OUR PET THINGS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 148, 20 December 1930, Page 20

OUR PET THINGS

"We have an extra one in our household now. It came last night in tho form of a dear little kitten—black and white, with ginger stripes. It's name is 'Pip.' It is very affectionate and likes to rub against your legs, so that you havo to bt very careful you don't step on it." "MISS BILLY" (15). Petone. * * ¥: "My Grandma has got a young magpie, and it is so tame. Granddad was digging the garden yesterday. Ho was smoking his pipe, and Maggie came along and took it out of his mouth and ran away with it. Granddad did laugh!" ' . "BTJNNYNOSE" (10).' CUT. ~

». I_. "We havo a dear littlo dog named Pip. He is a fox terrier, and tho other night he was very naughty. I woke up about 10 o 'clock to hear whistliugs and callings. About five minutes later Mother came in, and she told mo that Dad wanted to put Pip to bed, but ho was nowhere to be found! Poor Dad sat up for a whole half-hour, and every moment or so he would run out and call. At last Pip came serenely round the side of the house, wagged his tail, and ran into bed. He had been sitting just round the side of the house all the time, probably listening with great amusement to all the noise! Wasn't he naughty?". "STARLIGHT GLEAM" (11). Ci*-