THE SMILE CASTLE MAIL=BAG

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 4 August 1928, Page 18

THE SMILE CASTLE MAIL=BAG

Dear Smile Queen, —As 1 have finished cfc:ing my work, 1 tkougnt I must write to you,, for J fee, awhained of myse,i for not writing before, but 1 had to ne.ip mother, tor she has been in bed with the “flu. 5 ’ The flowers in our garden are looking very nice, and. 1 have to .remember to weed it eveiy week-end, tor weeds appear very quickly. How is \our garden. Smile Queenl I would nice you to tell me, Smile Queen, what we have to make for the girt cupboard, lor 1 would like to make some tittle wing as 1 have promised.' Stay pa 1 , that writes to you has shitted to Ararata, and L tier very muc.n, ior s’.ie used u*l>& one or my best school mates. iVly two little a.re ait present in bed with the “flu” and are unable to go to school., but I think they will be able to go next week. 1 hope you do not get it, tor it is very miserable when one mis to stay in bed for two or three days. I thought it wa.s very wad about Heel ley how lie was beaten Do you lake watching tights, Smile Queen; i don’t, and L suppose many people do not. Last Saturday my liktle oai.f had a prickle in its foot, so when Dad came homo L told him about it. He told me to get the rope and hold her white he pulled it out —it was a big one, too. ~ i;cu Dad had finished taking oat the prickle i went and fetched him some hot water to bathe it, tor it was very swollen, but it is all right now. It is a very nice day, so I thought I wcu d go outside and do some sewing, for l nice sewing very much. 1 always wish Saturday night to come so that 1 can read tne Smile Castle page, lor 1 like reading the letters; very much. On Sunday t staved inside by the iiie, as tt was not a. very nice day to go out, and listened to the gramophone, tor we have some very nice records now. Do you ji lce listening to a gramophone, .Smile Queen. 1 have not had ur “flu” vet, and 1 hope I do not get it, for .1 do not .ike staying in bed. I think anvtnev girl, will soon be joining the Smie Castle list. Well, aw it is getting late I wiLI •have to dose. With heaps ot love to \ou anil your fairies. I am, your loving .Smile. .Mary Morris p\[y garden is beginning to look very n.i.o again. We ha ve ots of violets and daphne, and the bulbs are just coming out, but I find there is plenty of weeding .too. Let me -see ,-ome doll’s clothes .or an animal (.a stuffed one, voa know), or a scrap book would be lovely. I have never watched a fight, Mary, and don’t think I would enjoy it much. Poor little calf. Vos, I. do enjoy listening to the gramophone. What a nice king 'letter, Mary. Love from 5.«.) Marinin. Dear Smile Queen, —Just a tew limes hoping you and all your Smiles am well. Titanic you for the nairvew, Smile Queen. My brother lias just got over 'the. “flu.” We have all had bad colds., brit we are better now. Our garden looks nice now. Lots of fto'wrjrsT are coming out and our early potatoes are coining up. And the strawberries are coming on nicely. We have lots of onion ana lettuce plants, and I have some radishes of my own. .1 like helping to sow the seeds and to rake the ground. *1 will close now with lets of love to you and a.lf the Smiles, from Reggie Silby. (There are lots of colds about at this time of the year. It is Inn watching tlie plants come up. Love from S.Q.)

Auroa. ' Di?ar •SinuHe Queen, —I am very disappointed Tom Heeney did not.win 'bin boxing contest, but hope tluix next time he will be successful when, he Challenges again. Our only hope now is for the Ac! Blacks to make good. They are making better progress now. I wil tell you or a little Shetland pony we used to ride to .school. YU the week 'he would .go off 'lively to ischool, but when we came to catch him on a Saturday afternoon he would not leave the yard without a tenribe lot of coaxing and very often the stick. Sometimes he was very hard ito catch, and would chunk nothing of leaping the fence out of our way. but he was a lovely little ie!low. and if we fell off 'he would always stand and look at us. YVe had the inspectors at achoo 1 on Friday lor our proficiency test. @1 don’t know how we got on. Jt won’t belong before the end of the vear and then we will know. 1 will close, hoping ail are well in the Castle. Love from Gladys Bigham. xxx (Yes, it was disappointing that Heeney did not win. What ?. deair little pony, iHe must be very knowing. 1 hope you 1 got through your examination. Love .mini S.Q.) Te Puninga, Morrinsville. Dear Smile Queen, —1 am writing to te 1 you about our new home, and about our lovely tiip to get here. We came in our car and stopped the first night at New Plymouth. Then we went as ar as Te Kuiti and stayed 1 a night. We went to the pictures there and saw Jackie Coogan in . “Buttons.” We enjoyed t very much. Next morning w: started again, passing through Cambridge. and there we crossed over the .ov-ely Wai kato River. We .stayed two or three hours. It is a vei-y pivrtty town. That night we got to Waitoa and stayed three days, with friends. T/ ere is a dried milk factory at Waitoa -. they say .it is the largest in the world. Du Tuesday, July 10, we came to out homp. It is a big flat farm on the No. ; road. It was once a big swamp, but it has been drained and cleaned and sown in grass, and has now been divided into eight dairy farms of about "0J acues each. On the left side of the farm is. the Pinko River, and heliind that w-a can see the Hauraki, hits, while to the right we can see the Te Aroint hills,, about. 12 miles away. The view is. lovelv. We go to th? Te Puninga -• ’vo, and like it. It is about two miles awn.’- but Daddie takes Jack’e -.lid. 1 and about 10 other children m the car every day. It seems a i-imall whool after Mnnnin. .There is onlv one 'lonii, with a curtain across, for about 00 oj- 70 chi.’-dr?!!. 1 think we,will lie .ettirig a new room soon. The roads are not so good here. They have fort i i!• unit the tar on, and in .some j ilucos thev are very mi,mow. hut we jure* getting used to them. We are ’ making a garden and we are going to plant a lit of tree.-, which grow very well he:o and don’t get blown about vitdi I re winds. Sonne day, .soon. Daddy is taking Jackie and me to Rotorua. J '•e li.'mi there before, but ..-ackie lia<, not, and he is excited about it. We ret the ‘‘Star” suntil.mcuit every week and read all the Smiles’ letters. Give mv I've to them all. and to 1 them wo are verv happy here, .but we miss at: o::t' I’, lends and we mis.s Mt. I'iginont. ' w',l now close with best low from lean Dakers. (A .splendid letter. .Jean. ] hone you will remember to write to us famet'nies. What a. lpvc'v trio von had up to Te Puninga, anil it will be full of in truest, to you. fam glad von like the school. The trip to Rotorua, will be gieat fun. won’t it? We shall look forward to hearing about it. I wil', give voar love to all mv Smiles. Love from S.Q.) Man gn toki. Dear Smile Queen. —Ao I had. nothing to do 1 thought I would isit down and write to von. Hasn’t there been a let of sickness about these la.st few months ? There are only 65 children conning to school now out of 90. and «Hl tine rest a e sick. We have five little calves, and thev frolic and play with, me every night when I. come home from school. Well. I will close now with l heads of love from Moly Nichols. (Yes. Molly, there is far too much sickness about.' but the spring will cheer things up ,1 hope. Have you a pet calf of your own? Do you feed them? Love from S.Q.) *

Riverlea

Dear Smile Queen,—One,e more I will write to you. You me if I was a member of our team. Yes, lam captain, and) I. play centre defender. We have played thiree matches so far, alii of which we have won. To-day it has been raining most of the time, making it very cold. Yesterday J. noticed that some of our daffodils and snow-drops are in full bloom. I think spring is the most wonderful season of the year, don’t you? Everything seemis to come to-life 'again. I" have just finished reading what J think one of the best books f have ever read. “John Halifax, Hen tie man.” Have you read it? We have a large black and white cat. and lie is always begging for something to vat At night it a, strange cat comes round the ho'i.-e he chases it about mid makes' a, terrible noise. One day lie /•* aw'd itnto ill) il tree and then' sat at the foot of the tree growling at it. 1 • '!•■> not know what happened to the ?tran,g? cat, for we have not seen it •into! Well, Smile Queen, I will close now with a big ismib from Nonna .ioseplison. (I suppose you gets lots of practice basketball,' and it is win ning all tout matches so far. Yes. I agree with yon, Norma, spring is the best season of tire four. Have you many lambs and calves yet? They ait-2 such fun. aren’t they? I read “John i ax” when I was about your ago and just loved it, although it was so sad. fats are always hungry, aren’t they ? I.ove from S.Q. ) Manaia lid., Munnin. Deai Smile Queen, —As 1 did not write to vou last week L thomrht I would write now, because Billy and Jim are writing. T hope that you wfl. excuse me writing in lead pencil, an J •,ru in a. hurry. Our school was visited hr the two inspectors, Mr Henry and Mr f!niffin, yesterday. Only Mr Henry cam? 'to-day. I like the iuspectoinj. Smile Queen. Just lately a beautiful kingfisher has been Hying around oiu place. I think the kingfisJver is a very pie tty lur’d. This one’s hark was ol a shiny green colour and if.s bieaist was of a ciearny colour, and its b?ak of an ■orange colour. Two or three times we have' watched it. sitting on a post. I love watching birds - and their ha,bite., mile Queen. We have 18 new -cows now, and seven -dear litt e calves, i have lost my mate to come and go to school with now, but I have a new one. so it is not so bad. We have begun our examinations at school. The other' day we had a pine tree foiled, and how wo have Plenty of nones and firewco 1. : i [‘re cone* make a lovely hot are miio Q .eon? 1 think they do. W e nave noanv all got cords, now. Snide Queen. We have had a lot of nulls in flower now and the vio ,et,s are just ba-j gir.nina. to flower. Otu gooseihonv i us Iks and plum trees are .in bud, too. '. o-nuiht > helped Dad to feed thx valves. 1 will closer now, as it is bedt .me Fcr me. W itli ove to you and y.o,„i la.lies. I remain, your sincere Smi.e, Bet tv Loursen. ' , (Your letter and Jim’s and Billy s were all just too late tor last week. Butty. I was so pleased to get such a met? interesting letter from you. 1 hope vou do well in the ex aims. Pi tie cones do make a wonderful', fire. Tt is mn watching a tree' being felled, isn’t it? Yes. spring is nearly here now, and the e .veil roon be lots of flowers. Love from S.Q.I

Manaia Ed.. Manaia. Dear Smile Queen, —1 am very isorry I have not. written to you for .such a •*3ll g time. My school mate, Eeggte Silmy. 'ha,s joined the Smil>? Cattle now. I am in Standard one at school now. The inspectors came to our school yesterday and to-day. Nearly every morn.iim 1' see some pretty Jttle fantails in the garden. I will dosp now with love 1 rom Jim Laursen. (I was pleased to hear from yon, Jim. ■Have you been having exams, lately f To Ime more about the fantails. Dove from S.Q.) Ararata. Dear Smile Queen,—i am sending you somethin,g ( for the gilt cupboard. i bought the doll with part of my show money. I often read my prize “Th? Idle Fairy’’ you gave it to me. It is a lovely book. 1 never get tired gti loading' it. Bleu is growing fast and will soon need a collar. Much love to you and your Smi e.s from Beryl Marsm.. (I am glad you are sending something for the gift cupboard, Beryl. “The Idle Fairy” is a splendid book and I am glad you are enjoying it. Dove rvom S.Q.) Norman by. Dear Smile Queen. —May I become one of your Smiles? 1 premise to smile every time 1 can and to chase all the frowns in the dark cave where the Smile G-iant will kii‘l them with his magic sword. Happiness. 1 was ten yearn old cm March 2d. 1/ have one mother ana one sister. 1 remain, your new Smile. AUirgai et Hopcroljfc. (Welcome to our Castle, Margaret. Do write again scon and tell me all about yourself. Dove from S.Q.) Manaia Ed., Manaia. Smile Queen. —1 am just writing a few lines to thank you for the ne.-v.itihi? birthday card you sent me. 1 am m> sorry 1 have not wiitten to you .or such a, iong time. At school 1 air, m,w in Standard 111, with Miss Hi Ins as my teacher. To-uay the inspectors were there. About ten days ago l saw a kingfisher sitting on our gate. We ,vaicr.eel it for about hair an hour-. Aien’t t hev pretty Iwidfi, Smile Queen r i inal, , 1 new, it., it is Dcutnnc. a ill) ; ve i.inn william Dauin-en. (ivinofisihers are wyy beautiful, as yon s.»y. Tt is a pity tnore an? not nioie abo..t. isn't it.' How are you getting on at s.'hoed i' 1 am glad von liked tot hu-tliday card. Dove from S.Q./ Norma u 1 >y. Dear- Smile Queen, — As 1 have not written to sou lor two weeks, 1 thought I. would’ write this wook. Why l diu not write was lietaiu.se 1 was in hoc. H.ck wiali the "till.” 1 luul it once and I got it again, but 1 think 1 wi'l.

v a... ngiit now. Last week Alum some new records, which I tniuk are vei v pretty. Al-iur. .said she likes

“Lay My B,ead Beneath tne |{wv” t«iy nu.ci*. b.vt 1 think most of the poop.o ,iki? it. 1 also i.ike it, I see that one oi our Norman-by Smiles has gene to Arairata, but *she still writes. Wed,

..-anile. Queen, how a.ie all the Smi.es getting on and yourself. 1 hope you are all right. And 1 also see that another n:?w Smile has joined. I suppose the Smile Castle page wil' l .get quite full if any more join. Every Saturday niglu I like reading the Smile Cast’.© page. Somettiimes Alary and I have a. ran? to get the paper first, but- only once hits Alary got it. 1 had to go down to the store for mother, but the paper boy bad been and I missed it. but I got. it -the, next Saturday night—l saw to that. Weil. Smile Queen, a s news is scarce. I will hav;? to o'ose with best wishes; to you and your Smiles, from vour -loving Smile Phyl'lis Morris-.

(Poor little Phyllis. You have had a bad time. I hope you are on the mend now. I am very well, thank you, and ho are most of the Smiles, Then? are stil l more new Smiles each week. lam glad you are so keen about- the Smile page. Love from S.Q.)