Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-12

MISS LUCILLE FARRELL.
Route 8, Box rs, Collins, Miss.
Dear Aunt Julia and All: win you admit
a young and jolly lady of the old North
| have been silent reader of the Letter
| Box for two years, but just have
P Pic up the courage to write; i've ~
| farm, and like farm life to the fullest eX-
| tent live within twelve miles of Mitchell $
peak the highest peak east of the Rockies.
| /, 100, am lover of flowers, books and
music. Would like to exchange the follow
ing books: The Light OF Western Stars, "
! by Zane Grey. The Way of the Wind. y
by Eugenia b. Frothing CHAM, and "A
Clay. sor Lena Rivers st. Elmo: Those
having the books please write first. For
! flowers ! belong to the Methodist church
and try to attend church services and
sunday school as much as | possibly can
| That's one thing | think we should all
try to do | see more of the cousins take
subjects to write en-. II this is printed, |
| Will come again and take for mine, Kind
ness to Animals and Birds How many
of You are glad to see spring coming
seem good TO the trees putting forth
| their fuds and to smell the sweet apple
blossoms! Mother earth never looks so
| pretty to me as in the springtime Well
see alntie trowning and looks like she
| might reach for the paper. Guess ] had
! better run. If any of you cousins care to
write to jolly and fun-loying girl, let
BurnsYire, n. G.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: l have
written to the Letter Box three or four
| times before but | was not lucky enough
to get in, but mother always tells me if
at first don succeed, try. try again
guess | didn't address my letters right
for Aunt Julia would not show partially
| | don't believe. If any of Mrs. Lizzie Pig
or Mrs Ida Pig or Mrs. Matte Mangron's
children see this. please write me; as
/ mo ipgt
| would like to hear from Willie Osborne
| Mother was Lester Osborne before mar
put If the letter is printed / Will try to
do so next time. ] am thirteen years of
age and WAS promoted to the eighth grade.
| Who has my birthday, February 1lth? |
had birthday PAL ty my last birthday and
surely did get lots of nice presents. / will
answer all letters ! receive, if any of
You want to write to farm girl, let your
| letters cone to your cousin and niece:
(MISS) SALIIE NAE JONES.
Eliza, Ga.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Here comes a
! little Georgia boy knocking for admittance.
! Father takes The journal and ] can barely
wait until il comes. | always turn to the
Letter Box the first thing. I surely do en-
| joy reading the cousins letters. What do
| you cousins do for pastime? l go to school
and read and go fishing. | in the fifth
grade, and | 90 to school at Humevie. My
teacher is Miss Susie Wansley. | like her
fine. How many of you cousins go to Sun
day school? l go most every Sunday. L
go to the Methodist church ] live on a
farm and like farm life fine. live thir-
teen miles east of Elberton, Ga. | live
close to several stores and mill and two
| churches, one of them being a Methodist
and the other Baptist. How many of
you cousins like music? ! surely do. l am
! taking music lessons from my sister, We
have piano and | play some. Say.
! little cousins, do You like to make little
hlrd boxes; do. l have made several
! this spring. Cousins. which is your favor
! lite bird? My favorite is a blue bird. VIII
soma of you cousins please send me Bonnie
| Blue Flag? will return the favor any
way ! can ! have brown hair, brown eyes
| ana falr complexion. VIII leave my age
for you TO guess. 1t is between nine and
! twelve. Who has my birthday September
%? All of You cousins write me and send
photos. will answer all mail received
| WITH love to all. Your cousin and nephew
SANFORD TAYLOR.
Elberton, Ga, Route 9.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: have bec,,
! thinking for some time | would write Won
and finally mustered up enough courage
/ ana energy TO do so. ] read SO many nice
hear from my jolly cousins once in 4
} Whlle. See. / am getting jealous. But why
should l. for suppose you all have long
| since forgotten that there ever was such
nefSen as myself in existence as it has
beer beer several years since I've visited your
| circle, Wonder how many that read fhis
| Will remember me? am not gifted
writer, SO will not cripple a subject
! tlihk IL ; nice to write on one, and from
! tine description some of you girls give for
your ideal ypu are looking for that per-
rect one. and he is not TO be found Sup
! pose You Florida boys and girls told and
! Yorng) are enjoying yourselves swimming
| IN the beautiful lakes Two years ago
had the pleasure OF trip to south Florida
| ana 1T viii never be forgotten, and es-
/ peclaily the visits down in Mr. ana Mrs
! II. A. Peasants orange grove where the
! trees We're beautiful hanging with golden
1ruit- Flowers of all kinds were blooming
| and their fragrance filled the air. and |
! am sure You are aware of the fact that
| we ate as we walked and looked. | met
| lots of nice people. How many of Won
/ money with it? Which do you find the
best: | am thinking Of buying but
doh suppose 1t is airy more tiresome and
| tax on the eyes and mind than dressmaking
/ Hope ! will succeed in entering the happy
! circle of boys and girls more. Did |
hear some one whisper a stranger? Ne
Just Just an Old member, Sc If any care 10
"'e' VIII De IGgre1 hrsS, End Snswsred
Greensboro, Ga. Route /.
Dear Aunt Julia: win you please admit
another married lady into your merry
| circle: ! have been a reader of the dear
old journal for many years and GER
| tainly enjoy the Letter Box the continued
| stories. and must say hurrah for Dorothy
! Din. l have been married fourteen years
! the seventeenth day of next December. Am
| the mother of five living children four
| girls and one baby boy, and one little bow
| in heaven. My oldest child will be thirteen
! the fifteenth day of next October, and
/ baby viii be one year old now in a few
days. His name is Elton LlewelIyn We
| live nearly four miles from the little town
! of Alamo. Wheeler county. We have been
/ living down here nearly four years Cous-
ms, let us all try to live better this year
than ever before. Let us do unto others
as we would have others do unto us" !
nd wi
any one treats me wrong ! am willing to
forgive, for You know the Good Book says
Forgive and We also shall be forgiven"
-Four months of the new year are already
gone. We are nearing our graves and
= I'VE know not what hour the Son of Man
cometh May we all keep our lamps trim
med and burning. have dear little boy
( up IN heaven, waiting for me, and / pray
TO meet him mp there when this life is
ended Where there is no pain nor sorrow
ana where death never enters As this is
my first attempt, l will go. Hope Amt
Julia will take pity on me and print these
education is limited. If there are any of
/ the cousins that could spare me a few
! flower cuttings, of any kind l certainly
would appreciate it. as all my flowers were
killed. Love to Aunt Julia and all.
tNrs.l MINNIE HATHAWAY.
/ Aamo, Ga. Rte. A.
Dearest Aunt Julia aud Cousins: No douhr
You all have forgotten me. 1t has been
almost year since last ! wrote. My
/ brother was killed the 18th Of last June.
J II was working in the field aud the mule
was frightened by some means or other ana
dragged him 10 dealt 1t surely awful.
He had written 10 the Letter Box several
times. Well, what have you cousins been
doing for pastime: Enjoying yourselves I
guess. l crochet and sew in my leisure
time. have heeu cooking and keeping
/ houSe lately, my mother has been i'll.
want 10 thank the cousins for writing IA
. h.
same as if had answered them all
! wish all Won cousins could be with me to GO
I to pjcnicS this summer. As my letter IS
/ getting long. III close with love and best
I wishes 10 you all, especially to Aunt Julia.
/ | remain your niece and cousin.
MISS LUCILLE WARE.
Pendleton, $ C.. K. F. D. g.
/ near Amntie and Cousins. VIII snme II