOUGHTY OGLEsBEE,
| Girard, Ga, Rte. !. Box 20.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please ad-
init jolly girl into your happy circle Of
girls and boys. l will promise not to stay
long. Now please, Aunt Julia, print this,
for I want to gain some new friends: l
will not take a subject, but if l would, it
would be father and mother. Every
one who has father and mother living
should be Kind to them. My father has
been dead fifteen years. l have step
father one haif-brother at home and one
sister. l am sweet sixteen and fair com
plexion. viii answer all mail received.
= (MISS} NORA KELLER,
Mt Holly, n. G., Rte. ,, Box 13.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please let
me peep into your coy bunch of cousins
this warm afternoon. l have been a silent
reader of The Journal for quite while.
(, like most of the cousins, live in the
country and like it just fine. | 80 to
Hephzbah High school and was promoted
to the ninth grade. 1t is fine school
We have twelve teachers. They are build
Ing new school, which will be complete
for next term. 1t will cost $50. 600. What
did you cousins do July /? L went fishing
with large crowd and did have a
big time. | live near the Wingfield peach
orchard. Nearly all the limbs on the
trees are bent to the ground, loaded with
peaches. We have large watermelon
patch Now. if you cousins like water
melons, just come to see me. | want to
ask favor of you cousins. If some one
will send me the song They Tell Me
Love is Pleasure" l would appreciate it
very much. |. have brown hair, bobbed ;
brown eyes, and fair complexion. Now if
you cousins and soldier boys wish to get
an answer, write to jolly country lassie
of sixteen summers. With lots of love and
best wishes, a new cousin,
(NIISS) MARY SATCHER,
Hephzibah, Ca, Rte. =
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit a country girl into your band Of hap
ny girls and boys? l have read the Letter
Box for Il long time. | have blue eyes.
frecklcd face, light brown hair (bobbed).
was fifteen years old June %. Have l a
twin? l go to school about seven or nine
months ont of each year. Am in the eighth
grade. 1 guess l had better be going. Will
answer all letters received. new cousin,
(MISS) MIRTICE BOWEN.
Ellenboro, n. c.. Route >.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit South Carolina boy into your
happy circle for few minutes?' ! have
red hair, blue eyes, weigh 100 pounds, six
feet tall and will be 10 years old July %.
Who has my birthday? L graduated from
high school this year Will close, asking
all to write me and send photo if possible.
JAMES L. McKEOWN, Jr.
Woodward, S. G.
Dear Aunt Julia VIII you give me room
this morning? l have finished my round
with the flowers. ] am a lover of flowers.
We try to have some in bloom all the time.
but the unusual amount eff rain has caused
such rank growth the blooms are delayed.
Some cousins who love flowers and have
them, give Us their favorite variety and
the easiest plan of keeping them through
the colder days. We have no pit and de-
pend keeping them in the house. IL |
could make a choice OF pot plants | believe
it would be begOnias; second choice. gera
NUNS. l have many OF both. Who has my
birthday, May so:
(MRS.) MAMIE RICHARDSON.
High Springs, Fla. Box 81.
Dearest Auntie and Cousins: Here I come
again, but as it has been so long since !
have written l suppose most of you have
forgotten me. | am just country laSsie
Of l6 years; have blue eyes and dark,
brown hair, 1t most certainly is bobbed,
too, and l think if there were no worse
things than bobbed hair this would indeed
be good old world to live in. Girls. if
the boys had to wear old long, hot hair
they wouldn't be blaming for bobbing
ours. would they: But | think long hair is
pretty il it is curly and you don't have
To mat and ''friz'' it so to fix it, MY!
but won't you Cousins be glad when school
begins: How many of you like to study
Latin? l surely do, but want to study
French this year, as | have already made
two units in Latin. What are YOU Cousins
doing during vacation? 1 ride horseback
play marbles. and horseshoes, but best of
all l like TO read and draw. My favorjte
authors are Gene Stratton Porter, Zane
Grey and Harold Bell Wright. Come on
boys and girls. and let's make the Letter
Box more interesting. I think most of the
boys are too tin.id To write don't YOU think
so. sirls: l want 20 correspond with every
one of you, boys as well rs gir,s especia ~
those from other states. Will answer ali
interesting letters. Love 10 all
Temple, Ga. - IVA !
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: have
been a silent reader Of the Letter Box for
some time, and have finally gotten up
coura&e to write. / enjoy reading The let
tiers and feel sure We have some yery gifted
writer's IN our circle.
will choose for my subject my favorite
study at school and why, AIv favaritc
study at school is English. English is a
very important study, because ii is some
thlnS We must carry all through life with
rs Your education is judged by the kind
OF English you use; II we 90 all through
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