SUNBEAM COLUMN.

Grey River Argus, 11 October 1922, Page 8

SUNBEAM COLUMN.

Greetings to all. Good thoughts to all the world. Good thoughts to Uncle Jim. Now, all together, Sunbeams, for our dear Uncle Jim. Your Sunbeams are calling you, Uncle, you must come. You must tell'us what you want us to do, aud how to do it. Did you ever have a pleasant dream when you were all lost to self, and numbed to sensation, and felt afraid to wake lest that sweet feeling would pass away. Well, that is how I felt last Saturday when I arrived at the hall at Rimu to find such a crowd of happy boys and girls al! around me. 1 could not speak, I had thought of lots to tell you, but 1 was too overcome. It was too much for me, so 1 hope you al) know that that little entertainment my dear ones gave me was the happiest 1 ever had. So h; ppy, so good, so true that 1 love to call it back to memory. To me it is like a pleasant dream from which I did not want to wake, and now .1 have it shelved in my memory, and locked deep in the vaults of remembrance. I (‘an see all those dear boys and girls, and how I must tlii.nk you every one for being so ..very good and kind, and for all the lovely cakes and Tea. Oil, my’ But they were good. And dear little Fluffy, 1 would so like to have taken you away with mi', and the dear wee boy with the green jersey, oh, he was a darling! 1 love you all. To Wihoi, I thank you for it all. You and your dear mother, how you got everything, and so good, too. I knew you would spoil me. I went to have a. talk, but 1 did not, did 1; .1 was too happy to say a word to you, in fact, [ was too full for words. Time did not give me long with you, but what there was I did enjoy. I hope none of you minded the wet and the short time I had to stay. I send all my dear Sunbeams nt Rimu and Woodstock my sincere thanks for the happiest hour I ever spent. Yes, a short letter is always welcome, more so when it is full of love and good thoughts, Willey Flower. The Clematis is like a Sunbeam, .Edith, it shines out in the darkest bushes, and spreads a great feeling of love over all. 1 do not think you will have much swimming this week, Edna, as it is too cold. 1 must extend to you Smacker, Fluffy, and Pansy my heartiest welcome. Welcome, dear ones, to our great big garden of good thoughts; there is plenty of room for all. It could not be helped, Kia Ora. Our page had to be shifted, so I hope you do not mind which day it is on. What does it matter, so long as we do our p: it ? You are welcome back, Lynda, I think I know you, dear one, and I am delighted. I hope you keep on writing, and sending out good thoughts. Dear Te Wihoi, I think you are mistaken re no room. Why, I am sure our Editor would publish two pages of letters if they came along on a Wednesday, only we had to shift from Saturday to Wednesday to give us space to expand. Do not stop, please do not, there is plenty of room for all. I hope no Sunbeam is ill, Queenie, for illness is sad and we must try and cure all illness by our good thoughts. Did your concert come off, Jessie.’ Yes, the weather is bud, Edna, we cannot have our Sunbeam picnic yet. can we. I. hope your poor linger is better by now. Birdie, as it did not look too good on S: turday. I hope all Sunbeams will keep up, Rosebud, for that is the only way we can progress. It will be your turn to see Aunt Flora, Gladys, wait till the days are warmer, won’t we have some picnics! I hope your picnic came off Ruth, and that you had a good time. I. urn waiting for your long letter, Sky Bine. I hope you keep on feeling happy, Silver Bell, then yon cun give some out to those who need a little happiness, eh? I hope yon were not too sad about our changed day, Blue Bell. It could not be avoided. \ es, 1 like whitebait, Willie, it is good for my body. I think nearly everyone likes whitebait. Your teacher must have been u very kind man, Bell Bird, for you all like school, and you all like him. You may get is kind in his place, do not give up. What a beautiful afternoon you had, Myrtle, I wish 1 had been there too. How would Kangaroo do for a name for-your calf, Smacker? Greetings and good thoughts to all. Greetings to Uncle Jim. A I'NT FLORA. Te Na mu. Dear Aunties and Uncles, —Love and good thoughts to you all. I welcome all the new Sunbeams. What a lot there are writing to the column. 1 often go over to the cowshed to help Io wash the cows and I always feed the calves. Aly brother and I go round the paddocks to gather tire eggs. We found a nest with 12 eggs yesterday, and another one with. Hl eggs. W ell, dear Auntie, I will close now as it is past my bedtime. Good thoughts to all the world, from SUNBEAM JEAN. Bia keto wn. Dear Aunt Flora, Undos Ned and Ted. and Sunbeams, —Greetings and love to everybody. May I become a Sunbeam? I like reading tire Sunbeams’ letters in the “Argus” every Wednesday. My sister Alary is a Sunbeam, but she has not written for a long time. She is going to -start again now. I am night years old, and uni in Standard Two at school, and 1 like going to school very much. Good thoughts to all the world at nine, from SUNBEAM GWEN. Preston Road. Dear Auntie, —I am enclosing a nnall snapshot of myself. It was taken by my brother Harold. Eileen was three years old on Thursday, 10th August, 1922, and she is very intelli-

gent for one so yvu.* s as she is. The photo is only a small one, but it will do just at present, aud when Dad gets her taken in a larger size 1 will make sure you will get one of her. From SUNBEAM WILLIE. Ne Namu. Dear Aunt Flora, —Greetings! Greetings to you all. I was very disappointed when I opened the Saturday paper and saw that there was no Sunbeam Column, but when Wednesday’s paper arrived there was the page of letters as usual. Welcome, Uncle Ned. I am pleased we have got you back with us. Sunbeam Lily is the answer to your riddle, “A Waterfall,” and Sunbeam Gladys is the answer to your riddle “A Sponge.” W-e have four little calves to feed now. Sunbeam .Jean and my little brother Alex love to feed them. A hearty welcome to all the new Sunbeams. I cannot mention all their names, for there arc so many. Good thoughts to Sunbeam Myra. Good thoughts to all the vuxld from SUNBEAM CLAIRE. Mananui. Dear Auntie and Uncles, —Greetings to you all. I enjoyed my holiday very much in Kumara. Aly birthday was on the 12th of October, and I was six years old. 1 got a doll for it. I will close with good thoughts to an the Sunbeams. SUNBEAM MYRTLE. Omakau. Dear Aunt Flora, —I am sure if you were living here, you would wish you were a little girl going to school with us. Every morning we leave home at a quarter to nine, so that vc do not have to hurry too quickly. Ours is a pretty journey to school. First, we cross the Manheuriki River. Then we have to walk across a deep sand for about a quarter of a mile to get to the road, on one side of which are willow and poplar trees for about a mile, while on the other side arc paddocks of cattle, sheep and lambs. There are also rabbit warrens, and we see the rabbits nearly every day, and hear tho different birds singing in the trees, as wo wander along the road. I will now close, with best wishes to you and all the Sunbeams, from SUNBEAM SNOWDROP, (Aged 8 years}. Woodstock. Dear Aunt Flora, Uncles Ted ’’and Ned, Dad and ail Sunbeams, —Greetings to you all. Wc are having a grand concert on Wednesday, the 4th oi October, and lam going. There was a kind person who gave me two tickets. Some of the Sunbeams were telling me that you were coming down on Saturday; is it true? When you come I will be there, and I suppose we will enjoy ourselves. When you come, bring Uncles Ned and Ted. 1 will write a longer letter next time, so I will close now with loving thoughts to all, from Sl' NBE A At QUE EN Y. Mananui. D'ear Auntie, Uncles and Sunbeams, —Greetings to you all. This is my first letter to your wonderful column. Welcome, our new Sunbeams Pansy, 1 fully aud Smacker. Dear Auntie, our column is getting larger every week. I send good thoughts to little Alyra and to I’nele Jim. I think I will close now with good thoughts to all the world from SUNBEAM EVELINA. Hokitika. Dear Aunt Flora and Sunbeams, — Good thoughts to all. This is my first letter, and I. want to join your circle. I Lave read the Sunbeam column for a long time now, and I like the letters very much. I should like to meet the Woodstock and Rimu Sunbeams sometime when they come down to Hokitika. This is all this time. Love to till. SUNBEAAI TRIXIE, (Aged 8.) Alananui. Dear Aunties and Uncles, —Greetings to you all. I have spent my holidays at Kumara and I 'enjoyed them very mucTi. My school is starting on Alonday, the 9th. lam very glad. Good thoughts to all the Sunbeams, from SUNBEAAI ALTHA. Olio Line. Dear Aunt Flora, —Since I wrote yon last week, the calf I asked a n;:me for has died, but I have been promised a little kitten, so will you please give me a name for it. 1 hope it won’t die. The calf was sickly right from the first. What a lovely lot of letters in the Sunbeams’ Column! Alum reads and explains them to us. I have still to get her to write for me. I will have to try hard at school so that 1. will be able to write soon myself. My playmate, Blackbird, is writing this week too. I wish more Sunbeams would join from thisjine. With greetings and heaps of love to all, from SUN BEA M SM ACKE R. Mananui. Dear Auntie, Uncles and Sunbeams, —Greetings to you all. Welcome, Sunbeams Fluffy, Pansy and Sniacl«-r to <mr column. Dear Auntie, our column is getting larger every week. Sunbeams I’ansy, Rolli. Altin and Myrtle, are plav mates ol' mine. I mild good thoughts to your lit" ' ' t'' l ' m ‘’ ll ' Treiitlinm Hospital, Rrn'n. I am. not going to give tho Sunbeams any more riddles, because I think they are get-

ting tired of them. I think I will close now with a verse: Jesus wants inc for a Sunbeam, To shine for him each day In every way we try to please Him, At home, at school, at play. SUNBEAM ELVINA. Otira Line. Dear Aunt Flora, —May I become one of your happy Sunbeams'? Igo to school and am in Primer I. I only wish I were bigger. 1 could write letters myself. I used to write in my own way once, and scribble all over the paper, and then print my name at tho bottom like the big letters on the A.B.C. card. 1 can spell my own name, but can’t, put the words together well enough yet to come out in the Sun- j beam Column. “Smacker” and I are playmates. He is in Primer I, too. Love and good thoughts to all, from SUNBEAM BLACKBIRD.