THE CASTLE MAIL BAG.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 14 November 1925, Page 20

THE CASTLE MAIL BAG.

Kama Ed., Ivaupokonui. Dear Smile Queen Just a few linos to tell you that I have not forgotten you. 1 was very pleased with the posreard you sent mo for my birthday. it was simply lovely. I had a party on my birthday, and I had my little cousin to plav with me. I must close now with fondest love and kisses from your loving Smile, Alvina Bettridge. P S. —My black eat, which I call Pill, has got four near little black kittens like herself. Normanby Ed., Manaia, Nov. 2 f Dear Smile Queen, —I again sit down to write to you as I have finished my homc-worlc. lam sorry 1 have not written before. Standards V. and IV. are having their passing examination now, so I suppose it will be our turn very soon. We have another lot of chickens out of the incubator. The first lot is a month old now. I will not write a very long letter this time as I want to go to bed. I will close now, with a big smile for you and one for the members of the Castle. I remain, your loving Smile, Eoma Kansom. [Did you mean standard IV, or should it have been VI?—S.Q.] Ivapuni, November 1. Dear Smile Queen,— I am just going to write you a few lines because I haven’t written for a long time. Norma is just playing the piano. She is going to write to you afterwards. lam going to send in a piece of poetry to put in the paper. I think that the essays were very good this week, and I am going to try the painting. lam going to learn the violin next Saturday. I think that I had better close, with lots of love and smiles, from Ina Joseplison. [Thanks for your poetry. When you can play the violin well, you and Norma will be able to play violin and piano duets. —S.Q.]

Mangatoki, Nov. 3. Dear Smile Queen, —I am very sorry I did not write to you before. I thank you very much for the birthday greeting card you sent me. I had such a lovely party. Wo have had our school exam., and I came fifth. I think I will close now, with lots of love to your Smiles and yourself. I remain, your loving Smile, Mary Pilkington. Kapuni, Nov. 1. Dear Smile Queen, —I hope you have not forgotten me, because it is such a long time since I wrote. Our teacher has not been well and did not come last week. Yesterday Ina and I went up the creek and we took some celluloid dolls and tied a string to them and let them have a swim. Then we made a harbour and little ponds around their.. We had, quite a lovely afternoon. lam quite looking forward to the- hot weather, which I think is coming now. Don’t you? lam sending a parcel in for the Gift Cupboard. lam sending in a piece of poetry which I like very much. Well, I think I had better close now, with* a big smile to all the fairies and the giant. I remain, your Smile, Norma Josephson.

Boylan Rd., Normanby, Nov. 1. Dear Smile Queen, —I am very sorry L have not written to you before this. 1 have had no way of getting letters posted. Mr. Galloway has posted them for us lately. We have shifted from Okaiawa again and are living in Te Roti. lam sending a piece of poetryin for the faries to read. There is not much news up this way, so I will close. Your loving Smile, Irrel Radford. Kama Rd., Kaupokonui, Nov.. 7. Dear Smile Queen, —Just a few lines to tell you I have not forgotten you I have been going to write to you for a long time, but my cousin would come, down to play and then I forgot all about you. So I thought it was about time 1 wrote to you. In another live or six weeks we will have our Christmas holidays. We have fifty-one cows in now and my big sister and I milk ten each. We are having windy weather out here I must close now. I remain, your loving Smile, Julia Bettridgo. Mangitwhero Factory. Dear Smile Queen, —I must thank you very much for the nice card you sent me. We went for a swim on .Saturday and the water was lovely. I would just love to be in Hawera to-morrow and see all the guys. How do the Smile fairies like the warm sunshine 1 * E must now close, as it is bed-time. With love to all the other Smiles,' not forgetting yourself. Your loving Smile, Reg. Freakley.

v [Well, Reg., we love the sunshine as much as you do. Swimming is good fun, isn’t it?—S.Q.l Omuturangi Rd., Oeo, Oct. 31. My Dear Smile Queen, —We have nine dear little chickens. Alum set 18 eggs. Two chicks died. If they had not died we should have had 11. That is not very good luck do you think? I said in one of my letters that I was going to send some verses for Smile Castle. I am this time. On Afonday, October 2(j, I had a cousin here. We wont up to some friends. We took Doll up in the afternoon. She did not go back to her home till Tuesday night. Now I close, with lots of love. From your loving Smile, Dena Stone.

[I love that little verse. Thanks for all your news, too. —S.Q.]

Rama Ed., Kaupokonui, Nov. 7. Dear Smile Queen, —Just a few lines to ask you do you think I have forgotten you. I* am very glad to see Gladys 'Bigham and Mavis Swale have joined the Smile Castle. We shall soon be having our Christmas holidays. I will try to send.you a piece of poetry next week. I must close now, for I have no more news for you, so good-bye. [ remain, your forgetting Smile, Thelma Jones. Glenn Rd., Manaia, Oct. 19. Dear Smile Queen, —Just a few lines to tell you that I am sending a few riddles this time. I have three brothers and one sister. One brother is in the navy, another in the railway and one at "home helping to do the farm work. I had better leave off now. With heaps of smiles for your fairies and yourself. I remain, your loving friend, Gwen Crosslev. Tokaora, Hawera, Nov. 1. Dear Smile Queen, —I suppose you have forgotten me, but I have not forgotten you. Every Saturday I get the paper and read the letters: lam sending in some riddles and hidden flower names. I think I am going up to Auckland for my Christmas holidays to see my cousin Norman. Ho lives at East Tamaki. Did you go to the tournament yesterday? I did, and Tokaora lost on the first, round. That is all I can say as it is bed-time. With best wishes, from Mavis Francis. [Yes, Mavis, I went to the tournament, and saw you, too. Wasn’t it a jolly day? Thanks' for riddles and names.—S.Q.]

Waverley, Nov. 4. Dear Sniile Queen, —May I join your Smile Castle? I was twelve on October 7. I like reading the stories and essays. I have a pet lamb. Would you please give me a name for it? We have 21 milking cows now. Air. Coates came to unveil the new clock-tower and we all got a fright when the guns went off. I must close now as it is bedtime. Your new friend, Stella O’Connell. P.S. —Please find a birthday mate for me.

[There is no other Smile yet-whose birthday is on the same day as yours; but Gladys Bigham was 12 on October 5. That’s' the nearest ,to yours. “Bambalina” for your pet lamb. I like your memorial clock very much. Love and smiles from S.Q.]