THE POSTIE'S BAG

Evening Star, Issue 21724, 19 May 1934, Page 5

THE POSTIE'S BAG

11 Waterloo street, St. Clair. 30-4-34. Dear Big Brother Bill, —Thank you for your letter in Saturday’s paper,. I am going to try to write every week now, as I love working out your puzzles. This is the last day of autumn, and did you notice how dark it was at 5 to-night ? I always look forward to Friday, as it is the night I go to Cubs. But next Friday is better still, as it is the last day of school. - I like school’ very much, but I like holidays better. Dad Hook Dick andto the football on . Saturday. It wasm-good game. -I amr sending in’’ the answer to this’ puzzle: under teh.-y-I.’ remain, one of , your ;bairns, George Grindley. ! [Thank you for your letter, George Grindley. Brother Bill is glad to know that you are writing' to him every week. He will look forward to your letters, especially if they contain interesting things about yourself and your games and hobbies. -The’Cubs are a good organisation to belong to, and you learn many useful things. As Brother Bill is writing this rejily to your letter the hills are'covered with snow, and grey clouds y are massing over the sea as though, there is yet more, to come. Autumn is swiftly passing into ’winter, George, but who cares ? The’ spring. comes marching on behind. Write again soon.] 1 . , 21 Shortland street, Caversham. ' April 21. Dear Big Brother Bill, —This is my first letter to your page, and I would very much like to join your happy family. ■ I am eight years old, and I am in Standard 11. at Caversham School. I have a little kitten, and he often bites'ine when I am playing with it. I was at the pictures to-day, and enjoyed them very much. Wc have a canary and a goldfinch, but the goldfinch does not like to be caged up very milch. My big brother caught me two little frogs last, week, but they both got out of the bucket of water. I will close now, with love to the aunts, uncles, bairns, and yourself.—Ray Powley.

[Many thanks for your letter, Ray Rowley. You are very welcome to the family. _ It seems that you have an interesting time with your various pets. The goldfinch will not like a small cage, blit they become quite happy when in a large aviary. Brother Bill does not like wild birds in cages, Ray, because they must be unhappy; but he thinks that wild birds in a large aviary are both happy and beautiful to look at. Write again soon.]

3-54 Highgate, Maori Hill. Dear Big;Brother Bill, —This is my first letter to you. . May 1 join your happy family? I am eight years old and in Standard'll, at Maori Hill School. I have no sisters, but one little brother who is six years old. Once we had two bantams for pets, but one day the rooster flew away and the little hen died shortly after. I listen to the children’s hour every night and like the stories best of all. Love to the aunts and uncles. —June O’Connell.

[Thanksfor your letter, June O’Connell. You are very welcome to the family. • Your letter was quite nicely written for an eight-year-old. It was too bad about the bantams, wasn’t it? Brother Bill had a bantam rooster who simply would not stay at home in the daytime and always refused to come home at night. He seemed to prefer the trees to a perch in a respectable fowl house. One morning there was a small heap of feathers at the foot of a tree, and that was the end of the bantam rooster. However, there is another fellow now by the name ,of Sam. Evidently he has heard i all about the sad fate of his predecessor because he is satisfied ;to stay :at home day and night. Write again soon.]

30 Morrison street, Caversham, May 7, 1934. Dear Big Brother Bill, —I think this is about the .second or third time I have written to you. lam now twelve years of age and I am in Standard VI. at Caversham School.

It is now the first term holidays. I am not going away, but I am hoping to have’a good time at home. I hope it will not be , wet all the holidays, as this wet weather is very , miserable when you cannot go out of doors. Would you please tell me one night how paper is made?—l remain, yours sincerely Violet Erridge. [Your name is in the Honour Square for neat writing, Violet Erridge. Did you have a good time in the term holidays? The weather was not the best, was it?- One thing about rainy days is that they make ns do useful things about the house, or, if there is nothing useful to ho done they do compel us to invent some indoor games to pass the time away. Is that what you have been doing? Many'thanks for your letter, and write,[again' f spon.]

19 Baldwin street, N.E. Valley, 9/5/34. Dear Big Brother Bill, —I am already a member of; your happy family. lam ten years 'of ago and in Standard IV. at the North-east Valley School. My teacher’s name is Miss Kennedy. She is very nice. I enjoy listening to the children’s hour and reading your columns in Saturday night’s ‘ Star.’ In the Christmas holidays we went camping for ten days in Central Otago. We stayed' a few days at -Fruitlands, where a very kind gold miner took us down to his claim. We spent an interesting afternoon watching him. Then-we went, on ,to West Wanaka, where we, found a lovely camping spot near a river. ■ It was our first experi-ence-.at camping,; and we liked it very much. We all. felt sorry to come home. We have a white rabbit whose name is Billy. I think that is all my news this time, so I will .close now, .with love to all the aunts and uncles, not forgetting yourself.—From Joyce O’Brien. [Brother Bill was glad to hear from you, Joyce O’Brien. Your name is in the Honour Square on account of the interesting letter that you sent to the columns. Your Christmas trip was over very beautiful country indeed; Brother Bill has been camping in the same places. When you saw the gold miner’s claim, Joyce, you would realise as did Brother Bill that the miners do not get their gold without hard and sometimes dangerous work. They earn all they find. Don’t you think so? Write again soon.]