THE SMILE CASTLE MAIL-BAG.

Hawera Star, Volume L, 25 October 1930, Page 15

THE SMILE CASTLE MAIL-BAG.

- Wlrareroa. Deai 1 Smile Queen. —I thought I would write to you while I had tame. My three little sisters have got- the whooping cough, hut I don't have, to stay At home because I have had it. Last Friday Miss McCone nek took us for an enjoyable walk down to a very deep pond where we saw a mollyhawk and two wild ducks. It has been raining here all day. Hasn't this year seemed to have flown Smile Queen? I always look forward to the Smile Castle page. Wasn't that, 'a lovely story about Carol Anne and Mr. Gollywog Smile Queen? Well Smile Queen as it is my bedtime I will close with best love from your Smile Jessie Laing. J (I am glad to know that you are '"among the many Smiles who look forward tot the Castle Page Jessie. You found that the year pass quickly? That shows you have been happy and busy. Yes, I like the stories about Carol Anne. I believe there is to be another this week'. Yours S.Q.)

Ngaere. Dear Smile Queen, —As I have a few spare moments I think I will, write to you again. It. is such a long time since I wrote to you. We have thirty four dickens and wc 'have a duck with three _ ducklings, and a light Sussex hen sitting on ten eggs, and a turkev sitting on twenty six hens eggs. I have two nieces and their names are Shirliejy ancL Noliaj. Shirley is four months old and Nola is three weeks old. Well Smile Queen I will close now with love to you and vour Smiles, I remain your loving Smile Jean Bococ'k.

(I am glad you have not. forgotten •the Castle Jean. How nice to have two neiees; what a very young aunt you are! I hope the chickens’ turn out well. Yours S. Q.)

WairerO’ Falls Dear Smile Queen, — We have one pet lamb now, which we have had for two weeks. We have two more milking cows now, one black and white cow. and a. white one. I milk the black and white one, while my father milks the other two. An inspector came to our school a few days ago. We are having fine weather uic;w, but we have been having rain lately. Love from Margaret. Sundvick. (We have had a good dead of rain too Margaret and the wind has been blowing for days us though it would never c-ease. But the sun has come out ut last, upon us too. Yours S.Q.)

, _ Meremere. / i Dear Smile Queen. —Well dear Smile l 'xDueen I must write to you once more. Mum and Dad have put one hundred and thirty cabbage plants in to-day, and we will have plenty of cabbages il they all grow. It is rather showery here to-day, and tin’s morning it was hailing. We will have some more chicks out by to-night; we have nearly forty now. The tour hoys are outside playing cricket and they are having some fun. Do you like" playing cricket Smile Queen I" 1 I think it is quite a nice game for hoys and girls as well. Dad was ploughing yesterday and planting potatoes also Now I must close with love to all the Castle. From your loving Smile. Quoenie Colt-art. (I am very fond of cricket too Queenie and I still play it with some of the Castle fairies. S' ours S.Q.)

Merernere. Dear Smile Queen. —J must write a few lines to you again this week. The bovs at our school have si vegetable plot each; they have to look after- it and weed it. Yesterday J went down the paddock and helped to plant potatoes. Yes my little sister is better now. thank you. I cannot write very well now as I have a sore finger. We f have one hundred and thirty cabbage plants in, and have a- few more to put in yet. I wonder why some of the Smiles don’t write? Well as news is scarce I will close. Love from Dora Ooltart. (I am sorry von have a sore finger Dora. It certainly has interfered with your writing. I hope it wil soon be better. Yours S.Q.)

Am rata. Dear Smile Queen,— It is such a long time since 1 wrote to you that 1 I thought I would write to-day. Beryl has a little lamb named Snowy and he is such a dear. We have twenty-five of this year’s birds eggs. The clematis and lawyer are coming into flower. Our pear and apple trees are blossoming. Five of my friends and myself are learning to play tennis at school. Every Friday afternoon at school wo have folk dancing. Our school examinations are very near now. Our school has won the Henry A. Lane shield for agriculture. This is the second year we lin-A'e won it. We have our grandma living with us now. I have a little calf named Ginger. 1 will make you something for the Gift Cupboard. Well, as there is no more news out this way I will stop. I remain j your sincere Smile, Audrey Marsh. (It is nice to hear from you again Audrey. Calves and lambs make splendid pets, especially lambs. Yes, J. know vour school has done very avell at j agriculture, you must all be very proud to posess that handsome shield. Yours S.Q.) i

f Hawera. Dear Smile Queen—. The week has gone so quickly, and it is time to write my letter to you again. Did you see the eclipse of the sun this morning Smile Queen? I did. Mum smoked a piece of glass for us to see it before we went to school. We had another look at the sun at school. The weather has been very windy to-day, and there have been very heavy showers. Mum can’t get Kathleen to write at all; she is a good writer too. The pun is growing quite big now; he is very playful too. Christmas is coming very close now. We will soon he able to count the days. I have still got the prize you gave me for last Christmas. I have hardly used it yet. Wei l Smile Queen I can’t think of any more to write about. I remain your loving Smile, Victor Robinson.

(Yes I had glimpses of the eclipse Victor. ;T am glad to hear your pup is doing well. Yours S.Q.)