Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-31

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Is there
| room for one more Georgia Cracker in your
happy band? | have enjoyed all the letters
very much, but j just couldn't summons
| emo 2Sb courage TO write. HoW many OF you
cousins teachers, L mean, SIC attending a
Teachers summer school? l attended sum
mer school in North Carolina, us Interd to
t3lch in that state this year. 'rhe school
| WAS CaG Yesterday. l was 50 ny. too, Tor we
| had Il goot time, if we did have 10 work
bard. / will not take subject tbs time,
but | think we should all be interested IN
| educ lt;oH l will try to describe tI's pert
| Of heor: H. HiawasSee is small own, To-
| catGd III the heart of the noun .t...c il Towns
comfy. The highest mountains e the Sta tie
are IN Georgia, trcre are NO iats9 nLefS IN
! T)wnS CoIh v but the streams az $w!t. and
| beautiful. There are many mountain springs
| of clear ice-cod water. l can not tell yoa
how beautiful north Georgia is, but an eX-
| tensive traveller who has been in Europe and
| in every state and county i'll the United
| states, said that the scenery in north Geor-
| gia and western North Carolina was the
most beautiful he had ever seen. We have
good schools and good roads are now under
| construction. When they are completed
| Hiawassee and the surrounding country will
be q fine summer resort, My fayorite au-
thors are Zane Grey, Harold Bell Wright,
GENE StrattOn Porter and well, | like all
who write good books Reading is my IA
| yorite paStime. ] believe have quit talk
ing about powder and bobbed hair and are
| now discussing ideal husband but
am not going to describe my ideal husband
this time. Some of you cousins visit me
This summer. | wont promise you that you
would enjoy your visit, but we would do our
| best TO show you the mountains. am eight
cen years old aud graduated from Hiawas-
| see academy last year All of you write TO
| me and see if you don't get an answer if it
| takes a year to answer all of them. A
| cousin, (MISS) FLETA GIBSON,
Hiswassee, Ga.
Dearest Aunt Julia nd Cousins: 1t gives
me great pleasure in writing to such a mer
! ry band, and 1 hope my letter will be pub
lished. I'm just bit conceited, l like to
| see my name in print. Pm just rivolous
| boy, Is years old. l played on the cham
| pionship team of basketball in this county,
| so You see, I'm real honest-to goodness
champion. | will finish high school this
term. I'm Il great lover OF the outdoors,
| especially fishing That's my summer oe-
| c'pa ton fishing and swimming. How many
| of you folks like them? IL you don't try
| them you don't know what you missing.
l read a lot, too; books my idols (all
| except scboolbooks) and papers. Why, | de-
| vo II ma ?a2ines-stories, articles and all. l
| notice that there not nearly AS many
| boy cousins as there are girls. What's the
matter boys? Let's don't let the girls
| beat us writing. They can't if Wen just
| try Let's try hard, now | would like to
and postcards. too. And III be lreadfuly
disappointed il I don't receive lots of mail
| from you cousins. l am, sincerely.
| Brinson, Ga. FLOYD GRIFFIN.
| Dearest Arutie ard Cousins: Please don't
| look angry. for [ have remained silent
| long enough I have written to the Council
| before but failed to be admitted, so L
| thought | would try again. Aren't you cons-
| ms glad that the dark, dreary weather has
| changed into golden sunlight at last! i,
! like IN st of the cons MS, live on a farm,
| and like farm life fine. I live near Stone
| No,- 1Arsngt solid stone noun ia IN
| in the world The Daughters of the Con-
| federacy are having some memorial WORK
| do4e en- one side OF the mountain and 1T IS
a lovely sight to see. wish all you cons-
| ms could see this work. 1t is truly Won
| derful Come and visit me. and we mill
| explore the inountaiE. ! am sur2 YOU would
| enjoy it. Chandler Johnson, allow me TO
| congratulate yOn on your interesting lelteI'
| It was grand Come again and ten US more
| about Florida. !. most of the cousins
| take subjects but | fear have broken
| auntie's rules already Will leave that fol
n more gifted writer. will end my let
ter with a description Of myself. nave
brown curly (bcI ted) hair blue eyes, me-
| dunn complexion and am 10 years young.
Who has my birthday, November q! All
| You girls and boys write to me. VIII ap-
| preciate and answer all letters. \ our niece
| ard cousin (MlSS) CObhll MoohH'
Lilturn, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: 1t seems
| as If the COUSINS are SOluS W I'm W
Aunt to death in quest of books. 10 save
her from a hasty retreat. I'll say to those
that wish for such books as: Riders OF
the Purple Sage; by zane 'r noona 0'T tr
Treasure Island by Stevenson; 'Tbe Last
of the Great Scouts" by Zane Grey; Two
Years Before the Mast" by Dana; Boy
| Scents Handbook practical Radio
Modern Tractor" by Page, and over n
hundred other books, such as character fic-
lions. books OF farm life. adventure. descrlp-
tive fiction and history: stories of the south
animal stories. boys of other lands, books
of special interest for girls, historical fic-
ton and poetry. books of general culture.
Indian stories, stories Of boy nte' stories OIL
heroic deeds. hRndcraft for girls and boys,
hooks for club members and books for chill
dren I'll tell all that will send stamped.
self addressed envelope how you may read
these books by paying the mailing charges.
| mean. any one that lives no farther north
than ST. Louis Mo, as these books are eS-
pecialIy for the boys and girls of the south
Yes I'm one of yonr old cousins, but rear
the majority have forgotten me ere now
as it has been over year since made my
last visit No. ] hope it will not he my
last, as expect this to make one more 10
the new ones, I'll say that l have brown
hair and eyes | twenty years OF age
and live in the beautiful town of Roanoke.
I'd be very much pleased to hear from any
one whether or not you care for books. An
old cousin. r,,
r s.: Bit for nez.
Roanoke Ala, Wedowee Street.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here I
come. VIII you please let little FLORIDA
girl join your happy circle? | am now VS.
ting NV uncle aunts, cousin and friends
in Georgia Have been up here almost a
week, and have been reading the cousins
letters my uncle takes The Atlanta 1T
Weekly. My home is in Ocala, about the
central part of Florida just six miles south
Of IF hnautifuI silver SDrln2S. L nave
been having wonderful time since | came
IN here Have been eating watermelons.
peaches, cantaloupes. apples and lots OF
good things. | am not Florida girl, nj
n Georgia Cracker. My home used to be
near Fitzgerald also BOSTON aud Rebecca.
Have been living in Florida about four
years. and like it fine. We came through
Ca, Miss Pauline Couger. would ike 10
hear from her as we came through there.
aud will go hack through there ] Will
also answer all letters received from other
cousins. please write me, and tell me al
about your home town; also send photo ii
(MISS) SARAH PORTER.
Georgia address. Rebecca, Ca, Route l,
care T. W. Hogan.
l will leave Georgia July %. 1924, then
NV address will be, 622 North MagnoIia
Street. Ocala, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will Won
please admit an Alabama girl into yonf
iolly circle? | have written before but
| was not lucky enough to see my letter III
print. What do you cousins do for pastime
| [ always have something to do. because
| [ live on farm. l help mother do the
homework. and help daddy on the farm
| also crochet and read. Like some of
the other cousins, l like Zane Grey's works
| better than any. | have read several of
his books | 90 boat riding and horse
back riding in summer. | am lover of
all outdoor sports. How many of you
cousins like TO go to school? l do | think
that should he every boy aud girls highest
ambition. Strive TO get the very best educa-
ton possible, and when you have gotten
it that is something one can take from
YOU and it helps us mentally and morally
| attended high school last year and
think We have one of the best high schools
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