LUMSDEN NOTES.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1273, 31 December 1903, Page 2

LUMSDEN NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) The tourist M'as m ha-i fairly n;; in. I.hkl we<k Crosbie llr js. w.ie k»;it Kjing with piriie* for the tak and itp :cul cja:;.im Mad lu tun to H-li.Vi liii- trail)':. After üboir piaclic, .Miss J IV.onxon was presented with a h ind-oine Church Praise by the choir of tbe Pr»bljyteiian chinch, the re-cipii-ht having bet-n c jiiducio i s- («r hmii« eaiiiiderahle ii;ne. Mini Thorn on sui «t.|y ■ cplic'l, and said she hoped the nm- !r>od lecliiiH would alwajrt ex st herself and the choir. Tea was afterward* banded iound by the ladies andapleis&nt evening spent. | On Christmas Day a tennis tournament wns played by member* of the ioc»i cub, ttu m 'luteins comprising ladies' and Kent*' linglei m (for priz.i-). ladies' doubles, i>m!s' doublet ' ind cjinbinwl double*. Almoin tbe day *43 rather windy, tbe events w ire carried i -nit Huctes,fullv. Afternoon tea wag served 1 liy tbe ladies of the club, after which a ffroupi J •>[ members and friends were ph Jlograpbv by Mr Keynolds.

but couldn't possibly go as it too wet. However, it has cleared afternoon, so-1 am going out try and persuade a friend to come will be frightened after the dread■l accident in Auckland, but I don't what's to be frightened at. Yesafternoon a friend and I went to the gardens, and we intended the electric car, but the cars so crowded that it was useless for try and get on, so we gave up the and went down in a horse car. was very pleasant: at the gardens, ■s a band was playing and the gardens Hthemselves are looking very nice. HChristtnas Eve I spent in the usual just went up town and had a look Rt the shops, and looked for friends, B then went down to the station to see ■ the north and south trains going away ■ with their crowd of passengers. What ft a funny mistake I made in my last ■ letter, addressing it to Mataura instead ■of to Gore. My friend that I told you ■jwas going to write to you hasn't done Bso yet, but I think she only needs rousW ing, as every time I show her the letf ters in the page she is reminded to I write, and so she may some day. ■ Dear Uncle Phil, do not publish this, E< please, as it is too personal, only telling of my own doings. Perhaps after the New Year I may be able to write you a niiie letter for the page. Hop*l ' n g >W»ay have a prosperous year, | and JKi kind regards and love from Dunewnite. Dunedin. [I think your letter is quite too interesting to be kept to myself, as, in loing so, I am not telling any secret. I had a letter from Dunedin to-night, ind the writer said she had tried to ;et into one of the electric cars. Bec'i her stood a husband and his wife, \r.,l the crowd was too great, and my friend heard the wife say : " There's no 'ope, John, we must jist go in one o' the 'orse cars." bo next time you are crowded out you can sonsole your- *■'-}' with the fact that there is "no jjic." Try to write often yourself in IiKU, 1 admire your handwriting.— U.i\

Dear Uncle Phil,— 1 suppose you will be thinking that 1 have forgotten you, but 1 have not. 1 hope my _ cousins are all well. 1 am now in -i standard 7. We do not get the Ex- J mux now, so 1 never see any of the letters which my cousins write. We are not having very nice weather here just now. Dear Uncle 1 am going to change my nom de plume as all my cousins know my other one. This is a very nice place. We have been living here one year last November. It is also very convenient to be living here as we are only about four miles from lnvercargiil. Now as I have no more news for you, 1 must draw to a close by wishing you and all my cousins a merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. 1 remain your T loving niece, A.S. Wi'.o Plains. - . Von should send six penny stamps ;ui4 \v,'i would get tho Thursday's Es> ' vr, » for a month, n: I Sv'V" ' .. : .i:,s do that. You oi Cj* touch with the T fejH* Are you to attend the y now that you have passed Phil, —1 again take my a few lines to the page. 1 tear you will think 1 am writing ntltrr often, but my last letter was ehieilv to Ben Hur (Ah, Ben Ilur, Corncilia is joined to her idols, leave hec alone). This is Christmas evening, it has been very windy here to-day but otherwise it was lovely. We were all at a picnic and enjoyed ourselves tine. The children all looked so nice to-day, 3 many of them dressed in white and in soft light colours, bat the prettiest thing about them was their Lswei lappy-looking little faces. What p is so _ retty as a group of nicely dressed ' little boys and girls at a picnic, their faces lit up with merriment and fun ? c 1 turn ;d from watching such a group, almost with a sigh of regret at the thougl t that some day they would be men and women, but perhaps they will be just as happy then. They should be, but time generally brings cares and impossibilities to all. 1 watch< ;1 another group playing " Fill ■ This too was a pretty pice ring consisted of young ch and all looking so thorppy it did one good to watch 'hat a nice letter Angelina could have hugged her when What would we have done ;hat sweet Bethlehem babe, ? 1 see Muriel wants my auto. Dear Muriel and all other U.P.N's. 1 am not going to send out any autos till 1 am found out- But as soon as 1 am found out 1 shall send Muriel the first one as she was the first one to ask for it. It will be the last day of the old year when this letter appears in print. 1 wonder bow many can look back and say they have done their best during the year that is dying. lam afraid 1 can't. May we each and all begin the new year resolved to do our level best to make up for lost time remembering that God himself cannot give us back the days and opportunities we have wasted, ifeur Uncle, there is sjuieLimes a slight mistake in the spelling of my name. Corneilia is a pet name of ' -mine, not very pretty but 1 like it and Cornelia is not half so nico; someone else can have it. Wishing all the U.P.N's. and Uncle Phil a hsppy and prosperous New Year. 1 remain CoUXEII.IA. Pyramid. fThank you for your voice once again ere the iron portals close on 1903 for ever. 1 hope we shall hear regularly from you in the new year. Perhaps the compositor has been saving time by cutting out a letter from your your name. It reminds one of Cordelia in " King Lear." —U.P.] ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES. Queen Alexandretta's: 1. Wet. 2. Because there is not a single person in it. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Fra Diavolo : I shall answer your (yiestion about the paper next week. IMearitriao it .rill be sent. Hope the rest will greatly improve your health. Thank you for your very kind Christmas token. Ike called yesterday and ■was inquiring about you. I ha«i seen him looking better in health. Try to