Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-21

| No letter written on both SldeS OIL
paper printed.
All letter not to exceed $50 to 200
words.
| Dear Children:
| This is the time of the year that
we have our Twilight club and |
| ike to think of you in the cool OF
! the evening reading our department
or writing to us.
This year | do hope YOU will write
us lot about your farm work, tel
us any improvement you have made
over last year, everything like that
| helps another boy or girl in work
! they have TO do.
Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins Will you
admit crippled fellow into your happy
circle? | live in the dear old state of South
Carolina. Like most of the cousins, ] live
on farm, about three miles from town
but I live right close 10 two railroads and
the Dixie Highway. SO You see don't get
very lonesome although | can't walk a step.
/ like to read good books, hut don't read
very much as | have knitting machine
and knit most of the time, and make about
SD. 90 90 week. too. How is that
for crippled fellow Of p years? My birth
day is April 8. Have [ twin: If So
write to me. All of you cousins that are
thinking of buying a knitting machine write
to me, and l will be glad to tell you about
mine | also have a new Ford car and if
any Of you good looking girls care 10 take
ride with me, why, just come on. Now
don't think for one moment that because
can't walk that l can't talk either. for
can. I'll do this: I'll promise 10 Outtalk
any of you, SO now. Well, as Aunt Julia
says be brief, 1 guess had better go. L
believe l hear The wastebasket coming now
All of you write to me and | will assure
you an answer L inclose 10c for Inez: Sin
cerely, RUFUS PRICE.
Hodges, $. c., r. ID. No. 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Just can't
resist the temptation of getting in commune
cation with the happy band Of girls and
boys. J am ten years of age. | have brown
hair and eyes. | will he student of the
sixth grade the ensuing term How do YOU
like 10 go in bathing? l can't swim. AL
though l can float. I'm intending to learn
to swim this summer AS this is my first
attempt, will bring this to a conclusion
1 Sincerely,
MISS EUNICE MONFORT.
Cuthbert, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: This il my
first attempt to write TO you and | hardly
know what to say. Please consider this and
don't let Mr.. Wastebasket get control Of it,
l live in small town, which is very lively
and wide-awake. My father is dead and me
and my mother, and two young brothers
their own. l have four brothers one sister
living and one dead, and | am the youngest
chlld- shall describe myself, hold your
breath but don't lose it, please: l am
eighteen years old perfect blonde bobbed
hair. far complexion and blue eyes fin
ished high school this year We have a
splendid standard high school, the hest in
the county. l am one of the basketball
Team and enjoy playing much. | am q
member of the First Baptist church of this
town. and enjoy its work best of all | am
secretary of our h. Y. P. U. and Sunday
schooI. ! am going to B. Y. p. U. conven-
tlon at Wilmington in June. / was at the
convention last year tbs very interesting
and helpful. Any OF you cousins who care
TO write me, it would be appreciated very
much. like to get heaps of mail. Love to
all the cousins and Aunt Julia
BONNIE LOU KINLOW
White Oak, n. c.
Dear Anntie and Readers: I've been a
silent but enthusiastic reader of your
rozy corner only a short while Will Won
please lie, let me join you this beautiful Sab
IaseII: ! don know any Of the readers
personally except Edna Stidham. Come
' AGAIN. Edna. I'm just a lonely country
va. i've near creek of running water
Come over and will go fishing Most
or you attended school the past winter |
MotheF health is not good. There is quite
bunch on us. four boys and four girls
y am the ELDEST. get real lonely at times
on. YES; read all the good books and
stories | can get, Zane Grey and William
Macleod Raine being my favorite authors.
pas anyone the book "Junie's Love Test"
appreciate the songs, Sweet Golden Dali
sizes and I'm the Shadow OF the Pine. j"
I'm afraid I've scrubbed too much so J
will stop: An Of you that care to write to
long haired girl of seventeen springs
lel your letters come TO me. Have | a
win? Ny birthday is, June. .. lIlI close
Of fnc l,,nt I,,l;
and the readers. Sincerely.
MISS BAMMA CARROLL.
Rome Ca, Route a.
Dear Auntie and Cousins Here | come
knocking Tor admttance. | am inst an
other Georgia kid and | surely am glad
| can say that | am a Georgia cracker,
Ior | love my state and | guess all of
subject ii would lie on "EducStion," TOY ot
l think 1t is a very great thing You
could lose your home and friends, but il
You had an education it would be yours
forever. Education could not be taken away
from you. that is great thought | can
not discus this subject clearly. | will leave
1t for some other that is more gifted
writer. Cousins. | surely do like TO read
letters, when Won take up your pen
think Of me; like to read books. too.
in reading. | am brunette. | new
cousin and would like to know all of you.
Good day.
CMISS) GERTRUDE HOUSE.
Star Route, Cornela. Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: | wonder
If | could be permitted to enter into with
the happy band Of boys and girls for just a
short time. have been reading Aunt Ju-
liza column for some time and like it fine,
], like most of the cousins. live on the farm,
and like it better than any other place I
wonder how many of YOU like flowers. I'm
a great lover of them and spend most of
my time working trying 10 make the yard
and porch beautiful with them, when l am
not in school. The yard is n solid mass of
phoX and various other kinds OF plants.
wish could put a large bouquet in Aunt
Julia parlor. | most of the cousins
describe themselves, so | will describe nv
self in this way: | am eighteen in age,
medium size and fair complexion; have me-
hinm brown hair, but am not "bobbed-
haired flapper.' am afraid | have broken
the rules so will ask favor of Aunt Julia
and then 20. Please send me good recipe
for making sweet cucumber pickles. both
plain and mixed, TO keep good while. l
am lnclosng stamped envelope for personal
return. | am new cousin, and would be
glad 10 hear from some OF the boys and
girls VIII answer all letters received. Will
close. hoping NV letter will escape the
wastebasket. Affectionately yours,
(MISSJ ALMA SAPP.
Cottondale, Fla
Dear Auntie and Cousins: open the door
quick. before Mr.. Wasebasket hears me
knocking. Now, Auntie. please hide this
till he gets out OF sight. Most of the cous-
ms take q subject to write on and | think
that il is an interesting thing to do, but, as
am not a gifted writer, will not take one
this time II ] should. it would he on ed
ucation. | think that every boy and girl
should strive for an education | wish some
of you cousins who are gifted writer's would
take this subject and do it Justice Auntie
| am sending Won beautiful poem II you
have space please print it in the dear old
journal.
THREE GATES or GOLn
II YOU are tempted 10 reveal a tale
Someone to you has told
About another, make it pass before you
speak
Three gates OF gold.
Three narrow gates: first. is it True!
Then. is ii Needful? In your mind
Give truthful answer. and the the
Next is last and narroweSt-it is Kind?